Gigabyte 480 SE/SOC - Post your overclock!

daveash · 7 Apr 2011 at 19:40

OK, I know a lot of folks have bought these cards over the last few weeks so I thought I'd start a thread were we could compare overclocks. It'd be interesting to see if the SOCs are actually any better at overclocking over 820 core compared to the SE.

Anyway, mine:

Voltage: 1.1125v
Core: 830MHz
Shader: 1660MHz
Memory: 2100MHz

I've managed to push mine up to 860 on these volts and was stable in everything other than OCCT, where I got 100s of errors inside 5 minutes, so I scaled back my core clock a little.

Scon · 8 Apr 2011 at 05:22

My SE version got to

Voltage 1.1125
Core: 842Mhz
Shader: 1684
Memory: 2080

straxusii · 8 Apr 2011 at 06:44

850
2100 ram

1.06v

I'm quite sure the card will do much more but I dont want to increase volts that much.

Cleeecooo · 8 Apr 2011 at 07:27

I have my SOC stable at default speeds for a standard GTX 480

daveash · 8 Apr 2011 at 07:42

Cleeecooo said:
I have my SOC stable at default speeds for a standard GTX 480

Bad news. RMA?

daveash · 8 Apr 2011 at 07:43

straxusii said:
850
2100 ram

1.06v

I'm quite sure the card will do much more but I dont want to increase volts that much.

There's no way I'd get close to that on my SE. Looks like difference between the SE and SOC is more than the pre-OC and dual bios then? Seems like the SOC are much higher binned chips...

Cleeecooo · 8 Apr 2011 at 08:45

daveash said:
Bad news. RMA?

Sending to GB today

Flashheart · 8 Apr 2011 at 10:44

Wow i must be quite lucky, I have an Asus 480 and run the clock at 840 on stock volts. Havn't touched the memory though.

daveash · 8 Apr 2011 at 11:50

Flashheart said:
Wow i must be quite lucky, I have an Asus 480 and run the clock at 840 on stock volts. Havn't touched the memory though.

Maybe the memory clocks are limiting me. I'll try downclocking my mem back to stock and see if I can push my core higher.

Jono8 · 8 Apr 2011 at 12:38

I have an Asus card and can run it at 870/1742/2000 at 1.050v perfectly stable. This however can make it a little toasty or loud on hot days so i just run it 24/7 at 800/1600/2000 on 1.000v and keep it from going above 65% fan speed.

Flashheart · 8 Apr 2011 at 12:40

I read somewhere, can't remember where, that memory clocking has little effect on frames.

The same thing happened to a friend on his 570. Leaving the memory at stock gave him a massive core overclock. Clocking the memory resulted in a much lower core clock, even with voltage.

At 840 core my 480 gets about 5700 graphics score in 3dmark 11

Jono8 · 8 Apr 2011 at 12:51

Flashheart said:
I read somewhere, can't remember where, that memory clocking has little effect on frames.

The same thing happened to a friend on his 570. Leaving the memory at stock gave him a massive core overclock. Clocking the memory resulted in a much lower core clock, even with voltage.

At 840 core my 480 gets about 5700 graphics score in 3dmark 11

Hm, I get 5738 at 800mhz

http://3dmark.com/3dm11/960821

At 870mhz i get 6081

http://3dmark.com/3dm11/979770

What i don't understand about 3dmark is why my physics score is lower when my GPU is at 870mhz but my combined score goes through the roof!

For example, this is the highest score for an i5 2500k and single GTX 480 combo:

http://3dmark.com/3dm11/559272

His GPU and CPU are both running at higher speeds than mine but my combined score is well over 300 marks bigger. Weird.

angela · 8 Apr 2011 at 14:37

HI, just got mine GTX480 SE, what temps you are getting with OC? With Crysis 2 card hits 90C on max settings!?!?!?!

bemaniac · 8 Apr 2011 at 22:21

890mhz
1.125v
default on memory
SE version only not the overclocked one and stuck a load of ramsinks on the back of it to help.
I run with this 24/7
Temps are under 80 always and the fan doesn't really make much noise.

daveash · 8 Apr 2011 at 22:39

bemaniac said:
890mhz
1.125v
default on memory
SE version only not the overclocked one and stuck a load of ramsinks on the back of it to help.
I run with this 24/7
Temps are under 80 always and the fan doesn't really make much noise.

Nice card man, I struggle for 850 stable at those volts.

Randall8686 · 9 Apr 2011 at 12:47

Hi All well i just tried overclocking my SE and got 820core and 1640shader on stock volts temps max 78c have not tried any higher yet or tried mem clock,
in heaven its gone from 49.9fps to 55.7 going to try some more in a bit

not had any stability issues yet

Randall8686 · 10 Apr 2011 at 00:46

Now running 850 and higher mem clock too on stock voltsfps up to 58 not pushed any harder yet but i think thats good for stock volts

daveash · 10 Apr 2011 at 00:48

Randall8686 said:
Now running 850 and higher mem clock too on stock voltsfps up to 58 not pushed any harder yet but i think thats good for stock volts

That's great for stock volts! Nice going.

big jenks · 10 Apr 2011 at 10:50

got mine running on 900/1800/2200 on 1.025v game stable hits about 75c after and hour of bfbc2 with fan at 70% but cant hear the noise thru my headset so dont really care about that

angela · 22 May 2011 at 01:34

I am thinking of Overclocking my SE for games such as: Witcher 2, Metro 2033, Crysis, Shogun 2 and other high end games.

will try to keep stock volts, just bump mhz's and see what I can get.

What sort of Temps you are getting with you OC guys?