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I see the whispers are now starting ... NVIDIA Geforce 7 series cards
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kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
... Performance is said to be around 30 percent faster than a GeForce GTX 780 ... Really? I have a pair of 680s. I can make them 30% faster with a bit of firmware magic? "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
jason_gee Send message Joined: 24 Nov 06 Posts: 7489 Credit: 91,093,184 RAC: 0 |
Really? No, here's the debunking article. You can certainly modify/flash firmware (as the noob suckered the media with a modded 680 BIOS), but this won't really make it a 770 (even though you can make it show as anything you want in the driver...) http://www.techpowerup.com/183936/geforce-gtx-680-can-be-flashed-to-gtx-770.html 680's upper frequency limit, with a good piece of silicon & good cooling, is determined by the max voltage, which is a hardware modification to change beyond 1175mV (See Kingpin Cooling site for more info). If a 770 uses a revised GK104 chip, assuming it's even a real card that exists now, then it'll most likely have Turbo Boost 2, then it'll probably have different power circuitry and maybe unlockable voltage as with the TITAN, IOW hardware/firmware& software all different. Turbo boost 1 & 2 are too different. If it's identical GK104 based (unrevised/unrefreshed/same-circuitry), then it's a 680, which cannot be 30% faster than itself (there isn't enough voltage without hardware mod) Same chip on a new card design is possible, but then it'll have more different than simply a BIOS (like cooling & power), making it a totally different card. Jason "Living by the wisdom of computer science doesn't sound so bad after all. And unlike most advice, it's backed up by proofs." -- Algorithms to live by: The computer science of human decisions. |
arkayn Send message Joined: 14 May 99 Posts: 4438 Credit: 55,006,323 RAC: 0 |
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jason_gee Send message Joined: 24 Nov 06 Posts: 7489 Credit: 91,093,184 RAC: 0 |
That article was saying that the GTX780 will be 30% faster than the GTX680. That one sounds plausible, while the 680 firmware stuff, not "Living by the wisdom of computer science doesn't sound so bad after all. And unlike most advice, it's backed up by proofs." -- Algorithms to live by: The computer science of human decisions. |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
Yeah, I read the article. Basically says you aren't making a new card of it just by changing the bios. These 680s are new and under warranty for 3 years, so I'm not about to muck around there. Both are running a nice stable OC. From the stock 1098/1163boost to 1165/1223boost OC'd. So, I'm happy to let them be all they can be as is. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
Al Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 1682 Credit: 477,343,364 RAC: 482 |
One blurb I read in one of the linked articles mentioned that the 'real' new card is actually going to be the Maxwell, and that it should be released sometime next year. It also mentioned that it will have about twice the performance (not sure if that is per watt, or other measure) than the current (780?) line-up. If this is true, I think I will probably wait it out, as there isn't that big of a gain for me at this time, and my next upgrade sweep will hopefully last me for a number of years. I can't afford to try to keep up with the tick-tock upgrade cycle that the big boys (Intel/Nvidia) are running at. 3-4 years is more my speed, make a decent investment and run 'em into the proverbial ground... ;-) |
trader Send message Joined: 25 Jun 00 Posts: 126 Credit: 4,968,173 RAC: 0 |
Curious my msi gtx680 lightning says i have the ability to ramp up the voltage quite high, as well as modify several other features wonder if maybe its is just a voltage issue and the bios mod is real if it would work for me |
jason_gee Send message Joined: 24 Nov 06 Posts: 7489 Credit: 91,093,184 RAC: 0 |
Curious my msi gtx680 lightning says i have the ability to ramp up the voltage quite high, as well as modify several other features wonder if maybe its is just a voltage issue and the bios mod is real if it would work for me A 'good' 680 is generally reliably overclockable much higher than the presented stock 770 spec (whether real or fictitious) using a software tool like eVGA Precision X or MSI afterburner. Given the Lightning might have custom power circuitry, it may or may not allow the voltage to push past the standard max of 1175mV for a 680. That will depend on hardware & software limits, and if possible should not require a modified BIOS. With the caveats about overvolting shortening the lifespan of your card in mind, I would suggest seeing what you can get from it using the loose approach described on my profile, with software tools. A 'good' reference 680 can stay under 70 degrees Celcius at full load, 1175mV and ~1200MHz+. Once satisfied the sweet spot is found, you can then explore options for using a 680 Bios editor if desired, but IMO honestly the flexibility of the software control improved so much as to render firmware mod-flashing an unnecessary risk. Jason "Living by the wisdom of computer science doesn't sound so bad after all. And unlike most advice, it's backed up by proofs." -- Algorithms to live by: The computer science of human decisions. |
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