The official HWBOT OC Challenge April 2012 thread.

[redmax]

Finally a comp I can feel good about entering I have two 8800 GTX cards here all modded up just waiting for the LN2 containers. w00t!

[Hondacity]

Finally a comp I can feel good about entering I have two 8800 GTX cards here all modded up just waiting for the LN2 containers. w00t!

 

aha! I need to see your new toys by the way.

[saint19]

@k404: I have my own batch of 8800's I plan to jump in with, and didn't know about this comp when I pm'd you.

 

I was starting work today, but had moisture problems... letting things dry out, and I am hoping the CPU lives at least. The mobo would be easily replaced, if the chip is dead then I am out.

 

2nd dead chip in less that a month? That would not be good.

[I.M.O.G.]

3rd times the charm they say, I need to kill something else before Ivy Bridge comes out... You know, get it out of my system.

 

8.23GHz 8120 - dead

5.76 2600K/P67A-GD65 - unknown (letting the mobo dry out, not sure what all is dead yet)

Next chip - doomed

[redmax]

aha! I need to see your new toys by the way.

 

USPS tracking is cr@p but the box made it thru customs, I expect it here any day now. believe me I am looking forward to seeing them too

[reggiesanchez]

amd cpus only would make it interesting.

[saint19]

amd cpus only would make it interesting.

 

Not sure about that, if your see my 3DMark 2001 score is around 11K points under the next one, the same happen on 3DMark03 and in 3DMark06 the difference is around 3.2K points.

[reggiesanchez]

Not sure about that, if your see my 3DMark 2001 score is around 11K points under the next one, the same happen on 3DMark03 and in 3DMark06 the difference is around 3.2K points.

 

 

True but I sold sandy and I am playing with phenom xII 560 right now so would be more interesting for me =)

[Johni5]

I upload in 3D06 8800GTS +8800 GTX SLI

Edited April 8, 2012 by Johni5

[Hondacity]

will an 8800gts320 win this comp?

[Mausio]

If a gts 320 wins this compo i let a 320 sit in my normal system for EVAH!!!

[Hondacity]

hahahaha

[I.nfraR.ed]

Would it be safe if I run 8800 on LN2 without heatsinks on the vrms, but just a fan blowing over them?

[Hondacity]

haven't run my 8800s without heatsinks on the mosfets...the heatsinks do get warm(when loaded)

[I.M.O.G.]

Would it be safe if I run 8800 on LN2 without heatsinks on the vrms, but just a fan blowing over them?

 

My 8800 gt 512 got warm on the vrm sink under LN2, but it only liked the temps at about -60 to -70. You may be able to get away with it, cards are cheap and all. Or you could just hack up an old heatsink and throw some metal on there.

[I.nfraR.ed]

Thanks guys. Just found some spare sinks that fit, so I'm going to play it safe.

It would be my second LN2-cooled vga and I've never played with 8800 before.

I don't expect great results, but still it's a good experience.

[saint19]

Thanks guys. Just found some spare sinks that fit, so I'm going to play it safe.

It would be my second LN2-cooled vga and I've never played with 8800 before.

I don't expect great results, but still it's a good experience.

 

Good luck on that

[I.M.O.G.]

With vmods top 10 on your card should be pretty easy (it was in my experience)... I had a baked/revived card with mods for my 8800 gt 512 submissions. I was going to take part in this comp until the 2600k died.

 

Maybe I can submit on the last day of the comp with Ivy Bridge?

[Massman]

Naaah. Let's not allow Ivy .

 

I'll add it to the competition page as well.

[I.M.O.G.]

Bah, thought it was just the MOA thread where you said that. Thanks for the heads up.

[Gamer]

Would it be safe if I run 8800 on LN2 without heatsinks on the vrms, but just a fan blowing over them?

 

Never used a heatsink on the vrm's, only a blowing fan on it.

All cards are still alive, apart from a 8800GTX that blew up

[Hondacity]

Never used a heatsink on the vrm's, only a blowing fan on it.

All cards are still alive, apart from a 8800GTX that blew up

 

good info. what were the voltages that you used? 1.5x volts?

[I.M.O.G.]

That is a good place to start, if you are a wussy. lol

 

(thats in the ballpark that I ran mine... stopped scaling much after that)

[Hondacity]

ovp/ocp kicks in @ 1.6ish volts

[I.M.O.G.]

Didn't know that. I also don't know if there are mods for that, my card was hardmodded for volts, and I assumed that would knock out ovp/ocp. Dunno. I just make'm card go fast.