XFX 7950GT OC'ing

[Mathersalan]

How much do yall think I could oc this thing using the standard heatsink and a VGA pci fan cooling it?

 

[splat]

as much as it will let you *rimshot*

 

[Mathersalan]

heh I guess that would be true!

 

[False Christian]

Not much, IMHO. I have 2 BFG GeForce 7950GTs in SLI mode but I can't get back 600 for the core. But, the RAM overclocks quite nicely to at least 1600.

Good luck and have fun!

 

[68Injunhed]

My BFG 7950 runs 630/800 with a Zalman cooler.

 

[Mycobacteria]

I have BFG 7950GT, I cant get it past 580 for the core.

Do you guys use n Tune to oc your GPUs?

 

[splat]

i use coolbits. you can find it at guru3d.com

 

[ChinStrap]

i use riva tuner, you can find it at guru3d.com

 

[splat]

riva tuner is quality.

 

[ChinStrap]

coolbitzz is quality.

 

[LeAd_Poisoning]

Those VGA pci fans tend to reduce temperatures by 5-10 degrees. It depends on your average case temperatures and ventilation. Its probably better to get a third party custom cooler and fit it to the card

 

[ctrl_alt_del_]

is it the passive cooled version?

 

[Nandro]

I got the Evga super KO edition and it clocked at 680/820, pretty much making it equal within a few points to my 7900GTO at 700/800. Maybe paying for those pre overclocked cards does help as it was probably a cherry picked core.

 

[ctrl_alt_del_]

650/800 on my XFX 7950GT - its the passive kind with a quiet fan on top.

 

[Jetster220]

Ive not been able to get my eVGA7950GT past 615/725 before it starts getting to warm. My temps are like 77C load, I can go higher but not for long before I get artifacts from the ram overheating or the core and itll lock up. I think my case isnt ventilated enough, its a mATX.

 

[splat]

ew. micro atx. yeah, bad ventilation is the culprit, i would say

 

[Jetster220]

Yea, After playing a good long run of FEAR I realized I needed to crank it back farther to 610 on the core and the max temp was 84C. Gotta find a way to pull more air through this thing.

 

[someone1029]

What cooling do you have for it, and if you are still on stock cooling I would recomend the Thermalright HR-03.