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Gawd
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hey guys,
i've been out of the comp scene for a bit, but i just got a free 8800gtx from my friend, and i'm wondering what temperatures are okay to run at?
right now, my idle temp is about 57C in an open air rig (no case) and about 74C load.
also, i remember something about the shader clock playing a much more important role in nvidia cards nowadays..can someone explain why or give me a link?
thanks all:)
 
thanks for the quick reply, but what is considered to be the "max" temp for a card at load? i'm assuming that mid 50s is average for idle?
also, anyone with a gtx overclock theirs yet? i'm eager to see how far this baby can go:D
 
You should be able to get over 600 on the core and probably around 950 or so on the memory.
 
You must have a really good (or rich) friend for him to stump up for an 8800 GTX for you. Good luck with your OC and enjoy your new awesome piece of hardware. :)

BTW those are pretty good temps. My 8800GTS 320MB Superclocked runs about the same temps so you're fine.
 
i've seen stock GTXs load for up to 90-95C, bad airflow in their case but they havent had any problems. These cards were built to withstand a massive amount of heat. Normal load should be between 75-85C i think depending on airflow. If your afraid of heat get a HR-03, I have one on mine and my load is 58C, 49C idle, stock speeds though. Havent tried to OC the sucker yet for the year i've had it. I guess after these high wattage cards came out i got too chicken to push them unlike the older cards of yesteryear.
 
and to think...i was looking in to buying an hd 3850 512mb, then i stumble upon this...looks like i have spare money for upgrades:D
anyways, i'll post my OC asap. what's the usual oc on the shader?
 
well...it seems i can get up to 615/990 stable on this cooler with temps staying below 78C load. does anyone know what the next "step" is to see the biggest jump in performance? i remember with the 7800gtx cards, there was a significant difference between 499mhz on the core and 500 mhz on the core. i was wondering if this is still the same with the 8800 cards?
 
Code:
Set core | Resultant frequency
frequency | Core Shader
---------------------------------
509-524 | 513 1188
525-526 | 513 1242
527-547 | 540 1242
548-553 | 540 1296
554-571 | 567 1296
572-584 | 576 1350
585-594 | 594 1350
595-603 | 594 1404
604-616 | 612 1404
617-617 | 621 1404
618-634 | 621 1458
635-641 | 648 1458
642-661 | 648 1512
662-664 | 675 1512
665-679 | 675 1566
680-687 | 684 1566
688-692 | 684 1620
693-711 | 702 1620
712-724 | 720 1674
725-734 | 729 1674
735-742 | 729 1728
743-757 | 756 1728
 
do you still only have 1GB ram total? If so, maybe you want to get some more?
 
@ Kowan: can you explain your chart a bit more? I think that the two numbers on the left (aaa-bbb) is the core frequency, but what about the two on the right?

@ Ehren8879: i really haven't been to the [H] in awhile, i've gotten a brand new comp since then:p
 
The chart shows were your shader clock ends up if you allow it to scale linked with the core clocks. RivaTuner allows unlinking it and it can be set where you choose.
 
ah, i see.
so if i let them go together...the next big jump i would see is if my core was at 642 mhz?
 
Unlinking the shader clock allows running it higher than if the core reached it's stable top.
 
is this apply to any nVidia cards? I have 8800GTS and would like to know.. been 3 years since my last built.. so I'm kind of out of the loop... Thanks in advance.

Kowan said:
Code:
Set core | Resultant frequency
frequency | Core Shader
---------------------------------
509-524 | 513 1188
525-526 | 513 1242
527-547 | 540 1242
548-553 | 540 1296
554-571 | 567 1296
572-584 | 576 1350
585-594 | 594 1350
595-603 | 594 1404
604-616 | 612 1404
617-617 | 621 1404
618-634 | 621 1458
635-641 | 648 1458
642-661 | 648 1512
662-664 | 675 1512
665-679 | 675 1566
680-687 | 684 1566
688-692 | 684 1620
693-711 | 702 1620
712-724 | 720 1674
725-734 | 729 1674
735-742 | 729 1728
743-757 | 756 1728
Click to expand...
 
i think that table corresponds to teh 8800 series only...can anyone confirm this? i'm pretty sure that the older models (like g7x) use a different table
 
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