GTX 480, 920mhz core on air.
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Hmmm interesting.
Wondering why a second monitor would cause the test to fail? Don't think I ever saw that with my 480, but again it was a long time ago now.
Great to hear you got it sorted
Yeah, it seems the drivers do not like 3DMark 11 running 2 screens.
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Yes, mine is the latest.
Ok, here is my extreme preset result at 885mhz.
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/5655253
My 480 is dominating the GTX 580 SC from EVGA.
http://www.geeks3d.com/20101207/tes...s-hd-6870-vs-hd-5870-vs-gtx-460-vs-hd-5770/3/
Ok, i am showing my overclocks because i can achieve them, i do not recommend anyone else who see's this to replicate without the proper knowledge in order to do so properly.
If anyone does attempt to try this, you do so at your own risk.
My 24/7 365 stable clock (been going at this clock for 3 years straight)
My higher than 24/7 clock, but not really a large gain, apart from benchmarks.
My maximum stable clock under air cooling, and is as far as i am willing to go with my 480 under air cooling.
Ok, here is my extreme preset result at 885mhz.
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/5655253
My 480 is dominating the GTX 580 SC from EVGA.
http://www.geeks3d.com/20101207/tes...s-hd-6870-vs-hd-5870-vs-gtx-460-vs-hd-5770/3/
Ok, i am showing my overclocks because i can achieve them, i do not recommend anyone else who see's this to replicate without the proper knowledge in order to do so properly.
If anyone does attempt to try this, you do so at your own risk.
My 24/7 365 stable clock (been going at this clock for 3 years straight)
My higher than 24/7 clock, but not really a large gain, apart from benchmarks.
My maximum stable clock under air cooling, and is as far as i am willing to go with my 480 under air cooling.
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With the gtx 480s and dual screens the gpu would always rest in 3dmode and not downclock to 2d mode whilst at the desktop.. This caused the cards to heat up more than usual. I reccomend you unplug your second monitor to become more stable whilst benching.. I had the same problem last year and in the end ended up sticking in a 8800gt just for the second monitor until I bought a shaman gpu and vrm cooler for the card.
Good work mate on keeping these awesome cards alive. My old 480 that I had under water and running similar clocks to yours shows very little difference to that of my current 7950 when its at stock clocks (850mhz).
Only real major difference was synthetic benchmarks like 3dmark11 etc.
That being said, the old 480's chew the power...
Keep up the good work.
Only real major difference was synthetic benchmarks like 3dmark11 etc.
That being said, the old 480's chew the power...
Keep up the good work.
Are you talking about the shaman ? Here it is on my 480 -
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Yes, the coolers have 2 seperate heatsinks with a heat pipe design, and a lapped GPU contact surface, but are both fed to the GPU core it's self, the kit includes seperate memory heatsink modules, and full VRM heatsinks.
Here is a little read up of the coolers i use.
You can really get bogged down in the pros and cons of opting for an aftermarket GPU cooler. Cooling kits, like this here Icy Vision Rev 2 from Gelid, are a great way to reduce temperatures and free up some extra overclocking potential.
But despite their obvious benefits they're tricky to recommend to everyone.
Firstly, it depends on whether you are simply looking to upgrade from the stock cooler that's attached to your existing card, or are looking into buying a stock card and third-party cooler as an alternative to a post-reference, factory-overclocked graphics card like EVGA's GTX 560 Ti DS.
The big difficulty is that buying a stock GTX 560 Ti and this Gelid cooling kit works out more expensive than simply bagging the EVGA card on its own. And you don't have to fiddle around with screwdrivers if you just opt for the factory-overclocked option.
That still doesn't make it a nobrainer, though. The real kicker here is the extra performance. We installed this Icy Vision Rev 2 kit to a stock GTX 560 Ti and compared it to EVGA's 'super overclocked' version. Gelid's kit on the reference card took all the spoils – stable core clockspeeds above 1,000MHz, memory running at 4,200MHz, and load temperatures that never exceeded 55°C.
If you're looking to upgrade a stock cooler, this kit's perfect for you. Compared to a third-party card, it works out more expensive, but the Icy Vision Rev 2's cooling performance doesn't disappoint.
But it's not just about the cooling performance – if you really want to get the most out of your reference graphics card then the Gelid Icy Vision Rev 2 cooler will push your GPU all the way.
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc...cooling/gelid-icy-vision-rev-2-1000738/review
Here is a little read up of the coolers i use.
You can really get bogged down in the pros and cons of opting for an aftermarket GPU cooler. Cooling kits, like this here Icy Vision Rev 2 from Gelid, are a great way to reduce temperatures and free up some extra overclocking potential.
But despite their obvious benefits they're tricky to recommend to everyone.
Firstly, it depends on whether you are simply looking to upgrade from the stock cooler that's attached to your existing card, or are looking into buying a stock card and third-party cooler as an alternative to a post-reference, factory-overclocked graphics card like EVGA's GTX 560 Ti DS.
The big difficulty is that buying a stock GTX 560 Ti and this Gelid cooling kit works out more expensive than simply bagging the EVGA card on its own. And you don't have to fiddle around with screwdrivers if you just opt for the factory-overclocked option.
That still doesn't make it a nobrainer, though. The real kicker here is the extra performance. We installed this Icy Vision Rev 2 kit to a stock GTX 560 Ti and compared it to EVGA's 'super overclocked' version. Gelid's kit on the reference card took all the spoils – stable core clockspeeds above 1,000MHz, memory running at 4,200MHz, and load temperatures that never exceeded 55°C.
If you're looking to upgrade a stock cooler, this kit's perfect for you. Compared to a third-party card, it works out more expensive, but the Icy Vision Rev 2's cooling performance doesn't disappoint.
But it's not just about the cooling performance – if you really want to get the most out of your reference graphics card then the Gelid Icy Vision Rev 2 cooler will push your GPU all the way.
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc...cooling/gelid-icy-vision-rev-2-1000738/review
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deadloss
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That's pretty awesome mate! Well Done! Doing that kind of clock with dual GTX480 would be awesome, must be reaching somewhere in the 690 range, or at least 590?
Wonder how easy it would be OCing the GTX590, never tried, was always worried to destroy such an expensive card
cheers for the posts mate.
Deadloss
Wonder how easy it would be OCing the GTX590, never tried, was always worried to destroy such an expensive card
cheers for the posts mate.
Deadloss
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The problem with overclocking an SLi configuration is that different chips have different OC potential.
If my single 480 is just ahead or on par with a 7950, in SLi if both were at the same clocks, 7950 Crossfire would probably be ahead due to scaling.
I would not touch your 590, when they were first launched, the guys over at sweclockers burned their card out overclocking, they only got the chips upto 580 clocks.
With overclocking a GPU, it is not always what voltage the core can handle, it is also what the boards VRM's are capable of, thankfully, the 480 and 580 share the same power circuitry, and it is one beefy setup at that for a stock card!
If my single 480 is just ahead or on par with a 7950, in SLi if both were at the same clocks, 7950 Crossfire would probably be ahead due to scaling.
I would not touch your 590, when they were first launched, the guys over at sweclockers burned their card out overclocking, they only got the chips upto 580 clocks.
With overclocking a GPU, it is not always what voltage the core can handle, it is also what the boards VRM's are capable of, thankfully, the 480 and 580 share the same power circuitry, and it is one beefy setup at that for a stock card!
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Thanks for the heads up mate, will give 285 driver a go, see what that grants my scores
Well, 3D mark 11 saw a large decline in score...
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/5715538
The latest driver seems to aid the 480 more...
Will test out 310.90 now....
I was on 310.70 before.
And was on 285 WHQL for the last result.
Well, 3D mark 11 saw a large decline in score...
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/5715538
The latest driver seems to aid the 480 more...
Will test out 310.90 now....
I was on 310.70 before.
And was on 285 WHQL for the last result.
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jamesriley94
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Don't double post. Go back and edit the previous in future.
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Nicely done, i can get it to 950, but a little scared of testing 1230mv or whatever the voltage is on air....
920 is amazing for a 480 on air alone, the only way to keep temps down at cores that high is to limit FPS in games with Vsync, or by bringing your ambient down with weather....
Perfect time in the UK at the moment, i could leve my window open for a few hours, and bench at 920, maybe more
Brought the core down to 855mhz@1088mv with 4.2ghz..
these are the full rates:
Core clock: 855 MHz
Shader clock: 1710 MHz
Memory data rate: 4200 MHz
Memory interface: 384-bit
Memory bandwidth: 201.60 GB/s
Resident Evil 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzgF9wdXSOk
Real result without recording:
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deadloss
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Nicely done, i can get it to 950, but a little scared of testing 1230mv or whatever the voltage is on air....
920 is amazing for a 480 on air alone, the only way to keep temps down at cores that high is to limit FPS in games with Vsync, or by bringing your ambient down with weather....
Perfect time in the UK at the moment, i could leve my window open for a few hours, and bench at 920, maybe more
Brought the core down to 855mhz@1088mv with 4.2ghz..
these are the full rates:
Core clock: 855 MHz
Shader clock: 1710 MHz
Memory data rate: 4200 MHz
Memory interface: 384-bit
Memory bandwidth: 201.60 GB/s
Resident Evil 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzgF9wdXSOk
Real result without recording:
Nicely done there mate, and on air too!
Do try to take advantage of the coldness
sad part is just can't leave it at that, once summer kicks in (if the UK actually get a summer this year) all that hard work, has to be undone by under clocking everything.Not really had much experience overclocking graphics, but as a fan of the 480 myself, it looks very interesting to see what it's capable of reaching.
