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problem with msi afterburner!

chris-82

chris-82

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okay well i had my graphics card (ocuk 6850hd) set to 930/1130 on saphire trixx but on msi afterburner i can only get to 850 max on the core and am not able to change the voltage(even when unlocked) is there a reason for this? can i do anything to sort this?
i have tried 2.1 and also 2.2 beta (which im currently using)

ive only gone back to afterburner as i like the fact u can have all the data and fps and screenshots and video capture plus it seems to be the most favoured on here.

thankyou chris
 
thanks for the info jerry64
after reading it i opened the file with free file viewer and cannot edit the documnent at all so cannot do the things that thread u linked me too says to!

am i just being a moron or?...hahaha
 
Sorry to jump into your thread Chris but I thought posting a similar query here is better than making a new thread.

I read that MSI warranty is included in anything you do within the limits of afterburner, yet the text you have to paste in suggests that overvolting within afterburner limits is not part of the warranty.

I am assuming that "will not support" means no warranty anyway, is that right or does it just mean they won't offer you advice but your still warranty covered?

I want to overclock my 7950 the best I can on afterburner but not if increasing voltage ruins my warranty?

My thanks to anyone who can clarify this for me.
 
Afterburner sets a default safe profile for overclocking your card within set parameters without pushing it to far, by doing what has been posted in here you are going beyond the afterburner set limits so you are pushing the card beyond there recommend limits,I haven't touched volts and from what I gather that is what kills the cards as it create's heat which is the ultimate killer for cpu's and gpu's.

Can you kill cards by pushing the levels too high without voltage changes and heat being okay? Or is it a matter of them crashing and you having to back them down to stable levels and causing no harm?(this is what I understand it to be)

This is only what I gather from it but I'm sure a more knowledgable and experienced person will post in here and tell you and me!
 
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chris-82 said:
Afterburner sets a default safe profile for overclocking your card within set parameters without pushing it to far, by doing what has been posted in here you are going beyond the afterburner set limits so you are pushing the card beyond there recommend limits.
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I see, that was not what I wanted, good thing afterburner didn't work when I edited it. I changed it back immediately.

My problem was that the voltage bar was not working but I read that the 2.1 version does not support voltage control on 7900 cards. I downloaded a 2.2 beta and it works now, bingo.

I trust your second paragraph is right chris as Kombustor crashed on me a fair few times yesterday at stock voltage.
 
To be honest there seems to be a lot of movement from there max settings and to when it actually crashes take my 6850 for example (this is with no voltage changes) Msi stops the core clock at 830
But when unlocked it happily runs at 930 has gone higher(i found this out with saphire trixx as it allowed me to go a lot higher) so im not sure how much more i would get clock wise and performance wise by adding voltage in the mix but shows u how far u can push them and im pretty sure they underclock them espically with the new cards.

When your overclock is crashing on stock volts it means u either have to back off the clocks or use the voltage to stabilise the overclock (obviously will only go so far before damaging the card and creating a lot of heat) mine hits 60c underload which is absolutely safe I hear over 80 is when u start worrying!

There is a thread on here that has people posting up there results of overclocks and voltage changes on there 7900 series if u wanted to do this personally I would take the average volt uppage and clocking settings lower it slightly for peace of mind and enjoy I hear there is a lot of potential for overclocking in the 7800 and 7900 series so lots of performance to be gained if u would notice it is another question entirely.......
 
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Well not ever Gpu will clock the same as you have probs already read, i have a 5850 which is just over 2 half years old now @ 900/1200 1.21v 24/7 for all that time.
will do 960/1240 1.28v. but thats only for short benching. just volts under 1.3 should be ok am sure if thats wrong someone else will correct me.
 
Thanks jerry for te reply regarding volt usage.
Can anyone confirm some of things in this thread to be true or?..
Regarding not damaging card through overclocking without volt usage and what's safe to use 24/7 basically what's been written in this thread any knowledge input would he much appreciated
 
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