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maxxis wrote:For that cash the 6600GT I have beats every other card mentioned hands down.
Unless...... you buy a new 6800LE for R1250, and unlock the pipelines. No 6600GT can touch it with unlocked pipelines... :wink:
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-ASSASSIN- wrote:
maxxis wrote:For that cash the 6600GT I have beats every other card mentioned hands down.
Unless...... you buy a new 6800LE for R1250, and unlock the pipelines. No 6600GT can touch it with unlocked pipelines... :wink:

HOW???!!!!
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If you can get a 6800LE for R1250 then wow.

You need to flash the Bios or go via RivaTuner which voids the warrantee and its only 80% chance it will work.
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Arkonin wrote:
-ASSASSIN- wrote:
maxxis wrote:For that cash the 6600GT I have beats every other card mentioned hands down.
Unless...... you buy a new 6800LE for R1250, and unlock the pipelines. No 6600GT can touch it with unlocked pipelines... :wink:
HOW???!!!!
How what? U mean how do you unlock? Try THIS link.... :wink:
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maxxis wrote: You need to flash the Bios or go via RivaTuner which voids the warrantee and its only 80% chance it will work.
The 6800LE now goes for that much at most shops. And no, unlocking the pipelines does not void the warrantee, as its done through software (rivatuner), and doesnt change anything on your card. It only unlocks the pipes when u boot up into windows... :wink:
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Ok. My bad.
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Does that only work for tha AGP cards??
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I have the Sapphire 9550 256MB 128 bit,stock core speed is 250mhz,i've clocked it at 550mhz,and no probs for 4 months now.

you cant beat this card in the bang for bucks department!!!!

I'd love to check my 3dmark score with it,,,but its too big to download :)
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Hendrix wrote:I have the Sapphire 9550 256MB 128 bit,stock core speed is 250mhz,i've clocked it at 550mhz,and no probs for 4 months now.

you cant beat this card in the bang for bucks department!!!!

I'd love to check my 3dmark score with it,,,but its too big to download :)
Wow, that's a rather nice oc. What program did u use to test for artifacts? AtiTool's "furry spinning cube" is quite a bit more intensive than most games. I found my 9600Pro couldn't get past 410Mhz (stock is 400Mhz)with the "find max core" option, but even at 440Mhz i didn't notice any artifacts while running 3DMark03.
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I used ATI Tool from http://www.techpowerup.com/

I was shocked,,,i could probably take it up higher,but getting scared i blow it

When i pushed the memory higher that 215mhz i starting getting artifacts in the cube.

My mates 9600 gets punished by my card,he's very upset cause his one costs more that twice mine,he cant puch it much higher than 415mhz.

Esquire in midrand sells the 9550 for R500,buy em before they're all gone!!!!!
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Bobendren wrote:
Hendrix wrote:I have the Sapphire 9550 256MB 128 bit,stock core speed is 250mhz,i've clocked it at 550mhz,and no probs for 4 months now.

you cant beat this card in the bang for bucks department!!!!

I'd love to check my 3dmark score with it,,,but its too big to download :)
Wow, that's a rather nice oc. What program did u use to test for artifacts? AtiTool's "furry spinning cube" is quite a bit more intensive than most games. I found my 9600Pro couldn't get past 410Mhz (stock is 400Mhz)with the "find max core" option, but even at 440Mhz i didn't notice any artifacts while running 3DMark03.
Yep ATI Tool is more intensive. ATI Tool detects artifacts that aren't even visible to the human eye, which is why you can clock higher than what the max core says you should, although your card is probably artifacting and you just cant see it.
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Sorry for screwing you around, Maxxis, but I went with Assasin's idea.
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Cool. No problem.
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I have a Asus 9550, how much of a difference will I notice, honestly, not talking about benchmarks, real game performance!

Is it worth it??
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Abominog wrote:I have a Asus 9550, how much of a difference will I notice, honestly, not talking about benchmarks, real game performance!

Is it worth it??
You mean when you overclock your card ?

If so, yes you do get some extra performance. I found when I started OC'ing it became more like a habit and something fun then something I did to gain performance :lol:

If you want to see the difference, OC your card, you can always clock it back to what its supposed to run at.
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How is the ASUS 9600xt graphics card? is it faster than the 5700ultra & the 9550
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Definately.Thats a really good card, even though it's a bit old now.
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Wow, is it just me or is the 9550 really popular.

At one stage it wasn't but now everyone has one including 2 of my friends.
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The card is good value for money, but it's still not going to give you the performance needed for todays games.
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-ASSASSIN- wrote:
maxxis wrote: You need to flash the Bios or go via RivaTuner which voids the warrantee and its only 80% chance it will work.
The 6800LE now goes for that much at most shops. And no, unlocking the pipelines does not void the warrantee, as its done through software (rivatuner), and doesnt change anything on your card. It only unlocks the pipes when u boot up into windows... :wink:
wow , then the 6800le is theway to go 8O
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Arkonin wrote:Sorry for screwing you around, Maxxis, but I went with Assasin's idea.
benchmark the card before you do it and after :!:

Post the results here PLEASE!!!!

Wanna see if it really works :!:
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