Is this pre-overclocked? Would anyone recommend it over the MSI Twin Frozr version?
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Stock clocks on this card are GPU Engine of 1100Mhz and Memory at 1500Mhz. But, adjusting the clock speeds is very simple. The card is very flexible--the more you learn, the more flexible it can be. I've had a bunch of 280x variants and this Gigabyte is my favorite. I did have an MSI Twin Frozr 7970 (the same chip as the 280x, just an older name.) The MSI worked perfectly but it did run a little bit hotter under the same conditions. If I were deciding between the two I would take the Gigabyte unless the MSI were considerably cheaper.
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It is adequate. I personally would NOT use it for overclocking. These FX 81xx series chips are awesome but THEY RUN HOT. I got a little freaked out because I am not used to the operating temperatures of these chips. I opted for a Thermaltake Cooler dual fan Full ATX case Heatsink until I get a water cooler. Once I did the research and understood that these chips run hot I feel relief but still would like to get a water cooler before serious OC'ing. Hope that helps.
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The only difference is their cooling solution and which brand you prefer. Factory overclocks are very low and you can easily increase them over what is done at the factory yourself. Basically just look for the price and brand you want, the clock speed shouldn't be a factor.
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MSI 970A-G46. It'a a decent and inexpensive board. I'm using it in the same case as we speak. It has overclocking capabilities as well as Crossfire/SLI compatability at full x8 speed whenever you want to upgrade.
315665
I'm currently Using this Processor on a LGA 1150 socket, Z97 motherboard. I have not been able to Overclock using the wizard without the computer Crashing the GPU (GTX 660) I have not tried to overclock manually. I can say that the fan that comes with it does a decent job and can be used for running High Quality games without overclocking (WatchDogs looks great, it has it's own problems, Tomb Raider works great on Max, Skyrim looks great too, But I do have 32gigs of memory as well) So, Yes. And Overclocking isn't needed so far, I can't find a game I want to play that can challenge this processor even at it's out-of-box speed.
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Not the one I bought. I got mine soon after release, so they may have another overclocked offering by now, I don't know. Mine has run well but I didn't try overclocking it. Good Luck.
896120
This listing is for the stock configuration by MSI, it is not customized by us at all. I do see what you are referring to with the 7200RPM listing which is incorrect and we will ask Amazon to change this, it should be 5400RPM as you mentioned you've seen elsewhere including our site. The CPU speed is 2.5GHz-3.1GHz and will adjust its clock speed depending on your use.
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GPU clock: 823Mhz Memory:1002Mhz Shader: 1645Mhz. can OC to 924 stable with stock fan. If you want to buy I'll offer it for $90 since I'll be upgrading soon.
627552
Yes it is and it's working pretty well with my current build so far no issues and I haven't even overclocked as of yet so when I do it will be interesting to see how it performs hope that was helpful
406665
I got mine used from an owner that used it for heavy mining and gaming, and it has been cool and quiet. It's exhibited no artifacts, so I'd say it's reliable. The MSI version in particular has solid build quality.
168676
Superclocked means it is like pre-overclocked , you can also adjust it later with the Evga software disk.Non-Superclocked version is overclockable but I recommend the superclocked version
406668
the card is very reliable if well treated. and if you're lucky. I've used one card full-time maxed out for a year now running F@H, and the only sign is the fans starting to show age. The second card, the fans quit after 6 months, and I'm still waiting for MSI to send me a fully-functioning card after 3 RMAs. keep in mind F@H is running the card at full power, which is much harder on the card than even logging 16 hours a day of most games.for most people and most applications, the card is reliable and should last at least until you build your next gaming pc.
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Hard to say for sure, but my numbers are really good. The problem is I have card variance. One card overclocks core 1225+ and mem 6000+ on a VDDC offset of only 131. While the second card overclocks to core 1180+ and mem 6000+ on a VDDC offset of 145. One card needs little voltage the other needs a lot. So I have to unsync them (voltage-wise). After that the sweet-spot took a little while to find. I game with both cards OC-ed to 1140 and 6000 with VDDC offsets of 75 and 106. 3D mark scores at stock - Firestrike extreme 9260 and at overclock 9400+, over 9522 once, but was unstable clocked on the core at 1160. One thing to note. I have these in PCIe 3.0 x16 and x8 slots. The performance would be slightly higher if both were x16.
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Dunno, I don't overclock, so I never paid attention this time.but Is there an easy way top check in the control panel or cmd prompt, maybe bios.I'll check. Tell me how.
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The cooling on the msi is far superior. It runs nice and cool with its factory oc. I also have the gigabyte windforce and had the nvidia version and this card was the coolest, while being the quietest. Also, MSI has has great software for managing the fans and osd. Get the MSI. That's my opinion from experience.
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the ftw version is clocked higher so you get more power out of cores, a regular is around 863mhz and the ftw is around 980mhz, and then boosted from a regular 900mhz to around 1033mhz. this all enables the cards to do tessellations faster thus increased performance. and yeah, its a single.
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My last self-built PC was for running that Windows 3.1 so please let me ask this stupid question: for $20 more to get 10+% clock speed does it make any big different? Would this 03G-P4-2883-KR generates more heat (and fan noise) than 03G-P4-2881-KR? I am shopping this for my teen son's xmas surprise first power game PC, so please help. Any recommendations for the ultimate matching motherboad/CPU pair up? Thanks guys!