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EVGA GTX 960 FTW ACX 2.0 2GB "SSC PERFORMANCE BIOS" OPTION

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2015/04/16 20:38:42 (permalink)
I just realized the card has a dual bios config. What are the benefits of utilizing this option? I've read that the fan profile is more aggressive and the power limit is increased by 10W? Since I didn't know, I setup a custom fan curve with MSI Afterburner, flashed a custom bios of my own, increased the power limit and tdp to 225W. The default tdp was 108W and power limit was 177W. So my question is this, is it worth it to flick the switch and try it out? Will there be any further performance increases since I already tweaked the dBi bios? Thanks in advance.
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    giannisXXX
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    Re: EVGA GTX 960 FTW ACX 2.0 2GB "SSC PERFORMANCE BIOS" OPTION 2015/04/20 14:51:00 (permalink)
    The only difference was power target 110% to 115%

    Sry for my bad engish
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    DeathAngel74
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    Re: EVGA GTX 960 FTW ACX 2.0 2GB "SSC PERFORMANCE BIOS" OPTION 2015/04/20 17:05:42 (permalink)
    Ok, thanks. Good to know since power target is now 125%

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    Re: EVGA GTX 960 FTW ACX 2.0 2GB "SSC PERFORMANCE BIOS" OPTION 2015/04/20 23:53:47 (permalink)
    How you have 125% power target and at signature how you have 1.275 V mine is 1.247 V max ?
    post edited by giannisXXX - 2015/04/21 04:56:04

    Sry for my bad engish
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    Re: EVGA GTX 960 FTW ACX 2.0 2GB "SSC PERFORMANCE BIOS" OPTION 2015/04/21 05:25:01 (permalink)
    giannisXXX
    How you have 125% power target and at signature how you have 1.275 V mine is 1.247 V max ?

    He modified his vBIOS.


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    Re: EVGA GTX 960 FTW ACX 2.0 2GB "SSC PERFORMANCE BIOS" OPTION 2015/04/21 06:54:24 (permalink)
    Anything past 1281.3V and I lose performance. 

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    Re: EVGA GTX 960 FTW ACX 2.0 2GB "SSC PERFORMANCE BIOS" OPTION 2015/04/21 12:29:30 (permalink)
    errr ignore this post
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    Re: EVGA GTX 960 FTW ACX 2.0 2GB "SSC PERFORMANCE BIOS" OPTION 2015/04/21 16:21:06 (permalink)
    Also the fan curve is a bit more aggressive.


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