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Palit/Gainward Custom Coolers on nVidia cards

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Just curious as to whether anyone has bought either of these models, with the dual fans blowing down onto the card? What is performance and noise levels like, and any comparisons to your previous cards such as any offerings from ATi etc.
 
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got a Gainward gtx 275 yesterday

at dynamic 40% its a little noisy for my liking but setting the fan manually to 30% is much better, not silent but still alright


running the ati 4870 at 30% is quieter but its also much hotter, this idles at 50 degrees at 30% clocked @ 700/1325/1500, and load is 80 degrees
 
rafster said:
Got a Gainward 260-216 yesterday, quiet and sits at 42C idle (it doesnt step down to 2D clocks though)
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I posted the following fix in a another thread.

For people with Gainward GTX260 216 Golden Sample cards with part numbers EAN 4260xxxxx0025 only

This new bios solves issues with 2D clocks and voltages running at 3D settings. It should save you electricity and extend the life of your card.

You need these files.
0025 BIOS
NVFlash

Instructions.
1). Read the sticker on your card to confirm part number. It must begin 4260 and end 0025.
2). Make a DOS bootable floppy or USB disc (use Google if you do not know how).
3). Copy above bios and unziped NVFlash onto disk.
4). Change PC bios (if necessary) to boot from floppy.
5). Boot from Floppy
6). Backup original bios with command "NVFLASH -B BACKUP.ROM"
7). Flash new bios with command "NVFLASH -5 -6 0025260.ROM"
8). Hit "y" key when prompted and hold your breath.
9). Restart your PC and check 2D clocks work correctly.

If you brick your card it is your fault for following instructions an unknown person posted on the web. However, this is the official FIXED Gainward bios which I sourced directly from the Gainward Tech Support chaps in Germany. It worked for me.

This will not work on any other card because Gainward (it's actually made by Palit for Gainward) use non-reference parts.

Edit - All files are now stored on my own site after a strange things started happening with the original links.
 
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Another GTX260-216 owner here. Fan is a little noisy @ stock (40%) but bung on some fan profiles in RivaTuner and it's pretty quiet. Exhausts most heat through the sides of the card, as opposed to the end.

Also had the 2D clocks problem, but flashed 555BUK's bios and it's reet now.

Fan @ 43% keeps the card running at 70c in Left4Dead, with 730 core, 1453 shader and 2400mhz memory.
 
GPU-Z says the same thing to me after I flashed the BIOS, but since it can't tell the difference between 65nm and 55nm cards either, I'm starting to doubt its accuracy.

RivaTuner reports the correct 2D clocks and the card is 5-10c cooler in Windows so that's what I'm going with :)
 
As reflux says, use Rivatuna to monitor clocks and temps. Most other programs will only display 3D clock settings (even when in 2D).
 
2D clocks with the new bios are 300core/600shader/600mem.

If you feel brave you can download a tool called Nibitor and edit the clocks and fan profiles. I personally use the following settings.
*2D 200core/400shader/200mem 1.05v
*3D 702core/1512shader/2430mem 1.12v
*Fan settings are 37% when <53deg, climbing to 100% at 85deg. They never go above 70deg, even during Furmark. Fan is completely silent at idle, but becomes noticeable when gaming.

Setting my desired clocks in bios means I do not have to run any other apps at startup, or change the clocks manually before gaming. 702/1512/2430 is well within the limits of my card.

edit: before anyone says you cannot set 1.12v on 55nm 260's, you can. Gainward (and probably Palit) use non-reference power regulation and this allows 1.05/1.06 and 1.12v to be set. On my card 1.12v allows an extra 20-30MHz on the core/shaders vs what 1.05v allows.

edit2: WARNING - Only attempt if you know what you are doing. Here is a modded bios with low/fixed 2D clocks (200core/400shader/100mem), 3D clocks (675core/1458shader/2304mem) and custom fan profile. This is for Gainward GTX260 216SP Golden Samples only, and please check your card can run at the overclocked speeds before trying. Gainward 260 GS 675/1458/2304 BIOS. Here is Nibitor 4.9 BIOS Editor if you want to make your own.

Edit - All files are now stored on my own site after a strange things started happening with the original links.
 
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555BUK said:
2D clocks with the new bios are 300core/600shader/600mem.

If you feel brave you can download a tool called Nibitor and edit the clocks and fan profiles. I personally use the following settings.
*2D 200core/400shader/200mem 1.05v
*3D 702core/1512shader/2430mem 1.12v
*Fan settings are 37% when <53deg, climbing to 100% at 85deg. They never go above 70deg, even during Furmark. Fan is completely silent at idle, but becomes noticeable when gaming.

Setting my desired clocks in bios means I do not have to run any other apps at startup, or change the clocks manually before gaming. 702/1512/2430 is well within the limits of my card.

edit: before anyone says you cannot set 1.12v on 55nm 260's, you can. Gainward (and probably Palit) use non-reference power regulation and this allows 1.05/1.06 and 1.12v to be set. On my card 1.12v allows an extra 20-30MHz on the core/shaders vs what 1.05v allows.

edit2: WARNING - Only attempt if you know what you are doing. Here is a modded bios with low/fixed 2D clocks (200core/400shader/100mem), 3D clocks (675core/1458shader/2304mem) and custom fan profile. This is for Gainward GTX260 216SP Golden Samples only, and please check your card can run at the overclocked speeds before trying. Gainward 260 GS 675/1458/2304 BIOS. Here is Nibitor 4.9 BIOS Editor if you want to make your own.
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I had a look to your bios and Nibitor says 4608Mhz DDR for your Extra memory clock :confused:
 
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