Will the XFX HD 5870 Reference Design OverVolt?

[Kommandant986]

Will the reference design XFX HD 5870 overvolt? I want to know before I buy so I can O/C it and not have to pay for the XT/XXX version. The link is :NCIX.com - Buy XFX Radeon HD 5870 850MHZ 1GB GDDR5 4.8GHZ 2XDVI HDMI Display Port DIRECTX11 PCI-E Video Card - HD-587A-ZNF9 In Canada. . Thanks for your help in advance.

[Delavan]

Yes, the card you pointed out (ZNF9) overvolts by software, and is using Volterra voltage controllers.

BUT!!!!!!!! It's the one that is not in stock! I bought mine from NCIX a month ago and they had only 10 cards that sold within 24 hours and they never got more in. There is a waiting list at NCIX for people that want that card (reference design, volterra VRMs) They sell another one with the fan centered in the middle of the card (non-reference design) that doesn't overvolt (no Volterra there).

[Kommandant986]

Originally Posted by Delavan

Yes, the card you pointed out (ZNF9) overvolts by software, and is using Volterra voltage controllers.

BUT!!!!!!!! It's the one that is not in stock! I bought mine from NCIX a month ago and they had only 10 cards that sold within 24 hours and they never got more in. There is a waiting list at NCIX for people that want that card (reference design, volterra VRMs) They sell another one with the fan centered in the middle of the card (non-reference design) that doesn't overvolt (no Volterra there).

Thank you VERY VERY much. It doesn't matter. The stock they have doesn't matter as I will be waiting until the beginning of June to purchase my new rig anyways. Also, I will look at other retailers. Thanks again man!

[Chromey]

So USed CCC for Over volt too?

[Kommandant986]

Originally Posted by Chromey

So USed CCC for Over volt too?

I was planning to use MSI Afterburner.