9800 pro stock cooling

[Andy71600]

My 9800 pro does 422 core and 373 mem on stock cooling. I am just curious to know if this is an acceptable oc. Any comments will be appreciated!

[Mr.Radar]

For stock cooling that's definately a decent OC. My Sapphire wouldn't even do XT speeds (412/365) with stock cooling.

[Joshh100]

yea thats definitely a good OC.. I have a sapphire 9800 with an r360 core that does just about that with a VGA silencer.. hopefully when my WC setup with ramsinks comes, it'll be able to do some more. Just curious.. do you know what kind of core your card has?

[Andy71600]

i honostly do not know how to find out what core my card has, but if you can tell me i would be happy to check...

Oh yeah, and its def. nice to hear that this is a good oc for stock cooling, ive had this card since feb. and just finally decided to oc it

[Mr.Radar]

To check which core you have (and improve the card's cooling at the same time):
1) Remove the cooler
2) Wipe off all the paste on the GPU and cooler using 70% or better isopropyl alcohol & q-tips
3) It should say what kind of core it is on the core itself (right below the ATI logo)
4) Apply AS5/ASC (If you don't have some already, SVC.com has a small tube of AS5 for $6 w/ free shipping (well, the last time I checked))
5) Reinstall stock cooler

You should be able to get ~2 MHz more out of the core after the AS5/ASC settles.