PDA

View Full Version : What kind of overclock can I expect with stock cooling on my saphire Radeon 9800 Pro?

ishak540m
10-22-03, 03:48 PM
What kind of overclock can I expect with stock cooling on my saphire Radeon 9800 Pro 256 MB?
saturnotaku
10-22-03, 03:57 PM
It all depends on the exact card you receive. Some people have reported core overclocks as high as 430-440. The Sapphire I received couldn't go above 405 without artifacts.

Same thing with the memory, some folks can get 380-400, I couldn't get above 360. Two cards sitting in identical PCs can and often times do have very different overclocking results. I had one modded Radeon 9500 that could would do 350/290. An idential card in my machine now does the same core, but is capable of 310 on the memory.
ishak540m
10-22-03, 03:58 PM
Originally posted by saturnotaku
It all depends on the exact card you receive. Some people have reported core overclocks as high as 430-440. The Sapphire I received couldn't go above 405 without artifacts.

Same thing with the memory, some folks can get 380-400, I couldn't get above 360. Two cards sitting in identical PCs can and often times do have very different overclocking results. I had one modded Radeon 9500 that could would do 350/290. An idential card in my machine now does the same core, but is capable of 310 on the memory.

Now to just find the best program to overclock it.
Rogozhin
10-22-03, 04:08 PM
It's all lucky ;)

My 9800non pro runs 443/401 no problems with stock cooling and only a bios flash ;)

rogo
ChrisW
10-22-03, 04:28 PM
Originally posted by ishak540m
Now to just find the best program to overclock it.
May I recommend looking here? (http://www28.brinkster.com/chrisww1942/)
ishak540m
10-22-03, 05:32 PM
Originally posted by ChrisW
May I recommend looking here? (http://www28.brinkster.com/chrisww1942/)

IT's been discontinued.
ChrisW
10-22-03, 06:22 PM
Originally posted by ishak540m
IT's been discontinued.
Yeah, but it still works. It still has support for several chips that have yet to be released.
saturnotaku
10-22-03, 09:07 PM
Use Sapphire's own Redline tweaking/overclocking program. It's a lot like Rage3D Tweak, except I like its interface a lot more.
The Baron
10-22-03, 09:12 PM
Originally posted by ChrisW
Yeah, but it still works. It still has support for several chips that have yet to be released.

.... GAWHA?
ishak540m
10-22-03, 09:16 PM
Originally posted by saturnotaku
Use Sapphire's own Redline tweaking/overclocking program. It's a lot like Rage3D Tweak, except I like its interface a lot more.

link?
Woodelf
10-26-03, 06:39 PM
Originally posted by ishak540m
link?
You must have an oem ver. of Your card to not have redline, Me too.
Redline requires a serial.
I've been using Radclocker.
http://www28.brinkster.com/chrisww1942/download.htm

It comes with the new Omega drivers too, though I don't know the Ver.
This link should work.
:)