0verclocking my 6870

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0verclocking my 6870

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I've managed to get my Sapphire 6870 to the maximum limits set by ccc which shows in msi AB. The limits are 1000 core and 1250 mem. I have unlocked voltage,but now I would like to go past 1ghz core.
Google brings up ways to flash your bios and use some tool called RBE (duno what it is) but I'm looking for a simple method.
The_Jelly might know how but he's a bit busy so I was wondering if anyone else here knows how?
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Re: 0verclocking my 6870

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Have you downloaded the latest beta of AB?
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I'm not sure which is the latest. I assume its the latest. Beta 6. that's how I enabled voltage control
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Re: 0verclocking my 6870

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Hey Slim!! RBE is radeon bios editor and is a small program to edit and configure bioses... iv used it once when we flashed my mates 5770 to an msi bios.... Try go into the CCC make a preset called 'Overclocking' then go to C:/users/'Your account'/AppData(make sure show hidden folders is active)/local/Ati/Ace/profiles/'overclocking' and open with notepad..... try play with that... not sure if it will let you clock further but give it a try....if it does work im not sure if there will be a conflict if AB is open, so u may have to close it.... use gpuz to monitor clocks and voltages... good luck. post if this fix works so other 6 series users can benefit. if it doesn't work ill find a way.....
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Re: 0verclocking my 6870

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Thanx I'll try that. If it doesn't work I'm not keen to go though all that hassle of flashing the bios for about 35 extra mhz on the core value.
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Re: 0verclocking my 6870

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Slimshady, what monitor do you have?
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I have a Samsung smbx2331 23" LED monitor KB. Why do you ask?
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Re: 0verclocking my 6870

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because quiet honestly that HD 6870 is capable of playing any game on max at 1080P with excellent frame rates. Why do you need more performance?
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Re: 0verclocking my 6870

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No no its just for benchmarking:)
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Re: 0verclocking my 6870

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lol
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