eVGA Voltage Tuner!

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*First version of this utility will support all EVGA GTX 260, 280 and 295 cards.
*Will work ONLY on EVGA graphics cards, and ONLY for EVGA registered users

Allows for significant voltage increases via software, coming shortly! No 285 support in the initial release.

Example:

EVGA GTX 295 Air Cooling

Standard Voltage (1038mV)
Max Clocks: 684MHz Core / 1476MHz Shader

Increased Voltage (1263mV)
Max Clocks: 783MHz Core / 1692MHz Shader
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I don't think ATITool would be the best program to test for artifacts, maybe Furmark would have been a better choice. As far as the program goes, great idea, but only if it works. I've always been a little wary of adjusting voltages in Windows, but hopefully it'll work.
 
I can't wait to see all the posts going "My card was just fried from the evga voltage changer software." If you're smart I would wait to see what happens when people push up the voltage.
 
xBanzai89 said:
I can't wait to see all the posts going "My card was just fried from the evga voltage changer software." If you're smart I would wait to see what happens when people push up the voltage.
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HOPEFULLY evga will release some info on the upper limit they would suggest. I don't exceed intel specs on C2Ds and i know some people do but it is useful info to have around and a smart company would do this.
 
Sojuuk said:
HOPEFULLY evga will release some info on the upper limit they would suggest. I don't exceed intel specs on C2Ds and i know some people do but it is useful info to have around and a smart company would do this.
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perhaps that's what the "max voltage" on the program screenshot is. I don't think they would release a program that allows you to overvolt your card to anything you want while at the same time saying it's safe to use without voiding the warranty.
 
jacob said:
Of course we wouldn't give you a tool that void's the warranty :) As long as there is no physical damage.
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EVGA is seriously the best company in the entire business. Warranty supported VMODS with aftermarket cooling that won't void the warranty. I am SO pumped about my 2xGTX 285's that will be here from step up soon.
 
if the GTX280 responded better to higher voltage I would flash my card. but as it is volt modding the GTX200 series hasn't proven to help that much, (not sure about the refresh) it seems to like better cooling
 
This could give a nice advantage to the GTX 260's over the 4870's if it allows a pretty decent overclock past what is achievable with stock voltages. The 260's already have quite a bit of headroom with overclocking.

What voltage does the GTX 260 run at in comparison to the GTX 280?
 
This program wont void the warranty if you didn't physically damage the card to death according to Jacob @ EVGA forums, and GTX 285 support is releasing soon. Voltage tuner means higher temps, but higher overclocking due to better stability, rendering the SSC cards pretty damn useless. Vanilla it is. One one word is left to be said.

W00T.
 
Ok well that seals taht deal. Guess i'm ordering 2 285s tommorow when my credit card cycle starts over. Now where are the waterblocks.
 
I wonder if this reads right from the BIOS, or from the board itself....
my card is already volt modded with adjustable pots.......I'm curious if it will show that in the 'current voltage' screen...or if it will show default BIOS volts...
I'm pretty far away from their max ...so more cant hurt..:)
 
Awesome!!! I was already pleased with my 260 clocks, but this is even better.
 
This is exactly what i need. Feel sorry for all non EVGA owners that gonna miss this.

Mr. K6 said:
I don't think ATITool would be the best program to test for artifacts, maybe Furmark would have been a better choice. As far as the program goes, great idea, but only if it works. I've always been a little wary of adjusting voltages in Windows, but hopefully it'll work.
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Rather this little nice tool that wont woid warranty than a physical voltmod that will void just about everything.
EVGA rocks hard, coolerchange, still under warranty. Voltmod, still under warranty.
But then again killing a card will be easyer and more fun than ever before.
 
Looks good, waiting for Geforce 9 support, So i do not have to volt mod my 9800gtx :cool:

As for being evga only, if i recall theres already some programs that do this already, and even then, im sure theirs gonna be duplicate programs come up after its released to support more than just evga customers ;)

The thing that has me really interested is evga willing to replace cards that might malfunction due to this, but then again, they might give the program a limit of a volt increase that they have tested to be safe.
 
Does this mean that you can bump up the voltage with something like nibitor? It would be much easier to do this in the cards bios so I dont need two extra programs running. I was told a while back that it couldnt be done with nibitor on a GTX260, but if it can be done with software I dont see why it cant be done in bios.
 
This is freaking AWESOME.

EXCEPT FOR THE FACT I HAVE 2 GTX285's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Calm the *#&@ down, you seriously think EVGA wont have support for the 285s? 285s are the single GPU kings right now, and the staff at the EVGA forums said the problems are being wrinkled out.

I have 2 GTX285s as well, not that you or I need any kind of extra voltage, but our time will come :)
 
They said they are currently working on 285 and 260 55nm support. I'm guessing it'll just be a few weeks before they get the kinks worked out. There is some technical limitation in the software that prevents it from being used on those cards, but I doubt we'll have to wait too long :)
 
Wow, very nice!. Maybe I can get a bit more out of my GTX260 now (726/1475/1250 currently).
 
n00zler said:
They said they are currently working on 285 and 260 55nm support. I'm guessing it'll just be a few weeks before they get the kinks worked out. There is some technical limitation in the software that prevents it from being used on those cards, but I doubt we'll have to wait too long :)
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Casper312 said:
Looks good, waiting for Geforce 9 support, So i do not have to volt mod my 9800gtx :cool:
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Judging from what I've seen, it seems like the program just modifies the controller chip on the card itself (forget the technical name) that one would have to manually ground if one was to do a hardware volt mod. That said, I would venture a guess that it seems that different chips are used on different series, and the program is only configured for the GTX280, GTX 260, and GTX 295 currently, with the new 55nm chips to follow. That said, it might not ever be backward compatible with the 9 series if they didn't come with the necessary hardware in the first place. This is just a hypothesis though. However, I think it would be great if it did work on the 8-series refresh and 9-series as those cards would really benefit from the voltage. As it stands, this feature will be almost useless on the currently supported cards as they're very heat-limited (unless they're watercooled).
 
Mr. K6 said:
As it stands, this feature will be almost useless on the currently supported cards as they're very heat-limited (unless they're watercooled).
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Heat limited? My 260 Core 216 maxes at 61C but usually hovers around 56-58C in crysis maxed. I don't think heat is that big of an issue even on air. That is at 75% fan speed in game only.
 
Nosenuggets45 said:
Heat limited? My 260 Core 216 maxes at 61C but usually hovers around 56-58C in crysis maxed. I don't think heat is that big of an issue even on air. That is at 75% fan speed in game only.
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That's right now in the dead of winter. Check out some of the more technical forums for problems people have been having with volt modding these cards - they just don't respond. Many people get better clocks out of them by just water cooling, nature of the beast I guess. The GTX 260 216 is a newer core so maybe it will clock a little higher, but from what I've seen the GTX 2X0's just don't go.
 
Mr. K6 said:
That's right now in the dead of winter. Check out some of the more technical forums for problems people have been having with volt modding these cards - they just don't respond. Many people get better clocks out of them by just water cooling, nature of the beast I guess. The GTX 260 216 is a newer core so maybe it will clock a little higher, but from what I've seen the GTX 2X0's just don't go.
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Well I must have a cool card then. My room is usually 74F plus and this card still manages to run cool. Temperature wise I couldn't be happier with my card.That does seem odd though, you'd think ramping up the voltage would significantly help the overclocking abilities of these cards. Well only time will tell.
 
I personally cannot believe it is only 61 max

Mine gets near 80 with 70% fan speed on an open test bench running furmark
 
Cookie cutter version of nibitor hacked bios for consumers. Nothing we can't do already, but easier for the average JOE.:)
 
chinesepiratefood said:
I personally cannot believe it is only 61 max

Mine gets near 80 with 70% fan speed on an open test bench running furmark
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In games 61 is about right. Mine with 70% fan speed gets ~ 61-62 in games. Furmark it runs ~ 70-71. My ambient temps are usually 75-78.
 
Brahmzy said:
This is freaking AWESOME.

EXCEPT FOR THE FACT I HAVE 2 GTX285's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Relax it is comming as said, but now 280 kick 285 ass.;)


Casper312 said:
Looks good, waiting for Geforce 9 support, So i do not have to volt mod my 9800gtx :cool:
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8 or 9-series support will never happend due to as said that it can be softwarecontrolled on the 2-series but not on 8-9-series.
 
Mr. K6 said:
Judging from what I've seen, it seems like the program just modifies the controller chip on the card itself (forget the technical name) that one would have to manually ground if one was to do a hardware volt mod. That said, I would venture a guess that it seems that different chips are used on different series, and the program is only configured for the GTX280, GTX 260, and GTX 295 currently, with the new 55nm chips to follow. That said, it might not ever be backward compatible with the 9 series if they didn't come with the necessary hardware in the first place. This is just a hypothesis though. However, I think it would be great if it did work on the 8-series refresh and 9-series as those cards would really benefit from the voltage. As it stands, this feature will be almost useless on the currently supported cards as they're very heat-limited (unless they're watercooled).
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Exactly right, the 285s do not have the same voltage controller that is on the 280. It appears to have a similar voltage control IC though, so hopefully this program will support it in the future.
 
Mr. K6 said:
That's right now in the dead of winter. Check out some of the more technical forums for problems people have been having with volt modding these cards - they just don't respond. Many people get better clocks out of them by just water cooling, nature of the beast I guess. The GTX 260 216 is a newer core so maybe it will clock a little higher, but from what I've seen the GTX 2X0's just don't go.
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I found the RT command-line stuff and found that my 260 is only getting 1.063v by default - seems that Im stuck on 2D voltage even though my clocks are stuck in 3D. Upping it to the correct 1.125v took me from 1512 on the shaders to 1566. 1620 gives me visual artifacts, but with 1.15v these are gone (ATiTool finds the odd delta, but I don't actually see any errors). The core is sitting at 66c with 100% fan, and from what I've read this is the problem (temps over 65c hamper shader clocks). So my guess is that it's a combination of temps and voltage (which is how it was with my X1900XT and, of course, CPU's), not one or the other. Until I put it under water I won't know for sure, but I'm almost certain I can do 1620 shaders artifact-free with 1.15v if I can get temps down a bit.

EDIT: Have tried 1.20v but is no better than 1.15v
 
I should get around to doing this. My 260s are definately voltage impaired. They start artifacting at 750 core. I'm running water so heat isnt an issue. 31 idle, 40ish under load.
 
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