Official GTX 590 Review Thread (23 reviews at this time)

[Grooveriding]

So is Vantage and 3dmark11 also "flagged" by OCP? Or is it only OCP kicking in and limiting clock to stock whatever is set in afterburner?

Someone in the thread over at [H] has an overclock set in afterburner, but while running Vantage and 3dmark11 his clocks were reduced to stock.

http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1037039552&postcount=340

OCCp was capped at both stock frequencies and 50% gpu utilisation.

http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1037038950&postcount=328B

What I read indicated the card with the latest drivers downclocks based on load or power draw. But it may be application based.

The one user with the fried Zotac card said his card was downclocking to 550 when gaming so he switched his drivers and poof.

 

[Keysplayr]

What I read indicated the card with the latest drivers downclocks based on load or power draw. But it may be application based.

The one user with the fried Zotac card said his card was downclocking to 550 when gaming so he switched his drivers and poof.

This is from our other thread:

"About that 550 MHz thingy.
There are rumors that newly released Nvidia drivers reduce the core clock to 550MHz. This simply isn't true.
The only time you'll see a GTX590 downclock during a game, is if the GTX590 doesn't even break a sweat like a game a few gens old. This happened to me playing CoD2 last night. Clocks went down to 550 and stayed there. Game just isn't very demanding. Crysis, Crysis 2 etcetera, clocks remain at 607MHz. In the NV Control panel, there is an option to override this function. Under "Manage 3D Settings", you see the "Power management mode". By default, it's set to Adaptive, but this can be set to "Prefer maximum performance". When this is chosen, the 590 won't clock itself down in 3Dmode no matter how old or minutely demanding a game is."

Hope this clears anything up for you. :thumbsup:

EDIT: Oops, forgot the linky
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2154031

 

[Grooveriding]

This is from our other thread:

"About that 550 MHz thingy.
There are rumors that newly released Nvidia drivers reduce the core clock to 550MHz. This simply isn't true.
The only time you'll see a GTX590 downclock during a game, is if the GTX590 doesn't even break a sweat like a game a few gens old. This happened to me playing CoD2 last night. Clocks went down to 550 and stayed there. Game just isn't very demanding. Crysis, Crysis 2 etcetera, clocks remain at 607MHz. In the NV Control panel, there is an option to override this function. Under "Manage 3D Settings", you see the "Power management mode". By default, it's set to Adaptive, but this can be set to "Prefer maximum performance". When this is chosen, the 590 won't clock itself down in 3Dmode no matter how old or minutely demanding a game is."

Hope this clears anything up for you. :thumbsup:

EDIT: Oops, forgot the linky
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2154031

Thanks for the link to the opinion piece. When there are some facts to contradict the pictures and links to users with fried cards, all with the same fried component, would appreciate an update on that too :thumbsup:

Also whatever you get can from nvidia from us on why they've released a card that explodes if you're not careful with your driver choice.

 

[Keysplayr]

Thanks for the link to the opinion piece. When there are some facts to contradict the pictures and links to users with fried cards, all with the same fried component, would appreciate an update on that too :thumbsup:

Also whatever you get can from nvidia from us on why they've released a card that explodes if you're not careful with your driver choice.

I think you could just read the Techreport update and get some answers to some of your questions. The link is in the OP. Interesting stuff.

 

[kevinsbane]

I think you could just read the Techreport update and get some answers to some of your questions. The link is in the OP. Interesting stuff.

Is it possible that there is/was a problem with the GTX 590?

 

[Keysplayr]

Is it possible that there is/was a problem with the GTX 590?

Read the techreport article I linked to. They explain it so well it would be a shame to butcher it with my words.

 

[kevinsbane]

Read the techreport article I linked to. They explain it so well it would be a shame to butcher it with my words.

Alas, I trust you more than I trust them.

Would you say that it was possible there is/was a problem with the GTX 590? Or do you think it was all user error?

 

[Keysplayr]

Alas, I trust you more than I trust them.

The cards themselves were fine. Pre-press drivers were used (pre press meaning drivers earlier than those that were given with press kits.) And these overvolted cards were just that. Overvolted. Too much. Then went from .923v to 1.2 which is a HUGE jump. Many other review sites are still scratching their heads over that one. "Why 1.2v?" or "What the" or "What were they thinking" type comments.
Now the shipping drivers are 267.84 and they had the full proper protections required that would have saved the earlier cards.

 

[wahdangun]

The cards themselves were fine. Pre-press drivers were used (pre press meaning drivers earlier than those that were given with press kits.) And these overvolted cards were just that. Overvolted. Too much. Then went from .923v to 1.2 which is a HUGE jump. Many other review sites are still scratching their heads over that one. "Why 1.2v?" or "What the" or "What were they thinking" type comments.
Now the shipping drivers are 267.84 and they had the full proper protections required that would have saved the earlier cards.

strange I'm thinking about why it's blow up, why its so fragile, why there are some failed card in stock voltage.

now i ask you is there any graphic card launch that have so many blow up card at launch in the hand of reviewer ?

And if the protection was working in the first place something like this won't happen, so its nvidia fault, and to think about it you should thank him so the reader and potential buyer know that the stock driver that came with the cd was faulty

 

[Keysplayr]

strange I'm thinking about why it's blow up, why its so fragile, why there are some failed card in stock voltage.

now i ask you is there any graphic card launch that have so many blow up card at launch in the hand of reviewer ?

And if the protection was working in the first place something like this won't happen, so its nvidia fault, and to think about it you should thank him so the reader and potential buyer know that the stock driver that came with the cd was faulty

Not sure, but ok.

 

[PingviN]

The cards themselves were fine. Pre-press drivers were used (pre press meaning drivers earlier than those that were given with press kits.) And these overvolted cards were just that. Overvolted. Too much. Then went from .923v to 1.2 which is a HUGE jump. Many other review sites are still scratching their heads over that one. "Why 1.2v?" or "What the" or "What were they thinking" type comments.
Now the shipping drivers are 267.84 and they had the full proper protections required that would have saved the earlier cards.

Sweclockers did not bump it to 1.2v. The card fried at 1.025v.

 

[3DVagabond]

Sweclockers did not bump it to 1.2v. The card fried at 1.025v.

No you don't understand. That one card W1zzard fed 1.2V to blew up all of the other cards. It was all W1zzard's fault. Nothing is or ever was wrong with any 590. It's just that W1zzard fellow. The baby murdering Satanic monster from Hell. That guy. He caused all of this. It's all his fault. Oh, and don't ever believe any negative reports about nVidia if someone has a user name that is not pre approved as nVidia friendly.

Now be a good boy and get into line. You wouldn't want to get black balled as an AMD marketing employee or anything. /sarc

 

[PingviN]

No you don't understand. That one card W1zzard fed 1.2V to blew up all of the other cards. It was all W1zzard's fault. Nothing is or ever was wrong with any 590. It's just that W1zzard fellow. The baby murdering Satanic monster from Hell. That guy. He caused all of this. It's all his fault. Oh, and don't ever believe any negative reports about nVidia if someone has a user name that is not pre approved as nVidia friendly.

Now be a good boy and get into line. You wouldn't want to get black balled as an AMD marketing employee or anything. /sarc

Oh, everything makes sense now. I hate that W1zzard-character now.

*getting back in line*

 

[pandemonium]

Just as a side note, decibels are a measure of intensity, not loudness (volume). It takes ~10dB to double the perceived loudness.

4dB, actually; to correct perceived review information. ()

 

[3DVagabond]

4dB, actually; to correct perceived review information. ()

+10db "sounds" twice as loud, as MrK6 said.