I have a 5850, Throttled by Bitminter Client?

[mesquka]

My 5850 goes up to 400Mh/s when I start it then a red light appears and it drops back to 350Mh/s and fluctuates between 350 and 360Mh/s where a red light appears when it goes over 350.

How do I remove the throttle?
OR
What backend does Bitminter Client use? (so I can use that instead)

SPECS:
Intel Pentium (8?) CPU
Assorted 3GB Ram
Gigabyte Unknown Model Motherboard
4x5850 GPU (Cypress)

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[Photon939]

What are your core temperatures looking like?

You must be overclocking it pretty good to hit 400mhash on a 5850, overclocking balls to the wall is not likely to get you the most money these days with difficulty being so high. You're better off undervolting at a slightly reduced clockspeed.

[mesquka]

Im double using my electricity, Heating while mining bitcoins Core temps: fluctuates between 40-50C (aftermarket cooler for GPU)

[mesquka]

It is a water cooled system, and the card is a 5850 Black Edition OC'ed EDIT:Underclocked to 930Mhz Core Clock and 1200Mhz Memory Clock.

The card is recycled from a gaming system, I have an FPGA on order which I will mine Litecoins with once ASIC's come out. I don't care about killing the card.

[Photon939]

It is a water cooled system, and the card is a 5850 Black Edition OC'ed EDIT:Underclocked to 930Mhz Core Clock and 1200Mhz Memory Clock.

The card is recycled from a gaming system, I have an FPGA on order which I will mine Litecoins with once ASIC's come out. I don't care about killing the card.

You know bitcoin FPGAs cannot mine litecoins right?

Litecoin mining requires a significant amount of memory that the boards do not have.

[mesquka]

BTCASIC.com FPGA's have sufficient memory.

[Photon939]

BTCASIC.com FPGA's have sufficient memory.

Are those the generic dev boards that are also sold on ebay? If they are, that onboard memory is much too slow. You'd have better luck mining on a GPU

[mesquka]

I'm not sure about the EBAY thing, but I am pretty sure that my maths skills are accurate.

[chewie]

The red light indicates that you've reached the temperature threshold for that particular card.  You may want to message Dr.Haribo regarding your issue.  Good luck.

[mesquka]

The red light only lights up when it passes over 350MH/s. And my card is UNDER 50C all the time according to Saphire Trixx

[chewie]

I think I remember doc telling me that the red light means that you've overclocked your GPU.  If your GPU is running at a cool temperature, then I wouldn't worry about it so much.  You should be perfectly fine. 

[mesquka]

I overclocked it to run at a faster rate, I have VERY cheap electricity so I am overclocking balls to the wall.
The GPU is running at a cool temp so how do I get it pas 350MH/s?

[chewie]

Have you tried turning the memory clock down?

[mesquka]

Um, No.
I can't try anything now coz the system is open and I am adding more cards.

[DrHaribo]

BitMinter client tries to run the GPU as fast as possible at all times. The red light flashes when the needle reaches the red section. It simply means you are above what is considered normal speed for your GPU. Probably because you are overclocking. If you overclock a bit more it will probably stay in the red all the time.

[mesquka]

Yes, I am over-clocking balls to the wall. I have VERY cheap electricity.

[chewie]

Even with cheap electricity, I'd look into underclocking your memclock, because you might end up getting a faster hashing rate.  Personally, when I underclock I find that my gpus mine at a faster rate than when it's stock.

[mesquka]

I will try underclocking my mem. My rig is open at the moment so I can't try anything. Might have to wait about a month.

[chewie]

Try underclocking your mem clock anywhere from -100 to -150 from the GPU clock.  You'll find various posts on mining efficiency that will tell you the exact figures to try on your mining rig.  Good luck.