MSI GTX670 OC Power Edition Review
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AverageNinja
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Is the brown PCB really noticable? If it isn't this has the potential to go in my upcoming rig 
GigaChunk
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Is the brown PCB really noticable? If it isn't this has the potential to go in my upcoming rig
I'll be able to tell you in a couple of days
From what I hear it's barely noticeable, and it only appears 'brown' if you shine bright light on itBetween those 3 cards, I believe the MSI is quietest at idle, but the Gigabyte is better at load. That's from what i've read, anyway.
However, you can set up custom fan profiles with the MSI, which should make it silent all the time
erm, using msi afterburner you can set up custom fan profiles with any card.
AverageNinja
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OK mateI'll be able to tell you in a couple of days
And if it is, I could always try and buy a backplate for it
EDIT: Just found out there aren't any backplates for it. yet.
I think I will add white LEDs in the build so I guess there is nothing for me to do but get another card.
Is there any other GTX 670 that can be overvolted?
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Josh Weston
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GigaChunk
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AverageNinja
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And, is it noticable?I don't think so. Don't quote me on that though
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And, is it noticable?
for my lightning:
max core o/c on stock volts = 1267mhz (so not a great clocker >.>)
max oc on +93mV offset = ~1377mhz in heaven 3.0.
I can run ~1402mhz in 3dmark11 up until about 70c at which point the core becomes unstable. (need waterblocks).
The twin frozr iv cooler suffers high temps when the card is overvolted and the card is not horizontal (I have an rv02). Something to do with heatpipes orientation. idk..
Mem overvoltage is great too because you get a nice performance increase from it on 600 series. My better lightning can run a +630mhz offset (~7268mhz effective) on stock volts and my slower one can be overvolted to match.
Any higher on the mem than +630 and my fps cuts in half for some reason, not sure if it's a 'ln2 bios' issue on the card or nvidia drivers nerfing it. The image on screen is completely free of artifacts..
Anyway, I think it'd be pretty beneficial, yes.
And, is it noticable?
If you have a lot of light shinning on it then you will notice it otherwise no.
GigaChunk
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And, is it noticable?
Yeah, I doubt you'd notice it inside a case. It's not really that brown, and you can only see it if you come quite close to it. Also, the fans are pretty much inaudible below 50%, but they do have a whine to them once you go past that. It's not really a problem though if you don't oc too much and just leave the fans on auto, because they don't go past about 45%
GigaChunk
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What fan speed does it start at?
It doesn't seem to be linked to the fan, or any kind of fan noise, I tried manually turning up the fan and it doesn't make the sound. In games when the gpu is under load it just makes a horrible buzzing sound even if I turn the fan speed down. Can hear the buzzing through my 550d case with all the vents closed lol
Never had any issues with the 580 I was using before.
GigaChunk
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Might be a faulty cap or something, probably best to RMA it
Josh Weston
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Just sounds like good ol'coil whine to me - an awful lot of cards, motherboards, PSUs etc. suffer from such an issue. RMA it if you can, but they may not accept it.
Always my luck, hopefully I can arrange with Scan to have all sorted before the weekend... not missing the gw2 launch =P
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Wow, so somehow i managed to read 'is it noticeable?' as asking whether overvolting was noticeable.
Damn uni work has me frazzled.
As for coil whine, I get very minor coil whine which can't be heard with the door on. The only time I hear loud audible coil whine (more of a screech) is during the credits screen of heaven 3.0 @ 5000+fps.
Is the coil whine occurring at a high fps? You can limit your fps with afterburner (aside from using adaptive vsync).
Damn uni work has me frazzled.
As for coil whine, I get very minor coil whine which can't be heard with the door on. The only time I hear loud audible coil whine (more of a screech) is during the credits screen of heaven 3.0 @ 5000+fps.
Is the coil whine occurring at a high fps? You can limit your fps with afterburner (aside from using adaptive vsync).
Its happening when the gpu is under load, been on gw2 tonight and is buzzing all the time except when the card is on like 10% load. Tried it in other games and the same thing happens. I don't really get a screeching sound just a constant buzzing.
