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My full system is..... 4x..gtx 480 evga 4 way sli classified mb Memory is running at 1366mh all 12 gig of it 1500w thermltake psu... running on air unclocked... i7 950 cpu.. my question is... I am getting around 12500 3d marks on 3dmark 11 on pformance mode...is this roughly correct for 4 gtx480? if not what can i do to improve the situation? I am running the latest nvidia drivers and direct x is up to date.. All my other drivers are the standard ones that come with the 4 way sli classified motherboard.... Ohh BTW im running windows vista ultimate 64bit... Please excuse my stupid user name im hoping a mod can rectifuy this kind regards reno 
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Re:Regarding my 4 way sli gtx480 setup
2011/02/24 12:37:59
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Your user name isn't much worse than mine....and I've been here for years....lol Anyway, you should be getting higher than that. But you running your system completely stock is causing a huge bottleneck. If you want higher scores, you'll need to overclock your system. There is definitely more performance on tap in your system. When I was running 3 GTX 480's I got over 14k though my CPU and cards were all overclocked. http://3dmark.com/3dm11/510780 So get your system cranking and then see how it turns out. EDIT: Also make sure you are running the latest patched version of 3Dmark 11 and have the latest drivers for your cards (266.58) also you may need to manually designate the number of cards in the "settings" for 3Dmark 11. I had to manually set mine to 3 for that run above.
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Re:Regarding my 4 way sli gtx480 setup
2011/02/24 13:17:52
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Thanks man im sure my cpu is my major bottle neck but im not sure how or where to start on a cpu overclock.....i would love to get the cpu upto 4ghz is that possible on a stock cooler??? I dont realy want to overclock my cards as there running in the high 80's c already... there running so damn hot it's unreal... my case is a coolermaster haf x with standard fans onboard.... That's good to know about my user name I had visions of me getting the boot just because of it lol... 
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Re:Regarding my 4 way sli gtx480 setup
2011/02/24 13:27:04
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Thanks man im sure my cpu is my major bottle neck but im not sure how or where to start on a cpu overclock.....i would love to get the cpu upto 4ghz is that possible on a stock cooler??? I dont realy want to overclock my cards as there running in the high 80's c already... there running so damn hot it's unreal...
my case is a coolermaster haf x with standard fans onboard....
That's good to know about my user name I had visions of me getting the boot just because of it lol...
you can overclock a little bit on the stock cooler, but you definitely don't want to attempt 4 ghz without a aftermarket heatsink. If you don't feel confident overclocking yourself then just use the dummy O.C. setting in the bios. It should bump it up to atleast 3.2 ghz. Better then nothing. Recommend getting a new heatsink if you want to go any higher.
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Re:Regarding my 4 way sli gtx480 setup
2011/02/24 13:39:56
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Thanks man im sure my cpu is my major bottle neck but im not sure how or where to start on a cpu overclock.....i would love to get the cpu upto 4ghz is that possible on a stock cooler??? I dont realy want to overclock my cards as there running in the high 80's c already... there running so damn hot it's unreal...
my case is a coolermaster haf x with standard fans onboard....
That's good to know about my user name I had visions of me getting the boot just because of it lol...
4Ghz isn't going to happen on the stock cooler but 3.6Ghz should be possible: Go into your bios and give these settings a try: 1st go into your advanced settings, then go to your CPU settings and disable speedstep (leave turbo on) and set the QPI to 4.8.Then go to your memory settings and set the memory on the 2:10 ratio and depending on your RAM type set the timings. A safe setting is from the top 9-9-9-24 you can leave the rest on auto.Now back to the main page and set the bclock to 150, this will net you 3.6Ghz and 1500Mhz RAM speed. Set voltages as follows: CPU = 1.25v CPU VTT = +150mv CPU PLL = 1.65v VDIMM = 1.6v And leave the rest on auto and see how it does. If the PC fails to post, just reset the CMOS on the board by pressing the little button next to the power and reset buttons on the bottom of the board itself and your board will return to all stock values. Let me know how it works out. EDIT: @ bvsbutthd101, his CPU runs 3.2Ghz stock as it's a i7 950. Which is listed as 3.06Ghz but with turbo it's really a 3.2Ghz CPU 
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Re:Regarding my 4 way sli gtx480 setup
2011/02/24 14:14:50
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Thanks guys for all your help....first off i need a pen and paper lol but im eager to give this a try....btw my memory is 1600mgz but for some reason i had to set the speed lower as she just crashes when it's set at 1600...i have been told this is because im using all 6 banks of ram making it 12 gig
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Re:Regarding my 4 way sli gtx480 setup
2011/02/24 14:32:09
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Thanks guys for all your help....first off i need a pen and paper lol but im eager to give this a try....btw my memory is 1600mgz but for some reason i had to set the speed lower as she just crashes when it's set at 1600...i have been told this is because im using all 6 banks of ram making it 12 gig
The VTT voltage increase should help you with that. You can actually try giving it +150mv if the above settings don't work too well.
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Re:Regarding my 4 way sli gtx480 setup
2011/02/24 15:10:56
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Hi craptacularone....i could find all settings but this one.......bclock to 150.....i tried them all and apart from this and she diddnt reeboot but i have a reset swich on the back of the board...can you point me in the right direction thanks..
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Re:Regarding my 4 way sli gtx480 setup
2011/02/24 15:21:56
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actually i think i found it and set it to 150 i could be wrong but the memory speed set its self to 1503 was that correct???i reabooted and nothing but all is well mate...
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Re:Regarding my 4 way sli gtx480 setup
2011/02/24 16:18:09
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Yes, if your RAM is at 1500mhz you set it correctly as I stated. Give it another run at 3D Mark 11 and see how your score does now with a 3.6Ghz CPU and let us know.
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Re:Regarding my 4 way sli gtx480 setup
2011/02/24 16:58:45
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Hiya mate on those settings she failed to boot...so i had to reset the bios...It is possible i set something wrong though....ive been up 24 hrs (not unusual for me) ive been blown away by this forun it's great....do you have any more ideas my friend?? im all ears as im sure a good cpu overclock could solve my problem....many thanks for lending a hand awaiting your imput...
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Re:Regarding my 4 way sli gtx480 setup
2011/02/24 17:23:01
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what a sec, what if you put the dummy O.C feature on and turbo mode on at the same time. Won't it overclock it further then 3.2 ghz
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Re:Regarding my 4 way sli gtx480 setup
2011/02/24 17:25:07
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Try raising CPU voltage to 1.28v
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Re:Regarding my 4 way sli gtx480 setup
2011/02/24 17:28:01
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What is the dummy overclock ive seen it and was thinking the same
is the dummy overclock for laymen such as myself?? good thinking bevisButthead...love that show btw man..its never on anymore...
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Re:Regarding my 4 way sli gtx480 setup
2011/02/24 17:41:14
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yeah, dummy O.C. overclocks the cpu for you to 3.2 ghz, now the turbo mode overclocks also but only when the cpu is being used. dummy O.C. will keep overclocked at all times. Now i think if you put both on it will overclock it even further.
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Re:Regarding my 4 way sli gtx480 setup
2011/02/24 17:55:40
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ok guys GREAT news.............she is running on the new settings  now for a test run.....stay tuned....
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Re:Regarding my 4 way sli gtx480 setup
2011/02/24 18:15:23
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I dont know how you copy the official score but WOW
P13475 3DMarks......nearly up by 1000 points...im flabergasted...i have tried overclocking for many yrs and just gave up lol....i think i need a i7 980x mmmmm where can i get one....
how do you guys do it???there are way to many figuers for me to remember....any more tips??? dunno what to say but you guys Rock
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Re:Regarding my 4 way sli gtx480 setup
2011/02/24 18:17:41
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arseholes
I dont know how you copy the official score but WOW
P13475 3DMarks......nearly up by 1000 points...im flabergasted...i have tried overclocking for many yrs and just gave up lol....i think i need a i7 980x mmmmm where can i get one....
how do you guys do it???there are way to many figuers for me to remember....any more tips??? dunno what to say but you guys Rock
very expensive http://www.newegg.com/Pro..._-19-115-223-_-Product best thing you can do is get a new heatsink and overclock further and you'll see that score go even higher.
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Re:Regarding my 4 way sli gtx480 setup
2011/02/24 18:20:12
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between $50 to $100 on a heat sink
or $1,000 on a CPU
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Re:Regarding my 4 way sli gtx480 setup
2011/02/24 18:33:29
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Ok it seems my origional post has gone...but WOW guys she is up by 1000 3dmarks P13475 3DMarks This is so addictive but last time i tried it on my own with a radion 9800xt and fried the card...remember those...I cant even begin to imagine what an i7980x must be like...how do you guys remember all the figures it's mind boggling...thanks all i dunno what to say but your real pros at work..just amazing 
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