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by twilothunder
Thu Jul 21, 2011 3:53 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU
Replies: 63
Views: 44058

Re: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU

I lowered the voltage to 0,75 V, and the computer after 5 minutes during playback of the new Spiderman trailer hung with looped sounds of... :/ Your mileage may vary. 0.7v works for my cards, but that doesn't necessarily mean it will work for every GTX 460. Different brands use difference component...
by twilothunder
Wed Jul 20, 2011 12:42 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU
Replies: 63
Views: 44058

Re: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU

Question - lower voltage in 2D mode affects the performance of such films or simple flash games? I don't think it would because you aren't changing the clock speed, just the voltage that a particular clock speed uses. Also, if your card needs higher performance it should automatically adjust its pe...
by twilothunder
Wed Mar 23, 2011 8:54 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU
Replies: 63
Views: 44058

Re: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU

This coil whine doesn't necessarily manifest itself during 3d gaming right? I have yet to get a game (I know, I'm slow) for my desktop. As long as it doesn't whine during gameplay, I guess I can live with it. If it does whine during gameplay, is it a good enough reason to RMA the card? My experienc...
by twilothunder
Wed Mar 23, 2011 5:29 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU
Replies: 63
Views: 44058

Re: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU

Ran furmark for about 5 minutes, temps were around 72-73 degrees. However, it made this high-pitched whine, which sounded pretty irritating. Is that a sign of a faulty card? [Edit] There is also this interminent buzzing noise coming from my PSU (Seasonic S12-II 620) when I am in Windows 7, surfing ...
by twilothunder
Tue Mar 22, 2011 1:19 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU
Replies: 63
Views: 44058

Re: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU

Bluemilk wrote:While in 2d mode (is that normal windows 7 surfing the net etc stuff?)
Yep.
Bluemilk wrote:Do you think i need to run furmark just to be sure my mod is working fine?
Might as well.
by twilothunder
Sat Mar 19, 2011 8:20 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU
Replies: 63
Views: 44058

Re: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU

Yes, do exactly that. Flashing a bios that is not a backup from your own card will only increase the risk that it won't work. It appears that Gigabyte VGA@Bios does not want me to flash the modified bios. When I try to modifiy the card's bios and re-flash it, it says that the version is the same an...
by twilothunder
Sat Mar 19, 2011 11:58 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU
Replies: 63
Views: 44058

Re: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU

I was just wondering if the voltage drop would have any stability issues. Anyway, I tried downloading the gigabyte GTX460 bios from the website. The version included there is F3, while I have a F12 version. I don't believe those two are compatible based on the FAQ. Could I just modify the backup bi...
by twilothunder
Fri Mar 18, 2011 7:58 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU
Replies: 63
Views: 44058

Re: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU

Yes. It's Gigabyte GTX460 OC1, 2 fans. I have no way of testing this myself because I no longer own the Gigabyte card, so I strongly suggest if you test this out yourself to have an extra video card handy should you need to restore your original bios to the Gigabyte card. Hope this helped. What do ...
by twilothunder
Thu Feb 17, 2011 1:27 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU
Replies: 63
Views: 44058

Re: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU

Yes. It's Gigabyte GTX460 OC1, 2 fans. Hrm, interesting. I guess there is a bit of variation in the bioses between different brands of the 460. Okay, I have an idea for you to try. Open up your bios in UE and do a HEX search for this string "47 04 01 21 00 06 26 C4 09 20 00 00 22". Without quotes, ...
by twilothunder
Tue Feb 15, 2011 2:59 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU
Replies: 63
Views: 44058

Re: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU

mascotzel wrote:My Gigabyte card has different values at 000660h line, Bios F10. Any ideas?
yes, the correct line is '00006600h'. are you sure you were looking at the right spot?
by twilothunder
Mon Jan 03, 2011 5:07 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU
Replies: 63
Views: 44058

Re: Gigabyte GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU

First of all thanks for the tutorial! I modded bios for my Gigabyte GTX 460 OC 1GB (v1.0) card. Fans can't spin at 20% and stand still. However the GPU temperature is only 35°C when idle. When playing 1920x1080 mkv video GPU heats up to 45°C leaving the fans at 20% (not spinning). Nevertheless fans...
by twilothunder
Sat Jan 01, 2011 10:46 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU
Replies: 63
Views: 44058

Re: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU

Thanks for this. I should try this when I can. 30% fan is pretty good in my Evga 460 SC but it always can be quieter. However I need to first figure out how to kill buzzing cards buzzing without killing the card. I got electric varnish that ends squealing when applied but if I apply it wrong place,...
by twilothunder
Thu Dec 02, 2010 2:20 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU
Replies: 63
Views: 44058

Re: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU

NiBiTor is able to do what you're looking to do, but only with older nVidia cards. There might be a way to do with with software though. Have you tried Rivatuner? It might have that option...
by twilothunder
Thu Dec 02, 2010 12:25 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU
Replies: 63
Views: 44058

Re: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU

doveman wrote:This is great advice and I'll definitely use it if necessary, when I get round to buying a 460.

I was wondering, is it possible to alter when the fan ramps up, so for example to set it to stay at minimum until the temperature is 45c?
It's probably possible, but I don't know how to do it.
by twilothunder
Thu Dec 02, 2010 12:18 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU
Replies: 63
Views: 44058

Re: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU

I would have changed 28 to 14 following your advice, but there was also something esle changed from 8B to 9F, what it does is unknown. In the end of the file? Probably checksum. Yes, that is the checksum at the end of the file. If you use NiBiTor after you do the hex edit it should fix the checksum...
by twilothunder
Tue Nov 30, 2010 12:08 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU
Replies: 63
Views: 44058

Re: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU

Upload your original bios and I'll see if I can do it.
by twilothunder
Sat Nov 20, 2010 5:22 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Samsung Syncmaster BX2450
Replies: 5
Views: 4139

Re: Samsung Syncmaster BX2450

I did some additional testing for you. It seems you can use 640x480x32@75hz for this monitor; however, I wasn't always able to select this resolution from a list in either the Windows display settings or nVidia control panel while using HDMI. So, I tried with a VGA cable and 640x480x32@72hz worked. ...
by twilothunder
Fri Nov 19, 2010 12:39 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Samsung Syncmaster BX2450
Replies: 5
Views: 4139

Re: Samsung Syncmaster BX2450

I actually have this monitor. Just tested it now, using an EVGA GTX 460 as my display adaptor I was able to select and use 800x600 at 75hz in the nVidia control panel. 640x480 was not an available pre-set though. On a side note, I got this monitor recently and am quite pleased with it so far. Howeve...
by twilothunder
Fri Nov 19, 2010 12:31 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Quiet nvidia 460 GTX
Replies: 5
Views: 3874

Re: Quiet nvidia 460 GTX

I have personally tested GTX 460 models from EVGA, Gigabyte, and Galaxy. The Galaxy was kinda loud at idle, while the EVGA and Gigabyte cards were considerably quieter. I'd say the EVGA is about on par with the Gigabyte card in terms of noise at idle because at stock settings the fan on the more rec...
by twilothunder
Thu Nov 11, 2010 2:53 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU
Replies: 63
Views: 44058

Re: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU

z k wrote:
twilothunder wrote:
z k wrote:
You wouldn't happen to know which bios values to edit for overclocking?
I don't, but it's probably much easier to use NiBiTor, or EVGA Precision/MSI Afterburner if you don't need to make the changes more permanent in the bios.
by twilothunder
Thu Nov 11, 2010 11:24 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU
Replies: 63
Views: 44058

Re: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU

Thank you for posting this very useful information. I will definitely try this. Just out of curiosity, why did you set the fan speed to 20% and not 0%. After all the GPU idles under 20W so it should be able to run with passive cooling in 2D mode. This might be possible in a computer case with very ...
by twilothunder
Thu Nov 11, 2010 11:14 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU
Replies: 63
Views: 44058

Re: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU

I actually didn't change the voltage at all. I just changed the fan speed. Do you think the voltage change is necessary? Not necessarily. I noticed your card does not use the reference cooler design, so I'm guessing the cooler on your card is probably more efficient. However, on the EVGA card, sinc...
by twilothunder
Wed Nov 10, 2010 9:00 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU
Replies: 63
Views: 44058

Re: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU

Hello, I have been a reader of SPCR for a while but have never posted before. I just got an ECS GTX 460 1GB yesterday and the 40% fan speed was way too loud for my tastes. I have no idea what qualifies as "low noise" as apparently the GTX 460 is supposed to be low noise but it is not "low noise" in...
by twilothunder
Sun Nov 07, 2010 2:58 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU
Replies: 63
Views: 44058

Re: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU

twilothunder Thank you for sharing this. This is very creative work and I'm glad that the result was successful for you. As a software developer I admire the research you did for this. I am thinking of buying 460 but minimum fan speed 30% (or 40% if wrong BIOS) doesn't look good. I have a question....
by twilothunder
Thu Nov 04, 2010 1:46 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU
Replies: 63
Views: 44058

EVGA GTX 460 Fan/Voltage Bios Mod for a quieter GPU

After trying a few different models (Galaxy 470, EVGA 470, Gigabyte 460) of video cards in the nVidia 400 series, I settled on two EVGA 460's in SLI because the other ones I tried were either too loud for my taste, or had other issues. The EVGA GTX (core 720/mem. 1800) 1gb is the quietest 460 card i...
by twilothunder
Wed Nov 03, 2010 1:11 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Quiet / Noisy Monitor Survey
Replies: 272
Views: 506587

Re: Quiet / Noisy Monitor Survey

samsung syncmaster bx2450. slightly audible buzzing can be heard if i stick my head at the back of the monitor; however, it is completely inaudible from the front. no difference in audible buzzing/whining throughout the entire range of backlight settings. caveat: i had to exchange this monitor twice...