Geforce 8k-9K Series Clubhouse

[tkpenalty]

It might be a hardware limitation too, tk.

Nah... I doubt it, the fact that voltage is controlled by the BIOS on the 8800s say a lot. This utility probably allows realtime control of the voltages instead (By some chip...but I doubt the chip is anything that we haven't seen on other brands of cards). They limit it because the VF830 doesn't really take that much voltage to knock temps up to around 70*C. My VF700ALCU Ver 1.0 Turboforce 8800 came @ 1.1v, the newer ones come at 1.05v and with Samsung memory... (*@(#&*@*#*@#). My card can do 1.05v without any hitches tho. Well just used the Zalman ramsinks on the 8800 instead of the AC ones. Afaik the AC ones didnt really do a good job...

Heres the link to the Gamer HUD:
http://www.giga-byte.com.au/Support/VGA/Driver_DownloadFile.aspx?FileType=Driver&FileID=3168

Its not a driver lol. 1.4v would be the max setting I'd put.

Did anyone notice solaris wasnt running at the standard res .

I ran at 320x240 for shits and giggles... 14937 WOOOT. I BROKE TEH 14K MARK.

 

[Solaris17]

whats the standard rez? i just run what it does automatically

 

[tkpenalty]

whats the standard rez? i just run what it does automatically

Standard rez is 1280x1024.

 

[Wile E]

whats the standard rez? i just run what it does automatically

I think I probably know why it did that. Uninstall the drivers for your monitor in Device Manager. Update it to use the MS standard plug and play monitor driver. That's what I had to do for my 19" widescreen for it to run properly.

 

[tkpenalty]

Gah, no luck overclocking the memory on this 8800. Max it will do is 950x2...@#)( Anything higher it artifacts like crazy when benchmarking. Seems like a overheating problem cause that quimonda gets bloody hot. Dedicated LCS for the GPU memory anyone?

I think the memory needs more cooling than the core!


Kidding, but I bet the combined heat output of the memory would be close to the heat output of the core...

What do you guys think of adding a thermal pad + plate to the rear of the memory chips? The rear of the ram gets too hot for my liking. (Well just might be the good thermal qualities of a 10 layer PCB at work though...)

 

[Wile E]

Gah, no luck overclocking the memory on this 8800. Max it will do is 950x2...@#)( Anything higher it artifacts like crazy when benchmarking. Seems like a overheating problem cause that quimonda gets bloody hot. Dedicated LCS for the GPU memory anyone?

I think the memory needs more cooling than the core!


Kidding, but I bet the combined heat output of the memory would be close to the heat output of the core...

What do you guys think of adding a thermal pad + plate to the rear of the memory chips? The rear of the ram gets too hot for my liking. (Well just might be the good thermal qualities of a 10 layer PCB at work though...)

Sort of off topic, but not really. A lot of the card with Qimonda ram actually clock higher when you do the "reverse" Vmem mod. AKA: lower Vmem.

 

[tkpenalty]

Sort of off topic, but not really. A lot of the card with Qimonda ram actually clock higher when you do the "reverse" Vmem mod. AKA: lower Vmem.

Are u serious? :S....that would explain why 1050 works in ATi Tool and not actually benching...

 

[Wile E]

Speaking of vmods, just finished doing the vmod to my Palit Super+ 1GB. 848/1053/2160 core/mem/shader in 3DMark Vantage possible now. On the stock cooler and 1.31V under load.

 

[ShadowFold]

Speaking of vmods, just finished doing the vmod to my Palit Super+ 1GB. 848/1053/2160 core/mem/shader in 3DMark Vantage possible now. On the stock cooler and 1.31V under load.

Hey, what are the best drivers for it? Thanks

 

[tkpenalty]

Hey, what are the best drivers for it? Thanks

I would say the 169.21 are the most stable imho...

 

[ShadowFold]

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_169.21.html

Those?

 

[Wile E]

I'm running 169.25. I stick to WHQL drivers only, to keep my 3DMark runs "official". I don't bother with the betas.

 

[Wile E]

Forgot to mention, 169.25 is Vista. I use 169.21 in XP.

 

[ShadowFold]

Nice so 169.21 it is! I gotta learn these nvidia driver code names. Are they similar to ATi's X.month?

 

[tkpenalty]

Nice so 169.21 it is! I gotta learn these nvidia driver code names. Are they similar to ATi's X.month?

Doubt it. They seem to go through version numbers (seems like they don't release many divers) So far the 17x.xx drivers have been non WHQL for AGES. I can understand why with the random issues that I get using them...

 

[ShadowFold]

Is WHQL like beta drivers?

 

[tkpenalty]

Is WHQL like beta drivers?

No. Drivers that have been verified by Microsoft to be stable. I've disabled it on my PC tho

 

[Wile E]

Is WHQL like beta drivers?

No, just the opposite. WHQL means Windows Hardware Quality Labs. They are considered stable releases.

 

[ShadowFold]

Do you guys recommend staying away from ones that arent WHQL certified?

 

[Wile E]

On 64bit OSes, yes.

 

[ShadowFold]

My new palit

 

[Squirrely]

Do you guys recommend staying away from ones that arent WHQL certified?

Yep on Vista x64, as Microsoft said a big no-no to non-signed drivers. Its a burden and a great thing they did. The drivers are safe...ish from bsod's caused from drivers, but they have to be signed for them to work (without alot of hassle).

Also, sweet card.

 

[ShadowFold]

Yea its been great! Its a beastly overclocker but I had to take the molex thing that was connected to the board out cause the backplate on it wont allow it to fit

 

[wolf]

might be getting an 8800 Ultra second hand at a good price to do my own comparisons between it and the 9800

 

[ShadowFold]

Nice! Good luck with it