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Poll Results: Was the BioShock Demo all you hoped it would be

Poll expires: Jan 5, 2035 This is a multiple choice poll
  • 16% (10)
    *Runs to Best Buy to get it, killing 3 ppl in the process*
  • 31% (19)
    It was pretty cool........
  • 11% (7)
    Ill get it anyway, just for the story, see wat all the hype's about
  • 18% (11)
    Time to upgrade, unless I wana play at 800x600
  • 21% (13)
    Total crap, bad framerate, nothing new here
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post #81 of 174
9/2/07 at 3:12pm
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Originally Posted by pdonket View Post
You'll get artifacting and crashes before you overload the PSU.

so how much can i overclock my 7900gs up to without causing artifacts and crashes? (on a 90w psu)
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post #82 of 174
9/2/07 at 3:52pm
Every GS is different, I got mine to about 600-750 stable. But some will do less, some will do more depending on the silicon. It's somewhat unpredictable. You'll just have to slowly increment and stress test it.
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post #83 of 174
9/2/07 at 4:03pm
As Pd said, every core is different.. Some can take a major OC, while others will start giving you trouble after 10MHz OC.. It's just trial & error, and a lot of stress testing to find a safe OC.
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post #84 of 174
9/2/07 at 4:04pm
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Originally Posted by pdonket View Post
Every GS is different, I got mine to about 600-750 stable. But some will do less, some will do more depending on the silicon. It's somewhat unpredictable. You'll just have to slowly increment and stress test it.

thanks! sorry to sound like a newb, but can please you link me to the program that overclocks my 7900gs by software only, it would save me lots of time searching and reading. THANKS!
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post #85 of 174
9/2/07 at 4:53pm
you're going to have to flash it to the unlocked bios first, then use atitool to software oc. I run this game at 1280x 800 at it plays pretty decent on an oc of 550/725.
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post #86 of 174
9/2/07 at 5:03pm
front page of the forum on the sticky at the top

(I've just ordered bioshock, I'll see how the 7800ftx runs it. Been dieing for a game like this since fear was out last year, an other FPShooters good that have been released since fear?)

cheers
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post #87 of 174
9/2/07 at 6:40pm
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Originally Posted by nvgear View Post
thanks! sorry to sound like a newb, but can please you link me to the program that overclocks my 7900gs by software only, it would save me lots of time searching and reading. THANKS!
You're going to have to look through the sticky on the top of the page about unlocked BIOS. However before flashing you have to compare your model number to the ones listed in the post, because if you flash the wrong one...you're screwed. Then from there, you can use ATItool to manage the clocks and stress test it to make sure it's ready to go. Also, we like newbs here they give us all the easy questions!
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post #88 of 174
9/2/07 at 7:00pm
This runs quite nice on my 7900GTX (OC 575/710) at 1200 x 800 with everything on high. I'd like to overclock further but don't want to risk damaging my card...
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post #89 of 174
9/2/07 at 7:05pm
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Originally Posted by Airwalker View Post
This runs quite nice on my 7900GTX (OC 575/710) at 1200 x 800 with everything on high. I'd like to overclock further but don't want to risk damaging my card...

yes gtx = much better than gs
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post #90 of 174
9/2/07 at 7:45pm
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Originally Posted by pdonket View Post
You'll get artifacting and crashes before you overload the PSU.
no thats really wrong. most people (like myself) dosent get one single Artifact with 1.24 volt flash (with 90 W power supply). i bought a xps 130 W power supply, because when i run a 3dmark06, suddenley the laptop became BLACK, (i thought i killed the laptop, but i just "killed" the 90 W power supply. (it turned it self off by auto when it eats to much W). the 90 W power supply didnt get bad, it turned back ON some minutes later. with 130 W you can OC really high with your go7900gs, its a big differnce. (its only matter if you use 1.24 volt flash (like you should....he he). with 1 volt you dosent need 130 W power supply thats much. edit. all go79XX have the same Chip (G71M), it means that a go7900gs can use 1.24 volt, exactley like go7900gtx. (its designed for that voltage)
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post #91 of 174
9/2/07 at 7:53pm
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post #92 of 174
9/2/07 at 8:10pm
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Originally Posted by nvgear View Post
so how much is a 130w power supply cost now? I heard 600/800 oc is safe with a 7900gs and it runs stable, is this with a 90w psu or a 130wpsu? so with a 130w psu and 1.24v bio flash, how much can the 7900gs be pushed up to? 700/1400????? THANKS!
look, if you going to use 1.24 volt flash and OC your go7900gs fairly high, i recomend you to use a 130 W power supply. (you need more Watt special if you gaming long periods with high OC and 1.24 volt) 60 euro. (you find cheaper (non Dell) supply for 40 euro, but they can mess up your laptop, if you have bad luck)
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post #93 of 174
9/2/07 at 9:41pm
so thanks for all you guy's help, i flashed my bios with the 1v mod bios, and oc'ed using atitools to 490/690 (any higher i get artifacts) with a 90w psu, played bioshock for about 30 minutes at 1024x768 with all settings on high except global lighting on, shadows off, reflection off, things went pretty smooth, around 30-40fps and the temperature was 80s when i quit the game, it drops to 60s after about 1 minute in windows.

i'm pretty stable at 490/690 right now and my computer almost froze and showed dots on screen when i pushed it to 550/750, so how high (core & mem mhz)can i go with the 1.24v mod bios and a 130w psu ? <------- please answer that someone, please!! THANKS!

bioshock at around 30fps is still not smooth enough for my eyes.... :T call me picky, i can stand anything below 40fps.... if i can get another 10fps out of this 7900gs using a 130w psu, then the $70 for a psu is worth it !!!!
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post #94 of 174
9/2/07 at 9:50pm
lol i just re-run my windows experience index benchmark, my gaming graphics score went from 5.7 to a 5.8 after the overclock hehehe
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post #95 of 174
9/2/07 at 11:40pm
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Originally Posted by nvgear View Post
so how high (core & mem mhz)can i go with the 1.24v mod bios and a 130w psu ? <------- please answer that someone, please!! THANKS!
Every chip is unique. No one can answer that question but you. Also, you want to increase clocks one at a time. If you're looking for the right clocks, you shouldn't increase both the core and memory because if it fails, you wont know which was to blame. Also, keep in mind they're somewhat interdependent.
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post #96 of 174
9/3/07 at 1:26am
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Originally Posted by zzpulp View Post
Every chip is unique. No one can answer that question but you. Also, you want to increase clocks one at a time. If you're looking for the right clocks, you shouldn't increase both the core and memory because if it fails, you wont know which was to blame. Also, keep in mind they're somewhat interdependent.

well yea you are right, so what is the 'average' then? I just want an idea of how much increase should i expect before i go ahead and buy a 130w psu... I hear people running at 600/800 with no issues, are they talking about the 130w psu?
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post #97 of 174
9/3/07 at 1:54am
i don't think the 130w will actually help u overclock the card, if the card is artifacting then its because the card has reached its limit. I got my card to 550/725 without artifacting but when I ran games like that for a while my 90w adaptor would shut off. Its only then when I bought the 130w adaptor, otherwise once its not cutting off i doubt there'd be a diff between the 90w and the 130w. Correct me if i'm wrong
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post #98 of 174
9/3/07 at 2:17am
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Originally Posted by jbnc View Post
i don't think the 130w will actually help u overclock the card, if the card is artifacting then its because the card has reached its limit. I got my card to 550/725 without artifacting but when I ran games like that for a while my 90w adaptor would shut off. Its only then when I bought the 130w adaptor, otherwise once its not cutting off i doubt there'd be a diff between the 90w and the 130w. Correct me if i'm wrong

you are wrong, i think with the 130w psu, you can then flash your 7900gs bios to settings your card voltage to 1.24 instead of 1v which would enable overclocking higher and also make it more stable.
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post #99 of 174
9/3/07 at 2:27am
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Originally Posted by nvgear View Post
so thanks for all you guy's help, i flashed my bios with the 1v mod bios, and oc'ed using atitools to 490/690 (any higher i get artifacts) with a 90w psu, played bioshock for about 30 minutes at 1024x768 with all settings on high except global lighting on, shadows off, reflection off, things went pretty smooth, around 30-40fps and the temperature was 80s when i quit the game, it drops to 60s after about 1 minute in windows. i'm pretty stable at 490/690 right now and my computer almost froze and showed dots on screen when i pushed it to 550/750, so how high (core & mem mhz)can i go with the 1.24v mod bios and a 130w psu ? <------- please answer that someone, please!! THANKS! bioshock at around 30fps is still not smooth enough for my eyes.... :T call me picky, i can stand anything below 40fps.... if i can get another 10fps out of this 7900gs using a 130w psu, then the $70 for a psu is worth it !!!!
hmmm. strange that you gets Artifacts at 550/750 + 1.24 volt. i dont get one single Artifact even at 600/800 (1.24 volt of course). maybe you should try onther driver. with 130 W power supply you can have example 600/800 AND play exapmle Bioshock for hours whitout any problem, (thats the different). i dont really know where the limit is with 130 W power supply, (i read about one guy who had 635/800), but 600/800 is enough for me, it runs very smothly.... jbnc with more electric current (Watt), you can OC higher and easier.
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post #100 of 174
9/3/07 at 2:32am
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