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Overclocking Radeon 9600Pro
I recently grabbed a Gigacube 9600Pro VIVO for under AU$300 which I was
pretty happy about. All the moreso when I discovered how easy it was to overclock using a program like RadClocker, and how at these increased speeds it often betters the more expensive 9500Pro. I've only had it for a day, but have settled for the time being on a Core speed of 462Mhz and RAM at 352Mhz (default 400/300). Surprisingly, it looks like the core is nearing it's limits, but my RAM looks to have some headway left, which was surprising given it was only the cheaper Samsung 3.3ns (300Mhz) variety and not the preferable 2.8 or 2.5ns chips that are appearing on some cards. So anyhow, given I was unable to find any information on the card before purchase, I thought I'd just share my feelings. As mentioned, the exceedingly cheap Gigacube 128Mb Radeon 9600Pro came with 3.3ns Samsung memory and a flash looking silver heatsink and clear silent fan with three flashing multicolour leds. It's early days in my overclocking, but I was expecting a better core overclock than 462Mhz (+15%), so I'll have to have a better look at the stock heatsink in the coming days. Still, even at this speed, it's barely warm to touch, and it is a decent size. The memory has performed better than expected, although I was surprised it wasn't rated at 2.8ns (350Mhz) like the majority of other 9600Pro's out there. That said, it's had no problem reaching that speed. The package was minimalist, containing DVI-CRT converter, four way (2 in, 2 out) VIVO cable, driver CD, PowerDVD CD, Power Direct Pro CD and Black Hawk Down. Overall, I'm pretty impressed. So anyhow, I was just curious to hear what speeds other's were getting out of their 9600Pro's? As mentioned, my early settings are 462 (Core) and 352 (RAM), what's your 9600 Pro running at? |
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I bought a Sapphire 9600Pro a couple of weeks ago. I paid $155
delivered at Googlegear. I was immediately able to run it up to 500 core and 400 memory. This is using the stock cooler and fan. This is also in a case that gets very hot. Any attempt to exceed these numbers would quickly fail. I have picked out a replacement aluminum case with 6 fans that I will be switching to in the very near future. I would expect to get even more out of the card then. "Metaphoid" wrote in message ... I recently grabbed a Gigacube 9600Pro VIVO for under AU$300 which I was pretty happy about. All the moreso when I discovered how easy it was to overclock using a program like RadClocker, and how at these increased speeds it often betters the more expensive 9500Pro. I've only had it for a day, but have settled for the time being on a Core speed of 462Mhz and RAM at 352Mhz (default 400/300). Surprisingly, it looks like the core is nearing it's limits, but my RAM looks to have some headway left, which was surprising given it was only the cheaper Samsung 3.3ns (300Mhz) variety and not the preferable 2.8 or 2.5ns chips that are appearing on some cards. So anyhow, given I was unable to find any information on the card before purchase, I thought I'd just share my feelings. As mentioned, the exceedingly cheap Gigacube 128Mb Radeon 9600Pro came with 3.3ns Samsung memory and a flash looking silver heatsink and clear silent fan with three flashing multicolour leds. It's early days in my overclocking, but I was expecting a better core overclock than 462Mhz (+15%), so I'll have to have a better look at the stock heatsink in the coming days. Still, even at this speed, it's barely warm to touch, and it is a decent size. The memory has performed better than expected, although I was surprised it wasn't rated at 2.8ns (350Mhz) like the majority of other 9600Pro's out there. That said, it's had no problem reaching that speed. The package was minimalist, containing DVI-CRT converter, four way (2 in, 2 out) VIVO cable, driver CD, PowerDVD CD, Power Direct Pro CD and Black Hawk Down. Overall, I'm pretty impressed. So anyhow, I was just curious to hear what speeds other's were getting out of their 9600Pro's? As mentioned, my early settings are 462 (Core) and 352 (RAM), what's your 9600 Pro running at? |
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I was just wondering...I also purchased the gigacube radeon 9600pro
without the vivo w/256mb...Under radlinker i am seeing 398/203..is this right or what? You said yours is 400/300..Anyways prob a simple explanation, seems to be my luck...And also i tried to update to the newest cats (3.6) and i cannot i just get a black screen on bootup i have to restart in safe mode and uninsatll them...the only ones that work right now are the ones that came with the card...The ones that came with the card are 3.2. Gleem |
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Does make it a little confusing, especially when the name the manufacturer gives the card is instantly recognisable as a different product from ATI. Its the art of 'deceptive' marketing, the art of snagging the less informed. Often times it is a chore to find out ahead of purchase exactly what are the default clocks, what RAM chips are being used, hence the need for hardware review sites, and sticking to trusted brands. As an aside, I see that nVidia has its 4800SE card, which despite initial expectations, is not a 'special edition', but a 'slow edition', and also with their low end FX5200 cards showing up with 64-bit & 128-bit data busses, with no indication on the packaging which way it will go. Buyer beware, know your product! |
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"Chimera" wrote in message
... snip As an aside, I see that nVidia has its 4800SE card, which despite initial expectations, is not a 'special edition', but a 'slow edition', and also with their low end FX5200 cards showing up with 64-bit & 128-bit data busses, with no indication on the packaging which way it will go. Buyer beware, know your product! As to the FX5200... It has got to be the slowest video card with dedicated memory for the DX9 standard... I mean virtually no Z-buffer acceleration! Even with 128bit memory it is a joke... Of course, if they didn't cripple it like that it would cut the knees off of the FX5600... Just like if ATI hadn't chopped the pipes on the 9600 in half it would be too close to the 9800... The difference being that ATI brought out the 9200 as a pure DX8 piece, and nVidia tried to fudge over the 5200 as a DX9 one... |
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