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...
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.
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.
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
If you want to see the difference, OC your card, you can always clock it back to what its supposed to run at.
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...