Mr.Guvernment
01-22-04, 12:12 PM
http://www.techspot.com/tweaks/radeon_voltmod/index.shtml
Some Background information
Quite contrary to our previously published GeForce4 volt-mod guide, Radeon boards found in the market are not very similar, better put, there is a wider component variance in the Radeon range of cards than in the GeForce 4 range, therefore this guide will be less specific than our first one; you might even be able to figure out how to volt mod your Geforce FX with this guide if you do some thinking on your own.
ATI has stayed true to producing small cards; take for example the Radeon 9600 which is similarly sized as their top of the line Radeon 9800 Pro. But make no mistake, even if one could assume that little differ between these, one would not be more wrong. Because the Radeon 9600 runs at lower frequencies those models are also equipped with power circuits that are not able to deliver as much “oomph” as the 9800. However if you look at the older, 9500 it does in fact use the same high-end circuit as the 9700 (later revisions had a scaled down power circuit though).
Things become even more fun (and complex) when we start looking at the VPUs. Radeon boards unlike GeForce4s do not share the same core. The lower-end 9600 models come with a .13 micron core that overclocks exceptionally well; the Radeon 9500 boards shares the same .15-micron core as the 9700; Then the 9800 uses a modified .15 micron 9700 core. Last but not least, there are also memory setups of varying sizes that draw different amounts of power and are rated for different nanosecond operation that you will need to keep track of.
There now I hope you are really confused, on top of that add customizations added by ATI’s many third party vendors and you soon have no clue what your card will be able to perform, this brings us to the next step…
enjoy!
Some Background information
Quite contrary to our previously published GeForce4 volt-mod guide, Radeon boards found in the market are not very similar, better put, there is a wider component variance in the Radeon range of cards than in the GeForce 4 range, therefore this guide will be less specific than our first one; you might even be able to figure out how to volt mod your Geforce FX with this guide if you do some thinking on your own.
ATI has stayed true to producing small cards; take for example the Radeon 9600 which is similarly sized as their top of the line Radeon 9800 Pro. But make no mistake, even if one could assume that little differ between these, one would not be more wrong. Because the Radeon 9600 runs at lower frequencies those models are also equipped with power circuits that are not able to deliver as much “oomph” as the 9800. However if you look at the older, 9500 it does in fact use the same high-end circuit as the 9700 (later revisions had a scaled down power circuit though).
Things become even more fun (and complex) when we start looking at the VPUs. Radeon boards unlike GeForce4s do not share the same core. The lower-end 9600 models come with a .13 micron core that overclocks exceptionally well; the Radeon 9500 boards shares the same .15-micron core as the 9700; Then the 9800 uses a modified .15 micron 9700 core. Last but not least, there are also memory setups of varying sizes that draw different amounts of power and are rated for different nanosecond operation that you will need to keep track of.
There now I hope you are really confused, on top of that add customizations added by ATI’s many third party vendors and you soon have no clue what your card will be able to perform, this brings us to the next step…
enjoy!