Radeon 9500 Pro Overclocking

OC-Master · 04-25-03, 08:59 PM

What kind of results should I expect from a stock ATI Radeon 9500 Pro card powered by an Abit NF7-S Rev2.0 board and a 430Watt Antec True Power PSU? Do you think 300MHz Core is obtainable or far from it?

I'm just looking for an idea of what to expect, hence a friend of mine just got this card and needs some input and experience with this card.

OC-Master

Albuquerque · 04-25-03, 09:43 PM

Dude, 300mhz core is basically a given. A whole lot of people are hitting 350, and some of us lucky punks are hitting 370+ when you replace the cooling.

No mods to the card either, except for cooling on mine.

Evnas · 04-25-03, 10:18 PM

Look in my sig for what i got. thats on a BBA 9500 Pro

Timberwolf · 04-25-03, 11:50 PM

I have a sapphire radeon 9500 pro and am really happy. with stock cooling I can run 385/310 (x2)

check the sig for more details

OC-Master · 04-26-03, 12:05 AM

So what should I expect from ATI's Brand card Radeon 9500 Pro, 350 / 650?

That review at hardocp was harsh.. they couldnt get that card anywhere.

OC-Master

Timberwolf · 04-26-03, 12:07 AM

I think a 650 memory might be a little optimistic without some form of added cooling.

Da_Beeblebrox · 04-26-03, 01:13 AM

Im getting a Sapphire 9500 pro soon.... This makes me even more excited about the ocing capabilities...

12si · 04-26-03, 06:09 AM

OEM 9500pro......365/320
My fren's OEM 9500pro hits somewhere there too

Fiz · 04-26-03, 08:57 AM

ATI retail 325/333, I have the worst core ever, but the mem flies! No cooling or Vmods.

Fiz

jds291 · 04-26-03, 10:59 AM

I can do 370/670 with my bba raddy with 3.3ns infineon ram and stock cooling. But it has to be a really chilly night

I run it like it says in my sig 24/7

Captain Hilts · 04-26-03, 12:45 PM

Mine is a retail BBA card with 3.6 hynix memory. It hits 368/305, stock cooling. I might be able to go higher on the core, but powerstrip doesn't go any higher so I haven't bothered. I don't think it makes a difference if it's BBA or not, the memory is the only important variable.

Timberwolf · 04-26-03, 12:54 PM

do you guys find you can go higher on the memory speed if you leave the core speed a little lower? I can run like crazy on the core, but the memory has to stop at around 310 and at that point it benchmarks fine, but I still have to scale it back about 10 points for gaming. I am wondering if I cut the core back 20-30 points or so if I can push the memory a lot further...

mirko_3 · 04-26-03, 01:31 PM

i get 380 with a non-pro, so does my friend...

Black_Paladin · 04-26-03, 02:31 PM

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Originally posted by mirko_3
i get 380 with a non-pro, so does my friend...

I also had 380 with a non-pro.

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Originally posted by Captain Hilts
Mine is a retail BBA card with 3.6 hynix memory. It hits 368/305, stock cooling. I might be able to go higher on the core, but powerstrip doesn't go any higher so I haven't bothered. I don't think it makes a difference if it's BBA or not, the memory is the only important variable.

And I second that. The core is the same on all cards, BBA or not (and as far as I know, none of the non-BBA 9500 pro cards have undervolted cores like the 8500 non-BBA cards (Powered By ATI). As a result, it's the memory that matters.

I suppose looking at the results from people that posted here should tell you that you can expect around 350mhz or so from the core. A little more if you are lucky and a little less if you are not...

OC-Master · 04-26-03, 04:50 PM

As long as this card can smack around the TI 4800 and even a FX 5200 or 5600, then I'm fine.

OC-Master

Darkseid · 04-26-03, 04:58 PM

370 non pro w/ 9700 mod

Black_Paladin · 04-26-03, 07:37 PM

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Originally posted by OC-Master
As long as this card can smack around the TI 4800 and even a FX 5200 or 5600, then I'm fine.

OC-Master

The 9500 pro already does this at its default speed and overclocking it should further the gap even more between these cards.

Please take a look here:

http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NDQ0

According to HardOCP, at equal image quality, the 9500 pro is almost twice as fast as a 5600 Ultra.

EDIT: Also, keep in mind that the FX cards are clocked higher than the 9500 pro cards but they can still outperform the FX cards because of the stregth of ATI's R300 core.

As a result, since the core of the 9500 pros are stronger, these cards should scale very well and overclocking them should provide greater benefits than overclocking the FX cards (talking about the 5200 and the 5600 cards here).

Captain Hilts · 04-26-03, 08:20 PM

Yeah overclocking my 9500 Pro gives me over 2000 more 3dmarks in 3dmark2001, so I get well over 15k.

04-25-03, 08:59 PM	Thread Starter #1
OC-Master Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta	Radeon 9500 Pro Overclocking What kind of results should I expect from a stock ATI Radeon 9500 Pro card powered by an Abit NF7-S Rev2.0 board and a 430Watt Antec True Power PSU? Do you think 300MHz Core is obtainable or far from it? I'm just looking for an idea of what to expect, hence a friend of mine just got this card and needs some input and experience with this card. OC-Master __________________ RIG: ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe nForce4 SLI \| 1805:Bios AMD Athlon X2 4200+ \| 2733MHz 4.00GB OCZ PC3200 \| 400MHz 2-3-2-5-2T 2.00TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 (4X500) 1.00GB Radeon HD 4870 \| CORE/MEM 790 / 3840 Creative X-Fi Fatality Champion Platinum OCZ 850Watt Xtreme PSU \| MS Windows Vista Ultimate x64 Edition Acer 26" Wide LCD 1920X1200 5ms \| Sunbeam Fully Mod BlueUV Acrylic Case
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04-25-03, 09:43 PM	#2
Albuquerque Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: North America	Dude, 300mhz core is basically a given. A whole lot of people are hitting 350, and some of us lucky punks are hitting 370+ when you replace the cooling. No mods to the card either, except for cooling on mine. __________________ Sis 461 VLB-3.................................\|.Gigabyte GA-X38-DS4 AMD 486DX4 133 at 200Mhz 50FSB x 4 3.5v.......\|.E8400 E0 3.0Ghz at 4.5Ghz 500FSB x 9 1.48v S3 864P 4mb VRAM VLB at 48/54 on 50mhz bus....\|.2 x Sapphire 4850 512mb at 700/1100 PCIE 2.0 x16 4 x 32mb HMC PC33 SIMM's50Mhz 2-1-1-3 at 3.3v.\|.4 x 1Gb Crucial Ballistix D9GMH 1000Mhz 5-5-5-12 at 2.1v 2 x Western Digital 4200RPM Caviar 4Gb ATA66..\|.Samsung 7200RPM Spinpoint F1 750Gb SATA-II Mitsumi 4x CDRW PIO-1.........................\|.Samsung 20x DVD+/-RW SATA Magic Color!
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04-25-03, 10:18 PM	#3
Evnas Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Seattle, WA	Look in my sig for what i got. thats on a BBA 9500 Pro
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04-25-03, 11:50 PM	#4
Timberwolf New Member Join Date: Mar 2003	I have a sapphire radeon 9500 pro and am really happy. with stock cooling I can run 385/310 (x2) check the sig for more details Last edited by Timberwolf; 04-26-03 at 12:10 AM.
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04-26-03, 12:05 AM	Thread Starter #5
OC-Master Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta	So what should I expect from ATI's Brand card Radeon 9500 Pro, 350 / 650? That review at hardocp was harsh.. they couldnt get that card anywhere. OC-Master __________________ RIG: ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe nForce4 SLI \| 1805:Bios AMD Athlon X2 4200+ \| 2733MHz 4.00GB OCZ PC3200 \| 400MHz 2-3-2-5-2T 2.00TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 (4X500) 1.00GB Radeon HD 4870 \| CORE/MEM 790 / 3840 Creative X-Fi Fatality Champion Platinum OCZ 850Watt Xtreme PSU \| MS Windows Vista Ultimate x64 Edition Acer 26" Wide LCD 1920X1200 5ms \| Sunbeam Fully Mod BlueUV Acrylic Case
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04-26-03, 12:07 AM	#6
Timberwolf New Member Join Date: Mar 2003	I think a 650 memory might be a little optimistic without some form of added cooling.
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04-26-03, 01:13 AM	#7
Da_Beeblebrox Member Join Date: Oct 2002	Im getting a Sapphire 9500 pro soon.... This makes me even more excited about the ocing capabilities...
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04-26-03, 06:09 AM	#8
12si Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Desa Park	OEM 9500pro......365/320 My fren's OEM 9500pro hits somewhere there too
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04-26-03, 08:57 AM	#9
Fiz Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: C:\%systemroot%\minidump	ATI retail 325/333, I have the worst core ever, but the mem flies! No cooling or Vmods. Fiz
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04-26-03, 10:59 AM	#10
jds291 Registered Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Michigan	I can do 370/670 with my bba raddy with 3.3ns infineon ram and stock cooling. But it has to be a really chilly night I run it like it says in my sig 24/7
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04-26-03, 12:45 PM	#11
Captain Hilts Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Toronto, ON	Mine is a retail BBA card with 3.6 hynix memory. It hits 368/305, stock cooling. I might be able to go higher on the core, but powerstrip doesn't go any higher so I haven't bothered. I don't think it makes a difference if it's BBA or not, the memory is the only important variable. __________________ Box 1: Gigabyte 965P-S3, E4300 at 3GHz, Arctic Freezer 7 Pro, OCZ GameXtreme 600W, EVGA 8800GTS 640MB (635/1063 max), 2GB Corsair XMS2 5400, 500GB Western Digital SATA II, Logitech Z-5500 Box 2: Gigabyte P35-DS3L rev. 2.0, e2160 at 3GHz, Enermax 420W, PNY 9600GT, 2GB OCZ PC6400 320GB WD SATA
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04-26-03, 12:54 PM	#12
Timberwolf New Member Join Date: Mar 2003	do you guys find you can go higher on the memory speed if you leave the core speed a little lower? I can run like crazy on the core, but the memory has to stop at around 310 and at that point it benchmarks fine, but I still have to scale it back about 10 points for gaming. I am wondering if I cut the core back 20-30 points or so if I can push the memory a lot further...
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04-26-03, 01:31 PM	#13
mirko_3 Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Italy	i get 380 with a non-pro, so does my friend...
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04-26-03, 04:50 PM	Thread Starter #15
OC-Master Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta	As long as this card can smack around the TI 4800 and even a FX 5200 or 5600, then I'm fine. OC-Master __________________ RIG: ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe nForce4 SLI \| 1805:Bios AMD Athlon X2 4200+ \| 2733MHz 4.00GB OCZ PC3200 \| 400MHz 2-3-2-5-2T 2.00TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 (4X500) 1.00GB Radeon HD 4870 \| CORE/MEM 790 / 3840 Creative X-Fi Fatality Champion Platinum OCZ 850Watt Xtreme PSU \| MS Windows Vista Ultimate x64 Edition Acer 26" Wide LCD 1920X1200 5ms \| Sunbeam Fully Mod BlueUV Acrylic Case
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04-26-03, 04:58 PM	#16
Darkseid Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Argentina	370 non pro w/ 9700 mod
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04-26-03, 08:20 PM	#18
Captain Hilts Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Toronto, ON	Yeah overclocking my 9500 Pro gives me over 2000 more 3dmarks in 3dmark2001, so I get well over 15k. __________________ Box 1: Gigabyte 965P-S3, E4300 at 3GHz, Arctic Freezer 7 Pro, OCZ GameXtreme 600W, EVGA 8800GTS 640MB (635/1063 max), 2GB Corsair XMS2 5400, 500GB Western Digital SATA II, Logitech Z-5500 Box 2: Gigabyte P35-DS3L rev. 2.0, e2160 at 3GHz, Enermax 420W, PNY 9600GT, 2GB OCZ PC6400 320GB WD SATA
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