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ATI 2900 PRO overclock to XT??

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thatcrazy   10-17-2007 at 09:56:38 PM

I just got a Radeon 2900 pro 512mb and I am wondering how to tweak it so it becomes the 2900 XT since I am reading it's basically the same card?

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Maziar   10-17-2007 at 10:15:15 PM
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ATI 2900PRO is a 2900XT with lower clocks, use ATI TOOL to OC it

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thatcrazy   10-17-2007 at 10:25:05 PM
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good deal thanks

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Hatman   10-17-2007 at 10:40:02 PM
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http://nickfire.com/joomla/index.p [...] mitstart=0

 

Theres a guide, rather then to OC, COMPLETELY turns your 2900pro into a 2900xt.

 

It will be fine to do, but please if you do go to do it, read through it 4 - 5times so you know exactly what you're doing.


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mactronix   10-17-2007 at 10:40:42 PM
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Let us know how you get on as they are meant to be failed XT chips so in theory there was something that stoped them getting to XT speeds when tested.
It could be speed or stabillity etc but it would be nice to know from someone first hand.younever know a lot of them may get to XT speeds as i would think that when testing they would have a slightly higher speed target, just to cover thenselves.
Mactronix

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thatcrazy   10-18-2007 at 06:00:23 PM
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I don't have a flash drive. what si that?

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Hatman   10-18-2007 at 06:04:56 PM
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Flash drive is like a memory stick.

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08nwsula   10-18-2007 at 06:50:41 PM
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what exactly is the point of flashing the bios to make it an xt? Will that make it perform better than a normal pro that has been overclocked to xt speeds? I don't the benefit being worth the risk.

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Hatman   10-18-2007 at 06:55:05 PM
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Theres the same risk involved in most things you do with bios flashing.

 


You're voiding your warrenty with it all. if you do it right it probably wont go wrong but it can ALWAYS go wrong.

 


2900xt sounds better then 2900pro :D My opinion though lol..


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JoeyJohnson   10-22-2007 at 11:35:16 PM
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Don't flash it to Xt Speeds. You are actually downgrading it.
If you have the 1gb version like I do. The memory speeds run faster then the xt model. 250 Mhz faster.
Just bump the core clock speed to xt speeds and voila you have a xt killer.
My Saphire 2900 pro 1gb Gddr4 runs almost 13,000 in 3dmark06. This blows the 2900Xt away.
Plus it will void the warranty if you flash it.

Here is the link for my 3d marks
http://service.futuremark.com/orb/ [...] D=11547831

I am glad I bought it when I did. $300 bucks well spent.

Joey

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