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    7970m...how high can it overclock?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by HopelesslyFaithful, May 9, 2012.

  1. evoandroidevo

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    New drivers out? Any improvement from 12.7?

    Sent From My Rooted E3D
     
    evoandroidevo, Aug 14, 2012
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  2. jaybee83

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    @sformasforma: hmm ur physics score seems a bit low, check out mine (same cpu):

    http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/3969686

    maybe u should try premas modded bios in order to enable better turbo boost? ;)

    Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
     
    jaybee83, Aug 15, 2012
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  3. sformasforma

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    Hello Jaybee83,

    I remember searching your post and read some kind of review to PREMA 2860Bios done by you and the overall result hasn't very impressive (to much heat) - for what i can remember.

    Either way i will send you a pm regarding this subject - maybe you could help me out to obtain Prema 2860bios.
     
    sformasforma, Aug 15, 2012
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  4. Coach Knight

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    Guys, I am a total newb to benchmarking and overclocking. I followed Slickdude's great instructions to install MSI Afterburner and OC my 7970m. I am on the official Dell drivers.

    On stock I get this (P5851):
    AMD Radeon HD 7970M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-3610QM Processor,Alienware M17xR4 score: P5851 3DMarks

    I bumped up to I believe was 950/1425. Can you tell from results? I reset it and then got distracted and when I came back I could not remember exact settings. Anyway, I got this (P6413):
    AMD Radeon HD 7970M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-3610QM Processor,Alienware M17xR4 score: P6413 3DMarks

    Hopefully the links work right. I tried at 1000/1500 but it froze up...is that too high on stock voltage?
     
    Coach Knight, Aug 15, 2012
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  5. HopelesslyFaithful

    HopelesslyFaithful Notebook Virtuoso

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    see if you can get 980/1500

    depends on card but normally that is too high for stock voltage.
     
    HopelesslyFaithful, Aug 15, 2012
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    long2905, Aug 16, 2012
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  7. HopelesslyFaithful

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    any results with it long?
     
    HopelesslyFaithful, Aug 16, 2012
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  8. long2905

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    for now I only play Sleeping Dogs and TF2. I didn't see any improvement but there is no issue either, yet?
     
    long2905, Aug 16, 2012
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  9. HopelesslyFaithful

    HopelesslyFaithful Notebook Virtuoso

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    i haven't touched my R4 because i am selling it so sorry no help.
     
    HopelesslyFaithful, Aug 16, 2012
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  10. Prasad

    Prasad NBR Reviewer 1337 NBR Reviewer

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    Guys, I did a slight OC on both my 3720QM CPU and 7970M GPU, getting a score of ~6500 on 3DMark 11. Is that a decent OC? System is mighty stable, by the way! :)
     
    Prasad, Aug 16, 2012
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  11. HopelesslyFaithful

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    what are clocks?
     
    HopelesslyFaithful, Aug 16, 2012
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  12. Kyrius

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    Hello, I just updated my Alienware M17X R4 from 12.7b (w/ Skyrim Fix) to 12.8. For some reason, my Skyrim game performance decreased a lot. From a 55-60 FPS (Stock Clocks) to 45-55 FPS to 37-45 FPS (@960/1430) :( I got disappointed when I saw the decrease in performance. How do I revert back to the old driver? :) Thanks in advance!

    P.S That's Skyrim on Ultra by the way.

    EDIT 2: Oh, silly me. I forgot that recording videos in MSi AfterBurner decreases the performance. When I stopped recording my Skyrim was 60 FPS constant (Stock Clocks). Amazing driver update so far! :) Also tried it on Crysis 2 (Ultra, DX11 Enabled, Maxed out) (@960/1430) and my Alienware was killing it! Running at 35-45 FPS. Amazing for a single card!

    This card is a beast! :D
     
    Kyrius, Aug 16, 2012
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  13. mikecacho

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    In control panel go to system and security then look for device manager and find your display adapters, select driver tab and rollback... FYI
     
    mikecacho, Aug 17, 2012
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  14. Kyrius

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    Hmmm.. This works properly?
     
    Kyrius, Aug 17, 2012
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  15. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    What software are you guys using to mod the vbios on these cards?

    I know mine needs more voltage to get to 1ghz.
     
    moral hazard, Aug 17, 2012
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  16. james_het

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    /cry, wish we poor Clevos could disable Enduro to enjoy our beasts how u can do......
     
    james_het, Aug 18, 2012
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  17. SVOShark

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    You guys are lucky, mine is unstable at stock. Bump it up at all, even 10mhz and it artifacts.

    Gotta call Dell.
     
    SVOShark, Sep 21, 2012
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  18. HopelesslyFaithful

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    give details of voltage and clocks
     
    HopelesslyFaithful, Sep 21, 2012
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  19. SVOShark

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    Stock voltage, 860 core 1210 on memory produces artifacts.
     
    SVOShark, Sep 21, 2012
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  20. jaybee83

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    have u tried different drivers? also, when do those artifacts occur? in 2D or 3D mode? (@idle or load clocks?)
     
    jaybee83, Sep 21, 2012
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  21. SVOShark

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    Put the latest drivers in today, seems to be stable in 3d@ 1000/1500 in Metro 2033 at the moment. On the desktop however it's all over the place.

    Any ideas on how to remedy that situation? If I remember I had a situation like that on the desktop, but I can't remember what needed to be done.
     
    SVOShark, Sep 21, 2012
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  22. HopelesslyFaithful

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    is it crashing? or clocks going up and down? going up and down is normal. it is adjusting clocks as needed for more speed
     
    HopelesslyFaithful, Sep 21, 2012
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  23. SVOShark

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    No, I was speaking about the artifacting. I made a 2D profile and 3D profile, but it seems to forget to switch from time to time.
     
    SVOShark, Sep 22, 2012
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  24. Wallzii

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    The artifacts and tearing on the desktop I found was due to PowerPlay. Disabling it while you overclock should eliminate the issue, it worked for me as well as many other users on the board. You need to disable PowerPlay in the settings for MSI Afterburner and not in CCC, though. Disabling PowerPlay in CCC will fix your clocks at 2D rates.

    In the configuration file for MSI Afterburner, change the value for "UnofficialOverclockingMode" to 2 instead of 1 to disable PowerPlay and the flickering/tearing should stop. Keep in mind that your clocks are going to run at a constant value to whatever you set in Afterburner, and to have your card automatically clock back down in 2D applications you'll need to reboot or enable PowerPlay again in the config file and reset your clocks.
     
    Wallzii, Sep 22, 2012
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  25. jaybee83

    jaybee83 Biotech-Doc

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    what he said! ^^^ ;)

    Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
     
    jaybee83, Sep 22, 2012
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  26. psarrism

    psarrism Notebook Consultant

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    Maybe already answered but.. can we (clevo owners) flash this modded vbios to our 7970m card in order to achieve some serious overclocking? I myself have problems with that because of the 1.00V
     
    psarrism, Sep 22, 2012
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  27. jaybee83

    jaybee83 Biotech-Doc

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    those are dell vbios files for alienware users. wouldnt risk flashing those on a clevo card,could very well brick ur card. id rather just dump ur vbios with gpu-z and send svl7 here on nbr a polite request for modding it with higher voltages :)

    Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
     
    jaybee83, Sep 22, 2012
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  28. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I don't think the dell vbios files would brick clevo cards.
    AMD 7970m - modified VBIOS - Page 16

    Also the modded clevo versions are here:
    AMD 7970m - modified VBIOS - Page 14
     
    moral hazard, Sep 22, 2012
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  29. jaybee83

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    interesting,good to know :) still,i wouldnt flash a different manufacturer vbios just on gut feeling and sheer luck :p dont have any money to waste ;)

    Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
     
    jaybee83, Sep 22, 2012
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  30. psarrism

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    Thanx everybody. Any alternative link for people who don't have access to the above? :)
     
    psarrism, Sep 22, 2012
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  31. james_het

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    hi, could any1 download the bios files from TI forums and post those files here? i don t have the minimum of 5 posts required, and don t want to spam the forum to reach it :-/
     
    james_het, Sep 22, 2012
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  32. troid

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    It's not possible to flash the vBIOS on a CLEVO EM machine (only on HM) and all the edited CLEVO 7970M BIOSes are enduro disabled ones.
     
    troid, Sep 24, 2012
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    enabled you mean ?
     
    edryr, Sep 24, 2012
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  34. james_het

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    may iu ask u why we EM users can t flash the modded vBioses?
     
    james_het, Sep 24, 2012
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  35. HopelesslyFaithful

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    why are you mad with 1050/1540? those are some of the best clocks for the 7970
     
    HopelesslyFaithful, Sep 24, 2012
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  36. james_het

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    yeah id like to know why i can t flash the bios btw.....cause id like to see how high i can OC, that s all, maybe in the future :-(
     
    james_het, Sep 24, 2012
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  37. HopelesslyFaithful

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    so that is the score without overvolting?
     
    HopelesslyFaithful, Sep 24, 2012
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    james_het, Sep 24, 2012
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  39. jaybee83

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    u are aware that 3dmark11 just favors kepler based cards right? in games the performance of 7970m and 680m is pretty much exactly the same, as theyre trading blows. one game favors team red,the other goes green instead ;) so dont put too much work into the 11 score. besides, ur OC is pretty darn good already and better than most other amd cards ive seen so far! be happy! :)

    Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
     
    jaybee83, Sep 24, 2012
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  40. HopelesslyFaithful

    HopelesslyFaithful Notebook Virtuoso

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    and a great source in my thread here. This is an excerpt from it:


    Stock clocks in the chart
     
    HopelesslyFaithful, Sep 24, 2012
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    hi guys!!yesterday i installed mine 7970m!!it works like charm in my HM laptop!! :D the question is why the overdrive settings are missing from ccc?also my gpu voltage is 0.975 at stock.is it possible to make it 1.05v?i dont want to overvolt my card with 1.075v or 1.1v.thx!!
     
    johnnyman27, Sep 29, 2012
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  42. jaybee83

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    hey buddy,as mentioned before the 1.075v ov has been reported to be rock stable by all users having tried it so far :) only the 1.1v ov has been known to cause stability issues in some instances. so if nothing else works in getting ur stock voltage to 1.05v id just go ahead and try the ov vbios :)

    Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
     
    jaybee83, Sep 29, 2012
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    i just flashed the overvolted vbios(1.075) and when my card is in 3d mode its still 0.975v.what is going wrong???pls help!!!
     
    johnnyman27, Sep 29, 2012
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  46. HopelesslyFaithful

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    isn't the 3720QM allowed to play with a few multipliers?
     
    HopelesslyFaithful, Oct 2, 2012
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    So what's the current 3dmark vantage record for a single 7970m? The best I've ever reached was around 26xxx GPU when I still had my 7970m.
     
    Eldaren, Oct 3, 2012
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  48. HopelesslyFaithful

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    remember vantage and 3dmark are bias of 680 cards...interesting how that all worked out. Never really realized such a huge difference in cards like that
     
    HopelesslyFaithful, Oct 3, 2012
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  49. HopelesslyFaithful

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    well just opened my R4 since i couldn't sell it and install msi afterburner but it doesn't go high enough....what do you guys use? also how do you overvolt it?
     
    HopelesslyFaithful, Nov 2, 2012
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    moral hazard, Nov 4, 2012
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