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GTX480soc artifactaing out the box (screenshots/temps)

I think after reading this thread I'm going to just DSR mine back :( pity as I liked the card

Idon't want faff and cost of it being returned in same state etc

8hrs of testing seems a lot !!

if stable- I wonder if some of us users are missing something ... are OCUK using an older driver perhaps ? I can't imagine its all our PSUs ?

something we're missing anyway
 
bemaniac said:
So if I get the SE it might mean they were ones which totally had no chance of hitting 800 core......hmm Maybe I will go for the SOC but so many issues around. I know now after asking the hx1000 is perfect for even 2 of them but still hmm
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I have an SE and can hit 820 with no voltage increase. Can easily hit 850 with a tiny bit more juice and my temps a fine. Food for thought... :)
 
just sent off my webnote for a refund under DSR and I'll send it back - obviously something in my system just does not like this card one bit - so its not compatible :(

its sad really as genuinely I'd love this card to be stable- I still think its a bargain - but something be in my mobo, my PSU or whatever doesn't like it
 
Buckster said:
does look far better :) thats way over stock volts though ?
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As near to 1088mv as I could get it.The Gigabyte OC Guru is a bit dodgy in slecting the volts.
I thought 1088mv was normal for a GTX480.
Actually the Heaven benchmark now runs without artifacting at stock 1025mv. Although Heaven does not push the GPU as much as OCCT or firmark.
 
juno_first said:
As near to 1088mv as I could get it.The Gigabyte OC Guru is a bit dodgy in slecting the volts.
I thought 1088mv was normal for a GTX480.
Actually the Heaven benchmark now runs without artifacting at stock 1025mv. Although Heaven does not push the GPU as much as OCCT or firmark.
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^^ stocks whatever the card is set to without tweaks :)

as for RMA'ing I'm just going for refund under DSR - simple then - basically- and genuinely its not compatible with my system :(
 
juno_first said:
As near to 1088mv as I could get it.The Gigabyte OC Guru is a bit dodgy in slecting the volts.
I thought 1088mv was normal for a GTX480.
Actually the Heaven benchmark now runs without artifacting at stock 1025mv. Although Heaven does not push the GPU as much as OCCT or firmark.
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My asus one came with stock vcore of 988mv!

I don't think 1.088v is reference. I think it is nearer 1v
 
meggsc said:
I RMA'd my card after I was having problems with instability. The result of fault testing by Overclockers was:

"No fault found, the card ran all manufacturers tests for 8 hours stable, no crashing. Ran Furmark, Crysis, 3D mark vantage, Streetfighter 4, Heaven and Aliens Vs Predators."

It has been sent back to me today, after I asked for a credit note the day before they tested it (see Webnote 2) to purchase a better card.

I asked for a refund under the DSRegs and they've very kindly said I can have a refund, but I don't know where I stand with the postage. So this card could set me back an extra £24.68(£10 for testing, 2x Postage £7.34).

I still think there's problem with this card. It should run fine out of the box with the spec I've got.


In addition to my previous webnotes to OC's, I tested the 12V rails on my HX1000W with my old GTX260 (I'd RMA'd the GTX480SOC) and processor running the power supply test in OCCT. It was reading 12.14 in the BIOS, and 12.15 at a Molex with a Fluka meter.

Webnote 1
I received my Gigabyte GTX480SOC yesterday but it crashes when running Nvidia demos, sled, alien & endless city, particularly during intensive scenes. This happens at the SOC's shipped clocks of 820/1640/950. The only way I can get them all to run OK is when I underclock it to reference speeds 700/1400/924.

I thought it could be my PSU to GPU connections, but they are on separate 12V rails and I've swapped them around with no change.

I have plenty of airflow through the case and the CPU is WC'd with two rads right now. (setup is ready for a WC'd GPU eventually).

Nothing is OC'd atm. Typical temps for CPU cores is 21-36 deg. System 33deg
GPU V 1.06 MEM 1.54. I did see 78 degs for the GPU once.

GTA crashes badly at max settings, but it is a fresh install and I've not looked in that yet. Crisis Warhead seems to run OK!

Any ideas. It should really be stable at it's SOC stock speeds, or should I RMA it and start saving for a GTX570-580

Webnote 2

Further to my previous web note, I tried Farcry2, which again like the other games and demos I’ve tried, crashed after a while. I tried two Nvidia drivers. Orginal v258.96 as supplied on the Gigabyte driver CD, and the latest Nvidia driver v266.58.

I ran Prime95-64bit with my old GTX260 plugged in, just to check the cpu cores and RAM, and they seem to be OK after an hour.
I’m not used to my computer being this flakey and I was already a bit weary of the GTX480, but this card looked such a good deal at the time.

Could you issue a credit note so I can purchase a more stable GTX580, a Gainward GeForce GTX 580 reassuringly “GOOD Edition” for example?
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this is very bad i dont know what to do now when i see this.


why dont they use occt to test the gpu
 
Wow, I thought I had a raw deal.
Id like see the OCUK rig running these cards error free at stock voltage when mine & other peoples fail.
I dont think I'll be getting a PSU higher than 750w now, considering a 1000w fails too.
Obviously most, if not all of these cards cant run at stock volts/speed & are therefore faulty.

Add to the fact that OCUK are selling the gt440 with an advertised RAM speed of 1800, when its actually 1066 after I returned mine & they tested it to confirm; but still not corrected the website leads me to believe in some shady goings on at OCUK.
Reminds me of the time I returned an external drive because it was clicking all the time & was charged £10 for testing, then it died a month later.
Maybe their testers dont know what they're doing?
 
Hopefully gigabyte uk will take note

I sent them a tech query today to ask why so many with problems

Hopefully batch no etc will help

Something ain't right that's for sure
 
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