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The HD 3870/50 Thread
- Thread starter HousERaT
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Use rivatuner to monitor clocks then boot up a game and exit. It will then show you what the clocks were when it was in the game.
HD 3870 watercooling
im planing to wc my hd 3870, would it be posebole to oc the gpu beyond 1ghz without hardmodding it?
this is the block I where keeping in mind:
http://www.thermaltake.com/product/Liguid/Upgrade/cl-w0088/cl-w0088.asp
im planing to wc my hd 3870, would it be posebole to oc the gpu beyond 1ghz without hardmodding it?
this is the block I where keeping in mind:
http://www.thermaltake.com/product/Liguid/Upgrade/cl-w0088/cl-w0088.asp
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No, you will need a voltage bump.
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ok i got 2 questions ....firstly i have a 3870 and it says on CCC that my stock memory clock is 1126 however on many places i have read that the memory clock for it is 2252....thats double the amount...whats the catch?
also on ocing....how do i modify the Bios and voltages.....i have a HIS 3870....and how shud i proceed with ocing the voltages and the bios?
I hope its not too much
also on ocing....how do i modify the Bios and voltages.....i have a HIS 3870....and how shud i proceed with ocing the voltages and the bios?
I hope its not too much
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Neji415: DDR. And if you're new to OC'ing, starting with small steps on your motherboard FSB is probably better than diving in to modding the BIOS on your video card
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I'm saying you don't sound like you've OC'd anything before, and modding a BIOS isn't necessarily the best place to start. You can OC the video card from CCC...
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ok...thnx.....anyway i intend to get the rampage Formula soon.......
So your memory is fine, it is doubled from what it says in CCC. These cards can run pretty hott, my 3850 use to get up to 90c and be fine but now i have the AC S1 and it doesnt go over 50c, lol. I wouldnt recommend you go that high but they can take a beating.
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Absolutely.
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I dont really think you need an S1. The stock cooler on the 3870s work very well, and from what I have seen around here, having the S1 doesnt give THAT much of a cooling difference to warrent the money spent.
Like others have said, these things can run hot. My suggestion is to get RivaTuner and just adjust the fan to whatever speed keeps it lower. I just have hot-keys set for when I play a game to adjust it. Granted it wont be as low as with an S1 on, but it still runs perfectly fine. I dont think mine goes over 70C and the temp in my room is usually 82F or higher. And I live in Arizona, so I should have the worst heat around.
Like others have said, these things can run hot. My suggestion is to get RivaTuner and just adjust the fan to whatever speed keeps it lower. I just have hot-keys set for when I play a game to adjust it. Granted it wont be as low as with an S1 on, but it still runs perfectly fine. I dont think mine goes over 70C and the temp in my room is usually 82F or higher. And I live in Arizona, so I should have the worst heat around.
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thanks for the advice man really appreciate it but the thing is the temps over here go up to 100F and thats right now...in June July they will go up to 110F.....currently my cards temps goes up to 80oC on load.....and i dunt like to have the fan at 100 percent speed because it gets hell loud....although i know the cards can take a lot of beating but why risk it ..right?
btw...have any of u had problems going above 850 core clock......because my card runs fine on 850 but as soon as i take it one step ahead the screen goes black? Do u think it could be due to the mobo?
btw...have any of u had problems going above 850 core clock......because my card runs fine on 850 but as soon as i take it one step ahead the screen goes black? Do u think it could be due to the mobo?
I have the reference cooler one card, and the heatpipe version cooler on my diamond card. I might get thermaltake duorbs for mine.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106112
As it is, both cards are about 75c on load stock, i think..
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Well as far as the 850 core goes, ya it seems to run fine, but most BIOSs on the cards dont go above 860 or some where close to that. Its something in the BIOS that doesnt work right, but I hear if you flash it you can get past that point. I havent flashed mine yet but I dont think I am since I dont play games with it OC'ed.
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ok so first of all what the hell is "flashing"...is it something to do with a camera
Flashing is where you re write the cards "genes", or how it operates. There is a cap for the core which some the these cards have and to go past it you need a different set of genes. Your memory should be showing up as 1125 and since its ddr, double data rate it is then doubled. So your all good.
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help
on the bios OC limit. you have to flash the bios. Now from the link you have provided the guy says it only works with the 3870, but what I just found out is the card I have the Gigabyte hd3870, from what i have read is my card uses the 3850 PCB and the 3870 GPU so will this bios update work for my card or what????
on the bios OC limit. you have to flash the bios. Now from the link you have provided the guy says it only works with the 3870, but what I just found out is the card I have the Gigabyte hd3870, from what i have read is my card uses the 3850 PCB and the 3870 GPU so will this bios update work for my card or what????
