Desperado1987

I hope you don't get more than me, otherwise I you

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hifisoftware

71C max according to RivaTuner graph in 3DMark06. Ambient (in the room) about 25C. I have good air flow in the case.

Chozart

yeah,.... get into CCC and set all the 3D Settings to 'max performance'. However, set AA and AF to 'application controlled'. Changing those isn't fair

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binormalkilla

THat's because the timings automatically adjust (I've read at 1000). I suppose that ATI Tool will eventually support timings adjustment (or so we can hope), but until then I would only OC past 1100 or just keep it at stock. You may try to increase the timings by 5 or 10 MHz increments and run a quick bench such as that ozone 3d OpenGL bench:
http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=1717
This way you can compare your scores at different memory clocks and find the frequencies at which the timings auto adjust. You could also run the Lost Coast time demo as well.
I'm working on this ATM, and I'll be working on this today for the 1Gb. Since I modded my card to fit a case fan I can clock the memory to 1125 stable in gaming, and probably higher. Here is the mod:











This mod drastically reduces the temp of the backplate, and reduces the core temp (load) by 2-4C)
Here are the temps after playing Crysis beta for one hour.....nice.

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hifisoftware

OK I moved one slider (standard Settings) all the way to the left (for max performance, but left everything else alone) and got slightly better result.

Now, my max 3DMark06 score is 11879.

After that I tried to change memory speed back to the default (800) and got a worse result of 11697.

CuriouslyHigh

Damn, when is the last time you could get this performance from this budget? Overclocking is truly paying off more and more as manufacturing processes get smaller and cheaper.

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Pros: I loaded up Bioshock and maxed out the settings, but this graphics slit the game's throat then ate it's entrails for dessert. It slammed Assassin's Creed's head onto the curb then stomped its head into that curb until it was nothing but a bloody pulp. This card is one bad mo-fo. It'll backhand your sister and degrade your mom, but they will still love it and want to date it because it is just that good. I love this card so much that I burned my tongue trying to french kiss it, and I still keep trying.

hifisoftware

Thanks. That was a great tip (if anyone is reading this, try it and if it works Desperado1987 deserves a Rep point :-)). After I lowered my memory to 963 I got an even higher score of 11902.

hifisoftware

After I increased PCIE speed from 100 to 110 I hit mine new record: 11968.

After increasing core from 875 to 877 I got score of 11975. 12k should definitely be doable (I know I can get my CPU to go faster with more vcore). But that's for tonight.

Desperado1987

Oh damn Try a few times more and you will definately see 12k

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linskingdom

All I say is

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Push to the limit one more time..