9700pro @ 450Mhz core!

GazC · Jul 23, 2003, 09:01 PM

I modded an AMD Hs/fan to fit on my 9700pro, I know it's been done before but I'm well chuffed!
Here's a 3Dmark2001 score at an artefact free 450Mhz core/369Mhz Mem

:

3Dmark2001

No volt mods either!

tek · Jul 23, 2003, 09:07 PM

that is a sweet score man, truly amazing. keep us informed if anything else happens!!!

Shadow Lady · Jul 23, 2003, 09:11 PM

like ur card lowing up

just kiddin

nice scores, now thats something I wont be able to dream with -.-

~~craig588~~ · Jul 23, 2003, 09:46 PM

Try the newest Omegas, they might have the slight performance improvement you need to break 20k.

GazC · Jul 23, 2003, 11:08 PM

I'm using the 3.5 based omegas at the mo Craig, if the 3.6s are out I'll give em a try.

Heres my 2003 run Btw:

3Dmark2003

Shadow Lady · Jul 23, 2003, 11:31 PM

yes they are out, a long time ago

and they have some performance enhancments, so maybe u will break 20k

DriveEuro · Jul 23, 2003, 11:37 PM

You need tighter mem timings or just more FSB if you can. That'll give you the extra 20 points.

GazC · Jul 23, 2003, 11:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DriveEuro
You need tighter mem timings or just more FSB if you can. That'll give you the extra 20 points.

Haha, I'm on the bleeding edge of stability at my present speeds, no more headroom for oclocking my rig further unless I take it outside on a cold night when its blowing a gale.

Kgentatszu] · Jul 24, 2003, 06:05 PM

that's even better than a Radeon 9800pro!!!

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jul 24, 2003, 07:38 PM

hey how about some pics of yer setup what are you running n that thing?

digerati · Jul 24, 2003, 10:02 PM

Good stuff, I wish I had some overclocks like that -.-;

HardWired · Jul 25, 2003, 07:06 AM

Very nice GacZ!!

What power supply are you using in that rig? And can you post the voltage of your +5V rail at both idle and load?

Goksly · Jul 25, 2003, 02:52 PM

i finally got round to volt modding my card too, got it to run artifact free in 2001 at 470/360, but in the more intense benchmark (2003) it would do it artifact free at 455/360

3dmark2001 - 20139
3dmark2003 - 6512

not bad for a £180 card

GazC · Jul 25, 2003, 06:30 PM

Neon, I would post some pics, but a) I have no digi camera and b) I'm about to dismantle my computer and put it in a new case as it looks a bit like frankensteins monster with masking tape holding the sides on and such alike. My main system will be down for about 3 weeks while I do this (I'm on my laptop at the moment). For the time being I'll give you a rundown of the specs:

Barton 2800 @ 218 x 11.5 (2511Mhz) at 1.9V
Thermalright slk800 with Delta EHE 80mm fan
2 x 512Mb Twinmos 3200 fitted with copper sleeves, timing at 5-3-3-cas2 at 2.9Volts
Abit NF7-S V2.0 at 1.7 Chipset voltage, V12 bios (most stable) RD1 bios saviour
Hercules 3D prophet 9700pro With AMD Hs/fan, no Vmods.....yet
Qtec 550W PSU (cost buttons!) 5.08V on 5volt rail, hardly fluctuates regardless of load, Hardwired
Maxtor 80Gb ata133 7200rpm HD
Audigy2 OEM
Zoom PCI modem

4x120mm fans blowing in on the side
3x80mm fans blowing out -- top, font and back
dualfan HDD cooler
some generic 40mm fan and sink on the Sbridge, Stock cooling on the Nbridge (may swap this for a Gf4ti cooler and ceramique)
Airconditioning!

Goksly · Jul 25, 2003, 07:00 PM

er surely that isnt right....4*120 blowing in and only 3*80 blowing out?

bet ya pc sounds like a lawn mower - get some watercooling :P

GazC · Jul 25, 2003, 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Goksly
er surely that isnt right....4*120 blowing in and only 3*80 blowing out?

bet ya pc sounds like a lawn mower - get some watercooling :P

I think that positive pressure is better than negative pressure, hey it works for me. Yes, my PC is loud (mainly from the Delta fan) but I think that when I do change my cooling, I will skip watercooling and go straight to Phase change refrigeration, either Vapochill or Prometeia. That's not going to happen for a while now anyway, I'm saving up for a house at the moment.

HardWired · Jul 26, 2003, 01:23 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by GazC
[Qtec 550W PSU (cost buttons!) 5.08V on 5volt rail, hardly fluctuates regardless of load, Hardwired

Cool, thanks for the info. I think that is my problem when o'cing my 9700 Pro. My 5V rail drops below 4.9 under load and I can get a good o'c out of the card, even after all 4 volt mods.

I have a Antec TruePower 330 and I've been told there are adjustable pots to boost the rails if I remove the housing. I'm going to check that out this weekend and see if I can boost that +5V to at least stay over 5V under load.

LardArse · Jul 27, 2003, 01:38 PM

Thats a great core you have. I had to volt mod mine + watercool it to hit 448 Mhz.

GazC · Jul 27, 2003, 03:56 PM

I will have to volt mod it to allow the card to be 100% stable at 450Mhz. At the moment it sometimes locks at 450Mhz and i'm sure this is down to a power shortage as I've not seen any artefacting at this speed. I might sound lazy, but can someone post a link to the 9700pro Voltmods, please? The only one's i've found links to are either incomplete, forum threads or have been taken down.

LardArse · Jul 28, 2003, 03:09 AM

Just search for 9700 pro voltage mod on this forum, I'm sure you'll find the info there.
Things with Radeons is that once I go high with the memory, my core has to go lower. I can go all the way to 468Mhz core, but my memory has to stay low.

DriveEuro · Jul 28, 2003, 03:17 AM

What cooling are you using at that speed to cool it?

Kgentatszu] · Jul 28, 2003, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by LardArse
Just search for 9700 pro voltage mod on this forum, I'm sure you'll find the info there.
Things with Radeons is that once I go high with the memory, my core has to go lower. I can go all the way to 468Mhz core, but my memory has to stay low.

so, if ya' get to choose like you mentioned, which one would that be?? core or mem???

LardArse · Jul 28, 2003, 09:07 AM

I would up the memory first near to its top spot, then the core.

Kgentatszu] · Jul 28, 2003, 09:17 AM

thankz............so you mean the mem could yield better results than the core right???

LardArse · Jul 28, 2003, 10:38 AM

Yeppers

Kgentatszu] · Jul 28, 2003, 03:48 PM

maybe there's something wrong with my PC but it seemed like 3d2k1 likes higher cores compared to mem.....~LOL

DriveEuro · Jul 28, 2003, 06:26 PM

Memory gives you the bandwidth. Definetly crank the memory first.

Jul 23, 2003, 09:01 PM	#1
GazC DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: uk Posts: 34 Rep Power: 0	9700pro @ 450Mhz core! I modded an AMD Hs/fan to fit on my 9700pro, I know it's been done before but I'm well chuffed! Here's a 3Dmark2001 score at an artefact free 450Mhz core/369Mhz Mem : 3Dmark2001 No volt mods either! __________________ Time, money, patience, luck..... 38487 16172

Jul 23, 2003, 09:07 PM	#2
tek DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Boston, US Posts: 2,103 Rep Power: 0	holy heavens that is a sweet score man, truly amazing. keep us informed if anything else happens!!! __________________ [COLOR=White][/COLOR]

Jul 23, 2003, 09:11 PM	#3
Shadow Lady Avril Fan Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: somewhere in colombia, okok, bogotá city :p Posts: 1,262 Rep Power: 0	like ur card lowing up just kiddin nice scores, now thats something I wont be able to dream with -.- __________________ Oblivion ftw

Jul 23, 2003, 11:08 PM	Thread Starter #5
GazC DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: uk Posts: 34 Rep Power: 0	I'm using the 3.5 based omegas at the mo Craig, if the 3.6s are out I'll give em a try. Heres my 2003 run Btw: 3Dmark2003 __________________ Time, money, patience, luck..... 38487 16172

Jul 23, 2003, 11:31 PM	#6
Shadow Lady Avril Fan Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: somewhere in colombia, okok, bogotá city :p Posts: 1,262 Rep Power: 0	yes they are out, a long time ago and they have some performance enhancments, so maybe u will break 20k __________________ Oblivion ftw Last edited by Shadow Lady; Jul 23, 2003 at 11:39 PM.

Jul 23, 2003, 09:46 PM	#4
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	Try the newest Omegas, they might have the slight performance improvement you need to break 20k.

Jul 23, 2003, 11:37 PM	#7
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	You need tighter mem timings or just more FSB if you can. That'll give you the extra 20 points. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Jul 24, 2003, 06:05 PM	#9
Kgentatszu] DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,802 Rep Power: 0	that's even better than a Radeon 9800pro!!!

Jul 24, 2003, 07:38 PM	#10
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	hey how about some pics of yer setup what are you running n that thing? __________________

Jul 24, 2003, 10:02 PM	#11
digerati Everyones life has worth Join Date: May 2003 Location: My Yellow Bug Posts: 3,779 Rep Power: 0	Good stuff, I wish I had some overclocks like that -.-;

Jul 25, 2003, 07:06 AM	#12
HardWired DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Rocky Mountains Posts: 61 Rep Power: 0	Very nice GacZ!! What power supply are you using in that rig? And can you post the voltage of your +5V rail at both idle and load?

Jul 25, 2003, 02:52 PM	#13
Goksly DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	i finally got round to volt modding my card too, got it to run artifact free in 2001 at 470/360, but in the more intense benchmark (2003) it would do it artifact free at 455/360 3dmark2001 - 20139 3dmark2003 - 6512 not bad for a £180 card

Jul 25, 2003, 06:30 PM	Thread Starter #14
GazC DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: uk Posts: 34 Rep Power: 0	Neon, I would post some pics, but a) I have no digi camera and b) I'm about to dismantle my computer and put it in a new case as it looks a bit like frankensteins monster with masking tape holding the sides on and such alike. My main system will be down for about 3 weeks while I do this (I'm on my laptop at the moment). For the time being I'll give you a rundown of the specs: Barton 2800 @ 218 x 11.5 (2511Mhz) at 1.9V Thermalright slk800 with Delta EHE 80mm fan 2 x 512Mb Twinmos 3200 fitted with copper sleeves, timing at 5-3-3-cas2 at 2.9Volts Abit NF7-S V2.0 at 1.7 Chipset voltage, V12 bios (most stable) RD1 bios saviour Hercules 3D prophet 9700pro With AMD Hs/fan, no Vmods.....yet Qtec 550W PSU (cost buttons!) 5.08V on 5volt rail, hardly fluctuates regardless of load, Hardwired Maxtor 80Gb ata133 7200rpm HD Audigy2 OEM Zoom PCI modem 4x120mm fans blowing in on the side 3x80mm fans blowing out -- top, font and back dualfan HDD cooler some generic 40mm fan and sink on the Sbridge, Stock cooling on the Nbridge (may swap this for a Gf4ti cooler and ceramique) Airconditioning! __________________ Time, money, patience, luck..... 38487 16172

Jul 25, 2003, 07:00 PM	#15
Goksly DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	er surely that isnt right....4120 blowing in and only 380 blowing out? bet ya pc sounds like a lawn mower - get some watercooling :P

Jul 27, 2003, 01:38 PM	#18
LardArse DH No1 AMD Overclocker Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 83 Rep Power: 0	Thats a great core you have. I had to volt mod mine + watercool it to hit 448 Mhz.

Jul 27, 2003, 03:56 PM	Thread Starter #19
GazC DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: uk Posts: 34 Rep Power: 0	I will have to volt mod it to allow the card to be 100% stable at 450Mhz. At the moment it sometimes locks at 450Mhz and i'm sure this is down to a power shortage as I've not seen any artefacting at this speed. I might sound lazy, but can someone post a link to the 9700pro Voltmods, please? The only one's i've found links to are either incomplete, forum threads or have been taken down. __________________ Time, money, patience, luck..... 38487 16172

Jul 28, 2003, 03:09 AM	#20
LardArse DH No1 AMD Overclocker Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 83 Rep Power: 0	Just search for 9700 pro voltage mod on this forum, I'm sure you'll find the info there. Things with Radeons is that once I go high with the memory, my core has to go lower. I can go all the way to 468Mhz core, but my memory has to stay low.

Jul 28, 2003, 03:17 AM	#21
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	What cooling are you using at that speed to cool it? __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Jul 28, 2003, 09:07 AM	#23
LardArse DH No1 AMD Overclocker Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 83 Rep Power: 0	I would up the memory first near to its top spot, then the core.

Jul 28, 2003, 09:17 AM	#24
Kgentatszu] DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,802 Rep Power: 0	thankz............so you mean the mem could yield better results than the core right???

Jul 28, 2003, 10:38 AM	#25
LardArse DH No1 AMD Overclocker Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 83 Rep Power: 0	Yeppers

Jul 28, 2003, 03:48 PM	#26
Kgentatszu] DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,802 Rep Power: 0	maybe there's something wrong with my PC but it seemed like 3d2k1 likes higher cores compared to mem.....~LOL

Jul 28, 2003, 06:26 PM	#27
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	Memory gives you the bandwidth. Definetly crank the memory first. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024