Hi M,
They are 'not recommended' - that does not mean they will not work. Just that if you have the option it is best to stick with the non-overclocked version. But run the validation suite I sent you and if all the Etot's come out the same you should be good.
All the best
Ross
> On Jul 25, 2015, at 8:50 AM, M. Reza Ganjalikhany <ganjalikhany.gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dear Ross,
>
> Thank you very much. Since superclocked GPUs were not recommended before,
> it seems that this problem has been already solved. If this is true then
> nothing is mentioned in the website.
>
> Regards,
>
> On Sat, Jul 25, 2015 at 7:29 PM, Ross Walker <ross.rosswalker.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Hi M.,
>>
>> It will probably work fine - although you should test it. I wouldn't trust
>> that ACX cooling system much - will create a ton of turbulence - sometimes
>> I wonder if the people designing these have ever heard of aerodynamics. So
>> You may have issues with the card in the long run - although you may not.
>>
>> Try the following validation suite - set the GPUS to 1 in the top of the
>> script - run it for 40+ tests and see if the log file you get contains
>> always the same number. Will take around 24 hours to run. If it doesn't
>> then return the card as faulty.
>>
>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/708185/GPU_Validation_Test.tar.gz
>>
>> All the best
>> Ross
>>
>>> On Jul 25, 2015, at 4:48 AM, M. Reza Ganjalikhany <
>> ganjalikhany.gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear Amber Developers,
>>>
>>> I assembled my own PC based on the recommended hardware from your
>> website.
>>> Unfortunetely the GPU card that I ordered was not exactly what I recieved
>>> today (as you recomended). In fact it is EVGA GTX 980 SC ACX insted. Does
>>> the superclocked (SC) or ACX (cooling system) make it different from what
>>> you suggested as trusted hardware? Should I send it back to seller? Or
>>> should I test it before return?
>>>
>>> Thank you very much,
>>> M.Reza
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