Lemon Overclocking : FX 5600

[Tiesto]

Is this any good?

I have the MSI FX5600, overclocked to 365 core / 630 memory (i'm suprised i can push it that high, to be honest), AGP Voltage at 1.6V, AGP Frequency at 70mhz, Fast Write off, Sideband Addressing on.

Here are my scores with XtremeG 71.20 drivers:

3DMark01 - 12,350
3DMark03 - 3,005
Aquamark - GPU 2,485

I'm not looking to upgrade. I can run all games (HL2, Doom3, Battle Middle Earth, etc..) on full details, 1024x768 rez, except i have to turn off anti-aliasing otherwise Frames drop like mad.

Are those decent scores for an FX5600? Can i push it higher by upping my AGP voltage and frequency, or is that about the limit?

[theMonster]

It was better than my 5600, but mine just went "*blip*" after about 3 days of being overclocked to its' max artifact-free speed and I was purchasing a new 6200.

[Tiesto]

yeah, i should do the finger test for temperature. its an MSI card, and has a heatsink all the way around, and a decent fan on the core, but i'll double-check just to be safe.

what scores do you get with your 6200? their prices are quite good these days.

[electrorcamd]

Those look like pretty good scores for an FX5600. My FX5700LE gets a little lower than that in 01 with a good oc since I only have a socket A Sempron. I get a couple hundred points more in 03, and I got 3321 for graphics in Aquamark. AGP voltage and frequency most likely won't help your scores at all.

[SolidxSnake]

thats a sweet oc... are you sure its not a 5600XT or 5600Ultra or something?? mine (Gainward 5600) was a P.O.S... i got like 354//515 off of it (it might be in my sig)... it died on me though...

:temper: :temper: :temper:

[Blackmage]

I. got 400/710 on my Card 5600 wasn't such a bad card as people think!

[theMonster]

The 6200 is faster than a 5900 unless the 5900 has been volt modded, liquid cooled and other such extreme things but stock vs stock, non-volt-mod or liquid cooled OC, the 6200 scores a good bit better than the 5900 cards.

[Tiesto]

I. got 400/710 on my Card 5600 wasn't such a bad card as people think!

it is a decent card, if you can get a big overclock out of it.

i tested it at 380, and no artifcats, but it starts to break up when i set the core to 400.

p.s. to the question if its a real 5600. Yes, its this card: http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=275

The Ultra is faster, but the 5600XT is a cheap dumbed-down version. It performs close to 5200 specs.

[SolidxSnake]

that card has a WHOLE different layout than my card... and it actually USES a heatsink ::gasp::... my 5600 had a little aluminum flower with a cheap 40mm fan and gainward called it a heatsink...

thats a sweet overclock

nice job