Geforce 8k-9K Series Clubhouse

[wolf]

cheers I pretty much consider myself a collector at this point, the cards arent worth selling when theyre old, so you mayaswell keep them and reminisce i have a graveyard of old ones and heaps that still work all lined up for memorabilia

 

[ShadowFold]

Anyone else have a PALiT 8800GT 1gb? Thats about as high as I can get mine Mem wise. 1000mhz I got artifacts. 955 I get artifacts after a few mins but 951mhz seems to be my limit. Im not even done with the core yet

 

[wolf]

the mem on my 8800GT never liked 1000mhz, it really likes either 950, or 972 (1944) depending on core overclocks, however your 1gb version may have different ram.

and with good cooling and stock volts she was good for 760/1836

 

[Wile E]

Anyone else have a PALiT 8800GT 1gb? Thats about as high as I can get mine Mem wise. 1000mhz I got artifacts. 955 I get artifacts after a few mins but 951mhz seems to be my limit. Im not even done with the core yet

I have the 1GB Super+. My mem will do 1000MHz 24/7, and 1053 for benching. Mine are Samsung 1ns chips tho. Others have Elipeda I believe (can't remember exactly tho.)


When you get brave enough, ask me for the voltmod info for the core, and I'll give it to you. Mines voltmodded and watercooled now, and I can bench Vantage at 950/2367/1053 core/shader/mem. 900/2268/1053 for 3DMark06.

 

[wolf]

confirmed, i will have an 8800Ultra all of my own tomorrow morning to start some comparison benchies on. got a relatively good deal too, but im not fussed about the price, like i say, im a collector, ill buy it just to have it gfx cards are my passion atm

 

[Delepitor]

been there done that

had my 8800 Ultra mine cost $700

 

[Mussels]

8800GT and 8800GTX for moi... both OC'd.

many many pages in this clubhouse yet i never knew it was here

 

[wolf]

its a MSI oc edition, so 660mhz core 2300mhz mem, get it an approx 12 hours

 

[Psychoholic]

I'd like to join da club.. BFG 9800GTX 810/2000/2400 every day clocks, 850/2100/2490 Bench clocks.

 

[tkpenalty]

*Tkpenalty gives this thread a kick*

The lack of new products is starting to kill my clubhouse....

 

[Widjaja]

I've noticed your two clubhouses have been quite dead lately.

Strangley I have seen more people asking about 8800 series issues at places like bjorn3D and of all places yahoo answers!?

ROFL.

Also.
Is the XFX the only brand which has 8800GTs with locked fan speeds?
This is what people are generally complaining about.
Either locked at 100% or 29%.

 

[ShadowFold]

Yea those cheap ones that look like a 7900 series fan? They are locked, 3pin fan connector = no control of its speed.

I am really enjoying my 8800GT. It oc's really well and was a noticeable improvement over my 3850. Definantly gonna go Nvidia/PALiT from now on unless AMD ATi releases a killer budget monster next time im in the market..

 

[MKmods]

woo hoo... finally got my passive cooled 9600s to 13K
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=6744130

(cool part is its on a Biostar 570, 8X on the PCI-Es)

 

[tkpenalty]

Wow...so thats where they went. 9600GSO looks like something thats actually worth it, the reference design sports a shorter PCB versus the 9600GT/8800GT. Looks very cheap too.

Remember guys, this is a support clubhouse! Any help you need in relations to the 8/9 series may be asked for here.

 

[Widjaja]

Yea those cheap ones that look like a 7900 series fan? They are locked, 3pin fan connector = no control of its speed.

I am really enjoying my 8800GT. It oc's really well and was a noticeable improvement over my 3850. Definantly gonna go Nvidia/PALiT from now on unless AMD ATi releases a killer budget monster next time im in the market..

There's actually a whole wad of later revision 8800GTs from XFX which do not have variable fan control including my card which has the Zalman VF830 as stock.

But mine keeps respectable temperatures and remains very quiet all of the time.

But yes I did notice the XFX 8800GTs with the 7900GS cooler.
There's one peron at bjorn3D complaing about his since it's locked at 29% and artifacting.
Looking at my PCB I saw the outline of the 7900GS looking cooler which makes me think that is the reference cooler and not the cooler which covers the whole card.

 

[tkpenalty]

There's actually a whole wad of later revision 8800GTs from XFX which do not have variable fan control including my card which has the Zalman VF830 as stock.

But mine keeps respectable temperatures and remains very quiet all of the time.

But yes I did notice the XFX 8800GTs with the 7900GS cooler.
There's one peron at bjorn3D complaing about his since it's locked at 29% and artifacting.
Looking at my PCB I saw the outline of the 7900GS looking cooler which makes me think that is the reference cooler and not the cooler which covers the whole card.

Afaik, VF830s lack the third fan sensor wire, thus VF830 equipped cards lack any form of fan control. They aren't really quiet....

 

[Widjaja]

Afaik, VF830s lack the third fan sensor wire, thus VF830 equipped cards lack any form of fan control. They aren't really quiet....

The VF830 is quiet to me because I'm comparing it to my Sapphire X1950pro reference cooler on max load.

If I compare it to my Gigabyte 7600GS it loud but thats because the 7600GS used a silent heatsink.

 

[tkpenalty]

lol! I see. I honestly would stay away from anything under a VF1000 from Zalman, I found out in a rather rattling way that the VF900CU is unable to do a good job, doing as badly as the VF700ALCU due to the heatpipe saturation at low fan speed... The temps shot up, had to reboot the PC.

I think I should make a recommended coolers list. Heres one now, for G9x GPUs. (Also applies for 8600s and under).

Note that recommendation are based on price/performance ratio, please read reviews of them.

Arctic Cooling AcceleroS1 (revA) + any 80/92/120mm of your choice.
This cooler is dirt cheap. While it is somewhat ginourmous for a cooler the price and performance offered at this pricerange is simply something that must not be overlooked. The cooler works efficiently, just note you will need moving air as it is a passive cooler. Any cheap low RPM fan can do the job, or a set of turbo modules which cost less than $10 most cases. I’d recommend this for all the 8 and 9 series (except the 8800GTX/8800GTS 640/320 of course…) Priced @ around $30 @ Newegg, $40 ish if you add the TMs

Personal comment: If you are able to add a 120mm fan that sits after the HDDs and before the GPU or already have one, like in the antec sonata III, you won’t need to add any TMs/extra fans on the cooler. I’d grab a set of ramsinks for the VRM phases as well.

Thermalright HR-03GT + 92mm fan – Performance… it wins hands down. Very pricey however-around a VF1000. Can’t find decent pricing for it…Ironically even though Thermalright is based in the US, Newegg doesn’t stock their full array of products. Boo.

Thermalright V2 + 80mm fan.
Really small cooler, that costs around a VF900CU, doesn’t ship with a fan unfortunately. However the performance bests the VF1000, according to some reviews. I’d chuck on a half height 80mm fan to make use of the extremely thin profile of it. same story as above…

Zalman VF1000
Great cooler, problem is the price-its almost two times more expensive than an acceleroS1. However needed if you have a 8800GTX/Older GTS320/640. Priced @ around $50, @ Newegg. Expect prices to be higher elsewhere.

VF900CU
This is somewhat pushing it, not much better than the VF830 that ships with a large number of 8800GTs. Only put it here since it’s a popular cooler, performance is nowhere near the others and it costs more than the Accelero@ $35 for the LED version @ newegg.

I think I shall lap the AcceleroS1's base to give it a mirror finish. I want to see how it performs with the same quality finish as the other coolers, as it evidently has a rough looking finish in contrast. I mean the VF900, VF1000, V2, and HR-03 GT all have a perfectly flat/mirror finish!

 

[Widjaja]

I'm unsure what the base of my VF830 is made from.
Polished Aluminium?

Definitley not copper.

 

[tkpenalty]

I'm unsure what the base of my VF830 is made from.
Polished Aluminium?

Definitley not copper.

Anodised aluminium, copper heatpipes and anodised staggered fins. Basically a cut down VF1000 made from el-cheapo materials. It has way more surface area afaik compared to the VF900CU so it performs around the same. Also note, aluminium transfers heat faster than copper (at smaller amounts however).

For heatpipe coolers, copper doesn't make much of a difference versus aluminium for the fins as the fins only serve to dissipate heat. Copper fins require more airflow to perform well due to it storing more heat...

 

[oli_ramsay]

http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/7fafr/

Any1 got the inno3d 8800gt 512MB with wind edition cooler? And if so, did you manage to get better clocks than this (666/1620/950)?

Seems I'm just unlucky and got one of the "lower" binned ones. IN fact it's not even stable while playing track mania at these clocks, have to lower gpu to 640 :O

 

[tkpenalty]

http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/7fafr/

Any1 got the inno3d 8800gt 512MB with wind edition cooler? And if so, did you manage to get better clocks than this (666/1620/950)?

Seems I'm just unlucky and got one of the "lower" binned ones. IN fact it's not even stable while playing track mania at these clocks, have to lower gpu to 640 :O

Unlucky, yes. RMA the card, as the core might have more issues with it. If the card does not run at the clocks it ships and, and requires downclocking, don't screw around with it and send it back. A lot of people make an honestly idiotic mistake of not RMAing their cards and end up voiding the warranty through means such as flashing.

666/1620/950 is a really low OC for stock voltage, my 8800GT runs on dropped voltage and does 700/1720/920.

EDIT: Afaik the wind edition doesn't come with a temp monitoring chip, the core of that 8800 must be frying if you can only clock that high. Rma first, and then change the cooler if necessary.

I'd get a refund if I were you and grab a 8800GT from Gigabyte

 

[oli_ramsay]

It runs fine at stock clocks, which are (600/1500/900). I've worked out how to get the temp chip to work and it's never gone over 70C. I've already done the voltmod BIOS flash and go no extra OC what so ever.

I don't think that I can RMA it on the ground that it doesn't OC well though hehe. I guess I just got a bad batch or something. I'll probably sell it when the new 4000 series ATi and GT200 nvidia cards come out next month. Guess I better start saving lol.

 

[tkpenalty]

It runs fine at stock clocks, which are (600/1500/900). I've worked out how to get the temp chip to work and it's never gone over 70C. I've already done the voltmod BIOS flash and go no extra OC what so ever.

I don't think that I can RMA it on the ground that it doesn't OC well though hehe. I guess I just got a bad batch or something. I'll probably sell it when the new 4000 series ATi and GT200 nvidia cards come out next month. Guess I better start saving lol.

Oh. Thats fine then, then yeah bad batch... oh well.

 

[Mussels]

bios volt mod may help with those clocks ramsay