MSI Afterburner 2.2.0 Beta 10 (2012-01-06)

So I guess I got a lower binned chip.
I has a sad.

 

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Here is one of my MSI7970, what does this mean?

2.2.0 Beta 11

 

66% Quality? am i right with calculating?

 

Here is a result from my xfx black 7970, using 2.2.0 Beta 11
Will post my msi 7970 results on Thursday.

 

See post 131... 2670 = 1.1750V

Your math looks good to me.

 

My XFX Black Edition comes up as 00002c90. I thought these were supposed to be the best of the best cores?
Mind you, I have no problems with overlocking to 1125/1575 at all.

 

Default voltage 1.112V

 

Because i wonder how many chips of which quality are around i made a Poll in google Docs.

if you HD7970 Owner would be so kind and take a few minutes

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...mkey=dFZBSFNvSkxmVklmNjI2dVduck00QWc6MQ#gid=0


edit: Summary of the Poll can be found here








Edit:

Hei Unwinder, do you have any idea what's THAT supposed to be ? 0000000 in regsitry!

 

Yeah I haven't seen one either.
You're probably right; Ati has used lower voltage/lower clocks for their dual boards to fit TDP limits.

Also people shoudn't be going crazy about not having a low VID card. Most of the cards seem to reach similar clocks, anyway, and OVP limits the Vid overvolt to +125mv. Just the low VID card will do 1200-1225 mhz at 1175 mv and thus run cooler, while the high Vid card will need 1225-1275mv. Good for people who don't like high speed fan noisy fan.

LN2 users going for world records might not be happy about the OCP/OVP though, since they'll gladly pour 1.5v on a card....(and they're responsible enough to know how to cool the vrm's)

 

Did you stop to consider that if you had a 1.05v "Best core" card, and you couldn't use more than 1100 mhz on the core with the CCC, without crashing and artifacts, that you would be screaming bloody murder, scam, :banana: core, and what not, if you didn't have AB or Trixx to tweak with yet?

Please think about that.

As it currently stands, the BEST cores to use if you want to use CCC and only CCC, are the high VID ones. Precisely the one you have. And precisely what XFX expects you to use (marketing FTW).

So don't complain.

Just wait for Sapphire to release the Toxic edition ones, probably with higher or removed OVP limits....wonder what sort of volts they will need to push 1325 stock on the cores...

 

Just got my HIS 7970, ran MSIafterburner.exe /rr174 000036a0
Default voltage in afterburner says 1049mv?

 

Right. Your default VID is 1.050v. At load, the voltage will be less than that due to vdroop (something we've had on CPU's since Socket 478 days).

You can try going to max CCC settings, but if you crash or artifact, you will need to raise the voltage. Try 1.12v or 1.175v. You will NOT be able to put more than 1.175v into your card.

 

and those are my defaults



what i have to select in "graphics processor type"?

Thanks in advance

 

i notice that in gpuz my voltage doesnt go higher than 1.17 even if i put in afterburner 1.25, it is a limit of my card?

anyway with 1.17 i'm stable at 1200mhz

 

ah thanks for the tip, the measuring with afterburner is accurate? (ok sry i'll read the whole thread)

one other thing if i can ask.... what do you think is the max safe voltage on air for the 7970 (daily use)?