Overclocking my gtx470

[jason gran]

I got my msi twin frozr gtx 470 today. just installed it ..updated everyting. now its time to find out how much overclocking it can handle. is the sky the limit? what should i watch out for besides heat? anything i need to balance out?

my comp

Case: Antec 902 5 120mm 1 200mm
psu: 850watt corsair hx pro series
motherboard: intel 0x231R
windows live 64bit
GPU: msi Twin frozr gtx 470


current/stock

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/1240/msiw.png


ran a 3dmarkvantage test for both my gt 220 and my gtx 470...here are the results

gt 220
http://service.futuremark.com/home.action?resultId=2536114&resultType=19

gtx 470
http://service.futuremark.com/home....A411E506C2FB56?resultId=2539130&resultType=19

 

[notty22]

You have it at 809 already ? I would test that for a while before more.

There are newer beta drivers from Nvidia that you should upgrade to. 260.63
Also MSI AB is at version 2.0

Is it FFFAASSSTTTT?

 

[jason gran]

It came stock at 809. and this is nvidias highest driver? oh ya its fast lol. my msi live isnt working correctly. its not listing my bios or updating afterburner?

 

[notty22]

http://www.techspot.com/news/40260-nvidia-claims-performance-boost-with-new-geforce-260-driver.html

 

[jason gran]

found nvidias beta but cant find afterburners updated 1?

 

[notty22]

http://event.msi.com/vga/afterburner/download.htm

 

[jason gran]

updated both ...although my screen is starting to glitch out...like its loosing frames?

 

[Mousemonkey]

ran a 3dmarkvantage test for both my gt 220 and my gtx 470...here are the results

gt 220
http://service.futuremark.com/home.action?resultId=2536114&resultType=19

gtx 470
http://service.futuremark.com/home....A411E506C2FB56?resultId=2539130&resultType=19

What was the point of repeating that?

 

[jason gran]

oh i posted the results but decided to add to my orginal post up above and was going to delete...but i decided to restart my computer to hopefully fix these glitches i am having...

 

[jason gran]

ok i thought this was weird. after downloading the 2.0 version my settings were changed...
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/4577/msi20.png

original 1.5.1 version

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/1240/msiw.png

 

[benski]

I had a 470 that showed those exact numbers in afterburner and it went bad after an hour or 2 of gaming and eventually wouldn't even boot in anything other than safe mode. Notice the number are backwards or something, you SHOULD NOT have a 1674 mhz core clock. You won't be able to adjust it back to normal either the ranges are all screwed up. Maybe you will find a solution, I did not and my card went bad quickly and I had to return it.

 

[jason gran]

i reset the numbers back to the factor msi. they returned bk to normal. and its been running just fine. ill have to keep an eye on it but i hope mines not the same as yours :$

 

[Petey1013]

Those numbers are stock, the 1674 is ur mem, the 405 is idle mode, and the 809 is double the 405. As soon as u start a game it'd jump to 607/1214. Try an OC of 720/1440 and 1750 on ur mem.


Just looks like afterburner glitched with the titles.

 

[jason gran]

Try an OC of 720/1440 and 1750 on ur mem.

whered those numbers come from?


Your Clock Vs mine

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/2168/overclocked.png

 

[Petey1013]

Try an OC of 720/1440 and 1750 on ur mem.

whered those numbers come from?


Your Clock Vs mine

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/2168/overclocked.png

Just what I oc'd mine to, works pretty good. Was just a basis to start. I have a pretty low VID on my card so it should be pretty achievable.

 

[jason gran]

Tried 800/1600 and 2000 on my mem and my computer shut down lol so i reduced it bk to 750/1500 and 1800

 

[17seconds]

I have not found a specific review of the MSI GTX 470 Twin Frozr II, but I have found a couple reviews where they overclocked a GTX 470 and got these speeds for your reference.

Core: 726
Shader: 1452
Memory: 3568
http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-470-480-review/34

With voltage tweaking:
Core:774
Shader:1548
Memory:3400
http://www.guru3d.com/article/overclocking-geforce-gtx-470-with-extra-gpu-voltage/2

 

[jason gran]

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[Mousemonkey]

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