7800 GTX OC

[Abius]

Im seeing alot of people getting a higher OC on their cards then I am. I can go to a max of 490 for no artifacts at all. Why are some people getting higher OC then me. I know every card isnt the same but even some people with the GT beat me out. THey doing anything special

LeadTek 7800 GTX 430/1200

Thanks
Abius][

 

[moonboy403]

around 500 is what most people get

you can try flashing it to 1.5v to get a little more out of your card

 

[Abius]

How would one do that?

And whats stock 1.4?

 

[moonboy403]

yea....1.4's stock

everything can be found at mvkflash.net

first, you have to get the latest nvflash,
and then get a bio editor

create a bootable floopy disc in window, then put nvflash in
restart your computer and wait for the floopy to boot, then type in the command for copying the original bio to the floppy disc (forgot, look up the command yourself)

then go to window and use the bio editor to change the voltage to 1.5v
save the bio onto the floppy

then boot up your computer again with the floppy
now type nvflash -4 -5 -6 nameofbio.rom to flash the bio

and you're good to go!

 

[moonboy403]

make sure your card is properly cooled though

and flash with your own risk

having a pci video card comes in handy in case a flash went bad

 

[Skott]

Highest I seen is 530. From what I understand to get over 500 you need very good cooling on that card. Excellent case cooling is probably an important factor in getting the cards over 500. I hear the eVGA ECS3 kit is really good for the eVGA 7800 cards when it comes to OCing them. You'll need a really good card cooler to get higher than 490 I'm guessing.

 

[Fadey]

i got my asus 7800gtx just the normal one at 475/1250 and it doesnt go over 70, gets around 64/66 but my rooms cooled pretty well.