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Help with overclocking ati graphics card
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Abhi262
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22. August 2007 @ 06:02 |
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hi, i have a ATI Radeon Sapphire X1950 pro with 512mb Gddr3 and am trying to over clock it. i have never overclocked anything in my life but i have read up on it and supossedly, RAG3D is the best thing for the job. i ran it but it told me that i didn't have ccc (catalyst control center) installed. i went and installed it from the amd/ati website - chose my os (win Vista 32bit) downloaded and installed but it stil said after a reboot that ccc wasn't installed. i could not find any other apps for ati cards (except ati tool which supported all cards but mine). can anyone help me overclock this? also, does anyone know of something really good to do for benchmarking (in particular)? thanx in advance for any help. here are my specs:
(Dell dimension 9150)
Intel pentium 4 (630 prescott) HT 3.0ghz
2gb ram
ati radeon x1950 pro
System:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ ~ 3.0GHz
4GB Corasair DDR2-800
ASUS P5-Q (iP45 Chipset)
Ati Powercolor HD4850 512MB
Seasonic S12 II 500w PSU
Antec 900
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AfterDawn Addict
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22. August 2007 @ 07:29 |
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I've never heard of RAG3D, use ATiTool.
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Azrea1
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22. August 2007 @ 08:55 |
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rivatuner works nice
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22. August 2007 @ 10:43 |
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Yea, I use rivatuner to montor temps while I overclock with ATiTool.
Just go in very small increments, and wait for a while in between each overclock. (I wait about 5-10seconds)
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23. August 2007 @ 08:26 |
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I use Atitool for overclocking and don't give a monkey's about my temps because I use an HR-03 and know they're fine. I occasionally open everest to check though.
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23. August 2007 @ 16:12 |
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Yea, I got the tidewater, but I still worry sometimes. I guess I'm not used to having a card not overheat, since that used to be the issue with the TEC cooler that came with my x1950xt.
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Abhi262
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24. August 2007 @ 02:14 |
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but isn't ATItool incompatible with the x1950 pro?
btw what is the hottest temperature the card should be/
System:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ ~ 3.0GHz
4GB Corasair DDR2-800
ASUS P5-Q (iP45 Chipset)
Ati Powercolor HD4850 512MB
Seasonic S12 II 500w PSU
Antec 900
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24. August 2007 @ 02:43 |
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I don't see why it would be. Try it and see.
As for the maximum temperature, if it's using the stock cooler, try to keep the core temp below 90C.
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24. August 2007 @ 07:20 |
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Below 90C??? My card crashes at like 75-80. I try to keep mine under 70, but I've got aftermarket cooling.
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Abhi262
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25. August 2007 @ 03:30 |
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how can i check the temperature?
System:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ ~ 3.0GHz
4GB Corasair DDR2-800
ASUS P5-Q (iP45 Chipset)
Ati Powercolor HD4850 512MB
Seasonic S12 II 500w PSU
Antec 900
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Abhi262
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25. August 2007 @ 03:43 |
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System:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ ~ 3.0GHz
4GB Corasair DDR2-800
ASUS P5-Q (iP45 Chipset)
Ati Powercolor HD4850 512MB
Seasonic S12 II 500w PSU
Antec 900
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25. August 2007 @ 08:41 |
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I use ATi Tool for my Gecube x1950xt, and it works perfectly.
To check the temps, I use RivaTuner, works fine. You can use it for overclocking too.
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Abhi262
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26. August 2007 @ 00:27 |
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when i start overclocking (with riva tuner), what should happen onscreen (i.e. should the screen go black or should a demo play etc.) when i press test
sorry if i am asking too many questions, i just don't want to fry up my card.
System:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ ~ 3.0GHz
4GB Corasair DDR2-800
ASUS P5-Q (iP45 Chipset)
Ati Powercolor HD4850 512MB
Seasonic S12 II 500w PSU
Antec 900
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 26. August 2007 @ 00:39
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31. August 2007 @ 08:05 |
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well it shouldn't, the X1900XT PCIe ran fine above 100C using the stock cooler.
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