Just so you know, the two cant really be compared.
Looks like you were running in a window (hence unusual resolution size)
EDIT: Beaten
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Just so you know, the two cant really be compared.
Looks like you were running in a window (hence unusual resolution size)
EDIT: Beaten
Add me to that list too, luckily enough some guys on here got their card before me and commented on the parcel tape over the serial, managed to slowly peel off the tape.
The msi OC card seems to have a nice out of the box boost
Soldato
OCUK really need to sort this. I would actually not buy product from a shop with careless packaging. Gibbo (I think) mentioned this had been passed onto the warehouse manager, so disappointing it seemingly hasn't been rectified.
Man of Honour
Yeah and I asked before I ordered as well if it had been sorted and I was told on the original thread yes it had and they'd be packed in the best way possible, yeah right!!
Oh while I remember, here are some pics of the Windforce being taken apart and waterblock fitted 
Looking out of place in an 800D:
The easiest HSF to be removed ever, held on with 4 screws:
Direct contact heatpipes, GB seem to like their TIM:
PCB and chip before cleaning, the small heatsink to the right gets removed too:
Cleaned up and thermal pads added, this part was a nightmare:
The finished article:
Looking out of place in an 800D:
The easiest HSF to be removed ever, held on with 4 screws:
Direct contact heatpipes, GB seem to like their TIM:
PCB and chip before cleaning, the small heatsink to the right gets removed too:
Cleaned up and thermal pads added, this part was a nightmare:
The finished article:
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pgi and the rest of GB WF owners
did you have problems mounting the card to case? ie the 2 screw holes not reaching the holes in the case
I had to push the card to make the holes align properly. Now Im getting slightly paranoid that it might cause problems. my case is HAF X
did you have problems mounting the card to case? ie the 2 screw holes not reaching the holes in the case
I had to push the card to make the holes align properly. Now Im getting slightly paranoid that it might cause problems. my case is HAF X
This was actually by far the easiest card I've ever screwed into a case as it doesn't use the traditional hooks, it uses some oversized holes, I'm sure I read a while back there was a defective batch of HAF X cases that made it hard for the PCI brackets to screw in...
Edit: my birthday in 40 mins
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This was actually by far the easiest card I've ever screwed into a case as it doesn't use the traditional hooks, it uses some oversized holes, I'm sure I read a while back there was a defective batch of HAF X cases that made it hard for the PCI brackets to screw in...
Edit: my birthday in 40 mins
oh god this will be a nightmare if my haf x is really one of the defective batches
do you reckon that it will cause problems to the card later on?
happy birthday btw!
I wouldn't think so, if it is overly tight, there are 3 screws that hold on the metal 'Gigabyte' plate on the side of the card, the closest one to the I/O plate actually retains the I/O plate, you could try slackening that off slightly, it may give a little more leeway to get the card to sit a little better.
iirc the defect was something to do with the motherboard stand-off spacing, it was a mm or so out, check this and see if it stands out as your problem.
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You have got to be kidding me?
I can't believe after bringing this to their attention that this shoddy service is still going on!Well that's enough for me now, i won't be buying anything but inexpensive items from OCuk anymore! Motherboards, Graphics cards etc will be bought elsewhere.
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yep mine is slightly similar to the first pic but not that far away from the case screw hole
only thing that baffles me is I didnt have the problem with 4870 and 7970 so i thought it was down to the gb wf 670
only thing that baffles me is I didnt have the problem with 4870 and 7970 so i thought it was down to the gb wf 670
Caporegime
I get this with any gpu in my old eclipse 62 case, i have to push the back panel of the case, (slide out mobo tray) to get the holes to line up.
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Why 3Dmark 11 score is so low 
Boost 1312MHz, CPU 4.6 GHz - score 9838
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/407/asusgtx6703dmark1111031.jpg/
Boost 1312MHz, CPU 4.6 GHz - score 9838
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/407/asusgtx6703dmark1111031.jpg/
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sorry my bad, dunno wtf happened with the res.
but changed the settings and re-ran Heaven againresults:
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i hope your going to stick the backplate on that card! 
Soldato
Adaptive v-sync is a pretty cool feature,
Ridge Racer Unbounded,
Without adaptive v-sync - GPU usage around 97%, temps hitting 77c, Fan @ 59%
With adaptive v-sync on - GPU usage around 48%, temps hitting 53c and wait for it.........fan @ 12% lol
12%
I don't think I ever realised before today that capping framerates lowered temps so much, it seems pretty obvious now but before I was in "must have the most frames" mindset but there really is no point in rendering frames above the refresh rate.
One thing good about these Asus cards is if you can keep the temps down they are completely inaudible even in a passive system because the fan runs so low.
Ridge Racer Unbounded,
Without adaptive v-sync - GPU usage around 97%, temps hitting 77c, Fan @ 59%
With adaptive v-sync on - GPU usage around 48%, temps hitting 53c and wait for it.........fan @ 12% lol
12%
I don't think I ever realised before today that capping framerates lowered temps so much, it seems pretty obvious now but before I was in "must have the most frames" mindset but there really is no point in rendering frames above the refresh rate.
One thing good about these Asus cards is if you can keep the temps down they are completely inaudible even in a passive system because the fan runs so low.
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Oh while I remember, here are some pics of the Windforce being taken apart and waterblock fitted
Looking out of place in an 800D:
The easiest HSF to be removed ever, held on with 4 screws:
Direct contact heatpipes, GB seem to like their TIM:
PCB and chip before cleaning, the small heatsink to the right gets removed too:
Cleaned up and thermal pads added, this part was a nightmare:
The finished article:
Not to sound a little pedantic but why did you go for the Windforce if you were gonna WB it? Is it much easier to remove HSFs on non-reference cards?
Soldato
The Windforce uses a GTX 680 compatible PCB so water blocks fit it, there's none for the reference GTX 670 PCB yet.
Packaging Issues
Please can those who have mentioned about the problems with packing post in the Customer Service section of the forums.
I would like to have your order numbers and if you have pictures that would be great thank you. I need to find out who is doing this in the warehouse, so I can have a word with them and ensure this does not happen. Thank you.
Please can those who have mentioned about the problems with packing post in the Customer Service section of the forums.
I would like to have your order numbers and if you have pictures that would be great thank you. I need to find out who is doing this in the warehouse, so I can have a word with them and ensure this does not happen. Thank you.