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7870 hawk bios

You're better of just using the BIOS that work and if anything goes wrong at least you can RMA the card without running into problems if they find out you've flashed it. After all what is flashing it with stock BIOS actually going to achieve?
 
Spenty said:
You're better of just using the BIOS that work and if anything goes wrong at least you can RMA the card without running into problems if they find out you've flashed it. After all what is flashing it with stock BIOS actually going to achieve?
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I want to see if there are improvements.

Could be a dodgy bios mate

I have to use the 20% power option to get this to run properly

Id rather it just work properly

If it doesnt work then ill just continue doing as i am now

But its bugging the crap out of me lol
 
There won't be any improvements over the BIOS that work. Do some benchmark runs on the good BIOS and compare them to other 7870 scores.
 
Spenty said:
There won't be any improvements over the BIOS that work. Do some benchmark runs on the good BIOS and compare them to other 7870 scores.
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I see what you are saying mate but the fact that the other bios isnt working as it should is annoying the hell out of me lol

I just want to flash it mate

If something goes wrong ill just flick to the other bios :D
 
Spenty said:
There won't be any improvements over the BIOS that work. Do some benchmark runs on the good BIOS and compare them to other 7870 scores.
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This before you start with such drastic action, what do you think is wrong with it?
 
Spenty said:
You have to do that even on the BIOS you said worked fine?
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Its not working fine i think mate

I dont have to increase the voltage but the fans are way to loud

Its like they are spinning the opposite direction

The other bios is nice and quiet lol

Just the voltage problems

Id rather not rely of software, id rather flash the card to see if it works
 
humbug said:
That's the same as mine, the factory overclock is also the same (1100Mhz) and it's not holding that clock at those volts?
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i guess not mate lol. What do you recommend? I really dont want to send it back :(

Also, the fans spin in reverse at about 100% speed at bootup

i know on this model they are supposed to spin in reverse to clear any dus but im not sure if 100% speed is normal lol
 
djshauny1 said:
i guess not mate lol. What do you recommend? I really dont want to send it back :(

Also, the fans spin in reverse at about 100% speed at bootup

i know on this model they are supposed to spin in reverse to clear any dus but im not sure if 100% speed is normal lol
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"Fan in revers at boot up" don't know, mine spin up fast for a few seconds when i press the power button, i don't know which direction they are spinning, never thought to look.

Mine holds 1100Mhz @ the stock 1.218v, it holds 1150Mhz at those volts.

I would RMA it, imagine you know nothing about overvolting, to you the card just plain isn't working. you shouldn't have to up the volts to get it to run at stock, it should do that out of the box.

RMA it.
 
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