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6950 (unlocked and clocked to a 6970) Temps

it's simple amd and NV would NOT make they cards sit at 80-90c under load and give a 2+ years warranty, if they knew it'll reduce the lifespan by 50% anything over 70c
 
gareth170 said:
it's simple amd and NV would NOT make they cards sit at 80-90c under load and give a 2+ years warranty, if they knew it'll reduce the lifespan by 50% anything over 70c
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yeah but they think everyone will buy the best card they next release which is like every other week so warentee never gets used :p (Joke!!) I got the 480 the very next day the 580 were released then a few months later the 590 WHAT NEXT !!!!!!!!
 
To the OP. Is this a straight 6970 flash and not a 6950 bios with unlocked shaders?

When I flashed mine directly to the 6970 bios my temps are up to the 90's

However switching to a 6950 bios with unlocked shaders, then increasing the clock speeds to a 6970 gave me much better temps.

I'm now at 40 idle and 60c at full load.
 
therutz said:
yeah but they think everyone will buy the best card they next release which is like every other week so warentee never gets used :p (Joke!!) I got the 480 the very next day the 580 were released then a few months later the 590 WHAT NEXT !!!!!!!!
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It's all relative though isn't it, the lifetime at 70C might be 72 months?
 
Omega said:
To the OP. Is this a straight 6970 flash and not a 6950 bios with unlocked shaders?

When I flashed mine directly to the 6970 bios my temps are up to the 90's

However switching to a 6950 bios with unlocked shaders, then increasing the clock speeds to a 6970 gave me much better temps.

I'm now at 40 idle and 60c at full load.
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That's what I did and definitely better temps than the previous full flash I did.

Can't get anywhere near 60C at full load though. What cooling and case do you have?
 
drifting said:
I'm fine indeed. 9 more posts to go and free shipping hopefully. I'm tired on this forum. I'll go back modding the graphics cards section on chiphell.
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The rules for free shipping are...

Spie said:
This offer applies to

• OcUK Forums members who have 250 or more posts and have been registered for over 90 days, or
• OcUK Forums members who have been registered for over 12 months and made at least 100 posts
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http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17943556

Since you only registered in Feb of this year that means you need to satisfy the first condition of 250posts + 90days (the middle of May 2011).

If you had registered over a year ago then your current 100 posts would have been enough, the second condition. However, that isn't the case so you will have to keep posting and hit 250 posts and then receive free shipping after the date I mentioned above.

edit: I had an old tab open from a few days ago that I hadn't refreshed. It had a thread in it which you responded and it showed you had about 239 posts. So, it looks like that has been adjusted downwards since other posts in this thread.
 
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I have a 6950 here shaders unlocked and running 6970 clocks. Under furmark 1920x1080 xtreme burning mode it hits 82.c max. Under normal gaming it tops at around 62.c

I read somewhere that the 69xx chips are rated at up to 102.c and have a MTBF of over 100,000 hours. So I doubt anything over 70.c is going to do any damage to the card.
 
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