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I just got my new GTX 780. It's an EVGA GTX780 SuperClocked, with the awesome aluminum reference design cooler. Stock, this thing runs at 941Mhz-993Mhz Boost, with 1502Mhz Memory. I have it at 1041Mhz-1093Mhz Boost Clock, with 1752Mhz Memory in EVGA Precision X. Which is a fairly good overclock for the GTX 780 without changing the voltage at all. It's at +100Mhz on the core and +500Mhz on the memory. I can go as high as +150 on the core and +650 on the memory without changing the voltage at all. If I go higher than that I'll have artifacts. I'm also running it on a 1920x1080p 120Hz BenQ display and I have a 3570k@4.7Ghz with an H100i cooler and a Gigabyte UD5H Motherboard with an 850w PSU with an 8 pin and 6 pin connector on the GTX780. You can read all of my specs if you hover over my picture.
Now, In the Tom's Hardware review they point out how with the reference design cooler, at stock clocks, their GTX780 get's up to the 83c temp target and starts throttling down a bit. That NEVER happens with my card. With the overclock I have, my card never even get's above 69c during an EVGA OC Scanner "Furry Donut" stress test benchmark at 1920x1080p with 8x MSAA. That's with running it for like 2 hours. It's the most stressful benchmark I have. And during gaming it'll never go above 67c, and that's while playing Crysis 3 at the highest settings possible. Even during Heaven 4.0 it never goes above 67c.
So I'm wondering why in the Tom's Hardware review of the GTX 780 they said it got up to 83c and throttled down? And that's just with stock settings. I'm overclocked and getting 14c lower temps than they are, and they are throttling while I'm not. That doesn't seem possible. I'm also getting GTX780 performance, so my card isn't messed up. My temps were taken with my house at around 74c. While I think they had their room at 78c.
I also have a couple more questions.......
Should I prioritize Temp. or Power, in EVGA Precision X?
And should I link them together?
I've tried all the different ways while I was an hour into a GPU burn, and nothing made any difference at all. The only thing that makes a difference is when I set the power from 100% to 106%. That makes a difference. But if I change the temp from 75c to 96c, I see no difference. If I link or de-link the temp and power, I see no difference. That's probably cause my card is so cool though. I've read somewhere that you should set it to prioritize Temps over Power to get more performance, so that's what I do, although it makes no difference.
Also, my GPU usually always runs at a clock that's higher than my overclock. I see it running at 1163Mhz a lot. And I only have it at 1093Mhz Boost clock. I'm guessing that's cause I'm at such a low temp and have plenty room for GPU Boost 2.0 to do it's thing.
Boy, I'm glad I don't have a 290 or 290x, or heat would actually be a problem. This card is so awesome, I highly recommend a GTX770, 780, or 780Ti over the R9 290 and 290x. Those reference Nvidia coolers make a world of difference, and they look a lot better too.
So let me know what you think, thanks for reading all of this. I try to be as specific as I can so you won't have to ask any questions.
Now, In the Tom's Hardware review they point out how with the reference design cooler, at stock clocks, their GTX780 get's up to the 83c temp target and starts throttling down a bit. That NEVER happens with my card. With the overclock I have, my card never even get's above 69c during an EVGA OC Scanner "Furry Donut" stress test benchmark at 1920x1080p with 8x MSAA. That's with running it for like 2 hours. It's the most stressful benchmark I have. And during gaming it'll never go above 67c, and that's while playing Crysis 3 at the highest settings possible. Even during Heaven 4.0 it never goes above 67c.
So I'm wondering why in the Tom's Hardware review of the GTX 780 they said it got up to 83c and throttled down? And that's just with stock settings. I'm overclocked and getting 14c lower temps than they are, and they are throttling while I'm not. That doesn't seem possible. I'm also getting GTX780 performance, so my card isn't messed up. My temps were taken with my house at around 74c. While I think they had their room at 78c.
I also have a couple more questions.......
Should I prioritize Temp. or Power, in EVGA Precision X?
And should I link them together?
I've tried all the different ways while I was an hour into a GPU burn, and nothing made any difference at all. The only thing that makes a difference is when I set the power from 100% to 106%. That makes a difference. But if I change the temp from 75c to 96c, I see no difference. If I link or de-link the temp and power, I see no difference. That's probably cause my card is so cool though. I've read somewhere that you should set it to prioritize Temps over Power to get more performance, so that's what I do, although it makes no difference.
Also, my GPU usually always runs at a clock that's higher than my overclock. I see it running at 1163Mhz a lot. And I only have it at 1093Mhz Boost clock. I'm guessing that's cause I'm at such a low temp and have plenty room for GPU Boost 2.0 to do it's thing.
Boy, I'm glad I don't have a 290 or 290x, or heat would actually be a problem. This card is so awesome, I highly recommend a GTX770, 780, or 780Ti over the R9 290 and 290x. Those reference Nvidia coolers make a world of difference, and they look a lot better too.
So let me know what you think, thanks for reading all of this. I try to be as specific as I can so you won't have to ask any questions.
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