OverKILL-3D ASUS HD7970 Quadfire Madness
Intro, Test Setup and Overclock
Published: 28th February 2012 | Source: OC3D | Price: $100,000,000,000 |
Intro
Six weeks ago we did our initial test of the Quadfire beast that is our HD7970 rig. Although the results we obtained were, of course, incredible, we were disappointed that a combination of factors meant we couldn't push the boat out and overclock the cards for the ultimate numbers.
This is especially true because we know what a complete monster the HD7970 is when it's overclocked. Sure it's a fabulous card at stock, but there is so much extra performance waiting to be unlocked that we couldn't help have an itch we hadn't yet scratched.
Thanks to our friends at ASUS we've managed to revisit our old results and strike them from the record so that we can really see what ludicrous amounts of money, and no respect for the electricity meter, can do when poked with a stick.
Overclocking
Yes a combination of a BIOS update for the ASUS Rampage IV Extreme, and the always trick ASUS BIOS on the cards themselves, we've managed to push our four HD7970s to a pretty big 1225MHz.
Test Setup
4x ASUS Radeon HD7970 @ 1225MHz
Catalyst HD7970 Drivers 11.12
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 4.8GHz
ASUS Rampage IV Extreme
2x Corsair AX1200W
Corsair GTX8
Corsair H100
Noctua NF-F12 Fans
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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Most Recent Comments
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Originally Posted by Ofan
Bonkers.......but I love it |
Very impressive scores.
Will it run BF3 on Ultra?
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Originally Posted by grammaton_feather
What PCIe bandwidth are the 4 x GPU's getting? x8 each? Very impressive scores. Will it run BF3 on Ultra? |
al tho then i am afraid i will put Folding on it , POS for F@H or NOT
Mouth watering results
Now bring on the DICE
when LIKING the vids on YT, please hit the +1 button too
it helps TTL make us more nerd pr0n like this beauty
thanx for doing this tom - we lurves ya
Would be fun to see some benches with dice also :-)
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Originally Posted by Azurite
Awesome scores and review. How far could you push that cpu with proper wc? Would be fun to see some benches with dice also :-) |
It sure would make an interesting review if it did.
5400 MHz on the cpu and the score whould a been 75000+ in vantage
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Originally Posted by ExtremeBB
I want Tom's playing hours al tho then i am afraid i will put Folding on it , POS for F@H or NOT |
Reason I reply to your post is coz I love your quote, BUT.. What happens if the iron is no longer an option? Mind and body on different wavelengths... That is the worst thing life can do to someone that has truely seen and enjoyed life O.C'd.
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Originally Posted by tinytomlogan
Water wont make any difference, temps are not the problem here. |
Otherwise good review as usual.
Given the sys setup:
4x ASUS Radeon HD7970 @ 1225MHz
Catalyst HD7970 Drivers 11.12
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 4.8GHz
ASUS Rampage IV Extreme
2x Corsair AX1200W
Corsair GTX8
Corsair H100
Noctua NF-F12 Fans
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Are two 1200W PSU really needed? Did I completely overlook them, or were there no power draw figures provided in this review? Other reviews of quad 7970 (not overclocked, but under heavy load) showed power consumption north of ~830W. Would be curious to see the power consumption digits for this rig as reviewed.
Great work, hoping to match it
cz
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Originally Posted by cz3141
Are two 1200W PSU really needed?
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CSS Valid
In combination with ASUS we're rerunning our Quadfire HD7970 test with the benefit of overclocking. Roll up, roll up.
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