I question OCCT just got my 480 SOC today ran occt mem test found around 300 errors, ran GPU OCCT driver crashed after 3 minutes but i have been able to run furmark + msi kombuster for 20 minutes each without a hitch good temps and no artifacts gonna run heaven as well in a bit.
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**Gigabyte Super OC GTX 480's - VERY LOW PRICES!**
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I had no problems with furmark or kombustor. Heaven and OCCT ha failts along with GTA
Been running heaven since I last posted in this thread without a hitch so I think its safe to assume I am lucky and didn't get a dodgy 480 like some people have unluckily.
I think OCCT is a valid test -but I'm not sure a GPU not being completely stable in it is a problem
I've just run 12xloops of Crysis - HIGH @1900x1200 - 16xQAA - no issues at all - no crashes etc
and played 1 1/2 hrs of Crysis 2 this morning without a hitch - ok GPU was V. hot - but no issues
I've just run 12xloops of Crysis - HIGH @1900x1200 - 16xQAA - no issues at all - no crashes etc
and played 1 1/2 hrs of Crysis 2 this morning without a hitch - ok GPU was V. hot - but no issues
I think that the 580s might be cheaper when that time comes. With the way PC development is held back by console ports, looks like it won't be any time soon.
£215 for the 480 is great for me. When I start seeing in game glitches then its either GB RMA or upgrade depending on how long I've had this. Most of the power hungry games are FPS anyway. I stay away from those as they tend to bore me.
3.01 was more stable than 3.1.0 for me
didn't know there was a 4 !
re this card - tell you what it seems to have more CUDA grunt than my 570 - I tried JC2 with Bokeh and Water off, and 8xAA and when I added water to on (special effects using CUDA) - it was noticeably more laggy
with the 480 - enabled it - and I'm at 16xQAA already (!!) - was much smoother - and just better visuals
this SOC is beginnning to grow on me now
just gotta avoid OCCT !
didn't know there was a 4 !
re this card - tell you what it seems to have more CUDA grunt than my 570 - I tried JC2 with Bokeh and Water off, and 8xAA and when I added water to on (special effects using CUDA) - it was noticeably more laggy
with the 480 - enabled it - and I'm at 16xQAA already (!!) - was much smoother - and just better visuals
this SOC is beginnning to grow on me now
just gotta avoid OCCT !
^^ ditto - seems different type of test - I think a Heavy 3D load vs a heavy 2D load in OCCT 3.1 (at a guess) - as 3.1 the frame rates are up in the 400s, and in 4.0 - back to the more normal 15 or so like Furmark
well in 3.1 I had artefacts within 20-30 seconds - which then continued to build up ever 2-3 seconds or so (each time about 40-100 "errors")
in 4.0 Beta - I stopped it as getting a bit hot for my liking, but it had got hotter than I'd let it get in 3.1 (I ran it past the point it had artefacts) - and in 4.0 I was up to 130-140 seconds - 97C - with no errors reported
think I'll just give up on OCCT
well in 3.1 I had artefacts within 20-30 seconds - which then continued to build up ever 2-3 seconds or so (each time about 40-100 "errors")
in 4.0 Beta - I stopped it as getting a bit hot for my liking, but it had got hotter than I'd let it get in 3.1 (I ran it past the point it had artefacts) - and in 4.0 I was up to 130-140 seconds - 97C - with no errors reported
think I'll just give up on OCCT
Just received my soc gtx 480 and it's looking a little bleak
after 1 min in occt 3.1.0 I had 10,000+ errors
and after the same time in occt 4 I had around 1,500 errors
I'm about to try unigine heven benchmark and see what
happens. What else could anyone suggest I do?
EDIT: I got a few infrequent random artefacts in unigine
and a few while playing crysis 2 ];
after 1 min in occt 3.1.0 I had 10,000+ errors
and after the same time in occt 4 I had around 1,500 errors
I'm about to try unigine heven benchmark and see what
happens. What else could anyone suggest I do?
EDIT: I got a few infrequent random artefacts in unigine
and a few while playing crysis 2 ];
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Why does OCCT push cards so hard compared to Heaven?
its designed to be as taxing, and draw as much power from a GPU as possible - therefore can test to themax the stability of the card
but similary to say Prime95 - Small Prime - not many applications will get anywhere near those levels of stress
but similary to say Prime95 - Small Prime - not many applications will get anywhere near those levels of stress
I think as long as you can game without any artifacting then there's not too much to worry about. You can get bogged down with benchmarking when you get a new card and worry too much about programmes that will stress your card like no other application you're ever likely to run.
My CPU has been overclocked to 3.6 ghz and it fails Prime in the first few minutes. Yet it's been running stable pretty much 24/7 for the last 3 or 4 years without any problems at all.
Although saying that, some of these 480 SOC's do seem to be a bit hit and miss as to whether you get a decent one or not. My KFA2 480 goes nowhere near the temps being quoted in here.
My CPU has been overclocked to 3.6 ghz and it fails Prime in the first few minutes. Yet it's been running stable pretty much 24/7 for the last 3 or 4 years without any problems at all.
Although saying that, some of these 480 SOC's do seem to be a bit hit and miss as to whether you get a decent one or not. My KFA2 480 goes nowhere near the temps being quoted in here.
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That sounds like the correct voltage. It is reporting it in milivolts, therefore 1050 mV = 1.050 V.
It's idling at 32-35 and runs around 54 when gaming. I kept my eye on it for the first couple of days, but again I was getting bogged down with temperatures,clockspeeds,etc rather than what I bought it for - gaming!
So the most I check now is afterburner after I've been playing to see the temps for the last 5mins or so, and it still hasn't gone above 54.
OCCT4 i got loads of errors 35 i seem to recall after 4 mins,Not as many by no meens than the occt 3 got but still proves my card is not up to the job
EDIT I just upped my volts from stock 1025 to 1050 on the soc and what do you know OCCT4 stable for 10 mins NO ERRORS so it looks as if the vs on this need a bit of a boost so i might just keep it, save all my postage money and not have to be withought the card for umpteen weeks
EDIT I just upped my volts from stock 1025 to 1050 on the soc and what do you know OCCT4 stable for 10 mins NO ERRORS so it looks as if the vs on this need a bit of a boost so i might just keep it, save all my postage money and not have to be withought the card for umpteen weeks
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