Amd Volcanic Islands details

[GoldenTiger]

Gk110 is so under-clocked its not even funny(when was the last time this big of a chip was able to top performance per watt charts). Them still using a super quiet blower fan vs an open air for such a large chip means they have a lot left in the tank.

Spot-on... it's hilariously underclocked considering what virtually all of the cards can reach (Sandy-Bridge-like easy OC's). Personally I'm using a no-throttle BIOS and running at 1280mhz core fulltime boost, with 7048mhz mem (tested to ensure it's not error-correcting and is still boosting performance), for a 24/7 OC with a voltage bump. Card's not whisper-quiet at those speeds but it's not what I'd call loud either (ACX-cooler Superclock eVGA card). Voltage isn't even crazy either to be honest...

I also normally run for gaming a whisper quiet profile at 1150c and around 1500rpm or less fan speed on the acx, 7.1ghz mem. While the other is stable I am a quiet freak so I value silence over the performance bump. This profile runs at 1.175v.