Superb temp/noise control by undervolting the Gtx 560ti Hawk!

I bought Msi N560GTX Ti Hawk a week ago..was initially disappointed with the noise the card would produce with heavy gaming.. any fan speed above 50 % would become intrusively noisy...the default core voltage on my card is 1.0500v (1050 mv)...I undervolted the card to 1.000 v (1000 mv)...Now my temps never rise above 71 C and fan speed remains at or below 50 %...card still operating at 950 Mhz core and 1900 Mhz shaders..system is rock stable and LOT less noisy...what do u guys have to say about it?..Are there any deletrious effects of undervolting the card? is 1.000 volt adequate for such high a clock as 950 Mhz on the core?

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Are there any deletrious effects of undervolting the card? is 1.000 volt adequate for such high a clock as 950 Mhz on the core?
If the card is stable with a given voltage, even though it might appear to be lower than usual, then you're usually alright.

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First of all I want to say "Hi" because this is my first post here!
Second, I have problems with my GTX 560Ti Hawk! The problems are high temperature and very loud fans! I bought this card less than a month ago and it didn't work properly from the first day but I wanted to give it a chance so I kept it for a while so I could monitor symptoms. I haven't even tried to OC it. I monitored it the way it came from the box.
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I RMA it today and waiting for answer which should arrive in two weeks tops (quick when taking money but very slow when support is needed)
I wanted to ask if RMA is even possible when card isn't crashing??? I RMA cards with similar problems before with no problems but that was Gigabyte - not sure what can I expect with MSI because this is my first MSI product since 2003. RMA should be possible because card has failed to fulfill expectations which are guarantied by MSI...
If they refuse to send another card or return the money, what should I do???
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AMD Phenom 2 X4 955BE
Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4
2x2 GB DDR3 Mushkin Blackline Stiletto
MSI GTX 560Ti Hawk (previously owned Gigabyte GTX 460 768MB which never went above 65°C even highly OC-ed)
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Thank you!

This is a user to user forum. Everyone here are users just like you. If and when someone is able to respond to your post, they will. There is no obligation by any individual to do so. Its a matter of having a bit of patience. If you don't have that patience, then please don't take it out on the online population of this world at large. If the community members were paid to address problems, then that would be a different story. But thats not how it is.
>>Please read and comply with the Forum Rules.<<
You are welcome to contact MSI technical instead. >>How to contact MSI.<<
seeing that you decided to give up before having any responses.
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MSI GTX 560Ti Hawk Temps & Cooling

Good Day ...
I have had my pc for around a month now and have noticed that while folding and gaming ... I am hitting between 75 and 87 degrees with the fan profile never going lower than 80% ...
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Are these temps still in a safe range and if I change cooling will it void warranty ?? ... (looking at the Arctic Extreme 2)
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Kind Regards.

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Are these temps still in a safe range and if I change cooling will it void warranty ?? ... (looking at the Arctic Extreme 2)
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Also ... What is that little switch and 3 pin connector on the top of the card ...
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Msi gtx 560ti hawk twin forzr 3 temperature going very high!!

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Quote from: Svet on 10-October-11, 21:01:50
Also see here as well if you want to reapplty the TIM, which can help with underload temp:
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Hello.
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OC core clock up to 1000MHz gives similar results.
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during the test it never exceeds 1000MHz.
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No! Nvidia controlpanel was set to max perfomans and windows power options to high perfomance.
I changed nvidia to adaptive (windows stayed high perf) and now the clocks to come down again.
Thanks Svet!
There is still a OC problem when i set core clock over 1000MHz.
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shader 2080MHz
memory 2100
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In results window the 3dmark11 says core clock 1040.
Afterburner 2.3.1 monitoring window says max core clock 1000
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Although i´m not seeing shader adjusting bar in 2.3.1, there are only core clock adjusting bar.
But adjusting a core clock will adjust shader x2. Am i right?

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Hey Svet, Sadly we don't have access to another computer to test on, I'm going to pop down to our local pc store tomorrow to ask if they can test it for us.
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after reseating and cleaning the case up a bit the card doesn't reach 80degrees while playing games or running furmark - it does still get to about 75-78. after some more testing and playing around (Forcing it to go above 80 by turning the fan down still causes the card to have issues.)
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Is the MSI GTX 560 Ti Hawk the most problematic card.....i mean EVERYONE complains about fan noise and temps. If i had read the forums first before buying the card....i wouldn't have bought it.

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