*** NVIDIA 470/480 Series Thread ***

[BenchZowner]

I would post it, but they want me to buy an eVGA GeForce GTX 470/480 to get it, they don't respect my past purchases

What's so special about it though... it's just another furmark-like stress tool.

[k3vst3r]

Possible to flash 470 gtx with 480 gtx bios an make the 470 be seen as 480 gtx in msi ab?

[death]

I would post it, but they want me to buy an eVGA GeForce GTX 470/480 to get it, they don't respect my past purchases

What's so special about it though... it's just another furmark-like stress tool.

just its a pritty good at picking up aftryfacts that other progs seem to miss and would love to get hold of the latest lol

[TurboDiv]

Memory clock seems kind of fail if you ask me, barely 1 FPS increase. After doing a few test i don't see why i should put the memory more than 2000 (4000mhz) for casual gaming ( for Furmark gaming by all means punch it to max), just compromising stability when i'm clocking the GPU.

[Systemlord]

just its a pritty good at picking up aftryfacts that other progs seem to miss and would love to get hold of the latest lol

I 'm not sure if it was even said on this forum but someone stated that EVGA's OC Scanner was the best at finding artifacts, it really is so far in my experience! Furmark is the last program that will show artifacts if there are any, Furmark seems good at loading up the GPU load and produces the most hellest conditions excellent for giving you a heat load on your new water cooling system!

[tentp0le]

I find OCCT GPU to be better in measuring stability in real world gaming applications. Furmark, Kombustor etc. often reports a false/positive situation.

My GTX480 @ 950/2200 ran through furmark, kombustor without any problem - although was not stable in Metro, BFBC2, Dirt 2, Assassins Creed 2.
By using OCCT GPU, I found the rock stable clock in all benchies, games etc. to be 900/2050 I had "only" 34 errors, during a 20 min test.

[TurboDiv]

I find OCCT GPU to be better in measuring stability in real world gaming applications. Furmark, Kombustor etc. often reports a false/positive situation.

My GTX480 @ 950/2200 ran through furmark, kombustor without any problem - although was not stable in Metro, BFBC2, Dirt 2, Assassins Creed 2.
By using OCCT GPU, I found the rock stable clock in all benchies, games etc. to be 900/2050 I had "only" 34 errors, during a 20 min test.

Thank you !!! I didn't think that OCCT would ever help me, but it did this time around. I adjusted my voltages real-time while testing and i think i found my rock solid spot at 850 core with the stock cooling. I tested it after that and i get around 5 errors per 15 minutes (and counting) of testing which should be good for casual gaming since its not stressing the GPU to 99%.

[tentp0le]

Thank you !!! I didn't think that OCCT would ever help me, but it did this time around. I adjusted my voltages real-time while testing and i think i found my rock solid spot at 850 core with the stock cooling. I tested it after that and i get around 5 errors per 10 minutes of testing which should be good for casual gaming since its not stressing the GPU to 99%.

Decent and an average overclock for a stock cooler, although fan gets louder - and 5 errors is nothing, and way within safety range
Chill that beast under water, and you'll get the expression "The Way It's Meant To Be Played"

[Systemlord]

I find OCCT GPU to be better in measuring stability in real world gaming applications. Furmark, Kombustor etc. often reports a false/positive situation.

My GTX480 @ 950/2200 ran through furmark, kombustor without any problem - although was not stable in Metro, BFBC2, Dirt 2, Assassins Creed 2.
By using OCCT GPU, I found the rock stable clock in all benchies, games etc. to be 900/2050 I had "only" 34 errors, during a 20 min test.

I have found OCCT and EVGA's OC Scanner to be 100% effective using both, one confirms what the other is indicating. What volts are you on @ 900/2050? I'm stuck @850/1700/2100 @ 1.13v on air, I plan on putting a Danger Den the increase it a bit further! I think the average overclock on air to be around 850MHz on air, as for the memory 4000-4400MHz. I've also heard the using different OC utilities can tip the balance is a higher OC, where are you fellows using to OC?

[tentp0le]

I have found OCCT and EVGA's OC Scanner to be 100% effective using both, one confirms what the other is indicating. What volts are you on @ 900/2050? I'm stuck @850/1700/2100 @ 1.13v on air, I plan on putting a Danger Den the increase it a bit further! I think the average overclock on air to be around 850MHz on air, as for the memory 4000-4400MHz. I've also heard the using different OC utilities can tip the balance is a higher OC, where are you fellows using to OC?

Zotac GTX480
Afterburner: 1.6 Final
Bios: 70.00.21.00.02 @ maxvolt 1.213
Core: 900 @ v1.185
Memory: 2050
Cooling: EK-FC480 @ 360rad, Scythe 120 fans (running @ 1300rpm)

[Systemlord]

Zotac GTX480
Afterburner: 1.6 Final
Bios: 70.00.21.00.02 @ maxvolt 1.213
Core: 900 @ v1.185
Memory: 2050
Cooling: EK-FC480 @ 360rad, Scythe 120 fans (running @ 1300rpm)

I plan on water cooling my GTX 480 once I can learn how to get extra voltage, everyone seems to be getting higher voltages than AB will allow. I've never flashed a videocards BIOS before and am waiting for a visual guide to show how to do it as instructions can sometimes lead me down the wrong path! Then I'm stuck with a paper weight.

[davidkozat]

Zotac GTX480
Afterburner: 1.6 Final
Bios: 70.00.21.00.02 @ maxvolt 1.213
Core: 900 @ v1.185
Memory: 2050
Cooling: EK-FC480 @ 360rad, Scythe 120 fans (running @ 1300rpm)

Hey Dude how did you managed to uper the voltage using afterburner my one only lets me overvolt to 1.138 we have the same GPU and the same BIOS... can you help me out??