I just got myself the Galaxy 8800GT 512MB and manage to achieve around 14,700 3dmark06 755/1887/1030 on E8200@4Ghz. Btw, I removed the stock cooler and mod it with an old Thermaltake Typhoon + YS Tech fan, Thermaltake RAM sicks and did the vMem mod.

I need to test further and see what's the best OC I can get out of this

vincentlaw, I'll re-run the test and post online so you guys can see it.

ben_panced, the max. I can get from that card is 1.25V (measured with multi-meter). I still need a vGPU mod to go higher than that. Galaxy uses Samsung and I had memory volts at 2.15V. I still need to test how far I can go

Default vGPU should be around 1.1V but this card gives 1.25V BUT it's still not enough I'm still waiting for some chaps over at Xtreme to come up with a vGPU mod. Anyway, here are some pictures as promised:













My idle is around 42-44C in an air-cond room and highest is around 55-57C with 3dmark06/ATI Tool. I'm not sure if the score or temps are good as I've been totally out of the graphics card scene for a while. The last time I used 3dmark was the 2001 version Anyway, I can't seem to post my results online after my 3dmark06 run? The site is too slow.

It is very very noisy, max speed is around 7,200rpm and a leftover from my overclocking days (originally fitted to a Thermaltake Volcano II) I don't have a good fan for now so I mounted this instead and had it right onto my Zalman fan controller.

The airflow is straight down and it produces very strong air - just like those Vizo Windstorm. Nevertheless, most of the time it's running around 20%-25% only.

It's connected to the fan controller and running 20-25% would give you only a tiny buzzing sound It's my 12cm fan which is making louder noise than this little one. I'm playing C&C with that 3dmark settings and GPU temp is around 48-49C

vincentlaw, I've told you it's connected to a fan controller Maybe you want to try using one to know how it functions and btw, there's no silent yet good performance fan. There's normally a trade off.

ben_panced, ATI Tool is below 60C load as I'm in an aircond room. I mod it and the HSF is mounted via screws with proper washers to prevent the PCB from getting damaged.

Yes, I do know after market cooler could be better especially Thermalright ones but I'm modding the HSF out of my interest and most of all, it's FREE in a way as I don't have to buy something new. Nevertheless, it's not meant to encourage people to do what I'm doing I'm just purely sharing what I've done.

OC4/3, What is orb? I just overclocked the core/shader/memory and everything else is left at default (including DirectX/OpenGL settings)

overclockalbert, thanks but I believe if the cooler has a larger surface then it would be better. I notice the different designs between CPU coolers VS GPU coolers I'll stick with this for a while and see what else I can do.

I started playing some 3D games so I bought the card

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Added on March 8, 2008, 8:48 pmOk, that's interesting I'll try to register one but the other day when I try to upload, the site is too slow.

This post has been edited by clawhammer: Mar 8 2008, 08:48 PM

I'm too old for MSN I do have one but I don't really turn it on and office network blocks MSN
I tried more than 3 times the other and I gave up.

I apologize but I can't share the serial number My intention is just to share what I obtained for my 8800GT and not to run for the top score.

I was just kidding, don't be so serious In fact I'm not sure but I seldom use IM these days and even when office allows Skype, I don't turn it on.
I posted the screenshot a few days ago so I suppose you can check 2-3 pages earlier and it'll be there.

55C is a very good temp. What software are you using to stress test the GPU?

Is your system stable at that speed? Sometimes if it's not stable, you get a lower score. My E8200 @ 4.01Ghz gives +/- 14920 3dmarks.

These graphics card can get very hot and 75C isn't a good number so you might want to invest on 3rd party cooler?

When it's too hot, it'll get unstable. Why not you get the temp reading from softwares instead of touching with your hand? It can also be the memory overheating.

I don't think it's a bottleneck. Please don't just install the drivers directly without removing everything you had previously. It's always best to do a fresh Windows install + drivers.

Maybe it's the drivers? I'm not sure too.

From what I read, it should be 1.1V max if done via softmod. Anything higher, you need to solder.

When it gets too hot, unstable then you'll be getting artifacts.