9500 Pro Overclocking

Stinger · Jul 11, 2003, 09:11 AM

Could someone tell me how far i can OC my 9500 Pro?

And is there a way to mod it to a 9700?
Please tell me how.

Thanks!

Allex · Jul 11, 2003, 10:01 AM

Fist of all you should check if your 9500PRO is o/c-able. As far as i know, there are lots of models with locked BIOS - locked against o/c-ings, that is..
Second : 9500 PRO cannot be modded intro 9700. The reason is simple : 9500 PRO has only 128 bit memory bus while 9700 has a 256 bit memory bus. And you cannot change / hack this. Modding into 9700 can be done ONLY to 9500 nonPRo (with 256 bit memory bus) by activating the extra 4 texturing lines that differentiate the 9500 nonPRO from 9700.

Stinger · Jul 12, 2003, 07:26 AM

I overclock a little with Rage3D and the information of 3DMark03 shows the overclocked speed.
So i guess my card doesn´t have a locked BIOS.
Which factory´s do you know of, built cards with locked BIOS? Mine is built by FIC.
You really surprised me with that of the locked BIOS.

Allex · Jul 13, 2003, 09:25 PM

As far as i know, among Sapphire Radeon9500 PRO owners were some who had locked cards. But you might check the threads within the Ati Section in DriverHeaven or the Rage3D Forum for further information.

Stinger · Jul 15, 2003, 01:48 AM

Thanks for the info. I tought Intel were the only idiots to built locked stuff...

Stinger · Jul 15, 2003, 01:50 AM

Don´t take it bad, but i hate my CPU... just cant OC anything!!!

RobH · Jul 15, 2003, 02:21 AM

I have heard that the 9500 non pro can be soft modded..How is that done,and what files/programming is needed??TIA

Stinger · Jul 15, 2003, 07:04 AM

Do you mean modding it to a 9700? As far as i know there was a limited edition of 9500´s which could be converted to a 9700. Because my card is a Pro version, i couldnt help you much...

Jul 11, 2003, 09:11 AM	#1
Stinger DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Asunción, Paraguay Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	9500 Pro Overclocking Could someone tell me how far i can OC my 9500 Pro? And is there a way to mod it to a 9700? Please tell me how. Thanks! __________________ Asus P4C800 Deluxe Intel 2600c (800 FSB) 2x256MB of Samsung DDR 400 FIC Radeon 9500 Pro with Infineon 3.3ns (flashed bios) 60GB Maxtor IDE HDD 40GB Quantum IDE HDD

Jul 11, 2003, 10:01 AM	#2
Allex DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bucharest / Romania Posts: 47 Rep Power: 0	Fist of all you should check if your 9500PRO is o/c-able. As far as i know, there are lots of models with locked BIOS - locked against o/c-ings, that is.. Second : 9500 PRO cannot be modded intro 9700. The reason is simple : 9500 PRO has only 128 bit memory bus while 9700 has a 256 bit memory bus. And you cannot change / hack this. Modding into 9700 can be done ONLY to 9500 nonPRo (with 256 bit memory bus) by activating the extra 4 texturing lines that differentiate the 9500 nonPRO from 9700. __________________ P4 NW 2,53@3.05 GHz :: 1 GB Kingmax DDR400 :: Radeon 9500 BBA 128 MB (@9700) :: Catalyst 6.1

Jul 12, 2003, 07:26 AM	Thread Starter #3
Stinger DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Asunción, Paraguay Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	I overclock a little with Rage3D and the information of 3DMark03 shows the overclocked speed. So i guess my card doesn´t have a locked BIOS. Which factory´s do you know of, built cards with locked BIOS? Mine is built by FIC. You really surprised me with that of the locked BIOS. __________________ Asus P4C800 Deluxe Intel 2600c (800 FSB) 2x256MB of Samsung DDR 400 FIC Radeon 9500 Pro with Infineon 3.3ns (flashed bios) 60GB Maxtor IDE HDD 40GB Quantum IDE HDD

Jul 13, 2003, 09:25 PM	#4
Allex DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bucharest / Romania Posts: 47 Rep Power: 0	As far as i know, among Sapphire Radeon9500 PRO owners were some who had locked cards. But you might check the threads within the Ati Section in DriverHeaven or the Rage3D Forum for further information. __________________ P4 NW 2,53@3.05 GHz :: 1 GB Kingmax DDR400 :: Radeon 9500 BBA 128 MB (@9700) :: Catalyst 6.1

Jul 15, 2003, 01:48 AM	Thread Starter #5
Stinger DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Asunción, Paraguay Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	Thanks for the info. I tought Intel were the only idiots to built locked stuff... __________________ Asus P4C800 Deluxe Intel 2600c (800 FSB) 2x256MB of Samsung DDR 400 FIC Radeon 9500 Pro with Infineon 3.3ns (flashed bios) 60GB Maxtor IDE HDD 40GB Quantum IDE HDD

Jul 15, 2003, 01:50 AM	Thread Starter #6
Stinger DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Asunción, Paraguay Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	Don´t take it bad, but i hate my CPU... just cant OC anything!!! __________________ Asus P4C800 Deluxe Intel 2600c (800 FSB) 2x256MB of Samsung DDR 400 FIC Radeon 9500 Pro with Infineon 3.3ns (flashed bios) 60GB Maxtor IDE HDD 40GB Quantum IDE HDD

Jul 15, 2003, 02:21 AM	#7
RobH DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	I have heard that the 9500 non pro can be soft modded..How is that done,and what files/programming is needed??TIA

Jul 15, 2003, 07:04 AM	Thread Starter #8
Stinger DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Asunción, Paraguay Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	Do you mean modding it to a 9700? As far as i know there was a limited edition of 9500´s which could be converted to a 9700. Because my card is a Pro version, i couldnt help you much... __________________ Asus P4C800 Deluxe Intel 2600c (800 FSB) 2x256MB of Samsung DDR 400 FIC Radeon 9500 Pro with Infineon 3.3ns (flashed bios) 60GB Maxtor IDE HDD 40GB Quantum IDE HDD