How to maximize a 5830?

[The_JMiner]

I just received my new 5830s

Their currently running at 900mhz and giving me about 250mhs each.

I read https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison

I want to try to reach the 300-310 mhs range. What combo do I need for this?!

I am currently running GUI Miner on windows 7 32 bit.

If you need more info let me know.

**PS: I tried to use RIVA Tuner to go over 900mhz but it kept dropping my fan speed down to 25% by itself so I decided not to use it. If not I would not be posting this.

[haploid23]

try to use MSI afterburner or sapphire trixx. the trixx software will allow you to change the voltage i believe. and also, most 5830's are stable with core over 900mhz, so try bumping up your core clocks a little.

[The_JMiner]

try to use MSI afterburner or sapphire trixx. the trixx software will allow you to change the voltage i believe. and also, most 5830's are stable with core over 900mhz, so try bumping up your core clocks a little.

I have MSI Afterburner installed and it does not let me go past 900 either, I think it may be a BIOS issue. Yet I doubt it because RIVA Tuner goes past 900 but then it f*cks with my fan settings.

[haploid23]

go to the MSI folder located in your program files folder, and open the afterburner config file. then change the unofficial overclocking mode form 0 to 1, and copy and paste this in the EULA:  I confirm that I am aware of unofficial overclocking limitations and fully understand that MSI will not provide me any support on it. save that file, and restart afterburner. your upper limit should increase past 900mhz 

[The_JMiner]

go to the MSI folder located in your program files folder, and open the afterburner config file. then change the unofficial overclocking mode form 0 to 1, and copy and paste this in the EULA:  I confirm that I am aware of unofficial overclocking limitations and fully understand that MSI will not provide me any support on it. save that file, and restart afterburner. your upper limit should increase past 900mhz  

EULA?
edit: EULA End User License Agreement, ok but where do I find the EULA?
edit2: found it thanks!!!

[haploid23]

go to the MSI folder located in your program files folder, and open the afterburner config file. then change the unofficial overclocking mode form 0 to 1, and copy and paste this in the EULA:  I confirm that I am aware of unofficial overclocking limitations and fully understand that MSI will not provide me any support on it. save that file, and restart afterburner. your upper limit should increase past 900mhz 

EULA?

ya, did you find it? the EULA is the first line of the last paragraph in the config file. i forgot to mention that you have to open the config file with either notepad or wordpad. then copy and paste the bold text i just typed into that EULA area.

[tysat]

Just use trixx, it's easier to OC with it.  If you set it to 970/300 it should be stable on stock voltage and get you about 310 mh/s.

[The_JMiner]

go to the MSI folder located in your program files folder, and open the afterburner config file. then change the unofficial overclocking mode form 0 to 1, and copy and paste this in the EULA:  I confirm that I am aware of unofficial overclocking limitations and fully understand that MSI will not provide me any support on it. save that file, and restart afterburner. your upper limit should increase past 900mhz 

EULA?

ya, did you find it? the EULA is the first line of the last paragraph in the config file. i forgot to mention that you have to open the config file with either notepad or wordpad. then copy and paste the bold text i just typed into that EULA area.

Yea got it all up and running. Yea I knew about the notepad. The system was giving me issues saving it (had to run as admin). Got it all working thanks again!

[deslok]

i used to trixx to push mine to 1025/300  cooling is very imporant though that's where i was hitting 80*c which while ok for this card is a bit uncomfortable to look at. that netted about 320mhash and might get you 330 there have been some improvements to the miners available since i swapped the card for a 5870.

[Mousepotato]

Try going to 1040/355 and use the phatk mod (http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=23067.0).  I'm getting a stable 329-330 MH/s out of mine the last 24hrs.

[mike678]

Try going to 1040/355 and use the phatk mod (http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=23067.0).  I'm getting a stable 329-330 MH/s out of mine the last 24hrs.

I get 329 from 1030/300 you might want to try Diapolo's update to the kernel if you use phoenix.

[The_JMiner]

I am having issues staying above 950mhz. It lasts for 12 hours and then it drops. Does not seem stable for prolong periods of time. Is it possible this is because of my PSU?
I am using a Rosewill 700W (only 72% efficiency though)
I am using a AMD Sempron CPU so nothing else in the rig consumes power.


My temps stay below 62'c on either card so it is not temps.

[mike678]

I am having issues staying above 950mhz. It lasts for 12 hours and then it drops. Does not seem stable for prolong periods of time. Is it possible this is because of my PSU?
I am using a Rosewill 700W (only 72% efficiency though)
I am using a AMD Sempron CPU so nothing else in the rig consumes power.


My temps stay below 62'c on either card so it is not temps.

It depends on who made your card the people saying they get above 1000 mhz I believe all have saphire cards. In my experience the saphire cards can be pushed up to around 1040 on stock voltage

[fitty]

I am having issues staying above 950mhz. It lasts for 12 hours and then it drops. Does not seem stable for prolong periods of time. Is it possible this is because of my PSU?
I am using a Rosewill 700W (only 72% efficiency though)
I am using a AMD Sempron CPU so nothing else in the rig consumes power.


My temps stay below 62'c on either card so it is not temps.

It depends on who made your card the people saying they get above 1000 mhz I believe all have saphire cards. In my experience the saphire cards can be pushed up to around 1040 on stock voltage

1040?

Damn I got a bad batch, err batches. I've never hit 1040 on a stock sapphire (extreme or otherwise). Guess I should do some more testing. =)

[The_JMiner]

I am having issues staying above 950mhz. It lasts for 12 hours and then it drops. Does not seem stable for prolong periods of time. Is it possible this is because of my PSU?
I am using a Rosewill 700W (only 72% efficiency though)
I am using a AMD Sempron CPU so nothing else in the rig consumes power.


My temps stay below 62'c on either card so it is not temps.

It depends on who made your card the people saying they get above 1000 mhz I believe all have saphire cards. In my experience the saphire cards can be pushed up to around 1040 on stock voltage

Yes mine are Sapphires as well.

[zard_cz]

Great thread. Does anybody has similar tips for 5830 overclock on linux? I have used the aticonfig which does allow core overclocking but the memory speed range it allows me to set is very small (only around 100 less than stock).

Do I need to flash the bios or is there any more advanced tool on linux?

[deslok]

Great thread. Does anybody has similar tips for 5830 overclock on linux? I have used the aticonfig which does allow core overclocking but the memory speed range it allows me to set is very small (only around 100 less than stock).

Do I need to flash the bios or is there any more advanced tool on linux?

I have little experience overclocking in linux myself so I'm going to point you to this thread.
 http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=11087.0

[teukon]

Great thread. Does anybody has similar tips for 5830 overclock on linux? I have used the aticonfig which does allow core overclocking but the memory speed range it allows me to set is very small (only around 100 less than stock).

Do I need to flash the bios or is there any more advanced tool on linux?

I don't know about 5830s but with my 5850s I can underclock the RAM using AMDOverdriveCtrl.  Create a profile and set the RAM clock speed to the speed that you want and then apply it with.

Code:

AMDOverdriveCtrl -b MyProfile.ovdr -i 0

('-i 0' is the interface, run 'AMDOverdriveCtrl --help' to get a list of your interfaces.)

This worked for me with early versions of Catalyst (11.5 and earlier).  I was not able to overclock above the BIOS maximum but could go below the minimum with this trick.  It is important that you set the same RAM clock setting for all three performance levels.

[zard_cz]

Thanks! I have managed to compile it with a tiny bit of effort.. when I will be sitting in front of the miner I will try it out (as I understand it needs a bit of GUI for the setup)

[teukon]

Thanks! I have managed to compile it with a tiny bit of effort.. when I will be sitting in front of the miner I will try it out (as I understand it needs a bit of GUI for the setup)

No GUI required.  AMDOverdriveCtrl can work in batch mode (hence the '-b' flag I gave above).  I don't remember exactly but if you run the command once it will generate some default profiles based on your cards and put them in "$HOME/.AMDOverdriveCtrl".  You can then edit the profile and apply it with the line I gave above.

Here's a profile I'm currently using for my 5850 if you can't get it to generate one for some reason (the voltage may be a little low for a 5830).

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<OVERDRIVE_PROFILE>
  <PERFORMANCE_LEVEL level="2" gpu="89500" mem="30000" voltage="988"/>
  <PERFORMANCE_LEVEL level="1" gpu="55000" mem="30000" voltage="988"/>
  <PERFORMANCE_LEVEL level="0" gpu="15700" mem="30000" voltage="988"/>
</OVERDRIVE_PROFILE>