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which 670?

hardkore

hardkore

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Hey guys

I've got a budget of £290-£310 for a 670. Quite keen on the MSI twin frozr power edition. Anyone have any experience with one?

I was going to get a evga ftw but put off by the reference cooler even if it is a 680 cooler.

I WILL be overclocking :)
 
What's this about over volting? Never heard of that in any reviews? I know the evga is faster out the box but how high can it clock before the temps get too high and the fan goes mental?

Either the msi , slightly slower but cooler or evga faster but hotter? In reality between the two stock there can only be 3-4 fps difference surely?
 
Just read an article on it over at toms hardware. I think MSI are redesigning it and releasing the new ones next month. Might just bite the bullet and get one. Do you think my PSU be up to the job?
 
Cleeecooo said:
This'd be my choice:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-170-MS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=2294

Cheapest non ref and it's a great brand! :D

The 7970 version is a little too noisy for my liking, but still much quieter than a reference design. These coolers keep the card cool as hell!

E: Your PSU is fine :)
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That's the one! No price/competitor hinting please!

Good good MSI it is. My 460 will be relieved. Had it running 915mhz core and 2020mhz memory for about 2 years :p
 
Just ordered a MSI power edition. Always bought mid range cards ( x800gto, 4850, 460) and looking forward to some higher end performance. Dead excited :D
 
OCPete said:
Is looks really that important?

Where is your PC base unit?

How often do you look in the window (if it has one)?

Can you even see the card from where you sit normally?:p
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Looks aren't that important. I can't see it normally either :p

My original budget was £250 Max then went up to £300. I know the wind force is only another £20 but where do you stop? :)
 
Just wondering, when I install the 670 do I need to reinstall drivers or anything? Running the latest nvidia drivers at the minute.
 
OK, I've got my 670 in and totally stock my score in 3dmark11 is 9722 graphics score. Is that OK?

Core boost is at 1202mhz and memory boost is at 3042. No added tweaking, that's straight out the box. Max temp after the test was 60c on auto fan profile.

Any tips on over clocking it? I've got the latest version of afterburner.
 
Now managed a gfx score of 10238 with +83 on the core and +150 on the memory. Anymore than +85 on the core causes my drivers to crash. Will try and push the memory about more tomorrow.

Core boost now gets to 1285mhz and memory 3151mhz. Temps never exceed 55c with the fan on 50%.

Talk to me :D is any of this good?
 
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setter said:
Overclocks on the 670 series are like a lottery tbh, i got pretty lucky with my windforce, clocks to +130 on core, memory at +770, clock speeds in heaven of 1320mhz, 7586mhz. Heaven stable, but i back both down 10mhz for games and havent had a problem yet.
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That's an insane overclock :O

Yea I'm running 2.2.3 of AB mikeo. What safe jumps in voltages should I use for the core? Just a matter of watching temps?

I'd like a +100 on the core if I could. I noticed my 3dmark score benefits a lot more from core tweaking but I'll try +200 on the memory in the morning :) cheers for the help guys. Love this card!
 
Right, I'm stuck on +85 on the core. Any more and I get a driver crash on the 3rd 3dmark11 test. I've even added +60 mV to the core and can't get it to stay at 90 or beyond :(

Memory however I've got to +650 which is giving me a boost clock of 7,298mhz :D Still going strong at 61c load. Downloading heaven and see what's what.
 
mikeo said:
Re- core clock... that's the way it goes sometimes. What you've got already is pretty good.

Just remember to check that the memory speed bumps are actually making a +ve difference (as per comment in my previous post).
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Just wanted to hit the magic 1300 but I'll settle for 1285! Yea the scores are still going up in 3dmark. The last graphics score was 10434. Every +50 on the memory is netting me circa ~30 points.
 
My card is now 100% stable. I had to reign in the memory boost abit to 7008MHz but that's still good. Time to play some games :D
 
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