Do all GTX 470 Have different default voltages

**john19055** · 07-05-10, 11:45 AM

I Bought two MSI GTX470 for $279 a piece or at the same time.One of them has a default voltage of .987 and would do 795 on the core at default and the other one came set at .950 and it had no trouble doing 820 on the core at it's default voltage.I did'nt look to see if they had the same bios ,but I would think they would.I just found it odd that they had two different settings for the default voltage.

Amuro · 07-06-10, 12:31 AM

All 470/480s have different default voltages. BIOS revisions have nothing to do with it as each chip's voltage was set by by Nvidia at the factory. When you do SLI, make sure you put the card with higher voltage in the top slot.

**Kain** · 07-06-10, 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Amuro

All 470/480s have different default voltages. BIOS revisions have nothing to do with it as each chip's voltage was set by by Nvidia at the factory. When you do SLI, make sure you put the card with higher voltage in the top slot.

Why is that?

Amuro · 07-06-10, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Kain

Why is that?

Because the card in the 2nd slot will automatically sync itself with the top one.

**john19055** · 07-10-10, 01:12 PM

I useing afterburner to set them at default voltage and clock with the save buton 1 for just browseing the web and use button 2 when I want to run game ,The program works good except I think you should be able to go above the 1.087v voltage lock.

**bacon12** · 07-10-10, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Amuro

Because the card in the 2nd slot will automatically sync itself with the top one.

I knew the clocks would sync with the primary slot wasn't aware the voltages would.

07-05-10, 11:45 AM	#1
john19055 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: GREENVILLE,TX Posts: 3,851	Do all GTX 470 Have different default voltages I Bought two MSI GTX470 for $279 a piece or at the same time.One of them has a default voltage of .987 and would do 795 on the core at default and the other one came set at .950 and it had no trouble doing 820 on the core at it's default voltage.I did'nt look to see if they had the same bios ,but I would think they would.I just found it odd that they had two different settings for the default voltage. __________________ Intel i7-3820+Corsair H-100+ASROCK X79-Extreme4+16gigs G.Skill PC1600DDR3+2-ASUS DirectCU II GTX-670 in SLI+Crucial 256g-SSD+2- Samsung 1-TB+2-WesternDigtial 640g+LG-12x Blu-Ray Burner+1100w CoolerMaster+Antec-P280 case+50" Plasma PM6700+Logitech Mouse+Keyboard+Pioneer VSX-1020+Polk Audio Speakers

07-06-10, 12:31 AM	#2
Amuro Newtype Ace Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 3,206	Re: Do all GTX 470 Have different default voltages All 470/480s have different default voltages. BIOS revisions have nothing to do with it as each chip's voltage was set by by Nvidia at the factory. When you do SLI, make sure you put the card with higher voltage in the top slot. __________________ Lian Li Armorsuit PC-P80 Black \| Intel Core i7-3960X @4.3Ghz \| Asus Rampage IV Extreme \| G.SKILL Ripjaws X 4 x 4GB @1866Mhz CL9 \|eVGA GTX 690 Hydro Copper \| Cruscial M4 512GB SATA III SSD \| WD VelociRaptor 300GB \| Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB \| Pioneer BDR-205BK 12x Blu-ray Burner \| Creative x-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Sound Card \| Corsair A1200 1200W PSU Water cooled by Koolance ERM-3K3UC Cooling System

07-10-10, 01:12 PM	#5
john19055 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: GREENVILLE,TX Posts: 3,851	Re: Do all GTX 470 Have different default voltages I useing afterburner to set them at default voltage and clock with the save buton 1 for just browseing the web and use button 2 when I want to run game ,The program works good except I think you should be able to go above the 1.087v voltage lock. __________________ Intel i7-3820+Corsair H-100+ASROCK X79-Extreme4+16gigs G.Skill PC1600DDR3+2-ASUS DirectCU II GTX-670 in SLI+Crucial 256g-SSD+2- Samsung 1-TB+2-WesternDigtial 640g+LG-12x Blu-Ray Burner+1100w CoolerMaster+Antec-P280 case+50" Plasma PM6700+Logitech Mouse+Keyboard+Pioneer VSX-1020+Polk Audio Speakers