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Carlitos714
I do have -advmethods and gpu3 checked. I tried to re-install the drivers and I am still getting the same thing!

What drivers are you using?  Check your GPU clocks and usage while folding to see if they are correct and 99%+.  You might consider a driver rollback to 285.62 just as a test.  This has been the most reliable driver for me.

+66.73 lead... keep'em going folks.

crezno

Hey carlitos, are you folding with your CPU at the same time as your GPUs?

Also you wouldnt happen to have SLI enabled while folding?

At the OC you have your 470's at, and the OC you had the 580 at, if folding witht he CPU too, I wouldnt be surprised if you were hitting the wattage cap.

Are you using the newest beta version of afterburner to monitor the clock speeds of the cards when they are getting 14k?

I currently have my 570's at stock clock speeds of 732, and they are pushing 20.5k consistently across all 3 cards.  When I OC them to 800, they do 22.5k and at 900, they do right around 25k to 25.5k.

Also, I have been running the 2600K OC to 4.5Ghz as well, and when the 570s are OC to 900Mhz, according to my Kill-A-Watt unit, its taking 1100-1150 Watts from the wall.  Which means it only has about 150 Watts to spare before it is at 100%. 

It could be throttling.  The 570 vs the 470, other than the 32 more cores, the main difference was the efficiency of the power units on the PCB.  The 470 lost alot of power in heat, which means, to get the same performance as a 570, it would be using many more watts than mine when they are OC higher.

If you have another PSU, do you have another system to drop those 580's in? Cuz they would push like 25k by themselves easy with an OC if they were running at full speed.

Also, do you know what your motherboard PCI-E runs at with three cards in there? Maybe the bandwidth is getting jacked up when you mix and match.

Carlitos714
I have never produced this much PPD.
http://i716.photobucket.c...03_13_16_47_37_067.jpg 

DutchForce

From my own experience I've always had (under-performing) problems when I mixed GPU's.
I've built two dedicated GPU folding rigs almost 2 years ago, and I wanted to run 2x GTS450 and 2x GTX460 on the same mobo, to have a better balance for my PSU.
But the GTS450 were under-performing, so I put 4x GTS450 in one system and 4x GTX460 in the other and they all perform as it should (only folding on the GPU's).

I also have a system running for this contest with a single GTX570 and I've added an GTX560 Ti one day later, because I was below my projected PPD with the new P803x WU's.
The GTX570 PPD stayed the same, but the GTX560 Ti is under-performing.
The GTX560 Ti PPD is 16.5K (850MHz, P8031/32 WU's), but I also have 3x GTX560 Ti's running on another dedicated folding rig with a PPD of 18.5K (the same clockspeed and WU's).
All my PSU's are Corsair 850 Watt (HX and AX serie), which is more than enough for these rigs/cards.

staypuft 

Carlitos714 
I have never produced this much PPD. 
http://i716.photobucket.c...03_13_16_47_37_067.jpg  

 
I never mix GPU's anymore either... glad you got it worked out and WOW on that PPD.  

Shykal

Hey pimps how is it being the meat in the middle of a folding sandwich .

*distracts by practicing a cheer with lots of shaking her booty*

Shh don't tell Madrias I was booty shaking!

drougnor

Nope, not forgetting at all - As such, you can wiggle your booty all you want as well.