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littlepuppy said:
Cant believe all these problems , I expect that the SOC should be overengineered and the least likely to be afflicted by problems, especially with the GPU gauntlet. I wonder what the 580 SOC is like?
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take a look at GB's forums

As farasI can see there have been some issues with someofthe other SOC cards as well (560s etc ?)

I think personally they are just pushing the factory overclock bounds too far (or are not binning/testing thoroughly enough)-but that may be not correct at all -I don't know
 
kitch9 said:
The manufacturer will have a proper test bench which will be able to read any errors the card generates when running it through specific burn tests, and report any specific errors to the operator. OcUK will have a test bench pc and a probably bored dude watching Heaven and Vantage loops on peoples potentially problematic cards trying to see artifacts.

In other words send it to the manufacturer if feasible.
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not correct - GB sent me what they'dtested and with what - and it wasn't a custom test bench

well not in the form of one which interogates the PC

think more like a mobo on a bench, then all the bog standard stress test tools and benchmarks we all use

this is at their RMA centre though - in factory it may be different
 
Buckster said:
not correct - GB sent me what they'dtested and with what - and it wasn't a custom test bench

well not in the form of one which interogates the PC

think more like a mobo on a bench, then all the bog standard stress test tools and benchmarks we all use

this is at their RMA centre though - in factory it may be different
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Do you know what tools they use? What do they consider valid tests?
 
Even though I told GB to contact me when they had finished the tests so I could discuss it with them, they didn't and I have just got my card back.

They basically said the card got hot so they changed the fan (I prosume they mean the entire cooler) and it dropped the card temps by 10 degrees. Now I have yet to test this, but this seems to me that that was the fault (as it was 10 degrees hotter than my last faulty 480).

So what do I say to OCuk who charged me for not finding a fault?
 
Well GB were correct, about 10 degrees cooler. But not quite, however I am putting this down to the fact it's boiling tonight and nowhere near as cool as when I tested the card last time.

However it stayed below 100 degrees (around 96) and did an hour with 2 errors. It then did another hour with no errors, this time at around 93 degrees (the night was drawing in the ambient temps where dropping).
 
I've decided prob not going to RMA mine - well not for another 6months or so anyway (3 year warranty after all) - I'mstill annoyed it don't work out of the box- but its just not worth worrying bout

card is now running 810/1930 @ 1.1

relatively high volts,but temps (other than OCCT) are notmuch different in games - prob about 3-4C max higher

passed 15 mins of OCCT :)

games- max temp 82C -but most of time 78-80C - which is lower than my GTX570 was so can't complain really

idles at 45C
 
cheers - was high in OCCT - but stable - I'd say extra stable as to stay stable at high temps is hard work ont he GPU

after about 5 mins temps got up to 98/99C - but then hovered that - and nudged to 100C - but no artefacts

gaming temps fine though

side exhaust fan definately helps - the cooler does good job of removing heat fromthe GPU but it needs somewhere to go out of the case
 
hehe Cleeccoo - I have a cunning plan of giving mycurrent PC (minus the SOC) to my dad as a present (with the 4890 in it) - as an upgrade from his 2.8 P4C (!!) - and X1800 256mb graphics card !! - even with that combo - he's level 40 in MW online .... but he keeps complaining of not being able to tell difference sometimesbetween those on his team and those on the other ...but hes running 800x600 LOW on a 1900 monitor !!

I've my sights on a 2500K with a big cooler... :) I'vegiven up waiitng for bulldozer

just not sure I can justify the 600 quid when current PC seems to sail through everything 99% fine - 600 quid is for new case, mobo, ram and cpu
 
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