MSI 480GTX Lightning

[elmor]

Elmor or luckyn00b if you have the time would you be willing to test my card and see if some of these are really 300mhz better than others or if its my technique?
Id hate to have another lightning 5870 fiasco go down.

I'm up for the task if you want to send it over here.

[tet5uo]

That's a helluva card they made!

Nice scores man. nice.

[TiN_]

Photoreview of mine Lightning on kp forums
Enjoy high-resolution photos if need any for hardware mods etc.

[T_M]

Have these hit store shelves yet?

[Dahaka]

Awsome card, almost 32k on 3DMark 06 with Gulfy

[Hazzan]

Have these hit store shelves yet?

I think in this month after 25th October Tim...

[T_M]

Ill believe it when i see it Hazzan
Particularly in Indonesia, where they couldn't even supply me a MSI 5870 Lightning on RMA, or 480 standard in the last 5 weeks.

[Splave]

I was told 10/15 haha little late?

[miahallen]

Darn...I thought I already posted here .....sorry to be late Jon ....but I did want to congratulate you on the fantastic OC ....congrats on the Global Gold too

[Splave]

yeah who needs an sr2

[OC_Windforce]

My 480GTX LN2 Run
Because LN2 was not enough, did not try 1450 Mhz.
And did not know that is limited by 1400 Mhz.(A/B)
Is setting method more high?


Vantage starting TEMP -140c (Sometimes, error happens if if screen breaks or executes vantage at 140c degrees.)
Vantage Running TEMP -155~160c




System setup


Hairdry arrangement in PCB bottom




Hairdry arrangement around PLL power block

[Splave]

awesome! can you pm me the afterburner?
Private power for the card makes a difference?

[Hazzan]

@OC_Windforce : AWESOME...........

[OC_Windforce]

awesome! can you pm me the afterburner?
Private power for the card makes a difference?

OC difference does not become.
Main power : CPU & VGA
Sub Power : Used only FAN

Thanks bro~

@Hazzan
Thank you so much bro

[Splave]

here is my bad experience, Ive used about 100L on this card now with no better result than this



R3E
Fat boy
antec tpq1200

AB 2.0.0 Extreme
Force constant
No monitoring
all switches on except the 2pwm ones
keeping pcb at 30-35c no frost at all visible
Memory at +250mv

Game test 1 scaling
1050/1200 @ 1.408v -90c pass
1100/1200 @ 1.408v -99c pass
1150/1200 @ 1.408v -100c fail = Black screen
1150/1200 @ 1.408v -118c fail = Display driver crash
1150/1200 @ 1.408v -125c fail = Display driver crash
1150/1200 @ 1.450v -140c pass
1200/1200 @ 1.450v -140c fail = Display driver crash 3s in
1200/1200 @ 1.500v -140c fail = Checkerboard crash 3s in
1200/1200 @ 1.500v -155c fail = Green screen crash 3s in
1200/1200 @ 1.550v -155c fail = Checkerboard crash 1s in
1200/1200 @ 1.500v -140c +300 mem = Black screen crash 1s in
1200/1250 @ 1.500v -150c +300 mem = Black screen crash 1s in

Saw alot of these







Thoughts? Going to burn this like vince and the REX

I think my version of afterburner is broken, force constant voltage is checked but not true. +300 = 1.425 in 2d and 1.503 in 3d. As soon as it ramps up the voltage within the first couple seconds of vantage it freezes.
Is there a version out that actually keeps the voltage constant 2d and 3d or a 3d only bios

[Gautam]

You tried raising the AUX?

[Splave]

yeah to +100 like someone suggested I think me4me

[Gautam]

:-/

[Splave]

must be the green pcb rofl

[Hazzan]

I have time and tested with LN2 on the weekend....





http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dmv=2638581

[LardArse]

that grey screen is many times too high vcore at high speeds, maybe your gpu likes lower vcore in GT1, you sure your GFXMem likes 1200 with high gpu from that artifact freeze ?

[Splave]

yeah I will try lower mem speed/volts thanks sham

@ hazzan very jealous man!

[Gautam]

yeah I will try lower mem speed/volts thanks sham

You've sure got some persistence bro.

[Splave]

Just hope to make the breakthrough and make all the effort worth it

Anyone else having the force constant voltage issue?

[Hazzan]

I dont have any problem with AB .....

Left memory clock first...try raise Core step by step...I start from 1200 VGPU +200 - 1250 VGPU +250 - 1300 VGPU +275 - 1350 VGPU +325 - 1375 VGPU +350 -1400 VGPU +350 - 1410 VGPU +350.... after you get good core try raise Memory clock....I run Memory Clock 1225 VMEM +300 and PLL +300 PCIE Set From Bios 115.