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7/23/12 at 3:21pm
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cryingsmiley.gif The TFIII cooler sounds like a jet engine at 100%....what is "super hot"?!? You don't just throw your sheet to 1200 and hope it works!
(have never tried but I'd guess mine would run mid 50s @ 950 but it is unbearable without in ear buds tongue.gif i would do it right now if my rma'd psu didn need rma'd)
What when I try 1200mhz for core clock? I set my fan at 80%, and run GPU Tool, and goes up to 80C, and would still be going if I didn't turn it off lol. Once it reaches that, it becomes pixel mismatch.
But I'm happy with 1100/1600 core clock/memory clock (in mhz of course). When I tested 1075 or 1080/1575, I get average 73 FPS on Battlefield 3 maxed out (1080p, 4xMSAA). Temps are below 70C, too smile.gif . (EDIT: on auto fan setting also smile.gif ) .

Thanks wink.gif .
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7/23/12 at 7:28pm
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Nothing wrong with having that fan at 100%. It's all about getting that hardware cooled. If you want silent, go water, or you can always get headphones to drown out the jet engine turbine noise of reference coolers.
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7/23/12 at 7:32pm
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Nothing wrong with having that fan at 100%. It's all about getting that hardware cooled. If you want silent, go water, or you can always get headphones to drown out the jet engine turbine noise of reference coolers.
Will 100% make my fans fall off :O . lolz

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7/23/12 at 7:45pm
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Will 100% make my fans fall off :O . lolz
Thanks wink.gif .
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Nope, lol. Run it 100% 24/7 if you have to. biggrin.gif
You can make a custom fan profile in MSI Afterburner or Sapphire Trixx so that the fan speed ramps up as the temperature does. Figure out your max desired temp, and set the fan to 100% speed at that point. Then make lower speed entries on the chart to correspond with temperatures that you see at idle or light use; like 50% speed or whatever when it's at 20-30c. Up to you and your noise preference though.
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7/23/12 at 7:49pm
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Nope, lol. Run it 100% 24/7 if you have to. biggrin.gif
You can make a custom fan profile in MSI Afterburner or Sapphire Trixx so that the fan speed ramps up as the temperature does. Figure out your max desired temp, and set the fan to 100% speed at that point. Then make lower speed entries on the chart to correspond with temperatures that you see at idle or light use; like 50% speed or whatever when it's at 20-30c. Up to you and your noise preference though.
Oh nice smile.gif .
Thanks never knew that wink.gif .

+1.

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7/23/12 at 7:58pm
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Oh nice smile.gif .
Thanks never knew that wink.gif .
+1.
Thanks wink.gif .
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You're welcome! cheers.gif
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7/23/12 at 8:07pm
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Found out it's my cooling that's causing it. 'Cause when I go like 1200mhz, it gets super hot, and that's when there are errors.
Maybe if I buy an aftermarket cooler? Can you name any?
Thanks wink.gif .
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The best aftermarket air cooler is Arctic Accelero Xtreme 7970 VGA cooler

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186064

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/arctic-accelero-xtreme-7970_5.html#sect1

HD 7970 (1140 Mhz) with Accelero Xtreme and max fan speed keeps the card at 59c. And it has amazing acoustics. even at full fan speed its quiet. But it costs USD 80. biggrin.gif

As for running the Twin Frozr at 100% fan its just not a good idea. You are better off reducing noise and giving up 50 Mhz. I think the perf diff you gain from 1150 to 1200 is not going to justify the noise increase.
Edited by raghu78 - 7/23/12 at 8:21pm
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7/23/12 at 9:12pm
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The best aftermarket air cooler is Arctic Accelero Xtreme 7970 VGA cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186064
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/arctic-accelero-xtreme-7970_5.html#sect1
HD 7970 (1140 Mhz) with Accelero Xtreme and max fan speed keeps the card at 59c. And it has amazing acoustics. even at full fan speed its quiet. But it costs USD 80. biggrin.gif
As for running the Twin Frozr at 100% fan its just not a good idea. You are better off reducing noise and giving up 50 Mhz. I think the perf diff you gain from 1150 to 1200 is not going to justify the noise increase.
I'm running 1100/1700 right now. Just make 100% when it goes over 70C...
Never goes over 65 right now biggrin.gif .
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I'm running 1100/1700 right now. Just make 100% when it goes over 70C...
Never goes over 65 right now biggrin.gif .
Sounds like a good balance of clock/temp/noise.
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7/23/12 at 9:42pm
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I'm running 1100/1700 right now. Just make 100% when it goes over 70C...
Never goes over 65 right now biggrin.gif .

fantastic balance of clock speeds, temps and fan noise. thumb.gif
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