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System Name | Project Evolv mATX V2 |
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Processor | 5800X3D |
Motherboard | ASRock B550M Steel Legend |
Cooling | AK400 Zero Dark Plus |
Memory | 32gb (4x8) G.SKILL 3200 C14 / 1T running at 3400 |
Video Card(s) | Sapphire 6800XT Nitro |
Storage | Samsung 980 pro NVMe 2TB |
Display(s) | Dual Samsung 27" G50A's |
Case | Phanteks Enthoo Evolv mATX in Silver |
Audio Device(s) | To many to list - generally a modified E-MU 0404 combined with a Project Ember for my desktop use |
Power Supply | Seasonic Prime Titanium 750W |
Software | Win 11 |
Ok well sucks, I finally pulled the trigger and picked up a 7970 this last week... however this V3.1 xfx black edition version I have - Bios date 5-21-12 is for sure voltage locked. Darn those guys... Tried everything, and every version of OC software. Close as I can get is to read the voltage at 1.175 however it never changes so I do not think that is accurate. I tried tonight to flash it to an earlier bios version that is listed on here dated 2-6-12 but it locked the card up... took a little to recover it to stock bios but nothing crazy and all back to normal. It is a total PCB revision which looks like their cheaper version with dual DVI - not the single DVI it was pictured as having.
Very irritated and of course wife jumped on the mail in rebate so I cannot return it without a ridiculous 25% re-stocking fee from tiger. And... she sent the rebate to corsair, and corsairs to xfx lol so yeah. What fun.
Any thoughts or advice on this?
Bios 015.016.000.001.000000
She overclocks OK... 1100/1700. Was surprised that performance kept increasing until 1700... no error correction drop so that was decent. Stuck pretty hard at 1100 though. Much past that and she artifacts bad.
Very irritated and of course wife jumped on the mail in rebate so I cannot return it without a ridiculous 25% re-stocking fee from tiger. And... she sent the rebate to corsair, and corsairs to xfx lol so yeah. What fun.
Any thoughts or advice on this?
Bios 015.016.000.001.000000
She overclocks OK... 1100/1700. Was surprised that performance kept increasing until 1700... no error correction drop so that was decent. Stuck pretty hard at 1100 though. Much past that and she artifacts bad.