5800 series overclocking results.

Agreed, the limitations seem to be heat and noise. How hot is your GPU getting, and how much noise can you stand? :D The voltage regulation is cake. It doesn't take too much voltage to get the 5870 to some screaming overclocks. I've settled on 975/1300 for now as my noise/heat threshold. I think once Arctic Freezing comes out with a 5870 cooler, people will be able to run at even higher speeds and lower temps without too much noise. That will be something to look forward too. Hopefully soon! :)
 
vjcsmoke said:
Agreed, the limitations seem to be heat and noise. How hot is your GPU getting, and how much noise can you stand? :D The voltage regulation is cake. It doesn't take too much voltage to get the 5870 to some screaming overclocks. I've settled on 975/1300 for now as my noise/heat threshold. I think once Arctic Freezing comes out with a 5870 cooler, people will be able to run at even higher speeds and lower temps without too much noise. That will be something to look forward too. Hopefully soon! :)
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Your right, I can't wait for after market coolers. My only concern is creating higher case temps but I have a way around that with my setup. To be honest I am so happy with 975/1300 I don't know if I want to waste money on a cooler :).


WHERE ARE THE 5850 OVERCLOCKS????? :D
 
vjcsmoke said:
Agreed, the limitations seem to be heat and noise. How hot is your GPU getting, and how much noise can you stand? :D The voltage regulation is cake. It doesn't take too much voltage to get the 5870 to some screaming overclocks. I've settled on 975/1300 for now as my noise/heat threshold. I think once Arctic Freezing comes out with a 5870 cooler, people will be able to run at even higher speeds and lower temps without too much noise. That will be something to look forward too. Hopefully soon! :)
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not quite sure about the heat problem people have..

but I don't have heat concern at all..

GPU idle @ 33c and load @ 73c with original fan profile on 1030*1300..

and I have really bad airflow case :confused:
 
Copyright said:
Your right, I can't wait for after market coolers. My only concern is creating higher case temps but I have a way around that with my setup. To be honest I am so happy with 975/1300 I don't know if I want to waste money on a cooler :).


WHERE ARE THE 5850 OVERCLOCKS????? :D
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I am at 775MHz on the core right now of my 5850 and 1100 on memory. I would go higher on the memory but I doubt it would affect performance much considering I already put it up 10% and the core is only 7%. Right now I am just waiting on some more tools and more people to go first before I put it past 800 on the core.
 
Copyright said:
I am surprised MSI Afterburner let you set the clock to 850. I thought CCC would push it back down to 775.
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in combination with amd gpu tool which set the clock.
using afterburner solo I cant go higher than 775mhz.
 
shansoft said:
not quite sure about the heat problem people have..
but I don't have heat concern at all..
GPU idle @ 33c and load @ 73c with original fan profile on 1030*1300..
and I have really bad airflow case :confused:
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What voltage are you giving the the core? What fan speed is it running at load? My first guess without that data would be that you have a pretty good chip there :cool:.

And when I say my case is small with bad airflow, I really mean my case is small with bad airflow :p:
 
Mr. K6 said:
What voltage are you giving the the core? What fan speed is it running at load? My first guess without that data would be that you have a pretty good chip there :cool:.

And when I say my case is small with bad airflow, I really mean my case is small with bad airflow :p:
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I am giving it 1.3V right now

fan speed is about 40-45% jumping around...

temp is 65c max on heavily load during Crysis....

trust me, my case got really bad airflow......and its small...

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ooooooohh pretty

i want pretty pictures of old school 5800 cooling mods, screw the stock cooler.
 
shansoft said:
I am giving it 1.3V right now
fan speed is about 40-45% jumping around...
temp is 65c max on heavily load during Crysis....
trust me, my case got really bad airflow......and its small...
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Wow, yeah. Those are really great temps for 1000MHz + and 1.3V, specifically for only using 45% fan. What temps do you get in other games?
 
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Wow, yeah. Those are really great temps for 1000MHz + and 1.3V, specifically for only using 45% fan. What temps do you get in other games?
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about the same, but a bit lower on average, which is 60-63 most of the time...

I am using 1030/1300 right now, max temp on gaming is pretty much 65c and thats Crysis only...
 
My idle temp is reading at 72 c with fans at 30% and 1.200v power. Powering 2 monitors at once. With furmark burn in it goes as high as 89c or thereabouts. Games don't stress as much as furmark, but hmm the temps do look kinda high. I wonder if there's a problem with my airflow or if powering multi-displays makes your graphics card hotter?
 
vjcsmoke said:
My idle temp is reading at 72 c with fans at 30% and 1.200v power. Powering 2 monitors at once. With furmark burn in it goes as high as 89c or thereabouts. Games don't stress as much as furmark, but hmm the temps do look kinda high. I wonder if there's a problem with my airflow or if powering multi-displays makes your graphics card hotter?
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My idle temps with fans at 16% are 44C... something odd about your idle temps like your card isnt going into 2d mode or maybe its the dual monitor support? I have a fan curve that stops my card from going over 70C.. Looks like when I hit close to 80C with my overclock I start running into issues. Got a few lock ups today but went away with some extra fan speed. So I got it setup to run almost silent ~16% when at idle. Seems to be doing the trick.
 
vjcsmoke said:
My idle temp is reading at 72 c with fans at 30% and 1.200v power. Powering 2 monitors at once. With furmark burn in it goes as high as 89c or thereabouts. Games don't stress as much as furmark, but hmm the temps do look kinda high. I wonder if there's a problem with my airflow or if powering multi-displays makes your graphics card hotter?
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I believe that with two monitors, your card only clocks down to 400/1200 (check with GPU-Z), hence the higher idle temps.
 
1040/1300, no performance downgrade..cant go further right now due to voltage limitation... looks like higher core have higher voltage ratio...

some funny thing is... voltage require for that is... exactly "1.337" ... LOL
I am not quite sure why my card does that though XD
temp is 72c with 50% max.... looks pretty good so far..
 
Hey shansoft,sorry for bothering but can you do a quick Crysis bench with stock vs oc card i really wanna see the difference/scaling knowing drivers for 5870 are kinda bad atm for Crysis just want to know does it worth to overclock thanks in advance ;)

BTW i got Haf 932 i guess the heat won't be problem for me as well?
 
psyside said:
Hey shansoft,sorry for bothering but can you do a quick Crysis bench with stock vs oc card i really wanna see the difference/scaling knowing drivers for 5870 are kinda bad atm for Crysis just want to know does it worth to overclock thanks in advance ;)

BTW i got Haf 932 i guess the heat won't be problem for me as well?
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Stock

10/06/2009 23:11:13 - Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Business 64-bit Service Pack 2

DirectX 10 ENTHUSIAST 3X @ Map: ambush @ 0 1680 x 1050 AA 0x
==> Framerate [ Min: 29.63 Max: 48.52 Avg: 40.10 ]

Run #1- DX10 1680x1050 AA=No AA, 32 bit test, Quality: VeryHigh ~~ Overall Average FPS: 42.35

overclock

10/06/2009 23:04:42 - Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Business 64-bit Service Pack 2

DirectX 10 ENTHUSIAST 3X @ Map: ambush @ 0 1680 x 1050 AA 0x
==> Framerate [ Min: 30.19 Max: 55.83 Avg: 45.29 ]

Run #1- DX10 1680x1050 AA=No AA, 32 bit test, Quality: VeryHigh ~~ Overall Average FPS: 47.77
 
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Flopper said:
Heh, seems I was to tired, the msi afterburner and amd gpu tool dont work properly for me, cant adjust the voltage, it does look that way on the afterburner but when later today when I checked, it dont work.
did run 850mhz at stock 1.087v.
No wonder I crashed at 900mhz ;)

I use a i7 at 3.3ghz for that score, with HT off.

Did make a run at 3dmark06,
4ghz, HT off, 775/1125.
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=12145515

Waiting for asus bios or such to make the best of it.
(watercooling atm, 35c idle.)
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Sweet score. :cool:
 
shansoft said:
Stock

10/06/2009 23:11:13 - Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Business 64-bit Service Pack 2

DirectX 10 ENTHUSIAST 3X @ Map: ambush @ 0 1680 x 1050 AA 0x
==> Framerate [ Min: 29.63 Max: 48.52 Avg: 40.10 ]

Run #1- DX10 1680x1050 AA=No AA, 32 bit test, Quality: VeryHigh ~~ Overall Average FPS: 42.35

overclock

10/06/2009 23:04:42 - Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Business 64-bit Service Pack 2

DirectX 10 ENTHUSIAST 3X @ Map: ambush @ 0 1680 x 1050 AA 0x
==> Framerate [ Min: 30.19 Max: 55.83 Avg: 45.29 ]

Run #1- DX10 1680x1050 AA=No AA, 32 bit test, Quality: VeryHigh ~~ Overall Average FPS: 47.77
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Really,nice! its like 10% more i guess the scaling is actually at least decent.Even i'm going to 950/970 core ain't sure if i can get my cards stable at your settings nice results man no doubt :cool:

Thanks for your effort ;)
 
Okay here are OC results at 1000/1300. It feels kind of cool to run at 1ghz. Although I think I'll stick to 975/1300 outside of benchmarking. Hehe.

MSI Afterburner screenshot:

Afterburner1000_1300OC.jpg


Max temps got as high as 93. Good enough for benching. I'm not sure about for Furmark burn in though!

3dMark Vantage 5870 @ 1000/1300:

vantage4_1ghz5870_9600GSO1000_1300O.jpg


Got about a 300 point improvement versus 975/1300.

Direct comparison:

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HD5850 looks way better than HD4890. Once the prices settle down I might get 2 for Xfire.
 
vjcsmoke said:
Thought you were going 5770 all the way? :)
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I'm a big HD4770/HD5770 fan for the obvious performance/value reasons. It has performance and value attributes that make it a video card for real people who want to have high performance gaming and benchmarks but can't afford the high end cards. It's the card for the "people". I think it is going to be a huge success.

The HD5850 is putting out some great numbers. So great that it really is looking like a serious contender for best bang for buck for extreme performance. It is no compromise. Cutting edge. Value.

I see the HD5850 price coming down in the not so distant future which will make it a better value. Besides benchmarks the card has tons of potential that game designers will be able to build upon and once tweaked will only make it a much better card.

Eventually I see myself coming to the day when I will sale my 2 HD4770s and upgrade to 2 HD5770x2 for quadfire or 2 HD5850s for Crossfire.

My decision will be based on value and performance. I think a HD5770x2 card is going to be a monster and in a quadfire configuration it will be a very powerful machine.
 
Let's see some more 5800 series results! Especially looking for some 5850 overclocking results and methods used as well as some benches after.
 
SonDa5 said:
I think a HD5770x2 card is going to be a monster and in a quadfire configuration it will be a very powerful machine.
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I don't think it will see the light of day. Not much point in making a dual-GPU card that is slower than the flagship single-GPU card, plus quadfire still scales pathetically.
 
rincewind said:
I don't think it will see the light of day. Not much point in making a dual-GPU card that is slower than the flagship single-GPU card, plus quadfire still scales pathetically.
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The 5770 offered at a $160 price point with the performance of a 4890 and DX11 is great but an X2 is worthless. Just crossfire the cards if you want two. Now lets get this thread back on topic and see some OC results.
 
rincewind said:
Iplus quadfire still scales pathetically.
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From what I have read the new 5000 series cards scale much better than multiple radeon gpu configurations of the past.


Now back on subject. I really want to see how extreme the HD5850 can be. :cool:
 
How are you guys getting past the stupid 775mhz core and 1125mhz memory limits for the 5850? Is there some super awesome BIOS I can flash to?
 
Well I picked up another 5870.. couldnt help my self. I have an XFX and a Power color with Asus bios. My idea is to run them stock clock and run teh fans as low as possible within resonable temps. Now my setup is much faster and much quieter. I found out from another poster the RC7 drivers have issues but they are good for about a 200-300 point increase in 3dmark and to me looked smoother in 3dmark. I imagine new drivers are really going to help crossfire. The RC7 drivers would stop reporting fan speed and temp etc. Installing the RC6 fixed my issues with crossfire.

Vantage = 20,320 with (RC6) and stock clocked.
 
Copyright said:
Well I picked up another 5870.. couldnt help my self. I have an XFX and a Power color with Asus bios. My idea is to run them stock clock and run teh fans as low as possible within resonable temps. Now my setup is much faster and much quieter. I found out from another poster the RC7 drivers have issues but they are good for about a 200-300 point increase in 3dmark and to me looked smoother in 3dmark. I imagine new drivers are really going to help crossfire. The RC7 drivers would stop reporting fan speed and temp etc. Installing the RC6 fixed my issues with crossfire.

Vantage = 20,320 with (RC6) and stock clocked.
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That's 20.3K with Crossfired 5870s?
My single 5870OC + a 9600GSO for PhysX scores 1k higher.
I guess overclocking can make a huge difference.

vantage4_1ghz5870_9600GSO1000_1300O.jpg


How far are you underclocking your 5870s?
 
5850, 1ghz, 4ghz i7 HT off.
msi afterburner is now useable with small fix from unwinder.

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Flopper said:
5850, 1ghz, 4ghz i7 HT off.
msi afterburner is now useable with small fix from unwinder.

1ghz.PNG
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This is looking way better than HD5770.

Think I could fit one of my Thermal Right Heat sinks on it?

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vjcsmoke said:
That's 20.3K with Crossfired 5870s?
My single 5870OC + a 9600GSO for PhysX scores 1k higher.
I guess overclocking can make a huge difference.

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How far are you underclocking your 5870s?
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My GPU score is closer to 23k.. it's your physx and your CPU being better then mine that is pushing you up.. plus I am on a P45 board so I am using dual 8x Slots instead of dual 16X. I have to say though.. nothing bogs it at all.. Think I can ride this setup for a couple years :)


EDIT: Fixed where I put CPU instead of GPU.
 
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Copyright said:
My CPU score is closer to 23k.. it's your physx and your CPU being better then mine that is pushing you up.. plus I am on a P45 board so I am using dual 8x Slots instead of dual 16X. I have to say though.. nothing bogs it at all.. Think I can ride this setup for a couple years :)
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Oh yeah easily. 5870CF should play any modern game without much hiccups. I think Crysis is the the only one that might challenge it, but only on a 30 incher or Eyefinity setup.

Played some Need for Speed: Shift today. The game looks mouth-wateringly good with 8xAA and 16xAF on 1920x1080. 5870 OC @ 975/1300:

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Fraps reports:
Min 63 Max 179 Avg 83
Min 61 Max 107 Avg 80
 
Game looks sick.. buddy is supposed to bring it over and see how it does on my CF setup.
 
My latest at 1.3v, didn't really mess with it, I7 920 at 4.6Ghz under phase:

1021/1298 3DMark06


1021/1298 Vantage


Not great, but not bad either.
 
SonDa5 said:
They work for me.


Was that with 5850 or 5870?
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I would bet thats a single 5870.. his GPU score was about how mine was at 1000/1300 but his CPU score is much nicer with that i7. My two cards together hit that at stock clock.. sad.. my mobo and cpu already holding me back lol. My GPU score is about 5K higher though. Wonder how each would game in comparison.
 
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