GTX580: 1.025VID: 950/1900/2300: stock cooler: guaranteed?!?

[dengyong]

thanx dengyong indeed its gonna take a lot of time to get it all assembled and running.. oi!!

17c cooler ?? wow thats a lot of headroom to spread its wings nice! how far did you push? 1ghz no go ??

950/1900/2300 is easy at 1.1v ... I tried 1ghz at 1.1v but didn't make it all the way through the benchmark.
Even though my card is an asus, it didn't come with the asus bios or id but it does have their sticker and packaging.

Here's my baseline run with 8xAA
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And the OC run also with 8xAA, my cpu is at 3.5ghz right now and seems to be holding me back in this benchmark since I got a lower minimum fps with the OC. Gpu temp holds steady at 32c.


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[twistedneck]

950/1900/2300 is easy at 1.1v ... I tried 1ghz at 1.1v but didn't make it all the way through the benchmark.
Even though my card is an asus, it didn't come with the asus bios or id but it does have their sticker and packaging.

Here's my baseline run with 8xAA
gtx 580 default.jpggtx 580 defaulta.jpg

And the OC run also with 8xAA, my cpu is at 3.5ghz right now and seems to be holding me back in this benchmark since I got a lower minimum fps with the OC. Gpu temp holds steady at 32c.


gtx 580 950.1900.2300.jpggtx 580 950.1900.2300a.png

950@ 1.1V stable is very good.. have you tried playing 3d games for more than 1hr? i got mine stable in benchmarks (except vantage) @ 950 1.1 but it would crash in BFBC2 Vietnam.. also that ram clock is high and taking some of the voltage i believe - so you may need more.

[dengyong]

950@ 1.1V stable is very good.. have you tried playing 3d games for more than 1hr? i got mine stable in benchmarks (except vantage) @ 950 1.1 but it would crash in BFBC2 Vietnam.. also that ram clock is high and taking some of the voltage i believe - so you may need more.

Nah I've been playing through fallout 3 game of the year edition again and I just haven't needed anything more than default clocks.

[twistedneck]

Nah I've been playing through fallout 3 game of the year edition again and I just haven't needed anything more than default clocks.

uh ohh then, i overclock mine 24/7 games or no i wonder if that is bad? it seems to be idling down ok

[CryptiK]

today i got the ek rotary fittings/ceramique/everything i need to complete the system finally

the 3x 1.025vidders recapped and ready for action.. the mobo+cpu+ram waterblocks are next.. maybe ill have it up and running later tonight/early morning i will not rest until its done

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/1955/86141437.jpg

Here we go, Napalm is back on it Just my opinion, dont bother water cooling ram, its pointless in terms of longevity or clocks, and is a massive restriction in the loop. A second loop is not worth it for ram alone due to no gains or increased longevity. Air is fine for ram.

What did you do for caps and what's the ceramique for ?... Patience isn't my strong point.

Caps are the shiznit. Napalm has even recapped his toaster for better browning performance

J/K. They help with voltage regulation and ripple, which can gain you clocks depending on original circuit design.

uh ohh then, i overclock mine 24/7 games or no i wonder if that is bad? it seems to be idling down ok

They'll be fine, people have run OC cards for years no problems. Just dont be running 90*C 24/7 folding or something.



I'm tempted by these GTX580's (would get an EK FC block too if I did) however my modded GTX295 @ 774c/1692s/1242m is scoring the same as GTX580's at 900-950c/1800-1900s/2200-2400m so I have no real reason to upgrade except for DX11 which is not really being utilized atm. I'd like one, but I don't need one just yet..........I'll keep an eye on this thread.

[dengyong]

J/K. They help with voltage regulation and ripple, which can gain you clocks depending on original circuit design.

My cap question was which and where, not why.

[Alexxx650]

950/1900/2300 is easy at 1.1v ... I tried 1ghz at 1.1v but didn't make it all the way through the benchmark.

My VGA need 1.213v for 1025 core.
VGA MSI, i flash BOIS EVGA. Stok voltage you set 1.213v
Link - http://www.sendspace.com/file/7xu01h


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