nvidia or amd card?

tommybhoy · 4 Oct 2012 at 23:28

@Nickolp1974,

Is that the fastest your lightning would go?

Nickolp1974 · 4 Oct 2012 at 23:31

Nelly said:
Hope you get it sorted asap, I still haven't got my new rig setup yet, shocking I know! I'm just braiding my new Haf X case, can't stand bare wires on anything lol.

I'll have it done very soon and get clocking.

Thx, gonna open up a build log at weekend so you can see how it goes! Got a few goodies coming tomorrow!!

Nickolp1974 · 4 Oct 2012 at 23:32

tommybhoy said:
@Nickolp1974,

Is that the fastest your lightning would go?

What in my sig?? No. Thats stock. max 1208/1850, and it does have a problem which is why its gone back

thenewoc · 4 Oct 2012 at 23:49

Nickolp1974 said:
Some do some dont, nothing in it really, and price, likewise now, so basically pick your favourite team.

Although 680 lightning is £65 more, but other custom pcb's are available for less.

See what you mean, the evga 680 signature two is only £20 more now that the 7970 lightning has gone back up after being on promo.

Nelly · 4 Oct 2012 at 23:49

After all this fiasco with Nvidia giving it the big one about not covering warranty with overvolting, wish I had now bought the MSI 7970 Lightning instead of the GTX 680 Lightning.

pgi947 · 4 Oct 2012 at 23:53

1208 on a lightning = poor, must have been a faulty card, 1350/1950 here and I know stonerdude is around the same speed as me too.

Edit: The 7970 Lightning price is VERY low for retail at the moment, a few months ago it was £450...

thenewoc · 4 Oct 2012 at 23:58

Thats why I've taken a fresh look at amd. I had ruled them out up to now but the nvidia voltage issue plus the pricing when they're on offer make 'em quite attractive. I say quite cos theres always room for 'em to come down more.

Nickolp1974 · 4 Oct 2012 at 23:59

Nelly said:
After all this fiasco with Nvidia giving it the big one about not covering warranty with overvolting, wish I had now bought the MSI 7970 Lightning instead of the GTX 680 Lightning.

Thing is though from what i have read, if you wanna max both cards, nvidia voltage capped, so air is fine, amd can use water and gain more hz but afterburner maxes at 1.35v unless you can miraculously get the extreme version. So your limited either way. Must be a little more fun though with the 7970 being able to push it that little bit further

pgi947 · 5 Oct 2012 at 00:01

Nickolp1974 said:
Thing is though from what i have read, if you wanna max both cards, nvidia voltage capped, so air is fine, amd can use water and gain more hz but afterburner maxes at 1.35v unless you can miraculously get the extreme version. So your limited either way. Must be a little more fun though with the 7970 being able to push it that little bit further

Its 1.35v afterburner, 1.362v actual

But yeah, its going to take some crafty work to get that unlocked version of afterburner for higher voltages, all I want for xmas is 1.4v on my Lightning

no_1_dave · 5 Oct 2012 at 00:01

Nickolp1974 · 5 Oct 2012 at 00:02

pgi947 said:
1208 on a lightning = poor, must have been a faulty card, 1350/1950 here and I know stonerdude is around the same speed as me too.

Edit: The 7970 Lightning price is VERY low for retail at the moment, a few months ago it was £450...

Trust you to say that!! Might get the same one back if they dont find a fault and then i know its poor!! :rolleyes:

pgi947 · 5 Oct 2012 at 00:03

You maybe just have hot VRM's, water should sort that

Nelly · 5 Oct 2012 at 00:20

pgi947 said:
Its 1.35v afterburner, 1.362v actual

But yeah, its going to take some crafty work to get that unlocked version of afterburner for higher voltages, all I want for xmas is 1.4v on my Lightning

You should ask that Svet on the MSI forums, he's a Moderator on there and also a computer wizard with motherboard and graphics card BIOS!!

Their is also a guy called CrazyNutz on the extreme systems forum, unlocking voltages for Nvidia graphics card BIOS! Any brand card lol

pgi947 · 5 Oct 2012 at 00:25

I'll take a look into that cheers nelly

If I go the official route I need to be a proven overclocking with sub amb temps and sign away my warranty out of fear I'll cram 1.8v through it

Nelly · 5 Oct 2012 at 00:29

pgi947 said:
I'll take a look into that cheers nelly

If I go the official route I need to be a proven overclocking with sub amb temps and sign away my warranty out of fear I'll cram 1.8v through it

Yeah, I read about that, kinda sad they take away the warranty.

The guy on xtreme, he can alter power limits, change default fan settings, default voltages.

Ahh looks like he's just doing it for the Nvidia 660 cards >> http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?282713-GTX-660ti-Owners-Club/page2

Redmint · 5 Oct 2012 at 00:56

Well I just took the plunge and ordered 2x XFX 7950s for £408 (£400 after cashback and hopefully £370 after selling the free games). Hoping I got a good deal, will either keep both cards or sell one if I don't see a decent gain with xfire.

Considering GTX 680s are still £370-400 I think it's a pretty decent price for xfire...

tommybhoy · 5 Oct 2012 at 01:03

Nickolp1974 said:
What in my sig?? No. Thats stock. max 1208/1850, and it does have a problem which is why its gone back

Thanks for the reply, was shocked when I saw your sig.

pgi947 said:
You maybe just have hot VRM's, water should sort that

At what temps do the vrms cause instability?

99Androidguy777 · 5 Oct 2012 at 03:36

I don't know if anybody has mentioned it, but Nvidia are better for drivers.

Bacon? · 5 Oct 2012 at 07:01

Dont think thats true.

First card I had was Nvidia and kept having driver problems.
My 6850 has never had an issue.

Nickolp1974 · 5 Oct 2012 at 07:54

99Androidguy777 said:
I don't know if anybody has mentioned it, but Nvidia are better for drivers.

You've only gone and done it now :eek: