ATI 6970M in a GX660R

GTX 560M has some differences in heatpipe - thermal module. Best cooling for R6970m is from R5870m with some modifications. If you are interested I have modules for M5870m 2 or 3 pipes aswell. Also there is thermal backplate available.

 

you have less performace at 12 gb 1333 cas9 because timings of ram is cl2

good is 8 gb hyper x 1333 cas 7

 

Yes, and we should all have better performance with ddr cas2.5

 

Psh, I ran my DDR at 2-1-1-5. BH-5 memory FTW!

Some of those sticks could reach 300mhz at 2-2-2-5 (granted it took 4v but that's beside the point), thats the same latencies as 1200mhz at 8-8-8-20 (well not quite, but close), which I think is impressive.

One of the things I like about my Hyper-X is I not only get 1600mhz at 9-9-9-27 but it also does it at a CR of 1T.

 

What temp does it reach WITHOUT turbofan? Turbofan is very powerful in lowering temps but makes also a lot of noise...

Another question: is it true you have to disable Catalyst Powerplay or this gfx won't set the correct clock timings?

 

I know this is totally out of subject but did u change your asus g73 graphics card to ati 6970m??? please let me know cause i am really want to change my gpu to 6970m.
Thanks

 

hi, i am on the same boat with any owner of msi gt 683R that has gtx 560m
i really want to change to ati 6990m, any suggestions are very much appreciated.. i am newbie here...

 

Just buy card and cooling solution for r5870m. Use some bigger thermal pads for mosfets.

 

what about power supply?which one should i buy?

 

Delta 180W or more powerfull.

 

is it available in ebay or amazon?

 

GENUINE ORIGINAL Alienware Adapter Netzteil 19v 9.5A 180W 5.5mm x2.5 M9750 9700i | eBay

 

thx, but sadly i am from malaysia
no postage to malaysia from that one

 

I am selling a Targus 180w PSU that works on a gx660.

 

i am in malaysia and willing to buy one for real...

 

Hmm I see that you have 150W PSU. Honestly I had 150 W PSU with R6970m and it was ok. So for R6970 150w psu is enough.

 

uhm.. but i am going for ati 6990m?is it still okay?

 

I am happy to send the PSU to Malaysia. If you go ati then make sure you buy a ati heatsink.

 

For R6990m use 180W psu + fan sink for r5870m.

 

anyone is willing to sell ati 5870m/6970m/6990m heatsink?
it's the only problem i am facing now. i am still confused between ati or nvidia
i heard that the image quality of ati is worse than nvidia in games, although they have same settings (let's say ultra)

 

A ATI heatsink will be difficult to get therefore I suggest that you stay with Nvidia.

 

thx for the suggestion
i am currently in a big fight about deciding either ati or nvidia :/

 

Well you need either heatsink so really I would get one and then get one based on price and availability.

 

thanx man, either one is alright.. but i am still prefering nvidia, i dont know why :/. i will still be looking for heatsink too and the card

 

Now the christmas rush is over paladin44 might be able to help.

 

he has something?

 

@irfan

i dont think game graphic's quality looks worse in ati than nvidia, it should be the same, unless physx is involved, then yeah nvidia will have more eyecandy than ati, but it doesnt come cheap tho, physx itself takes alotta power from the card, and so far i could only find noticeable differences in batman arkham asylum and city, that is because they have tons of physx involved, but if i dont compare them side by side, i dont think i would even notice.

btw i found this on ebay, he ships worldwide too
MSI 5870M-7970M Heatsink | eBay

anybody know if gtx680m or gtx 675m compatible with gx660 (non r)? anyway to modified 5870m heatsink to fit that one? i wanna try nvidia coz the cuda helps in rendering movies by alot

 

This is my heatsink indeed

This heatsink will only accomodate a ATI/AMD gpus, if you want to upgrade to the GTX675 or 680M, your best bet is to use the MSI common GTX570/580/670/675M heatsink as this will be plug and play with the latters and may require (slight) modifications to fit the latest 680M.

 

@pau1ow
any chance you sell nvidia heatsink with 3 pipes as well? or maybe somebody can provide me with the part number? so i can try and get it from msi itself

thanks

 

Did you find out any info on this yet?. I am needing an nvidia gpu for the cuda and graphics applications. Cant seem to find anyone whos tried it.... yet

 

Another 6970m Mod Done !


I use my 6970m in a Medion X7811 (MSI GX740) since 2 hours now WITHOUT any repaste or new cooling pads
IDLE Temps: GPU: 45° RAM:48°
Stress Testing: GPU: 81° RAM 83°

I'm totally happy!!

Tomorrow my extra mini heatsinks arrive, I'll post my temps then.

(sorry for my english, I'm german )


Greetings!

 

Your English is awesome

Congratulations do post some screenshots too if you'd like

 

Here are the pics


With them: My old Radeon 5870

 

Hi guys. I bought a 6990M on ebay, but it appears that the guy cheated me and sold me overclocked 6970M ES Anyway, do you know what is the latest Dell vBios for 6970M ? I am asking about Dell, because I want to have sound over HDMI.

 

Hello, it's very interesting. I've same Notebook and want also to upgrade my System.

Please inform me which manufacture of graphiccard it is? I've bought a card from Ebay but without function. The seller mean this Card is from Dell-System, after built-in my notebook the powerled from powersupply goes off.



Hallo,

ich bin auch sehr interessiert an einem Umbau und habe das gleiche Notebook.

Mich würde interessieren vom welcher Hersteller du die Karte hast und vielleicht woher.

Ich habe eine von Ebay ersteigert, wenn ich diese einbaute, ging die Netzteillampe immer aus. Lt. Verkäufer sollte dies von Dell sein. Nunja, vielleicht war diese auch defekt.

Ich bin schon sehr gespannt auf Deine Antwort. Wäre noch toll wenn Du angeben könntest was Du noch alles machen musstest, wie Biosupdate, Vbiosupdate usw.

Gruß

 

look at the picture

Hi Killername!

The vbios is a Dell one, I've bought it from ebay, I think youre PSU is too weak for this wattage!



Hallo Killername!

Habe die Karte bei ebaY gekauft, das vbios ist von Dell (siehe angehängtes bild)


Das hört sich für mich an, als ob dein Netzteil zu schwach wäre, wieviel Watt hat deins denn und was hast du für Komponenten verbaut?
Meine Config:
i7 740qm
8GB Corsair 1333
WDC WD7500BPKT-00PK4T0 (698 GB)
130 Watt Ori Netzteil

Ein BIOS Update gibts für unseren X7811 gar nicht

Hast du beim Einbau darauf geachtet, dass alle Schrauben dorthin gekommen sind wo sie hingehören ?
Funktioniert denn deine alte 5870 noch ?

Grüße

edit: die graka war übrigens gebraucht, hat er für 250€ an mich verkauft