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Re:What to do with ATI Radeon X850 PRO 256MB? - 2006/01/12 09:12
When posting please post in just the ATI area for ATI questions please, I have deleted the other thread. But here is what I say... On many cards there are certain things that you can do (to certain cards bear in mind), these include things such as unlocking extra pixel pipelines and vertical shaders and of course overclocking the cards themselves.
What alot of members have done previously when overclocking is used a benchmarking program to ascertain whether the higher clocks are producing artifacts or errors on the screen. Now the easiest thing to do first is to download RivaTuner/PowerStrip (but with RivaTuner you have to disable the iternal clock test, I will tell you how dont worry) and you use these programs to do this...
- Up the core slowly by 5-10MHz each time, run 3DMark05 test for artifacts if there are none repeat this step, if there are goto 2.
- Reduce core by 5MHz for heat accumulation over time and leave it high.
- Up memory by 10MHz each time, run 3DMark test for artifacts if there are none, repeat this step, if there are goto step 4.
- 4. Drop memory speed by 5MHz (again for heat).
- Take values from step 2 and step 4 and mod the BIOS with them and reflash.
Now those speeds are set in stone and should see you get a better performing card as a result. We can go through more as and when you are ready.
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