ATI Radeon 9700 Pro Overclocked

TwistedMetal · Sep 2, 2004, 05:43 AM

Well guys, I figured since I got a good computer, and a VGA Silencer on my 9700 Pro. I would overclock it good.

Default clock rates:
Core - 324
Memory - 311

Overclocked clock rates:
Core - 380 (techinally 380.08)
Memory - 341 (techinally 340.62)

I think that is a very reasonable overclock, it's overclocked to 9800 Pro speeds. I might be able to push the core more, but I don't want to go to the extreme, and the memory has no heatsinks on it, so I won't be upping it anymore. Here is the results of my overclock.

System Specs:
PC Chips 811LU KT266A
AMD Athlon XP 2400+
512MB PC2100
Western Digital 60GB
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro w/VGA Silencer
Sound Blaster Audigy Gamer
Windows XP Professional SP2
DirectX 9.0c
VIA Hyperion 4in1 v4.53
Omega 2.5.67 (Based on Catalyst 4.8)

Games/Benchmark Programs Tested:
(Mostly used with BenchemAll)
Far Cry
Halo: Combat Evolved
3DMark03
3DMark2001 SE
AquaMark3
Counter-Strike: Source

Results
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Far Cry

Normal - 26.18
Overclocked - 26.42
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Halo: Combat Evolved

Normal - 39.20
Overclocked - 41.87
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3DMark03

Normal - 4772 3DMarks
Overclocked - 5354 3DMarks
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3DMark2001 SE

Normal - 11604
Overclocked - 11887
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AquaMark3

Normal - 30603 (Link)
Overclocked - 32034 (Link)
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Counter-Strike: Source

Normal - 63
Overclocked - 60
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CS:Source had a drop, but I think it's due to updates. If anything, it's an improvement I guess.

Vampyromaniac · Sep 2, 2004, 06:06 AM

lol, I just PMed someone else asking about his 9700 with Silencer, right before I saw this!

Quote:

I think that is a very reasonable overclock, it's overclocked to 9800 Pro speeds

definitely a reasonable overclock

hmmm, the 3dmark2001 seems a little low, I think. I was getting 10,800 with an xp1800 and my AIW9700Pro, both at stock speeds (and with the Cat 4.2 driver . . . link). shouldn't the xp2400 be a bit more of an increase?

what res was the Halo at btw?

The_Neon_Cowboy · Sep 2, 2004, 06:19 AM

i have an extra one of those coolers laying around

TwistedMetal · Sep 2, 2004, 06:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vampyromaniac

what res was the Halo at btw?

I'm running it at 1024x768. What I run all of my games on.

WisMerHill · Sep 2, 2004, 03:46 PM

mmm 3Dmark2001 is idd very low..

i have the same card as you only it;s the Hercules 9700Pro and default it scores above 12.000, when overclocked practicly the same as you : 380/349 it gives me a score of 20564, granted this is with my new amd64 but i had a XP2400+ and with that it scores in the 16.000's .

check my 3Dmark page to get a comparison, maybe you'll find where the difference lies:
amd64: http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=8065494
XP2400: http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=7981288

the aquamark is a nice improvement tho.

Sep 2, 2004, 05:43 AM	#1
TwistedMetal MC John-117 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 728 Rep Power: 0	ATI Radeon 9700 Pro Overclocked Well guys, I figured since I got a good computer, and a VGA Silencer on my 9700 Pro. I would overclock it good. Default clock rates: Core - 324 Memory - 311 Overclocked clock rates: Core - 380 (techinally 380.08) Memory - 341 (techinally 340.62) I think that is a very reasonable overclock, it's overclocked to 9800 Pro speeds. I might be able to push the core more, but I don't want to go to the extreme, and the memory has no heatsinks on it, so I won't be upping it anymore. Here is the results of my overclock. System Specs: PC Chips 811LU KT266A AMD Athlon XP 2400+ 512MB PC2100 Western Digital 60GB ATI Radeon 9700 Pro w/VGA Silencer Sound Blaster Audigy Gamer Windows XP Professional SP2 DirectX 9.0c VIA Hyperion 4in1 v4.53 Omega 2.5.67 (Based on Catalyst 4.8) Games/Benchmark Programs Tested: (Mostly used with BenchemAll) Far Cry Halo: Combat Evolved 3DMark03 3DMark2001 SE AquaMark3 Counter-Strike: Source Results ----------------------------------------------------------- Far Cry Normal - 26.18 Overclocked - 26.42 ----------------------------------------------------------- Halo: Combat Evolved Normal - 39.20 Overclocked - 41.87 ----------------------------------------------------------- 3DMark03 Normal - 4772 3DMarks Overclocked - 5354 3DMarks ----------------------------------------------------------- 3DMark2001 SE Normal - 11604 Overclocked - 11887 ----------------------------------------------------------- AquaMark3 Normal - 30603 (Link) Overclocked - 32034 (Link) ----------------------------------------------------------- Counter-Strike: Source Normal - 63 Overclocked - 60 ----------------------------------------------------------- CS:Source had a drop, but I think it's due to updates. If anything, it's an improvement I guess. __________________ [color=red][/color]

Sep 2, 2004, 06:19 AM	#3
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	i have an extra one of those coolers laying around __________________

Sep 2, 2004, 03:46 PM	#5
WisMerHill DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 468 Rep Power: 0	mmm 3Dmark2001 is idd very low.. i have the same card as you only it;s the Hercules 9700Pro and default it scores above 12.000, when overclocked practicly the same as you : 380/349 it gives me a score of 20564, granted this is with my new amd64 but i had a XP2400+ and with that it scores in the 16.000's . check my 3Dmark page to get a comparison, maybe you'll find where the difference lies: amd64: http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=8065494 XP2400: http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=7981288 the aquamark is a nice improvement tho. __________________ [color=sandybrown][color=white] [/color] [color=white][color=white]M[/color][color=white]y Computer[/color]: [/color][color=white]3DMark2001[/color][color=white] - [/color][color=white]3Dmark2003[/color][color=white] - [/color][color=white]3DMark200[/color][color=white]5[/color][color=white] - [/color][color=white]PCMark2004[/color][/color]