Albatron GTX bench...

[TheRapture]

For the bench whores out there.....I use it to test changes in configs...anyway, I think this is a fairly decent score...card clocked to 491/1350 via CoolBits....I am running the card at 480/1300 until I get my Zalman on in a day or two....it has no artifacts after 4 runs of 3DM05 but my temps are hitting 82c...I don't want to take any chance of messing up the card so until I can cool it a bit better....

http://img382.imageshack.us/my.php?image=4911350opti0an.jpg

 

[morningreis]

Even 480/1300 is a LOT of juice. That added performance might not be worth the temperatures.

 

[TheRapture]

Even 480/1300 is a LOT of juice. That added performance might not be worth the temperatures.

Yeah for sure, I will re-evaluate with the new cooler and see where I am at temp wise....

oops...I just checked, I have been playing Far Cry online for almost an hour and a half, clocked at 491/1350 Guess it is a stable overclock, no artifacts and very good gameplay.

 

[morningreis]

I guess that stability under those temps is a rather good sign, but I would still not allow a card to run for long periods of time at 82C, stable or not. It just can't be a good thing if you know what I mean.

 

[DarkBahamut]

These cards are pretty much designed to run at 80C so its no big deal. My bfg at stock clocks (460/1300) with the stock heatsink ran at 80C in games. I fitted a zalman now run at about 69-70C at 500/1450.