Guirut
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Sapphire ATI 9800 Pro Ultimate 128 Mb
hello
having recently bought the above card i couldnt help to stop thinking of overclocking it
as i eventually did and to my surprise the limits of this card were not as sky-high as i expected
as you know the default clock is 380/340 on core and ram respectively, which is actually 680 on ram as it is DDR
utility used was the radlinker, current driver Catalyst 4.2 - the last ones if im not mistaken
3dMark2003 on default clocks has measured a 5641 points
having overclocked the card to 420/380, which is a fairly small overclock considering the abilities of the card, well beyond that the card prodused artifacts. with the new clock the score went up to 6129 (+/- 20 points)
the card is water cooled, along with the processor using a cusomised Thermaltake Aquarius 2 Kit and WaterChill VGA water block
there is no temp probe on the card itlesf, thus i cant actually say what temps it is running at, but the temp of the processor hardly goes over the 40C mark, usually stays at 27-35C, well unless i play Far Cry all day.
having said that
it is a fast, quality card which is supposed to be overclocked by at least 100mhz on the core and i would expect 80mhz on the ram, with a decent water cooling and yet it doesnt let me tweak it as i wish
ive seen other people manage to overclock it to the amazing 500-520 mhz on the core and 420-450 on the ram
why cant i???"?"!?!?!
as well as overclocking i am very curious about modding the card, is there any mods that could increase the performance? now i know that X800 pro can be modded to X800XT by a simple connection of 2 pins on the chipset, increasing from 12 to 16 pipelines
can this be done with 9800 pro chipset too? if yes how?
or maybe there is a voltage mod available to it? if yes how to do it?
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having recently bought the above card i couldnt help to stop thinking of overclocking it
as i eventually did and to my surprise the limits of this card were not as sky-high as i expected
as you know the default clock is 380/340 on core and ram respectively, which is actually 680 on ram as it is DDR
utility used was the radlinker, current driver Catalyst 4.2 - the last ones if im not mistaken
3dMark2003 on default clocks has measured a 5641 points
having overclocked the card to 420/380, which is a fairly small overclock considering the abilities of the card, well beyond that the card prodused artifacts. with the new clock the score went up to 6129 (+/- 20 points)
the card is water cooled, along with the processor using a cusomised Thermaltake Aquarius 2 Kit and WaterChill VGA water block
there is no temp probe on the card itlesf, thus i cant actually say what temps it is running at, but the temp of the processor hardly goes over the 40C mark, usually stays at 27-35C, well unless i play Far Cry all day.
having said that
it is a fast, quality card which is supposed to be overclocked by at least 100mhz on the core and i would expect 80mhz on the ram, with a decent water cooling and yet it doesnt let me tweak it as i wish
ive seen other people manage to overclock it to the amazing 500-520 mhz on the core and 420-450 on the ram
why cant i???"?"!?!?!
as well as overclocking i am very curious about modding the card, is there any mods that could increase the performance? now i know that X800 pro can be modded to X800XT by a simple connection of 2 pins on the chipset, increasing from 12 to 16 pipelines
can this be done with 9800 pro chipset too? if yes how?
or maybe there is a voltage mod available to it? if yes how to do it?
G
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not all chips installed on cards are equal
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preciselly, all chips are the same and come from one ATI factory
R350 chip is used in this card and there is no difference between the 2 R350 taken from lets say Powercolor and HIS
the RAM migh be a different story
and those highly overclocked cards i mention were made by Sapphire, just as mine
not all chips installed on cards are equal
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preciselly, all chips are the same and come from one ATI factory
R350 chip is used in this card and there is no difference between the 2 R350 taken from lets say Powercolor and HIS
the RAM migh be a different story
and those highly overclocked cards i mention were made by Sapphire, just as mine
Imagine you buy a colored shirt. It says you can wash it at 30° C. What does this mean? Some of those shirts can be washed at 30°, some at 40°, some at 45° without loosing color - this depends on the production process, quality of materials used etc. The same applies to chips. Some can be overclocked a lot, some do not. That's what is happening with your card.
So two chips form the ATI factory can be different when it comes to their max capabilities. Depends on their placement on the wafer, for example.
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true
but are you suggesting that this is it? there is no more to it?
i have reached the limit?
but are you suggesting that this is it? there is no more to it?
i have reached the limit?
Along with the chips capabilities, mcwojtekk is right, every chip is different. Plus you have to look at the manufacturer of the card you got. Saphire, will good quality cards are not always that overclockable. I don't know if there are any mods for that card. I don't usually mod anything cause I don't have the money to screw it up. There is a point where that is all you will get out of a chip.
Some links for comparison:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20881431/Overclocking-Radeon-9800-Pro.html
http://www.extremeoverclocking.com/reviews/video/Sapphire_9800Pro_4.html
http://www.vr-zone.com/reviews/Hercules/R9800Pro/page8.htm
As others have said, sometimes it's the luck of the draw, and you can get a very good part or a not so good one. You have good cooling and the right tools, so you may have reached the limit.
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20881431/Overclocking-Radeon-9800-Pro.html
http://www.extremeoverclocking.com/reviews/video/Sapphire_9800Pro_4.html
http://www.vr-zone.com/reviews/Hercules/R9800Pro/page8.htm
As others have said, sometimes it's the luck of the draw, and you can get a very good part or a not so good one. You have good cooling and the right tools, so you may have reached the limit.
Guirut First off that is not a bad score. Secong off now way you are going to get 500 on core on water cooling just cant be done well you may get a 500 pass on chilled water but it will be artifacting. Also those cats are old try the 4.8s they will give you a boost.
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=2582717 03 7519 3DMARK 03 here is one of my scores on the 4.5 cats one of the highest air scores to date. Notice I cannot get high ram overclocks I have one of the first 9800 Pros the ram just does not cut it. Use ATI tool to see what clocks your card is capible of. Get a temp Probe a must if you are going for a top overclock put it right next to core under Waterblock. Go for core speed DO not worry about memory Overclocks even if it is 380 that is about the limit of that card. Core will bring higher scores. Also consider the 9800 Pro to XT FLASH it will give you about 300-500 points clock for clock on 03. Check your thermal paste make sure you didnt over do it. You should be able to get 470 range on core but TEMPS Make artifacts thats about it not anything else so double check your thermal compound and get a temp guage mabye one you can put in a drive slot. Let me know I have been at this a long long time we can get you up there.
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=2582717 03 7519 3DMARK 03 here is one of my scores on the 4.5 cats one of the highest air scores to date. Notice I cannot get high ram overclocks I have one of the first 9800 Pros the ram just does not cut it. Use ATI tool to see what clocks your card is capible of. Get a temp Probe a must if you are going for a top overclock put it right next to core under Waterblock. Go for core speed DO not worry about memory Overclocks even if it is 380 that is about the limit of that card. Core will bring higher scores. Also consider the 9800 Pro to XT FLASH it will give you about 300-500 points clock for clock on 03. Check your thermal paste make sure you didnt over do it. You should be able to get 470 range on core but TEMPS Make artifacts thats about it not anything else so double check your thermal compound and get a temp guage mabye one you can put in a drive slot. Let me know I have been at this a long long time we can get you up there.
Also not to knock it but the Aquirus 2 kind of stinks I had a kit and returned it I was very unimpressed. Actually MY Zalman did better than it mabye this helps you not knoking your cooling but I bought the same kit thought it would be great and no good.
BTW My 9800 Pro is Flashed to XT it is a r350Core you should heave a r360 even a better canidate for a flash.
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ATI Tools says that it is a R350 chip
getting new drivers at the moment, will install now and check the performance
i have managed to push the core to 444, runs with minor artifacts on cat 4.7, lets see what 4.8 will do
i totally agree about the Aquarius - it stinks, well by modern measures it does, at the time it was a luxury (1 year ago or so)
oh well it is bareable, not too loud and does the job well (27-31C)
could you please evaluate on how to flash the bios to XT, i remember you have suggested that in my other post too
it is very much what i am after
getting new drivers at the moment, will install now and check the performance
i have managed to push the core to 444, runs with minor artifacts on cat 4.7, lets see what 4.8 will do
i totally agree about the Aquarius - it stinks, well by modern measures it does, at the time it was a luxury (1 year ago or so)
oh well it is bareable, not too loud and does the job well (27-31C)
could you please evaluate on how to flash the bios to XT, i remember you have suggested that in my other post too
it is very much what i am after
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and it is not a bad score, but what i want is a top banana, overclocked and tweaked to the limit :)
7000-8000 would do for me
7000-8000 would do for me
http://discuss.futuremark.com/forum/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=techdisplayadapters&Number=2712704&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=0&fpart=1
Here is the whole 9 yards make sure to use your bios sapphire. BTW Buy a Zalman 29 bucks it got me that score above. 1 More thing I just got the 6800GT not overclocked but my system runs at 3.85 now 1 to 1 divider. 11,400 on 03 stock card LOL Now I am excited 15K anyone. Thats what I will be shooting for. Hey Guirut Raise GPU voltage 1.6 it may help. With the bios flash you will get small artifacts on the 03 GT2 thats about it none in games so far. Enjoy it great card I used mine for a year and it just came out yesterday for the 6800GT Doom at 1600 x 1200 is a stytem killer on extreme.
Here is the whole 9 yards make sure to use your bios sapphire. BTW Buy a Zalman 29 bucks it got me that score above. 1 More thing I just got the 6800GT not overclocked but my system runs at 3.85 now 1 to 1 divider. 11,400 on 03 stock card LOL Now I am excited 15K anyone. Thats what I will be shooting for. Hey Guirut Raise GPU voltage 1.6 it may help. With the bios flash you will get small artifacts on the 03 GT2 thats about it none in games so far. Enjoy it great card I used mine for a year and it just came out yesterday for the 6800GT Doom at 1600 x 1200 is a stytem killer on extreme.
BTW you gotta look through there for 9800 pro to XT. But use there guides print it before you flash very inportant it has to be followed to the T.
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BTW Buy a Zalman 29 - you mean a waterblock? the one i have is supposed to be better though, is a solid piece of copper, with transparent plastic on top and 10mm fittings, but i am thinking of changing Aquarius sometime by cristmas anyway, might get Zalman Reserator
i cant find the right guide on that site, it doesnt have 9800pro to XT guide, plenty of others though
nice card you got man, my pocket is not wide enough for one of these hehe
and how do i raise the voltage on my card?
i cant find the right guide on that site, it doesnt have 9800pro to XT guide, plenty of others though
nice card you got man, my pocket is not wide enough for one of these hehe
and how do i raise the voltage on my card?
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btw new 4.8 drivers are good
at 439/379 it gave 6300 in 3dmark 2003
hopefully XT mod will push me closer to 7000
:)
at 439/379 it gave 6300 in 3dmark 2003
hopefully XT mod will push me closer to 7000
:)
>>and how do i raise the voltage on my card?
in the bios there will be an apg voltage setting. change it from 1.5 to 1.7 or 1.8.
in the bios there will be an apg voltage setting. change it from 1.5 to 1.7 or 1.8.
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it appears that i dont have the option im my bios to change the voltage of anything
i have been trying to flash it this mornig(been planning to flash for some time now, and now is a good reason to do so)
however it is a bit tricky
i have an MSI board, and the pc manufacturer's website has instructions on how to flash their bios:
Bios update for the MD 5000 mainboard of the MD Titanium 8000
Instructions to update your system bios
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1. Unzip the downloaded file into a created folder at the partition E: of your harddisk.
2. Afterwards restart your PC with the Application-/ Support-CD.
3. At the MS Windows CD-ROM-Bootmenue choose "Boot from CD-ROM ".
4. After that select "MS-DOS Prompt" in the Application-/Support-CD Startmenue .
5. Finally execute the md5000.bat file which can now be found at Partition C:\ into your specified folder.
6. Now start the update procedure by pressing any key.
6. After the bios update please reboot your system.
Please be aware that you noticed the original bios setting before starting the update because some values may have changed afterwards.
For any errors, caused by the execution of this update, we donґ t accept any responsibility for damage or lost of data.
The customer agrees with that fact by executing the update.
Kind regards,
Medion Software Support
now to the tricky part, MS DOS that boots up is in german (!)
and when i type: cd c:/ - it gives me error messages (cant recall the exact fraise but its something like Buferung Vifezing - might not even be close :), dunno german sorry )
so i cant actually get to the directory with an upgrade
i know it is a bit off the topic, but is the german DOS different or something?
if so would anyone know the command to change directory?
i have been trying to flash it this mornig(been planning to flash for some time now, and now is a good reason to do so)
however it is a bit tricky
i have an MSI board, and the pc manufacturer's website has instructions on how to flash their bios:
Bios update for the MD 5000 mainboard of the MD Titanium 8000
Instructions to update your system bios
--------------------------
1. Unzip the downloaded file into a created folder at the partition E: of your harddisk.
2. Afterwards restart your PC with the Application-/ Support-CD.
3. At the MS Windows CD-ROM-Bootmenue choose "Boot from CD-ROM ".
4. After that select "MS-DOS Prompt" in the Application-/Support-CD Startmenue .
5. Finally execute the md5000.bat file which can now be found at Partition C:\ into your specified folder.
6. Now start the update procedure by pressing any key.
6. After the bios update please reboot your system.
Please be aware that you noticed the original bios setting before starting the update because some values may have changed afterwards.
For any errors, caused by the execution of this update, we donґ t accept any responsibility for damage or lost of data.
The customer agrees with that fact by executing the update.
Kind regards,
Medion Software Support
now to the tricky part, MS DOS that boots up is in german (!)
and when i type: cd c:/ - it gives me error messages (cant recall the exact fraise but its something like Buferung Vifezing - might not even be close :), dunno german sorry )
so i cant actually get to the directory with an upgrade
i know it is a bit off the topic, but is the german DOS different or something?
if so would anyone know the command to change directory?
Type
C:
then type
cd 'directory name you want to use'
and use \ instead of /
Also a quetion to all:
Why should increasing the voltage in your BIOS - this is for the AGP slot - help if the card is supplied with 12 V via it's own cable anyway?
C:
then type
cd 'directory name you want to use'
and use \ instead of /
Also a quetion to all:
Why should increasing the voltage in your BIOS - this is for the AGP slot - help if the card is supplied with 12 V via it's own cable anyway?
To my knowledge my video card uses both the APG voltage and the 12V. I would assume that his would be the same.
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when i type C: i get this:
Ungultige Laufwerkangabe
what sthat?
Ungultige Laufwerkangabe
what sthat?
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right...
i have managed to flash my bios to the latest version, but i still dont get the option to change the voltage on the VGA, neither for the CPU btw
does this option only appears on some boards? mine is MSI
Dynamic1, that site has plenty of guides for other cards, but not the 9800pro to 9800XT, could you briefly explain the procedure and if you know tell me where to get the needed bits of software for it
thanks experts
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i have managed to flash my bios to the latest version, but i still dont get the option to change the voltage on the VGA, neither for the CPU btw
does this option only appears on some boards? mine is MSI
Dynamic1, that site has plenty of guides for other cards, but not the 9800pro to 9800XT, could you briefly explain the procedure and if you know tell me where to get the needed bits of software for it
thanks experts
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>>does this option only appears on some boards?
I don't think that I have ever not seen it. Sometimes though there are few options for changing voltages.
I don't think that I have ever not seen it. Sometimes though there are few options for changing voltages.
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under what selection does the voltage normally come up?
If there is a something like advanced CMOS settings or something like that.
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i got:
Standart CMOS features
Advanced BIOS features
Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management SetUp
PnP/PCI Config
none of these have voltage in the subotions
Standart CMOS features
Advanced BIOS features
Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management SetUp
PnP/PCI Config
none of these have voltage in the subotions
maybe it is a subnotation of a subnotation. I find it really strange and stupid that the is no CPU voltage.
Guirut what board is it motherboard I will look the voltage up for you. Should be under AGP and should be at 1.5v 1.6 helps a little but as long as you can use ATI TOOL and get XT speeds you can do the flash. http://www.overclock.net/showthread.php?t=183
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excellent stuff :)
btw before flashing do i have to unistall drivers and then reinstall them?
or should i just keep them
btw before flashing do i have to unistall drivers and then reinstall them?
or should i just keep them
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and the clock rate
do i have to put the clocks to the default speeds before flashing and then adjust them to the clock speeds of XT?
would such mod enable me to treat it as a real XT model, and thus expect higher overclockability?
do i have to put the clocks to the default speeds before flashing and then adjust them to the clock speeds of XT?
would such mod enable me to treat it as a real XT model, and thus expect higher overclockability?
Hi Guirut you just have to reinstall drivers after flash. The Clocks will be XT clocks when flash is done enjoy. Might get a little higher Overclock but not much. Also if you mess up flash you can always use a pci card to flash again make sure to save old bios.
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hello lads
im just having a small technical difficulty since last week, my floppy drive stopped working
just waiting for the new one to ship, and as soon as i have it im flashing my card
im just having a small technical difficulty since last week, my floppy drive stopped working
just waiting for the new one to ship, and as soon as i have it im flashing my card
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hello
Dynamic, any updates bout the voltage increase?
i have finally got some time to flash my card tonight
will let you know how it went
Dynamic, any updates bout the voltage increase?
i have finally got some time to flash my card tonight
will let you know how it went
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flash unsuccessfull
builds lots of artifacts, unstable, couple of deadlocks
flashed back to the defauls BIOS
possible reasons crap water colling lol
well i know wat to do now, as soon as i get another radiator and a better pump ill try again, but for now thanks for ur help lads
dynamic would voltage increase help?
builds lots of artifacts, unstable, couple of deadlocks
flashed back to the defauls BIOS
possible reasons crap water colling lol
well i know wat to do now, as soon as i get another radiator and a better pump ill try again, but for now thanks for ur help lads
dynamic would voltage increase help?
Hi NO Voltage increase. Artifacts 99 percent of the time indicate overheating. Try to use rivatuner see if you card runs default XT clocks before flashing this will let you know if its a bad flash or overheating.
Also I just noticed also deadlocks it is overheating.
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yeah it most probably is overheating
let me correct myself, flash was successful but card couldnt take it
let me correct myself, flash was successful but card couldnt take it
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although funny enough my card is now clocked at 413/367 and no probs
Weird default XT clocks are 412 365 it should flash fine.
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i know
it runs doom3 alright, no artifacts or anything so these clocks are stable, but after the flash screen just went all with artifacts amd mouse left red trace when moved
i think by installing an extra radiator and a better pump i would then be able to flash it properly
it runs doom3 alright, no artifacts or anything so these clocks are stable, but after the flash screen just went all with artifacts amd mouse left red trace when moved
i think by installing an extra radiator and a better pump i would then be able to flash it properly
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and i dont think rivatuner would work with ATI, or would it?
i use ATITool
i use ATITool
Sure Rivatuner is the best there is for ATI and Nvidia. I have used it from my 9700 Pro all the way up. http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=2582717 This score is using just rivatuner no tweaks.
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regarding the voltage, i have red that it will help the overclock capacity and boost the performance in general
now as ive said i dont have the option to manipulate the Vcore voltage from BIOS, :S
is there any kind software that will allow me to change the voltage on my card?
now as ive said i dont have the option to manipulate the Vcore voltage from BIOS, :S
is there any kind software that will allow me to change the voltage on my card?
The XT bois upgrade ups the voltage. But voltage only comes into play when your core is running 470 or above under that more voltage is completly useless. Just heats up the card. In my opinion your card is running hot. At default voltage you should be able to get at least 365 on core if it is cooled properly.
The only other way to raise voltage is with a jumper solder trick but if you are not completly comfortabe with this I do not advise it.
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i thought i have closed the question long time ago
sorry
sorry
not all chips installed on cards are equal - the producer tests whether they can withstand 380/340 and if the chip can, it is sold as such. But this means some can withstand 500/420 and some do not. Seems you got a card that exceeds specifications only a bit - still not bad considering you get the extra performance for free.