[doc2142]

I ran 3dmark11 before I oced. Got like 9600, few days later when I had the time I oced my cards only be a little, 910/1350. Than when I ran banchmar again I saw my score dropped to 6500ish. What gives?

 

[MrTOOSHORT]

Crossfire disabled for second run.

 

[doc2142]

Thats what I thought, ran it again and checked my GPU usage, and both cards got to 100%.

Here is link to both of my results.

http://3dmark.com/3dm11/1992759

http://3dmark.com/3dm11/1959928

 

[DaXxJaPxX]

shows ur core clocks and mem clock and min settings.

 

[Ken1649]

Are you using Afterburner by any chance?

 

[Awaz]

Assuming no other issues, could this be a sign of your overclock being unstable? Not always will it crash, but try to re-render the image. Also, did you change drivers, benchmark software version, etc?

 

[doc2142]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ken1649 Are you using Afterburner by any chance?

Yes

Quote:

Originally Posted by Awaz Assuming no other issues, could this be a sign of your overclock being unstable? Not always will it crash, but try to re-render the image. Also, did you change drivers, benchmark software version, etc?

Well I reset my overclock back to normal and same thing happened.

However, I closed Msi Afterburner completely and tried running the benchmark again and now I am back up to 9100. wth?

 

[Ken1649]

Quote:

Originally Posted by doc2142 I ran 3dmark11 before I oced. Got like 9600, few days later when I had the time I oced my cards only be a little, 910/1350. Than when I ran banchmar again I saw my score dropped to 6500ish. What gives?

If you are using Afterburner to overclock, disable ULPS not to interfere with PowerPlay and throttling down to stay within power draw limit set.

To disable ULPS:

1. Go to regedit (start > search programs and files > "regedit")
2. In drop down menu > find file > type "enableulps"
3. For ALL instances (keep pressing F3) change the "1" value to a "0".
4. Restart PC.

Increase the voltage by 10mV and test again. If it doesn't work we try something else.

 

[doc2142]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ken1649;15290872
If you are using Afterburner to overclock, disable ULPS not to interfere with PowerPlay and throttling down to stay within power draw limit set.

To disable ULPS:

1. Go to regedit (start > search programs and files > "regedit")
2. In drop down menu > find file > type "enableulps"
3. For ALL instances (keep pressing F3) change the "1" value to a "0".
4. Restart PC.

Increase the voltage by 10mV and test again. If it doesn't work we try something else.

I already have it disabled. I had to disable it to use msi afterburner in the first place.

 

[Ken1649]

What voltage applied to both cards now?

Go to CCC > Overdrive > Power Settings +20% and run the test again.

 

[doc2142]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ken1649 What voltage applied to both cards now? Go to CCC > Overdrive > Power Settings +20% and run the test again.

I thought I can't use overdrive with msi afterburner?

If I do close out msi burner and use overdrive my scores is normal. However, when I do have msi afterburner open, not even ocing my cards just sitting there monitoring my score drops by 3k.

 

[DaXxJaPxX]

Quote:

Originally Posted by doc2142 I thought I can't use overdrive with msi afterburner? If I do close out msi burner and use overdrive my scores is normal. However, when I do have msi afterburner open, not even ocing my cards just sitting there monitoring my score drops by 3k.

u can use overdrive with AB. just go into ccc and +20% then apply AB's overclock and ur set

 

[Ken1649]

Quote:

Originally Posted by doc2142;15290943
I thought I can't use overdrive with msi afterburner?

If I do close out msi burner and use overdrive my scores is normal. However, when I do have msi afterburner open, not even ocing my cards just sitting there monitoring my score drops by 3k.

You can use Overdrive PowerSetting +20% but it will reset it to default 0% in the presence of Afterburner every PC restarts.

I think you should check again if all the registry for ULPS were disabled.

If you are using Afterburner to overclock, disable ULPS not to interfere with PowerPlay and throttling down to stay within power draw limit set.

1. Go to regedit (start > search programs and files > "regedit")
2. In drop down menu > find file > type "enableulps"
3. For ALL instances (keep pressing F3) change the "1" value to a "0".
4. Restart PC.
5. In Afterburner clcik on "Force Constant Voltage"

See how it goes.

 

[doc2142]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ken1649 You can use Overdrive PowerSetting +20% but it will reset it to default 0% in the presence of Afterburner every PC restarts. I think you should check again if all the registry for ULPS were disabled. If you are using Afterburner to overclock, disable ULPS not to interfere with PowerPlay and throttling down to stay within power draw limit set. 1. Go to regedit (start > search programs and files > "regedit") 2. In drop down menu > find file > type "enableulps" 3. For ALL instances (keep pressing F3) change the "1" value to a "0". 4. Restart PC. 5. In Afterburner clcik on "Force Constant Voltage" See how it goes.

Cool, I never did step 5 to force constant voltage I think that is what did it for me. I even lowered the CCC +20 back to 0 and that worked. Back to cing thanks a lot +rep.

 

[DaXxJaPxX]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ken1649 You can use Overdrive PowerSetting +20% but it will reset it to default 0% in the presence of Afterburner every PC restarts. I think you should check again if all the registry for ULPS were disabled. If you are using Afterburner to overclock, disable ULPS not to interfere with PowerPlay and throttling down to stay within power draw limit set. 1. Go to regedit (start > search programs and files > "regedit") 2. In drop down menu > find file > type "enableulps" 3. For ALL instances (keep pressing F3) change the "1" value to a "0". 4. Restart PC. 5. In Afterburner clcik on "Force Constant Voltage" See how it goes.

hmm i wasnt aware that it reset itself after every restart. i coudl swear every time i enter CCC its at 20%, unless i imagine it... def gota check this out when i get home.

OP GL!

 

[rushthezeppelin]

If it helps any OCing my 6950s to 6970 speeds increased by 3dmark score. Granted currently I'm only using the free version so no extreme performance test.