All reference 6950s still soft-moddable?

[Karma]

That's what I thought, but it's one less thing to worry about.

 

[Zinn]

1: Do you enjoy playing Furmark? How hot does it get in a demanding game or with GPUTool?

Just tried Metro 2033 at high settings. You're right, it only hits 90C under real-world use scenario

2: What type of case are you using?

Lian Li PC-65B modified with some extra fans cut into it. Not an ideal case, and pretty old

Okay, so I took your advice and used that script to modify my stock BIOS. That actually seems to have worked well! I have the shaders unlocked and clocks set at 840 / 1325, have been testing for awhile with no issues...

I did not set the power to +20%, it's set at normal. Should that be okay for full shaders + a slight OC?

Thanks for all your advice, it seems to be helping so far.