very helpful. 
You didn't ask for help in your original post; you were just ranting. You went back and edited it.
Topic: XFX 5850 unstable at stock speed?! - page 2. (Read 2814 times)
You didn't ask for help in your original post; you were just ranting. You went back and edited it.
that's what I was thinking because if it crashes when I'm gone that downtime starts eating up any small gain I would have had from OC.
what about the stream SDK?
what about the stream SDK?
This is a non reference card (they make reference and non-reference)
I'm getting 273Mh/s on stock speeds on guiminer. When I tried to ramp it up it crashed, with higher OC's crashing sooner.
seems like I might as well have saved $40 and gone with a 5830.
does anyone have any advice?
what sort of boost have people seen from down clocking memory?
should I try bumping up voltage from stock 1.09 to see if that makes OC stable?
What's the talk about the ATI stream SDK? Do I just go to the ATI download site and install it for a boost?
I'm getting 273Mh/s on stock speeds on guiminer. When I tried to ramp it up it crashed, with higher OC's crashing sooner.
seems like I might as well have saved $40 and gone with a 5830.
does anyone have any advice?
what sort of boost have people seen from down clocking memory?
should I try bumping up voltage from stock 1.09 to see if that makes OC stable?
What's the talk about the ATI stream SDK? Do I just go to the ATI download site and install it for a boost?
While I do have some XFX gear, it is cheaper stuff and the fan is not as good as the reference design. Stick with standard clocks for that card if it is stable.
What are you using to OC it?
Mine are running @ 865 stock voltage 315M hashes.
My 5830's run @ 965/175 @ 288M hashes.
Mine are running @ 865 stock voltage 315M hashes.
My 5830's run @ 965/175 @ 288M hashes.
very helpful.
Cool story bro.
Edit: Okay I left the card running stock speeds overnight because of the problems I had when OCing. I set the fan at 90% and the card seemed to be staying pretty cool. When I woke up the comp had rebooted.
WTF
Could this be my PSU and not the card? It's a 450w that i've had for a few years. Full system with a 5850 is supposed to draw <350w.
I'm also getting 85C at stock speeds when fan control is set to auto. When manually set to 65% fan speed it goes down to 65C at load.
end edit.
This is a non reference card (they make reference and non-reference)
I'm getting 273Mh/s on stock speeds on guiminer. When I tried to ramp it up it crashed, with higher OC's crashing sooner.
seems like I might as well have saved $40 and gone with a 5830.
does anyone have any advice?
what sort of boost have people seen from down clocking memory?
should I try bumping up voltage from stock 1.09 to see if that makes OC stable?
What's the talk about the ATI stream SDK? Do I just go to the ATI download site and install it for a boost?
WTF
Could this be my PSU and not the card? It's a 450w that i've had for a few years. Full system with a 5850 is supposed to draw <350w.I'm also getting 85C at stock speeds when fan control is set to auto. When manually set to 65% fan speed it goes down to 65C at load.
end edit.
This is a non reference card (they make reference and non-reference)
I'm getting 273Mh/s on stock speeds on guiminer. When I tried to ramp it up it crashed, with higher OC's crashing sooner.
seems like I might as well have saved $40 and gone with a 5830.
does anyone have any advice?
what sort of boost have people seen from down clocking memory?
should I try bumping up voltage from stock 1.09 to see if that makes OC stable?
What's the talk about the ATI stream SDK? Do I just go to the ATI download site and install it for a boost?
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