Lightning Strikes - Page 22

ocgmj · #1 03-25-2010

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Originally Posted by Gunslinger

If anyone has done the washer mod, please post a picture for examination...

From W1zzard:

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add an additional washer between mounting springs and the card, so that the pressure increases. It took a few tries to get it right, but then I was seeing good temperatures again.

Gunslinger · #2 03-23-2010

I had another delivered today, it came with the updated "20" bios installed. My other 2 have the "19" bios.

RomDominance · #3 03-23-2010

Does it hold your voltage settings when the bench starts Mike? I hope so bro. Where did you get it?

Gunslinger · #4 03-24-2010

Have not tested it yet, bought it at Newegg on Friday of last week.

Spent most of last night trying to flash the other two cards to the new bios. <<<<<<NOOB ALERT!

Ended up using this: http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/261/

Made it real simple to flash the GPU bios while in windows, so much easier than with dos based atiflash.

RomDominance · #5 03-24-2010

Well I hope you have better luck than me. With OC's help, I finally got my flash boot disk to recognize and boot, flashed the card and nada. I think the voltage reglulators on these early models are fracked. I am gonna test it a bit more this morning with different drivers, but I am fairly sure that there is no redemption for MSI or the lightning within the Empire. Screwed again.

Chuchnit · #6 03-24-2010

You better get to benching gunny. Roadrunner just told you to eat his shorts in 06.

Hondacity · #7 03-24-2010

the voltage regulators should be working....if you have a display on the monitor..and play games..it should be working...

its a matter of controlling the output of the pwm...like any program it has to have a good communication..if one bit of the program isn't good..then controlling the pwm won't work.

Splave · #8 03-24-2010

Im the guy, the lightning is the ice = fail

Not sure if I want to hard mod it but it seems its the only true way to go. Will get some pics up and see if anyone has any ideas.

Witchdoctor · #9 03-24-2010

I would send it back

And maybe call MSI and give them some abuse .......... who knows maybee they will send you a kick ass sample just so they never have to talk to you again ........ LOL

HITandRUN · #10 03-24-2010

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Originally Posted by Splave

Im the guy, the lightning is the ice = fail

Not sure if I want to hard mod it but it seems its the only true way to go. Will get some pics up and see if anyone has any ideas.

Meh I think its too close to the new nvidia release. Sell or send back and wait for the GTX480 I would say.