MSI HD 7950 TWIN FROZR III BOOST EDITION REVISION2 IN STOCK!!

Uncle_Gravy · 11 Apr 2013 at 16:56

The fact you get 5 games with it, for me is still a possibility for me, 2 of them i'll sell, and since so far not many people have complained against it, I might just nab one.

cainer · 11 Apr 2013 at 17:04

Uncle_Gravy said:
The fact you get 5 games with it, for me is still a possibility for me, 2 of them i'll sell, and since so far not many people have complained against it, I might just nab one.

don't forget the 3.03% cashback at topcashback if you do

(= ~ £7 saving)

ogradyc · 11 Apr 2013 at 18:29

I already posted in another thread, but thought I should probably say it here too, ordered the new revision yesterday, arrived an hour ago, put it in and the fan sounds like its stuck at 100% idle. around 4400rpm. tried beta and latest release drivers, AMD overdrive fan control and MSI afterburner fan control, nothing will let me slow the fan down...

is this an RMA? :mad:

Schizo · 11 Apr 2013 at 18:36

yes.

Why do people take a chance on these cards when there is a known problem with them

Macky · 11 Apr 2013 at 18:42

Baffles me how MSI/OcUK can let so many of these cards leave their hands with so many faults. :confused:

abs · 11 Apr 2013 at 18:47

Maybe ocuk could confirm how many cards have been rma'd. It is a little concerning that more buyers are reporting issues with the new rev cards.

If this is the case shouldn't ocuk consider a recall due to the continued failures even after the new Rev.

although mine seems Ok so far I don't want to take my chances everytime I fire a game up because at this rate it seems only a matter of time before mine develops a problem?

a03dugga · 11 Apr 2013 at 18:56

I've ordered one, hopefully wont take long to arrive, but knowing royal mail.....
I hope i don't have any of these issues, but at least i know what to look out for.

If i have to RMA the card, can i keep the games?

ogradyc · 11 Apr 2013 at 18:57

schizo said:
yes.

Why do people take a chance on these cards when there is a known problem with them

Mainly because the advertising post by OCUK for the new revision cards specifically mentioned that the fan speed problems were now fixed?! :confused:

quote from new revision thread:

**Latest Revision with 100% fan problem fixed, now PWM fan control works and the end-user can also use manual fan control**

a03dugga · 11 Apr 2013 at 19:01

cainer said:
don't forget the 3.03% cashback at topcashback if you do (= ~ £7 saving)

Too late, im too lazy to cancel the order for £7, but now that you've reminded me, BOOKMARK'D!!!

almighty15 · 11 Apr 2013 at 19:11

Here you go boys....

Run the STALKER : Clear Sky Benchmark

Settings were Ultra @ 1080p with MLAA

Called up customer support and asked if the they still honour the warranty if I flash the card with a BIOS that has less voltage and they said yes.

If anyone could upload there BIOS ( Check your voltage first ) then that would be awesome

cainer · 11 Apr 2013 at 19:16

a03dugga said:
Too late, im too lazy to cancel the order for £7, but now that you've reminded me, BOOKMARK'D!!!

but that £7 could have bought you 8 cans of wife beater, you telling me your too lazy to beat your wife????? shame on you!

spixelspixel · 11 Apr 2013 at 19:20

almighty15 said:
Here you go boys....

Run the STALKER : Clear Sky Benchmark

Settings were Ultra @ 1080p with MLAA

Called up customer support and asked if the they still honour the warranty if I flash the card with a BIOS that has less voltage and they said yes.

If anyone could upload there BIOS ( Check your voltage first ) then that would be awesome

People have posted on msi forum about the high stock voltage on 7950 BE's and the reply was always that its normal.

Try this workaround to see if it helps

"Thanks for the reply.
I've found the solution for that. I downloaded the version 3.00beta9 of afterburner and now it can change the vcore.
I changed the vcore from 1.25 to 1.05v. Now the card is running at 1050mhz, 57degree with 60% fan speed, cool and quiet. Before was 75 degree and 80% fan speed.
I'm satisfied now. :yes:"

almighty15 · 11 Apr 2013 at 19:41

spixelspixel said:
People have posted on msi forum about the high stock voltage on 7950 BE's and the reply was always that its normal.

Try this workaround to see if it helps

"Thanks for the reply.
I've found the solution for that. I downloaded the version 3.00beta9 of afterburner and now it can change the vcore.
I changed the vcore from 1.25 to 1.05v. Now the card is running at 1050mhz, 57degree with 60% fan speed, cool and quiet. Before was 75 degree and 80% fan speed.
I'm satisfied now. :yes:"

I shouldn't have to use after burner or any other software to reduce the voltage..

Not acceptable on a BRAND NEW card

spixelspixel · 11 Apr 2013 at 19:44

almighty15 said:
I shouldn't have to use after burner or any other software to reduce the voltage..

Not acceptable on a BRAND NEW card

But you said you were going to flash the bios :confused:

It's better to test with afterburner first before flashing to another bios with lower voltage and then find the card is not stable with it..

Rusty0611 · 11 Apr 2013 at 19:46

Or you could just turn the voltage down with MSI AB?

almighty15 said:
I shouldn't have to use after burner or any other software to reduce the voltage..

Not acceptable on a BRAND NEW card

All flaming boost edition cards have a high stock voltage. SO IT IS ACCEPTABLE.

Don't get me wrong, those temperatures are high even for that voltage but to say it isn't acceptable to reduce the voltage using MSI AB is ludicrous. Especially when you're on about flashing a BIOS over the top.

almighty15 · 11 Apr 2013 at 19:49

spixelspixel said:
But you said you were going to flash the bios

It's better to test with afterburner first before flashing to another bios with lower voltage and then find the card is not stable with it..

BIOS is better because I don't ever have to reply on software to keep the card in check.

almighty15 · 11 Apr 2013 at 19:50

Rusty0611 said:
Or you could just turn the voltage down with MSI AB?

All flaming boost edition cards have a high stock voltage. SO IT IS ACCEPTABLE.

Don't get me wrong, those temperatures are high even for that voltage but to say it isn't acceptable to reduce the voltage using MSI AB is ludicrous. Especially when you're on about flashing a BIOS over the top.

Again, once BIOS is flashed it's done and don't have to reply on software that needs installing..

spixelspixel · 11 Apr 2013 at 19:55

almighty15 said:
BIOS is better because I don't ever have to reply on software to keep the card in check.

But wouldn't it be less of a headache to just try afterburner first? If you can get it stable with much less voltage then go ahead and flash the bios if thats what you want. What's the point of doing it if it will just make the card unstable! Personally though I'd return the card, as you can see on the first page it was advertised as topping out at 64-68 degrees with 50-55 percent fan.

almighty15 · 11 Apr 2013 at 20:56

spixelspixel said:
But wouldn't it be less of a headache to just try afterburner first? If you can get it stable with much less voltage then go ahead and flash the bios if thats what you want. What's the point of doing it if it will just make the card unstable! Personally though I'd return the card, as you can see on the first page it was advertised as topping out at 64-68 degrees with 50-55 percent fan.

Same Settings as before with the STALKER benchmark..

Completely stable, flashed it at 1.1v which is more then enough for 1100Mhz too

abs · 11 Apr 2013 at 22:58

almighty15 said:
Same Settings as before with the STALKER benchmark..

Completely stable, flashed it at 1.1v which is more then enough for 1100Mhz too

thats good news mate. hope you are happy with the card now. i wont be able to check my card until the morning. i have no idea how to flash the bios etc so will have to ask one of you guys to talk me through it.

**MSI HD 7950 TWIN FROZR III BOOST EDITION REVISION2 IN STOCK!!**

MSI HD 7950 TWIN FROZR III BOOST EDITION REVISION2 IN STOCK!!