GPU numbers

fan speed a little too high??? i have mine clocked at max at all setting and fans are only at 30%.... most gfx card software should have a test mode in them so u can play around with those settings and test them before applying cause it will tell u if it can do it or not...

Well I have to keep my fan high to keep it cool. I don't think Precision has a test mode but then again, idk. Last time I had my fan low, my GPU overheats and freezes my screen.

ok well i have a radeon HD4870 and its running at

GPU Clock: 790MHZ of 790mhz
Memory Clock: 1050MHZ of 1050mhz
temp: 48-51 Celsius
Fan Speed: 29%

in mine i can run a test mode and it tells you if it can do it or not... u maybe able to get a third party software that will run with ur GFX....

your fan speed shouldnt be running that high specially if it isnt under load. (playing game etc) if its a hot day here and the room temp is hot then my fans on my gpu will ramp up to 50% to keep it at a temp of 60

You never run the full settings on the EVGA Precision first off. What's the model number of the card. I know it is the EVGA GTX9800+ but what memory do you have etc thats why I need the model number. As far as fan speed you can run it at 100% if ya want to. That will not hurt it a bit since some cards run warmer than others and depending on the room in your case makes a big difference. If you are going to overclock it I recommend no more than 10 to 15 percent and then you need your fan to run higher speeds anyway. Run benchmark tests at stock and then 10% and 15% to see how much better it runs. ATI and NVIDIA are much different. I run my fan at 80% to keep the temp at 32 on my 295 and the computer sleeps after two hours anyway so it is not running.

For this model number here are the specs.

Brand EVGA
Model 512-P3-N873-AR
Interface
Interface PCI Express 2.0 x16
Chipset
Chipset Manufacturer NVIDIA
GPU GeForce 9800 GTX+
Core Clock 738MHz
Stream Processors 128
Memory
Memory Clock 2200MHz
Memory Size 512MB
Memory Interface 256-bit
Memory Type GDDR3

I have the EVGA 512-P3-N884-AR GeForce 9800 GTX+ Superclocked Edition 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI

I changed the settings to what you said but the Mem Clock only goes to 1800 for me, not 2200. When I did that my comp froze. So I restarted and everything went back to normal.

Whatever the EVGA Precision is running at is your stock settings when you hit default and apply. My 295 does not show up correctly for my memory clock speed and never has on any card because it is DDR. Here are your card specs:

Model
Brand EVGA
Model 512-P3-N884-AR
Interface
Interface PCI Express 2.0 x16
Chipset
Chipset Manufacturer NVIDIA
GPU GeForce 9800 GTX+
Core Clock 756MHz
Stream Processors 128
Memory
Memory Clock 2246MHz
Memory Size 512MB
Memory Interface 256-bit
Memory Type GDDR3
3D API
DirectX DirectX 10
OpenGL OpenGL 2.1
Ports
DVI 2 x DVI
TV-Out HDTV / S-Video Out
General
RAMDAC 400 MHz
Max Resolution 2560 x 1600
SLI Support 3-Way SLI
Cooler With Fan
System Requirements Minimum of a 450 Watt power supply.
(Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 24 Amp Amps.)
Minimum 550 Watt for SLI mode system.
(Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 30 Amp Amps.)

An available 6 pin PCI-E power connector (hard drive power dongle to PCI-E 6 pin adapter included with card)
Power Connector 6 Pin
Dual-Link DVI Supported Yes
HDCP Ready Yes
Packaging
Package Contents 512-P3-N884-AR
Driver Disk
User's Manual
Power Cable
DVI to VGA/D-sub Adapter
Manufacturer Warranty
Parts Lifetime limited
Labor Lifetime limited

Lets clear up the Memory clock issue. LOL

Your memory running at 1100 is the same as 2200. DDR means Double Data Rate. DDR (this includes DDR, DDR2, DDR3, GDDR, GDDR2, GDDR3, GDDR4) runs at a base frequency and has an effective speed.

DDR3-2200 actually runs at a 1100MHz clock but since it's able to send data on the rising and falling edges of the clock cycle it is called DDR3-2200 by manufacturers. Bigger numbers sell more chips. It's just marketing bull shit.

The GDDR3 on your 9800GTX card is running with a base clock of 1100MHz, but it's effective speed is 2200. So you are already there Tom.

Certain programs display the actual clock and others display the effective clock.

Thanks for clearing this up Tim, lol. Thanks to you and bullet for all the input ;)