Hello newb to video o/c

Trigger911 · Oct 27, 2006, 09:32 PM

Well I;ve been over clocking cpus for awhile now but im new to video cards but i got a question I figured I'd drop on you guys. Ok I got a free 9550 256 meg gpu from a friend this week he just upgraded his whole pc he gave the card to me for putting it toghter for him. But im runninng the omega softmod drivers with out fastwrite (current) (and i belive there softmoded) and I tried to run ATITool .24 (current also) but when i try to run max i sit there and watch and keep moving the mouse I dont get atrifact errors but my system halts (freezes) after it goes so far its diffrent everytime and the same goes for the max memory. But I''ve been digging around theses forums and hardocp's forums I havnt found anything relevent to my problem. But any help would be alsome also if you got some good reads for me to learn about overlcocking gpus please post I like to know as much as possible.

ahh yea im running a 1500+ amd (o/c @ 1900+), 512 ddr 233mhz, 2x raid 500 gig hdds 22 inch neovo lcd, and of course the ATI 9550 256 meg card.

thanx yawlz

l8z

Triggz Out

Trigger911 · Dec 31, 2006, 04:13 AM

seems no one whants to answer lol

aNy_oNE · Dec 31, 2006, 05:57 AM

Answer: don't use ATITool's Find Max thing. Overclock manually, increasing by a bit, then testing for crashing/artifacts, then if there are none, increasing the clocks a bit more and so on.

BTW, it crashes for me too. Think it only works properly with later GFX cards.

Trigger911 · Dec 31, 2006, 06:07 AM

ok how would i do that and i dont have the norm memory most people have i got ellxir mem and it has no numbers on it to see the size. but thanks for the post and help

aNy_oNE · Dec 31, 2006, 11:17 PM

Hmm.. Well, if you're using ATITool, does it display the correct (default) clocks when you first open it? If so, then just try manually dragging the sliders/typing in a higher clock speed. Don't go too much higher at once though.

If ATITool doesn't work, then maybe try some other ATI overclocking tool.. ATI Tray Tool is good - also has some other settings and you can use it instead of Catalyst Control Center.

Trigger911 · Jan 1, 2007, 07:34 AM

Ok one quick question to add should I ever step up the voltage on my card?

H3X4D3C1M4L · Jan 1, 2007, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Trigger911

Ok one quick question to add should I ever step up the voltage on my card?

Not on stock cooling I wouldn't reccomend it unless you run really cool temperatures.

You may need a LITTLE more (as in only .05V more) to foster stability in an extreme overclocking situation, but generally the best policy is just to go as far as you can on stock voltage then call it a day until you get some better aftermarket cooling on the card.

Trigger911 · Jan 1, 2007, 10:42 PM

HIS ATI 9550 256
Core: RV350
Stock Core: 250
Stock Mem: 200
O/C Core: 410.79 (not total just added water cooling today)
O/C Mem: 210.21 (need better way to cool this)
Cooling: Water Cooled Koolance CHC-A05-Dynex silver Thermal (same as Artic Silver 5 i belive)
Still need to find some ram heat sinks and figure up a way to get a fan in there. I also tryed to flash my card tryed about 12 dif bios and no good

btw im still working on max o/c but this is my first o/c for video but any help would be alsome right now looking at getting some copper heat sinks for the ram but i got weird ram on mine i havent seen as of yet desc below.

MEM looks like this on tthe chip
Elixir 0501
NTD525616-5TB
093Y0BFB 56

Well hope this help with you db and TIA for any help

but my mobo is a gigabyte the voltage is on auto would that give it the .5 boost?

>GSXR<mrbusa · Jan 7, 2007, 12:58 PM

Dynex is nowhere near AS5 in thermal conductivity.
AS5 is about 90% silver and Dynex is less than 50%. I have seen actual lab test results comparing the two. Finding the article again has proved impossible because the net is so polluted. I would never stick Dynex on anything you are trying to keep cool.

Also,
The Omega 9500pro softmod doesn't work with the 9550. There are no extra pipes there to unlock. The 9550 is a totally different core than the 9500pro which used the same core as the 9700pro.

Trigger911 · Jan 7, 2007, 09:20 PM

ok so ill get some as5 then but i didnt use the softmod i was talking about the bios to 9600 but my card is unflashable. but i just got a free upgrade its a crappy mobo tho pc chips m863g 5.1c and a 2400+ Xp-M i hear there easy to get up to 3200+ i cant nearly do it with this crap mobo no multi or way to add voltage as i know so far.

but any help getting a new mobo would be alsome that supports these mobile chips i cant find a abit an7 well i found 1 but i need a bit cheaper i found a refub for 117 bucks usa thats jus crazy for an old mother board. btw any ideas for onvideo coolers i cant find reviews on them stick and glue heatsinks.

Oct 27, 2006, 09:32 PM	#1
Trigger911 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	Hello newb to video o/c Well I;ve been over clocking cpus for awhile now but im new to video cards but i got a question I figured I'd drop on you guys. Ok I got a free 9550 256 meg gpu from a friend this week he just upgraded his whole pc he gave the card to me for putting it toghter for him. But im runninng the omega softmod drivers with out fastwrite (current) (and i belive there softmoded) and I tried to run ATITool .24 (current also) but when i try to run max i sit there and watch and keep moving the mouse I dont get atrifact errors but my system halts (freezes) after it goes so far its diffrent everytime and the same goes for the max memory. But I''ve been digging around theses forums and hardocp's forums I havnt found anything relevent to my problem. But any help would be alsome also if you got some good reads for me to learn about overlcocking gpus please post I like to know as much as possible. ahh yea im running a 1500+ amd (o/c @ 1900+), 512 ddr 233mhz, 2x raid 500 gig hdds 22 inch neovo lcd, and of course the ATI 9550 256 meg card. thanx yawlz l8z Triggz Out

Jan 1, 2007, 10:42 PM	Thread Starter #8
Trigger911 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	HIS ATI 9550 256 Core: RV350 Stock Core: 250 Stock Mem: 200 O/C Core: 410.79 (not total just added water cooling today) O/C Mem: 210.21 (need better way to cool this) Cooling: Water Cooled Koolance CHC-A05-Dynex silver Thermal (same as Artic Silver 5 i belive) Still need to find some ram heat sinks and figure up a way to get a fan in there. I also tryed to flash my card tryed about 12 dif bios and no good btw im still working on max o/c but this is my first o/c for video but any help would be alsome right now looking at getting some copper heat sinks for the ram but i got weird ram on mine i havent seen as of yet desc below. MEM looks like this on tthe chip Elixir 0501 NTD525616-5TB 093Y0BFB 56 Well hope this help with you db and TIA for any help but my mobo is a gigabyte the voltage is on auto would that give it the .5 boost? Last edited by Trigger911; Jan 2, 2007 at 02:37 AM.

Dec 31, 2006, 04:13 AM	Thread Starter #2
Trigger911 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	seems no one whants to answer lol

Dec 31, 2006, 05:57 AM	#3
aNy_oNE DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 162 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Answer: don't use ATITool's Find Max thing. Overclock manually, increasing by a bit, then testing for crashing/artifacts, then if there are none, increasing the clocks a bit more and so on. BTW, it crashes for me too. Think it only works properly with later GFX cards.

Dec 31, 2006, 06:07 AM	Thread Starter #4
Trigger911 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	ok how would i do that and i dont have the norm memory most people have i got ellxir mem and it has no numbers on it to see the size. but thanks for the post and help

Dec 31, 2006, 11:17 PM	#5
aNy_oNE DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 162 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Hmm.. Well, if you're using ATITool, does it display the correct (default) clocks when you first open it? If so, then just try manually dragging the sliders/typing in a higher clock speed. Don't go too much higher at once though. If ATITool doesn't work, then maybe try some other ATI overclocking tool.. ATI Tray Tool is good - also has some other settings and you can use it instead of Catalyst Control Center.

Jan 1, 2007, 07:34 AM	Thread Starter #6
Trigger911 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	Ok one quick question to add should I ever step up the voltage on my card?

Jan 7, 2007, 12:58 PM	#9
>GSXR<mrbusa im a FREAK Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,107 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Dynex is nowhere near AS5 in thermal conductivity. AS5 is about 90% silver and Dynex is less than 50%. I have seen actual lab test results comparing the two. Finding the article again has proved impossible because the net is so polluted. I would never stick Dynex on anything you are trying to keep cool. Also, The Omega 9500pro softmod doesn't work with the 9550. There are no extra pipes there to unlock. The 9550 is a totally different core than the 9500pro which used the same core as the 9700pro.

Jan 7, 2007, 09:20 PM	Thread Starter #10
Trigger911 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	ok so ill get some as5 then but i didnt use the softmod i was talking about the bios to 9600 but my card is unflashable. but i just got a free upgrade its a crappy mobo tho pc chips m863g 5.1c and a 2400+ Xp-M i hear there easy to get up to 3200+ i cant nearly do it with this crap mobo no multi or way to add voltage as i know so far. but any help getting a new mobo would be alsome that supports these mobile chips i cant find a abit an7 well i found 1 but i need a bit cheaper i found a refub for 117 bucks usa thats jus crazy for an old mother board. btw any ideas for onvideo coolers i cant find reviews on them stick and glue heatsinks.