GTX 680 hits 2Ghz

[ShintaiDK]

This overclock was done on a system running an Intel Core i7 3960X processor at 5.5GHz and the memory running at 2400MHz with CL10 timings. The entire platform was stable enough to run 3DMark11 with the performance preset and the score was P16472. Not a bad score at all and we bet both NVIDIA and EVGA are very happy to see this overclocking feat accomplished by k|ngp|n. k|ngp|n also teased in his forum that this might not be the max overclock!

EVGA announces the EVGA GeForce GTX 680 Classified. This card is a completely customized design with 14 Power Phases, an OC BIOS Mode, EVGA EVBot Support, 4GB of GDDR5 memory and a redesigned PCB engineered for overclocking.

http://legitreviews.com/news/13463/

Crazy! :biggrin:

 

[chimaxi83]

Cool, I guess.

 

[SickBeast]

That Kingpin guy is a true beast. He always gets massive overclocks. If you look at how he does it it's very impressive. He has to do a ton of soldering to get overclocks like this.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Not trying to thread crap but...something about stuff like this makes me say "meh". Especially when someone says "it was stable enough to run 3dmark". If it's not stable enough for 24/7 I don't know what the point is. Might be because I have to pay for my hardware lol.

 

[ShadowOfMyself]

Is this guy just naturally rich or does he just get sponsored by Nvidia/AMD or what? Can you even "overclock cards" for a living? LOL

 

[ShintaiDK]

Is this guy just naturally rich or does he just get sponsored by Nvidia/AMD or what? Can you even "overclock cards" for a living? LOL

AMD/Intel/nVidia/AIBs sponsor them. So yes, you can live of it.

 

[pcm81]

Not trying to thread crap but...something about stuff like this makes me say "meh". Especially when someone says "it was stable enough to run 3dmark". If it's not stable enough for 24/7 I don't know what the point is. Might be because I have to pay for my hardware lol.

There is a difference between consumer grade and cutting edge. You are consumer grade, they are cutting edge.

 

[Gordon Freemen]

Smells and looks like BS.

 

[BallaTheFeared]

It's a lot of fun I'm sure. I haven't done it personally, however when I got my first 470 and it got down to like -20F the first time I was in my room freezing my a$$ off with the window open seeing how fast I could make it go. I've since setup my water loop around using cooler areas (with the benefit of not dumping the heat into my room) for the same purpose, this winter I was gaming in SLI at 950MHz with sub 35C load temps.

It doesn't "mean" anything from a gaming standpoint, but it doesn't have to as that isn't the point. If you enjoy benchmarking and getting the most out of your system these are the "pros".

 

[Skurge]

That would give him the world record right? The prevoius record was P16259 held by the lightning 7970.

 

[Gordon Freemen]

It's a lot of fun I'm sure. I haven't done it personally, however when I got my first 470 and it got down to like -20F the first time I was in my room freezing my a$$ off with the window open seeing how fast I could make it go. I've since setup my water loop around using cooler areas (with the benefit of not dumping the heat into my room) for the same purpose, this winter I was gaming in SLI at 950MHz with sub 35C load temps.

It doesn't "mean" anything from a gaming standpoint, but it doesn't have to as that isn't the point. If you enjoy benchmarking and getting the most out of your system these are the "pros".

LOL getting the most out of your PC does not mean voiding warranties and prematurely breaking hardware LOL.

 

[chimaxi83]

LOL getting the most out of your PC does not mean voiding warranties and prematurely breaking hardware LOL.

Gordon, bro... talk about missing the point. This has nothing to do with how us regular folk "get the most" out of our PC, with overvolting and/or little volt mods and overclocking. What they do is purely for show, and for fun. They don't give a rats ass about warranty or breaking hardware, they're not the Hello Kitty OC club.

 

[borisvodofsky]

There is a difference between consumer grade and cutting edge. You are consumer grade, they are cutting edge.

LOLOL, consumer vs cutting edge?

Cutting edge is reserved for war machines kid. This is the entertainment industry.

 

[TakeNoPrisoners]

A lot of people don't understand what this stuff is all about. That is fine by me, doesn't matter if they ever learn or not. It is not my problem.

 

[Gordon Freemen]

Gordon, bro... talk about missing the point. This has nothing to do with how us regular folk "get the most" out of our PC, with overvolting and/or little volt mods and overclocking. What they do is purely for show, and for fun. They don't give a rats ass about warranty or breaking hardware, they're not the Hello Kitty OC club.

So its moot to even brag about it then plus I fully understand about OC LOL stock volts please for me and if I need more power I will pay for more power that runs cool quite and come with a long ass warranty to the tune of three years plus thanx very much LOL 2Ghz LOL.

 

[cmdrdredd]

There is a difference between consumer grade and cutting edge. You are consumer grade, they are cutting edge.

No dude...its called bleeding edge and thats actually wrong.

The reason people do this is because a sponsor gives them hardware or some funds for getting records. It allows the sponsor to post marketing in their ads referring to "highest overclock" "world record score with evga" stuff like that.

I have no interest in world records for something that cannot be used like that daily for hours at a time. That doesnt mean i dont think it's kind of fun to read about.

 

[chimaxi83]

This isn't cutting edge lol. They're pushing stuff farther than any of us, but any of us can still buy the hardware they use, freely.

 

[ShintaiDK]

LOLOL, consumer vs cutting edge?

Cutting edge is reserved for war machines kid. This is the entertainment industry.

War machines aint cutting edge. They usually consist of outdated technology that took too long time to pass as a spec.

 

[SolMiester]

So its moot to even brag about it then plus I fully understand about OC LOL stock volts please for me and if I need more power I will pay for more power that runs cool quite and come with a long ass warranty to the tune of three years plus thanx very much LOL 2Ghz LOL.

What a troll, $50 says if it was an AMD 7970 record you would be all over it....just give it a break mate..

 

[Skurge]

What a troll, $50 says if it was an AMD 7970 record you would be all over it....just give it a break mate..

What? lol.

Maybe you should look at his post history before automaticaly branding him a fanboy. and a Random one at that. He doesn't even mention the 7970.

 

[Phishy714]

Wow.. Lots of hate in this thread..

Lets all just shut up and stop arguing about stupid side logic.

These guys have done something no one has been able to do before on this chip. That deserves at least some recognition, and I think this is what this whole post was about. Also, since when have world records been practical?

 

[SolMiester]

What? lol.

Maybe you should look at his post history before automaticaly branding him a fanboy. and a Random one at that. He doesn't even mention the 7970.

Maybe you should Skurge....I have been watching his posting for the last 3 weeks, and all he does is bag NV......My point was if the record had been AMDs then his whole tone of post would have been different...

 

[Will Robinson]

Sol you are a good guy but in this case I have to disagree.
He is no friend of AMD/ATi.

 

[OCGuy]

Awesome card. 680 is a beat all around. EVGA rocks.

 

[White_Ice]

Wow Awesome! Wish i could up my voltage.