As always results vary.
Gibbo's testing was that the 6+8 pin cards were the better clockers.
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As always results vary.
Gibbo's testing was that the 6+8 pin cards were the better clockers.
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he only tested the gigabyte, and users buying the gigabyte seem to be getting similar results
hexus tested the EX OC and got poor results... user(s) buying the EX OC also seem to be getting not so great results
bhaav was one of the first to bandying around the power connectors = top OC rule of thumb but it seems not to have paid off for him
the asus cu II also seems to be a better clocker than the EX OC but it only has 6+6
hexus tested the EX OC and got poor results... user(s) buying the EX OC also seem to be getting not so great results
bhaav was one of the first to bandying around the power connectors = top OC rule of thumb but it seems not to have paid off for him
the asus cu II also seems to be a better clocker than the EX OC but it only has 6+6
Gibbo found the Asus GTX 670 DirectCU2 to not be as good an overclocker as some other cards.
Like I said, results vary.
Unfortunately the Asus is struggling to get beyond 1200MHz from my own testing and other reviews I've seen, which s dissapounting.
Like I said, results vary.
Where do you get your info from?
Wrong again. Its all about 'silicon lottery', I thought you knew that since you used that term before.
If you do happen to get a chip capable of 1300 Mhz+, youre not going to be able to support it on a reference model.
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He lost on his 'silicon lottery' when testing the Asus card:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Zotac/GeForce_GTX_670_Amp_Edition/31.html
Techpower have had an Asus capable of 1110 Mhz base clock, and 1890 (7560) ram, cherry picked just like the Zotac AMP review sample no doubt.
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yes, and the link you posted shows that the asus managed a whole 10mhz more than the reference model WOOHOO, let me rush out and spend the extra 50 quid for 10 mhz
Temperatures and noise are also important, which the Asus card has been rated the best for and given a perfect 10 score:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GeForce_GTX_670_Direct_Cu_II/33.html
The reference card runs over 84 degrees, so subtract 25 Mhz off any overclock achieved on it due to the thermal throttling:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_670/32.html
You buy a reference card, and you get a junk cooler like this:
With over 80 degrees and two levels of thermal throttling when overclocked.
Pay an extra £35-50, and you get something like this:
Which stays under 70 degrees with no thermal throttling as a result.
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again, the link you've posted shows 82 not 85... and so right at the top end we are going to be talking about 1250 vs 1215mhz... I'm still underwhelmed by the price difference
for 50 quid I would be expecting 100mhz at the very least
I guess I should make it clear that my interest in a 670 would be for SLI, so even 100mhz OC would be of little interest compared with saving £100 when going SLI and having the advantage of coolers that dump heat outside the case
for 50 quid I would be expecting 100mhz at the very least
I guess I should make it clear that my interest in a 670 would be for SLI, so even 100mhz OC would be of little interest compared with saving £100 when going SLI and having the advantage of coolers that dump heat outside the case
Thats at stock speed. Overclock the card just a little and you get over 84 degrees:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_670/32.html
Then go ahead and buy the reference coolers and enjoy your 90+ degree top card in SLI. Its the worst piece of failure that Nvidia have ever stuck on a £300+ card:
http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/nvidia_gtx670_review,5.html
Theres no advantage to be had buying a card with that rubbish thing on it compared to the great direct contact heatpipe coolers from Gigabyte and Asus.
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Gigabyte have replied with this
That rules giga out. May just go for titchy PCB
Thats only if you return the card with 'third party parts' fitted. If you return it with the stock parts fitted, and anything extra attached to it removed, they will still service it.
I have confirmation of this from Gigabytes UK forum.
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never mind, not going to have this argument on 2 threads
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