Just wondering if there are a lot of them out there. My Gigabyte got very close at 1293 mhz. But couldn't get that extra 7 mhz completely stable in game. lol It would crash 20 minutes to an hour into gaming.
Yep its the Windforce o/c version. I don't think Gigabyte released a reference card for launch. I'm using an Antec 750w Earthwatts. Mobo is in Sig.
I found MSI Afterburner and EVGA PrecisionX both crash games when they are running. For what reason I don't know. Even when I don't overclock, just having them in the background breaks the game. A quick search pulled up more than one case of this.
I don't know how else to actually overclock my 670
Another question. Do you have to run real high fans to stabilize at those clocks?
Does Asus have an O/C tool for the 600's?
I doubt that. I know that on my 7850 overclocking the memory does next to nothing. Generally with these newer GPUs it's all about how high you can clock the core.the memory bandwidth is probably going to hold it back in most cases anyway so above 1300mhz might not mean much.
the bandwidth on the 680/670 is most certainly holding it back. some of the people that oc the memory on the 680/670 and claim it does not help dont realize that the memory is already running at its rated speed out of the box. gddr5 will actually do nothing and even at some point slow down performance when pushed to a certain point. the gtx680 has TWICE the shading power and OVER TWICE the texturing power of the gtx580 but can only utilize about 1/4 to 1/3 of that advantage due to lack of bandwidth and rops. it really comes down to the game as that determines how bad the memory bandwidth is an issue.I doubt that. I know that on my 7850 overclocking the memory does next to nothing. Generally with these newer GPUs it's all about how high you can clock the core.
Well, GPU Tweak from Asus doesn't crash but I found out my card is a poor overclocker. The card I have defaults to 1175/6210 by default according to the monitor apps.
It can't be holding it back that much seeing as it's able to beat the 7970 in most cases when that card has the 384-bit bus.the bandwidth on the 680/670 is most certainly holding it back. some of the people that oc the memory on the 680/670 and claim it does not help dont realize that the memory is already running at its rated speed out of the box. gddr5 will actually do nothing and even at some point slow down performance when pushed to a certain point. the gtx680 has TWICE the shading power and OVER TWICE the texturing power of the gtx580 but can only utilize about 1/4 to 1/3 of that advantage due to lack of bandwidth and rops. it really comes down to the game as that determines how bad the memory bandwidth is an issue.
what kind of logic is that? thats like saying the core frequency of the 7970 is not holding it back because its faster than the gtx680 in some games. the gtx680 would be MUCH faster overall if it had more bandwidth.It can't be holding it back that much seeing as it's able to beat the 7970 in most cases when that card has the 384-bit bus.
Are you saying that the card would be 30% faster with a 512-bit bus?
It can't be holding it back that much seeing as it's able to beat the 7970 in most cases when that card has the 384-bit bus.
Are you saying that the card would be 30% faster with a 512-bit bus?
How are temps? Have you tried benching with 100% fan?
If I leave any monitoring app open when benchmarking, I get a crash at some point. When I make sure they are not running, everything works.
I did run 3dmark 11 and let it load up the GPU and then exit and check the temp immediately. Not the best test but it wasn't above 70c.
I can't get an accurate reading via software. For me it's alright, it's faster than my 6950 and even at stock (mine is bumped up a bit anyway) it's one hell of a fast GPU. As long as it doesn't crash in stock config I'm alright with it.
lol, have you not looked at the tons of Kepler reviews?How do you even oc a 670? Does turning up core clock turn up max boost together? Or do I have to tweak each clock speed? I'll report back when I can play around with my 670 some.
How do you even oc a 670? Does turning up core clock turn up max boost together? Or do I have to tweak each clock speed? I'll report back when I can play around with my 670 some.
How do you even oc a 670? Does turning up core clock turn up max boost together? Or do I have to tweak each clock speed? I'll report back when I can play around with my 670 some.