This card has cost me enough just in gas and ln2 already, Im finished with it. My asus reference was a far better card for $125 less

A New WR
http://hwbot.org/community/submission/975487_

interesting win7 x64

doesn't AB 1.50 officially support the Lightening? It's in the release notes.

1.5 works like a champ here, just got a dud card. I knew when it took almost 1.3v for 1000 core I was fuxxed

Only works for a few cards. MSI is working on the 1.5.1 version should be out to public tomorrow.

Probably a BIOS issue.

I will try your BIOS later on thanks!

Ahh that a drag Dent .... hope the next one is a hot rod bro

Next one will be a fermi ;)

I will still have a 5870 when my asus rma gets back here, but not buying another one.

Cool they will let you trade for a 480

Can't wait as I sold my 5870 ......

piggy bank is ready, hoping this thing weighs in under $ 500.00

But I need a Global card on the GPU table .................... :thumbsup:

The new Ab is out. But still fubared. Benching 06. I can set the voltage and its actually showing on my MM. But as soon as a bench starts it goes back to default and i get a checkerboard freeze up. This is at default clock speeds.
http://event.msi.com/vga/afterburner/download.htm

Yeah the 480 supposed to be priced at $499.

I would love to know what all the guys setting records with lightnings were using ...

OCP kicking in on a card that's designed to eat voltage? WTF?

they probably have AB 3.5.0 already :laughing:

My problem now is whether to refund this card and buy fermi or exchange for another lightning and see if I get a good one ......... and buy fermi lol

personally, I would get the refund buy a fermi and get those fresh boints.

Thats what Im thinking as well, just still sucked in by all those 1450-1500 core scores with lightning lol

dont want to wait and see if its just the bios and or AB? I know you like to bench and NOW :) great trait imo.

LOL yes I am horribly impatient, and my wife would disagree about how good a trait that is :laughing:

This card needs 1.3v to run 1000mhz, I just dont see AB or bios fixing a turd core.

I really wanted to break this card in half yesterday, the only thing that stopped me was the $500 price tag

you could always just put a dent in it, then work it out, then send it back...or just send that piece of shit back. I would get another one, and specify a "new" one, bench that, then sell it.

just as a comparison, I ran 1100/1325 in Vantage last night on 1.225v, with a Powercolor vanilla. Never hit more than 53C at 22C ambient.

^ exactly F this card lol (getting worked up again)

sorry if that seemed like salt in the wound :(

That's only Vantage, 03 it would probably greyscreen in 2 seconds.

What I don't get is how all these dudes hit these amazing clocks with the prerelease cards


If this is not conclusive proof of cherry picking I don't know what is

BS as a lot of people laid down the money ... based on the early results

Another 1460mhz core clock
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...50#post4295350

NickShih has almost 1500mhz on his lightning
http://hwbot.org/community/submissio...70_31007_marks

There you go before hand: http://event.msi.com/vga/afterburner...erSetup151.zip

^awesome repped

whos the guinea pig?

^^ ;)

I'll be testing the new version tonight myself, will report back.

whoa where did that come from lol? didnt see it

And it's up officially on MSI website, guess it's safe!

http://www.overclockaholics.com/foru...&postcount=170 :Hi:

Hows your lightning doing OC ? ....

Sucks a fatty on air. Haven't had time to hit the cold. :(

Tested the new ab today, no go. I called msi and spoke to a tech about it. He said all of the earliests versions of it were shipped with a bad bios. I asked him to have the product manager call me about the fact that our team has five and they are all fucked. Told him its bad pr for the #1 team to have 5 pos's. Lets see if he calls or contacts me. In the interim I am gonna flash my card with Dent's bios and see if it makes a difference. Stay tuned and GL

Mine sucked TOO...The best i did on air was 1035 gpu and the memory clock was just chit....like 1210....My XFX just kills it...I had one increased score with 3D05 by like 18 points but a low 1025/1210 clock...
Makes since that it would be 3D05....05 seems to always like something different....

I don't really understand why the clocks are so bad because it runs as cool as the standard 5870....

I sent it back!!!!!!!!!!

waiting on the 5870 Matrix 2gb

When they first showed people testing it, wasn't it a 2gb model??????

represent bro!!! :thumbsup:

There ya go, throw the "Team" into the mix and "#1", lets see if it ruffles any feathers. I'll hit some peeps up for the Golden vga bios.

ty Kal, as this guy won't even hit the reference numbers without a poke in the bunghulio:shock:

Screw it. I sent mine back. I'm not going to buy another POS!!!! Radeon card again. They sucked us all in with their bait and switch tactic. I don't believe they didn't know the bios was bad. I think they just figured we'd suck it up. The green goblin is around the corner.