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MSI NX-8800-GT-OC faster than 8800 GTX

by on02 November 2007

Index

 

Testbed
 
Motherboard:
EVGA 680i SLI (Supplied by EVGA)

Processor:
Intel Core 2 Duo 6800 Extreme edition (Supplied by Intel)

Memory:

OCZ FlexXLC PC2 9200 5-5-5-18  (Supplied by OCZ)
        while testing: CL5-5-5-15-CR2T 1066MHz at 2.2V

PSU:
OCZ Silencer 750 Quad Black (Supplied by OCZ)

Hard disk:
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 80GB SATA (Supplied by Seagate)

 

CPU-Cooler:
Freezer 7 Pro (Supplied by Artic Cooling)
 

Case Fans:
Artic Cooling - Artic Fan 12 PWM
Artic Cooling - Artic Fan 8 PWM


3DMarks


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Higher clocks on MSI's NX8800GT definitely help, and we see that in 3DMark tests, the MSI card is the winner.

MSI's card runs at 660MHz core, 1650MHz Shader and 950MHz memory speed.

Overclocking is not a problem, although the card is overclocked as it is. We’ve had a chance to prove that in our recent Gainward Bliss 8800GT review. However, there are certain cards whose overclocked BIOS won’t work at set frequencies. Thankfully, it’s just the BIOS, which can easily be replaced.

If you want to adequately cool your GPU with the stock cooler, you must override AUTO fan settings and go to MANUAL. The single slot cooler with a small fan will have to run at maximum RPM, and although your ears might not like it – the GPU most certainly will.

When it comes to overclocking, the MSI card didn’t do anything our Gainward BLISS 8800 GT card didn’t. We clocked it to 720MHz and the memory to 1030Mhz. We linked the Shader clocks to GPU frequencies so that they would rise accordingly – which resulted in Shader speeds of 1800MHz for 720MHz GPU.

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Take a look at a table below, and it will answer all of your questions. This program makes a quick readout of all the GPU info, and you can download it from Techpower’s website.

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Last modified on 14 November 2007
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