Tips: OC a ATI Radeon 9600XT

[rox1co]

hey guys, i'd like to OC my video card^

i just dled this new driver it's called the DNA-ATI Catalyst

it has an OC menu settings and would like to know what's the maximum or recommended amount that i would OC it by

i have a Core Speed of 500
my Memory Speed is set at 297

those are the defaults that the settings showed me

got any recommendations or insights?

appreciate it, thanks :)

[fabulouscoops]

Get ATItool or ATItraytool. They both have an automatic overclocking feature that will raise the core and mem speeds and test for artifacts for you.

[IWasHungry]

I've got a 9600XT, and on stock cooling I got 590 core, 340 mem stable speeds.

I use ATITool.

<3

[rox1co]

i'm using the ATiTool right now

it takes forever? is that normal? :(

i sure am sleepy :D

[veryhumid]

It will go on indefinitely. I'd run it for a couple hours at least. overnight if possible. But honestly whatever that comes to i'd say is your baseline. You can go higher without seeing artifacts or having problems.

[IWasHungry]

Well wait a sec...
After it reaches its max mem or max core, the bar starts moving down.
Just use the Find Max Core or Find Max Mem, and watch it as the bar moves up. Once the bar stops moving up after a while, and starts moving down, that means you've reached what the program considers its maximum core or memory clock. Stop the process. THEN you start moving up slowly. I do it 10MHz at a time, play a demanding game for an hour, and if no artifacts, push it 10 more MHz, etc.
:burn:

[cwhits]

use ati tool and maybe get a new cooling device.