7950GT Question

[someone1029]

I am looking at buying a 7950GT, most probably an XFX, but i have noticed that they make a few different models [550Mhz up to 610Mhz]. are these clock speeds done by bios or ae the chips physicaly altered???

 

[blitzkrieg1110]

The chips themselves are not physically altered. If you are in the market for a 7950GT get the cheapest XFX (if thats what your leaning towards) and overclock it yourself. Most of the time you will get the same if not better clock speeds than the "OC" models of the cards.

 

[someone1029]

cheers, i thought that might be the case, but just making sure.

 

[Mycobacteria]

610 is decent factory OC!

I can only OC my BFG 7950GT to 600 on the core and 775 on the mem

 

[Jetster220]

Ive got mine at what my sig. states.

 

[Mycobacteria]

640 is a BIG oc thats almost GTX specs!

I got two of these BFG 7950GTs running in SLI, I used to get a bit more out of a single card setup 630 core 790 mem. But after movin to SLI I cant seem to pass the 600 barrier

Im un sure but I think its due to the limitations of the PSU being only 600 wats.

 

[Jetster220]

I think a little more juice is all thats holding mine back from more. The temps certainly arnt to hot for it not to go higher.