This post has been edited by owikh84: May 26 2021, 02:24 PM

2x MSI GTX480 SLI @ 880/4400/1760

1920x1080
Everything : MAX
AF 4x
Vsync OFF

GTX480 (GPU1 as PhsX)
Intel i7 920 @ 4.5Ghz HT off
6GB RAM @ 2150Mhz
Windows 7 x64

Unigine Heaven 2

Dirt 2

Crysis

Stalker: Call of Pripyat

Just Cause 2

Far Cry 2

Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Metro 2033

3DMark Vantage

Batman: Arkham Asylum


This post has been edited by owikh84: Sep 5 2010, 09:51 AM

Mafia 2 Benchmarks

If you are having problems with PhysX please do as the followings:
1) Uninstall Physx from Control Panel.
2) Go to Mafia 2 folder in Steamapps folder and manually install the Physx SS in there.
3) Go to Nvidia control panel and set Physx mode to CPU only, hit apply, set Physx mode to auto and hit apply.

Interesting Review of Mafia 2 on Different Hardware Setups
Link

Tweaking PhysX Performance
Link

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2x MSI GTX480 @ 880/4400/1760

PhysX ON

PhysX OFF


1920x1080
Everything : MAX
AF 16x
Vsync OFF

2x GTX480 SLI @ 880/4400/1670 (GPU1 as PhsX)
Intel i7 920 @ 4.5Ghz HT off
6GB RAM @ 2150Mhz
Windows 7 x64

This post has been edited by owikh84: Sep 8 2010, 09:22 PM

3D Mark Vantage


Uniengine Heaven 2


Furmark


Batman AA

seems like capped to 60fps..huhu

This post has been edited by tech_frix: Sep 6 2010, 12:06 AM

turn off v-sync.
some times it didn't work u need to reset NV profile to default settings

Safe GTX480 temp?
You can go up to 110C no problem

This post has been edited by owikh84: Sep 4 2010, 10:19 AM

Owikh, can show me single GTX480 benchmark on BFBC2 for Stock vs. Overclock? Gonna need to see the min/average/max FPS as a reference

Here's my conservative OC attempt : Gigabyte GTX460 1gb OC (windforce dual-fan)

Stock core/shader/mem : 715/1430/3600mhz
VDDC stock idle/load : 0.875v/0.987v
Fan : Auto
Idle temperature (at core/shader/mem : 51/101/540mhz) : 36-40'c (non air-con, depending on weather)
Load temperature (gaming/benchmark @ 1680x1050): Up to 71'c
- Starcraft 2 : 63-64'c
- Heaven benchmark (DX11) : 70-71'c
- Battlefield bad company 2 : 71'c

3Dmark vantage at stock


Stress program : OCCT (GPU) 15 min (twice), 1680 x 1050, full screen, error check

Core/shader/mem : 715/1430/3600mhz (Stock)
VDDC : Stock
Load temperature : 80'c
Fan : Auto

Load temperature : 76'c
Fan : set to 100% above 70'c

Core/shader/mem : 715/1430/4006mhz
VDDC : Stock
Load temperature : 81'c
Fan : Auto (went up to 82% at 81'c)

OC stable at core/shader/mem : 785/1570/4006mhz
OC VDDC voltage idle/load : Stock
Load temperature : 83'c
Fan : Auto (went up to 88% at 83'c)




Could do normal gaming at core 830mhz but unigine benchmark will show minimal artifacts.....
At core 840mhz, gaming will cause the Nvidia driver to stop responding.....

At the moment, gonna run the card at stock. Not planning to OC 24/7.....

This post has been edited by kmarc: Sep 8 2010, 03:53 PM

that's a huge jump in temp for 70mhz core increase and 400mhz memory. maybe u should tone down a bit on the memory, and try clocking the core to 800mhz+

btw, what's your ambient temp? non air con room right?

This post has been edited by metsatsu: Sep 4 2010, 12:34 PM

The high temp due to OCCT la. I think at stock speed also quite high temp when stressed with OCCT. Can't remember how high, tonight will see what is the GPU temperature at stock during OCCT.

Will post up GPU temp when using MSI kombustor too. Lower temps but can't remember how much.....

Yeah, no aircon. Core max OC is 785mhz (with stock memory). At 792mhz, got 2 errors on OCCT.

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Added on September 4, 2010, 9:57 pmAlready updated my initial post. Difference in temperature stock vs OC is about 3'c.....

This post has been edited by kmarc: Sep 4 2010, 09:57 PM

@kmarc,do you change the thermal paste on GTX460??It shall help a bit on temperature

I have never removed a GC's heatsink before. I think should be quite simple but don't see the need for it as the temp for normal gaming is not so high like in OCCT.

Well,my temp drop 9 C on my GTX260 SOC when i did thermal paste change to Tuniq TX2
But could be due to other factor which i am not aware of

Wow! That's a lot! Makes my hands really itchy!!!

I always reapply TIM whenever buying new GC.
The stock TIM is not good & badly applied.
Just be careful when removing the cooler do not slip off the screw heads while unscrewing

This post has been edited by owikh84: Sep 5 2010, 10:04 AM

Results taken from my old album...

Battlefield: Bad Company 2
GTX480 @ stock
searching...

GTX480 @ 900/4800/1800


1920x1080
Everything : MAX
Vsync OFF

GTX480 PhysX ON
Intel i7 920 @ 4.5Ghz HT off
6GB RAM @ 2150Mhz
Windows 7 x64

This post has been edited by owikh84: Sep 5 2010, 10:06 AM

Arrrggghhh!!! I was already happy with my GC as it is.....

Maybe I'll do it next week after I receive my Thermalright Venomous X + Silverstone F12 (x2) fans.... (Still worried about it's performance compared to my current Xigmatek S1283.... )

Removing the GC's cooler and reappying the TIM won't void warranty right?

Any tips? Just unscrew and pull?

This post has been edited by kmarc: Sep 5 2010, 10:20 AM

Depends on brand. Some manufacturer put "warranty void if seal broken" sticker on the retention bracket but some don't.
If not mistaken Palit put this sticker.
Ur GayGay is ok to remove its cooler. Last time I even misplaced some of the screws and managed to RMA it successfully.

Well,if there are warranty void sticker,use a hair dryer to heat it up a bit,peel it off and stick it on an sticker paper Then you can keep for future RMA usage
Personally,never did this cause never meet had warranty void sticker on my gc before

Wah! Missing screws also can RMA ka?

Ok ok you've convinced me. Will reapply the TIM soon.... maybe even today!!!

I see. Thx for the tips! Have to go back to check whether there is any warranty sticker or not. I think not.

Hmm, from my exprience buying GC, there is no void warranty on em'. Like Xpertvision, HIS & Gecube..