The Skoonjarian Pc

[SKOONJar]

Hey guys new to the forum I built my pc 2 weeks ago. Been to lazy to bother making an account here until now. So heres the specs:

 

CPU: I7 3770k

Motherboard: MSI GD65-Z77A

RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8gig 1600mhz( EW I know upgrade soon)

GPU: MSI GTX 680 Lightning (before I had a 7770 but picked this bad boy up for 250$)

PSU: Thermaltake SMART 750watt

Case: 600t Black/Mesh 

 

 

I added this photo at the bottom so you can see my rad room to work with... In inches because thats what americans are taught not what the rest of the world uses...

[target39]

How did you get the GTX 680 for $250? 

[SKOONJar]

My uncle had 2 in sli and sold me one and my brother in law the other each for 250 he was getting a titan

[m0n5t3r]

Wow. $250 is a steal for a GTX 680!

 

Are you planning to get an aftermarket cooler for your CPU? Pretty Illogical if your not going to overclock a overclock-able CPU.

[Sublem]

lol And here I am with a GTX 670 that I got for 300, you're sitting on a 680 that you got for 50 bucks cheaper! 

[target39]

Any ideas why your uncle decided to go with a titan instead of GTX 680s in SLI? Was he aware that GTX 680s in SLI would outperform a single titan? I hope you know you got it for half off. As far as I know that card is voltage unlocked, so you can get some hefty overclocks from that card. Post some benchmarks if you could! :D

[SKOONJar]

Yes I am planning on getting an after market cpu cooler I posted in the water cooling thread if you want to help me find whats right. As for my uncle he wanted to get a single gpu that performed similar. He has other things he bought to occupy the space that one of the cards were taking up. All I care is I got a screaming deal on the card and I dont have to pay until december. Also in late may I will start doing some ocing and some benching. Money need to rebuild after I spent all of it.

[SKOONJar]

Any one have a beginners guide to ocing my gpu? 

[SKOONJar]

Also is it possible to do a dualboot hackintosh if I add another hdd or ssd? What would driver support look like?

[target39]

Step 1: Install MSI Afterburner, and FurMark.

Step 2: Gradually turn up the core speed around 25 mhz at a time. Maybe go from stock to 1200mhz first, then gradually turn it up with furmark testing in between. Also do this with memory. Go from stock to 6300mhz, then turn it up around 50mhz at a time. They should go in sync, i.e. 1225/6350, 1250/6400, 1275/6450, 1300/6500. If yours is the voltage unlocked edition, set voltages a little higher each time you go up in frequency, although do it only if you think you need it, this guy was using auto I think, and make sure fans are 100%.

Step 3: Find the maximum clocks you can achieve stably.

Step 4: Enjoy!

This guy was able to achieve 1300/6500, so I think you should be able to reach at least 1250/6400. Remember, not all cards overclock the same.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5lANWx6CFQ

[SKOONJar]

Card didn't like being overclocked got it to 100+ on the core clock and 125 on memory and had mv set to +40 and power limit maxed. This was the stable clock when I tried bumping both by 25 kombustor turned off got to 72 degrees

[SKOONJar]

Also the voltage is unlocked for all the lightnings some just support triple over volting where others are way less

[target39]

In this video he had 1350/7000 +93mv over 1.212v and +150 core +500 memory. This is with 3 way overvoltage. Can yours triple overvolt is what I meant to ask.

[SKOONJar]

In this video he had 1350/7000 +93mv over 1.212v and +150 core +500 memory. This is with 3 way overvoltage. Can yours triple overvolt is what I meant to ask.

Unfortunately not there were only 5000 cards made with that capability. Mine can double over volt with power limit maxed at 133. Havent tried anything... You know anything about the ln2 bios that comes as an option on the card?

[target39]

Well I know there are 2 BIOSes, one normal, and the other LN2, or unlocked BIOS meant for OCs. I don't know which exact card you have, but I suspect you have one of the newer ones with a locked power limit. Here's a thread you can read up on:http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.aspx?m=1738630&mpage=1

[SKOONJar]

Well on gpuz it says according to that page that I have a unlocked card yet it isn't allowing me to overvolt like it should.... I went into ln2 25 min ago and it seems nothing has changed. Or in other words I have 80.04.28.00.3a

[target39]

You could try to flash your BIOS to version 80.04.09.00.F8. Or, try using Afterburner 2.2.3

[SKOONJar]

How would I do that? 

[SKOONJar]

Also thanks for all the great help you've been giving me. You really should be given the title of moderator. 

[target39]

First, I would try using Afterburner 2.2.3. Also are you sure you're on LN2 BIOS? You need to switch the BIOS while it is off for it to switch BIOS properly. Does Afterburner recognize LN2 BIOS properly?

[SKOONJar]

Yes afterburner recognizes that i am indeed using ln2 and yes my pc was off when i switched it I do that for anything that I physically have to do inside the case.

[target39]

What version of Afterburner are you using?

Before you flash make sure you have backed the BIOS up and have used Afterburner 2.2.3.

BTW Here's the 80.04.09.00.F8 download page:

 

http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/125220/MSI.GTX680.2048.120528_1.html

[target39]

This thread includes the BIOS version downloads and how to flash it. 

http://www.overclock.net/t/1280007/official-msi-gtx-680-lightning-owners-club

[SKOONJar]

Im currently downloading 2.2.3 I had a way newer version. Ill check and see if the different afterburner makes a difference

[target39]

When you used Afterburner, what was the speed of the LN2 BIOS before you touched it, 1111mhz or 1202mhz?