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

[Jokester_wild]

playing around with mine tonight. Need more volts I think then I can go a bit more on core and get stable in 3dmark. So far i love this card. EK waterblock btw.

[Grinchy]

I have seen lot of instructions on how to get up to 1.21 vcore on gpu, but how is it possible to have more voltage?
In a post i read that with a particular version of msi ab it is possible ot get up to 1.5volt.
Is it possible without any hardmod or any bios update?
Did anyone with an ek backplate on gtx 480 have shortening problems?

[hodgy1971]

I have seen lot of instructions on how to get up to 1.21 vcore on gpu, but how is it possible to have more voltage?
In a post i read that with a particular version of msi ab it is possible ot get up to 1.5volt.
Is it possible without any hardmod or any bios update?
Did anyone with an ek backplate on gtx 480 have shortening problems?

No I didnt have any problems, also install it after i completed my loop. It's really very easy!

[bro20000]

Just been testing new set up! Up to now! Still gotta get more out of mem and cpu core!

[IMG][/IMG]

[enkie]

playing around with mine tonight. Need more volts I think then I can go a bit more on core and get stable in 3dmark. So far i love this card. EK waterblock btw.

nice oc

[Malik]

New score... stock cooling

[Jokester_wild]

edited the volts and flashed, able to get it back stable that this speed.

[Funky]

Here is mine.
Afterburner is broken (confirmed my MSI official on support forum ). They better fix it soon, or I will need to flash the bios. But would be better to have triple voltage control which should have been working for this twin frozr II with afterburner 2.0
Here is it benched at max the nv inspector can feed.

ORB Link : http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dmv=2540520

[Jokester_wild]

How is afterburner broken ? in what way ?

[Funky]

How is afterburner broken ? in what way ?

Afterburner 2.0.0 has a bug.
It detects Twin Frozr II as Twin frozr II Power edition which is due to database error in this version (Power edition is unreleased card according to MSI rep. ).
And as its a mismatch it disables the voltage control completely even after checking the option in settings.

With afterburner 1.6 you have same NVAPI limit of 1.087v and not full control as this card should have. Fantastic cooling but its let down by the broken piece of software. I hope MSI fixes this bug. Would love to have complete core voltage control.

[Kensek]

Just tried my GTX480 (30,179 3DMark06 Score) and it beats my HD5870 (28,720).

I see from some of these screenies I may be able to push the core on the VGU.

[chucupis]

Welll i have for a week a PNY gtx480 i really like it, but i realiza that my am3 platform is kind of making bottleneck because i don´t think that with that clocks i am going to get 18k vantage score, cpu score at almost ground FlooR
Hope to try it later on p55 and x58 to make a performance scaling

[Timoleros]

Here is my first try with me new GTX 480... on stock cooling


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(That is my submision for bot thats why that is without psysx)

[Systemlord]

I finely got my water cooling loop installed and am ready to start overclocking my EVGA GTX480! Which route is the preferred method, flash a BIOS adjusted to allow for upto 1.21 volts, or edit the BIOS settings for max value of 1.21V? Having just flashed my mobo BIOS for the first time yesterday I am an extreme noob when it comes to editing, making changes and flashing a video cards BIOS! I am not affraid just lack the know how to do it, please enlighten me (step by step) on how best to allow for 1.21V! Thanks

-Systemlord

[Cookiesowns]

Both my GPU's suck at OC. And plus I only get 30k on 3dMark 06 for some stupid reason. I can reach 850 2100 max with max voltage in AB. VID 1.075 and 1.063

[Systemlord]

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You know how to flash it?

P.S.

Here my full Review off the card:
http://www.hardwareluxx.de/community...ew-710675.html


Edit:
Don´t be afraid, Thats not the default voltage, you can manage it as like befor.

Sorry for the older quote on a post many months old, but I need to know if this attachment which has been removed (GTX480_vt_Smolka_v1.zip) is in fact a complete unlocked BIOS to allow 1.21V for the GTX480. If so is all I have to do is flash my GTX480 with this BIOS ROM? I'm stuck at 870MHz core @ 1.138 volts.

Thanks, Systemlord.

[PiLsY]

Little late to the party. Now got my SLI 470s watercooled.

i7 @ 4.4, memory @ 1910 8-9-8 (24/7 oc)

PhysX OFF



PhysX ON (ed up and forgot to select second gpu in second gpuz window - same clocks as physx off run )

[nickless]

Here is GTX480@920/2200 - EK watercooled

[owcraftsman]

Here is GTX480@920/2200 - EK watercooled

Hmm something not quit right with your vantage score maybe you had physX off which might explain it.
I'm getting in the 25000 range physX on with lesser clocks GPU and CPU.
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dmv=2489119.

[Systemlord]

Has anyone noticed a buzzing/zapping sound coming from the six long and skinny chokes on graphical strain? I get it with OC Scanner but not with OCCT, my GTX480 OC is 890MHz core and 4400MHz memory. After I get this buzzing sound sorted out I will increase my vcore upto 1.213 volts.

-Systemlord

[Malik]

Guys i have question to you ... i have brand new asus gtx470, product code: ENGTX470/2DI/1280MD5/V2 <- and that is a problem ( second card is ENGTX470/2DI/1280MD5 and she is goin 880+ on gpu without any blackscreens ) ... when i want push higher clocks 750+ a have blackscreen. Anybody knows what can be wrong with this card ?

[Systemlord]

Guys i have question to you ... i have brand new asus gtx470, product code: ENGTX470/2DI/1280MD5/V2 <- and that is a problem ( second card is ENGTX470/2DI/1280MD5 and she is goin 880+ on gpu without any blackscreens ) ... when i want push higher clocks 750+ a have blackscreen. Anybody knows what can be wrong with this card ?

Not every card is going to OC the same even if their newer version, sometimes you get lucky and sometimes you don't. Do we know what V2 mean/relates to and how these card differ from one another? My 480 seems walled at 850MHz core, the memory (4200MHz) is another story in progress.

-Systemlord

[Andrea deluxe]

Welll i have for a week a PNY gtx480 i really like it, but i realiza that my am3 platform is kind of making bottleneck because i don´t think that with that clocks i am going to get 18k vantage score, cpu score at almost ground FlooR
Hope to try it later on p55 and x58 to make a performance scaling

retry with northbridge speed up to 3500mhz.....

[NaMcO]

AM3 can do real nice scores, if the settings are good...

[Malik]

Not every card is going to OC the same even if their newer version, sometimes you get lucky and sometimes you don't. Do we know what V2 mean/relates to and how these card differ from one another? My 480 seems walled at 850MHz core, the memory (4200MHz) is another story in progress.

-Systemlord

Yes, you have right, but so big difference between this two cards :/
What i observe V1 vs V2:

- other fan - max. rpm 5250 - older has max. 4800rpm
- orange, white DVI connector - older has two black