RADEON 9600 256 DDR

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"KRIS_PL" <avsk@wywalto.gazeta.pl> wrote in message
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> Hello All
>
> I Changed my graphic card from GeForce MX 440, 64DDR to RADEON 9600, 256
DDR -
<snip>
> 800x600 32bpp - RADEON 9600 256 DDR
>
> 96.872589 -flyby
> 30.618538 -botmatch
>
> I installed new drivers for RADEON and reinstalled UT2k3demo, maybe I
> schould make some modification with the card settings to have better
> effects - or maybe everythins is ok - only may imagin about better results
> was wrong ;P
>
> Did somebody have similar problems????
>
> ps. my system is XP professional, Celeron 1.7 GH, ram - 512 DDR, directX
9.

Two things:

You might try overclocking the 9600 - I have a 9600 that I've OC'd from the
default core speed of 325 MHz to 450 MHz, (an overclock of about 40%)
meaning that my 9600 is now faster than a 9600 Pro, which has a core speed
of 400 MHz :-) For OC'ing ATi based boards, I highly recommend the Omega
Drivers for ATi, www.omegacorner.com - there's an overclock utility,
RadLinker, built into them, and the Omegadrivers defeat protections built
into the cards against overclocking. Overclocking video RAM does not
typically yield such fantastic results, but I got another 25%, 400 MHz DDR
to 500 MHz DDR, out of the RAM chips on that same 9600 board.

Second, see about getting a Pentium 4 chip for your system. Full P4's have
more cache, higher bus speeds, and other processor core tweaks that make
them much better gaming platforms than Celerons. I get all of my comp parts
from www.newegg.com - check them out to see their selection of P4s and
current prices.

I can't speak for what CPUs will work in your system, but if you e-mail me
details on your system's hardware, I'll see if I can help you out. Another
thing that may be worth a shot, although it may not work given the Celeron's
already high voltage, is to attempt to raise the CPU FSB from 400 to 533
MHz, (33% overclock) which instantly turns your 1.7 GHz into a 2.26 GHz.
Every bit helps, and I've heard many people squeeze quite a bit more power
out of Celerons this way.

--
Doug Weasner | Greenwood IN | 2.6C @ 3.25
CompTIA A+/Net+ Certified Professional

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Thank You for help and clues

tomorrow I'll buy P4 2.8 GH with new mainboard :-)


greet Kris