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MadCow809   02-18-2008 at 01:15:14 AM

Since Crysis runs extremely slow on medium setting with 2X AA on, i decided to try and oc the card a bit.

so what now... time to flash the bios??

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v168/MadCow809/PC/3850OC.jpg

------------------------------ E4300 @ 3008Mhz (334.1 X 9.0 @ 1.440v ~ 40°c with ZEROtherm BTF90 92mm CPU Cooler) | DFI INFINITY P965-S | OCZ ATI CrossFire 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 | GeCube HD3850 512mb | Seagate 160Gb + 500Gb + 500Gb SATA 3.0Gb/s | LITE-ON 20X DVDRW | XION PowerReal XON
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nukemaster   02-18-2008 at 01:28:48 AM
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be extra careful CCC sometimes loosens the ram timings....this means if you flash it to the speed you get in there it may not be stable.

 

I do not think ATI tool will OC those cards yet.

 

Why not just keep using CCC to OC?

 

At least get ATI tool to run the artifact scan, this will tell you of problems(Artifacts, glitches ect) long before most users will see problems...


Message edited by nukemaster on 02-18-2008 at 01:30:25 AM
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http://tinyurl.com/26uxxb - C2/i7 Temp? http://tinyurl.com/cj3pw - VGA power?
http://tinyurl.com/5v55wk - C2 Mem performance? http://tinyurl.com/6pmbke - SLI/Xfire?
http://tinyurl.com/yfmxdc9 - Part Guide?
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MadCow809   02-18-2008 at 01:41:02 AM
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well i installed ATI Tool, but for some reason its extremely laggy under vista 32bit, it almos stops responding when you drag it around, and it doesnt pick up my memory or clock speed. I thought it might be the overclocking reason and now reset it back to default clock speed and ATi tool still wouldnt run properly.

?? whats going on here


Message edited by MadCow809 on 02-18-2008 at 01:41:45 AM
------------------------------ E4300 @ 3008Mhz (334.1 X 9.0 @ 1.440v ~ 40°c with ZEROtherm BTF90 92mm CPU Cooler) | DFI INFINITY P965-S | OCZ ATI CrossFire 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 | GeCube HD3850 512mb | Seagate 160Gb + 500Gb + 500Gb SATA 3.0Gb/s | LITE-ON 20X DVDRW | XION PowerReal XON
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nukemaster   02-18-2008 at 02:19:05 AM
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it does not support the card yet(thats why there is no clock speeds)....does the artifact scanner work?

 

check out rivatuner....its supposed to support your card(clocks and fan speeds)....its just the artifact scanning that ATI tool has that is a good feature for checking stability since it pushes any card to its max....

 

http://www.guru3d.com/index.php?page=rivatuner


Message edited by nukemaster on 02-18-2008 at 02:23:18 AM
------------------------------ http://i33.tinypic.com/sw3a5y.png
http://tinyurl.com/26uxxb - C2/i7 Temp? http://tinyurl.com/cj3pw - VGA power?
http://tinyurl.com/5v55wk - C2 Mem performance? http://tinyurl.com/6pmbke - SLI/Xfire?
http://tinyurl.com/yfmxdc9 - Part Guide?
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MadCow809   02-18-2008 at 03:54:44 AM
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yeah i have rivatuner installed.

i clocked it to 750/1003 stable, ran 3dmark2006 and it passed, no tearing image or weird colour patches.

so what should i do next? i dont like the idea of Rivatuner/ATI CCC, they only apply the OC core speed you set after you boot into windows. Doesnt that make the system potentially unstable?

------------------------------ E4300 @ 3008Mhz (334.1 X 9.0 @ 1.440v ~ 40°c with ZEROtherm BTF90 92mm CPU Cooler) | DFI INFINITY P965-S | OCZ ATI CrossFire 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 | GeCube HD3850 512mb | Seagate 160Gb + 500Gb + 500Gb SATA 3.0Gb/s | LITE-ON 20X DVDRW | XION PowerReal XON
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nukemaster   02-18-2008 at 06:39:31 AM
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it should not. in fact your card clocks up and down anyway to save power(most if not all new ati cards do it, but i am sure its turned off for overclocking)....

Even if you get Tearing, its most likely Vsync. I still recommend ATI tool for the harder test....

but in general, it should not make it any less stable....

------------------------------ http://i33.tinypic.com/sw3a5y.png
http://tinyurl.com/26uxxb - C2/i7 Temp? http://tinyurl.com/cj3pw - VGA power?
http://tinyurl.com/5v55wk - C2 Mem performance? http://tinyurl.com/6pmbke - SLI/Xfire?
http://tinyurl.com/yfmxdc9 - Part Guide?
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IndigoMoss   02-18-2008 at 09:15:15 AM
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ATI tool does work, you just have to get the right version. I actually have the same card as you do, and I've been able to get it to work perfectly. Here's a link to the version you need man.


http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak [...] Tool.shtml

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MadCow809   02-18-2008 at 09:52:06 AM
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thanks mate, you are a great help.

------------------------------ E4300 @ 3008Mhz (334.1 X 9.0 @ 1.440v ~ 40°c with ZEROtherm BTF90 92mm CPU Cooler) | DFI INFINITY P965-S | OCZ ATI CrossFire 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 | GeCube HD3850 512mb | Seagate 160Gb + 500Gb + 500Gb SATA 3.0Gb/s | LITE-ON 20X DVDRW | XION PowerReal XON
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MadCow809   02-19-2008 at 06:55:34 AM
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so i scanned my HD3850 for artifacts, and it showed up as none.

so what now? whats the next step?

------------------------------ E4300 @ 3008Mhz (334.1 X 9.0 @ 1.440v ~ 40°c with ZEROtherm BTF90 92mm CPU Cooler) | DFI INFINITY P965-S | OCZ ATI CrossFire 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 | GeCube HD3850 512mb | Seagate 160Gb + 500Gb + 500Gb SATA 3.0Gb/s | LITE-ON 20X DVDRW | XION PowerReal XON
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nukemaster   02-19-2008 at 07:02:12 AM
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overclock it more :p

 

or if thats where you want it, set the clocks with RivaTuner....there is a sticky here for just how to do it....

 

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] ds-warning


Message edited by nukemaster on 02-19-2008 at 07:03:00 AM
------------------------------ http://i33.tinypic.com/sw3a5y.png
http://tinyurl.com/26uxxb - C2/i7 Temp? http://tinyurl.com/cj3pw - VGA power?
http://tinyurl.com/5v55wk - C2 Mem performance? http://tinyurl.com/6pmbke - SLI/Xfire?
http://tinyurl.com/yfmxdc9 - Part Guide?
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MadCow809   02-20-2008 at 12:50:49 PM
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now on 801/1003.


how do i flash my card ?????

------------------------------ E4300 @ 3008Mhz (334.1 X 9.0 @ 1.440v ~ 40°c with ZEROtherm BTF90 92mm CPU Cooler) | DFI INFINITY P965-S | OCZ ATI CrossFire 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 | GeCube HD3850 512mb | Seagate 160Gb + 500Gb + 500Gb SATA 3.0Gb/s | LITE-ON 20X DVDRW | XION PowerReal XON
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