First impressions
Hi all,
Just thought I would post my first impressions of my Gigabyte card.
Think I can say straight off the bat that this card is brilliant, except for the price though - think it should have been nearer £750. That said it is no doubt a quality product.
imho I think these cards are definitely a candidate for watercooling if you like your silence, and also to get the best clocks. I have done some benching already, and a little clocking to test the general abilities etc. Must say it is impressive - for example, here is a fs run I did this morning:-
http://www.3dmark.com/fs/4424161
17000 bang on Lol - first time I have ever had a score so even.
details
5960X @ 4.00Ghz
Gpu core 1328
Gpu mem 1788
fan set @ 55
temp67 degrees
mem load 52%
102.2% TDP
GPU voltage (not touched) 1.1740V
Noise of the fan was acceptable at 55%, but ymmv, but what a result!!!
Just wish I could get hold of a block and block her up. Sometime later may consider changing the bios, but only once under water.
For now though a stonking card I reckon - even the Hynix ram seems good so far.
your thoughts, comments as always are welcome. Will post the bench score in the fs thread also.
Mark
Edit Just managed this
http://www.3dmark.com/fs/4424395