x800 pro overclocking revisited

z0mbi3 · 20-March-06, 07:54 AM

Contrary to other posts I've been making , I can't justify a complete system upgrade untill my x800 pro dies. I paid a good amount for her less than a year ago and I believe she's worth every penny. So rather than drop the uglier side of Ã‚Â£1000 on a new system I want to open her up some more.

I can currently squeeze 520 mhz out of the core and 1120 mhz out of the memory, anything higher and it just artifacts it's ass off.

I was going to try and re-attach the 4 severed pipes at one stage but I since lost interest in that. Then again I know its the easiest way (assuming it would work) to get a nice performance boost.

So can anyone recommend me some cooling for this card to accompany my increasing over volt? My case is very cramped but obviously anything over stock and works on air is gonna be a definite winner.

I was thinking something by zalman, what do you guys think?

Ator · 23-March-06, 01:28 AM

With a cramped case, something like Arctic Cooling's Silencer would be your best best. It vents all the hot air OUT of the case.

You should try volt-modding the card. Give Zaltan a jingle, i'm sure he knows what to do.

z0mbi3 · 23-March-06, 04:20 AM

Yeah well im pretty much down with the pencil modding. I even got myself a 2b pencil especially this week. I don't know how much I'm going to be able to open it up by mind.

Last time I did it it didn't really get me anywhere extra special.

Ator · 28-March-06, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by z0mbi3


	Yeah well im pretty much down with the pencil modding. I even got myself a 2b pencil especially this week. I don't know how much I'm going to be able to open it up by mind. Last time I did it it didn't really get me anywhere extra special.

Well, that's too bad. It wouldn't hurt to give it another shot once you get a better cooler on there. I bet it'll scale a lot better when you do.

z0mbi3 · 28-March-06, 04:39 AM

Yeah I know. Heat is a bit of an uber issue in my case atm but screw it lol.

As long as its all in a spec I'll get my moneys worth. Except the x800 that is.

Jobistober · 30-March-06, 04:00 PM

Don't know if you're still in the hunt to squeeze every bit of juice out of your X800 still or not. But if you haven't already, try THESE memory timings with your card... Zaltan suggested them to me a few months ago when I was pushing mt X800XT and they worked great.

z0mbi3 · 08-April-06, 03:03 PM

Seen a gain, not much but im gonna bash it out on css now

z0mbi3 · 18-April-06, 05:05 AM

ok to update. Those timings didn't get me much improvement at all. Tried my own after an hour of testing and I've seen a significant gain.

Now I tried to kill the x800 over the weekend. Volt modded into fairly high figures and upped the clocks.

I can now do 570 / 1140 mhz CS stable. I'd like a bit more though. Temps seem fine.

z0mbi3 · 26-April-06, 03:45 AM

OK following some more tweaking and a reinstall I am now at 580/1160.

I think more volts to the gpu and the memory will let me game at 600/600. This is all on air and the temps are ok too.

I'm already out benching stock xt pe's.

Zaltan · 26-April-06, 04:02 AM

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Originally Posted by z0mbi3


	ok to update. Those timings didn't get me much improvement at all.

Thats weird that the timings didn't do anything. The only reason for this that I can think of would be that your X800PRO has different memory... Is it 2ns or 1.6ns?

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Originally Posted by z0mbi3


	I was thinking something by zalman, what do you guys think?

Yes, Zalman's are always good...

Reza · 26-April-06, 05:43 AM

Zalman are good but i would always recommend a Arctic Cooling Silencer.

z0mbi3 · 26-April-06, 05:50 AM

I went with the zalman a few weeks ago

When I mentioned tweaking in my previous post I actually took some volts off the memory and vddq to get it stabler at a higher frequency.

I think I'm at the sweet spot for my memory right now. ill have to take meassurements for the current volts so can remember them incase i want to play again (probably will).

edit: i got over my heat a bit by removing my dvd drive,one hd and a floppy drive

Ator · 26-April-06, 06:52 PM

Nice job on the OC, man. If you can get 600/600 for daily use, i'll be really impressed.

z0mbi3 · 27-April-06, 03:40 AM

So would I.

I'm actually seeing 100% stability in CSS at 580/1140. But I know I can get it further. Just need to find some more room to draw on the damn resistors.

Jobistober · 27-April-06, 09:32 AM

Dude, really nice work! You've blown away max clocks of my x800xt... which were 570/1140... but I didn't have the balls to voltmod my baby. Maybe down the road when I get a new rig, I won't be so reluctant to push it to the limits.

$SOLID$ Necro · 09-May-06, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Ator


	Nice job on the OC, man. If you can get 600/600 for daily use, i'll be really impressed.

I got my old X-800Pro "Bench stable" with the pencil volt mod using the stock cooler, I know a few people that were doing it with water...so with his new set up he might have a shot

Jobistober · 09-May-06, 10:12 PM

Once again man, mad props! You da man Necro! *bows before Necro*

z0mbi3 · 11-May-06, 04:21 AM

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Originally Posted by $SOLID$ Necro


	I got my old X-800Pro "Bench stable" with the pencil volt mod using the stock* cooler, I know a few people that were doing it with water...so with his new set up he might have a shot*

Well you know how long it took me to get the nads to do it but now I just can't kill the thing. I'm quickly running out of places to draw lines tho.

I think I can get there. The temperatures are still below what I was seeing at stock.

Times a bit short at the moment. I've just started with a CSS clan now with PCW's like every night so I can't be testing the oc's are stable at the risk of a crash mid game. That and I can't be on the comp all the time!

I'm off work tomorrow though so I might get my hands dirty then.

20-March-06, 07:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
z0mbi3 Apex Tech Maniac Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: UK Posts: 893	x800 pro overclocking revisited Contrary to other posts I've been making , I can't justify a complete system upgrade untill my x800 pro dies. I paid a good amount for her less than a year ago and I believe she's worth every penny. So rather than drop the uglier side of Ã‚Â£1000 on a new system I want to open her up some more. I can currently squeeze 520 mhz out of the core and 1120 mhz out of the memory, anything higher and it just artifacts it's ass off. I was going to try and re-attach the 4 severed pipes at one stage but I since lost interest in that. Then again I know its the easiest way (assuming it would work) to get a nice performance boost. So can anyone recommend me some cooling for this card to accompany my increasing over volt? My case is very cramped but obviously anything over stock and works on air is gonna be a definite winner. I was thinking something by zalman, what do you guys think? __________________ X2 4400+ 4x512 MB Geil DDR x1900 XT X-fi fatality DFI NF4 Ultra-D

23-March-06, 01:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
Ator At-Whore Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The ends of the earth Posts: 2,057	With a cramped case, something like Arctic Cooling's Silencer would be your best best. It vents all the hot air OUT of the case. You should try volt-modding the card. Give Zaltan a jingle, i'm sure he knows what to do. __________________ AMD Opteron 146 CAB2E 0540 FPMW @ 3216Mhz 321.6x10 (max OC benchable, 300x10 daily)\| Radeon X1800XT @ 766/900 (stock cooler, 700/800 daily) \|SuperPI 1M: 26.109\| 3DMark05: 11454 \| 3DMark03: 21355 \| 3DMark01: 40456 \| Join Team Ator's F@H FORCE! Click HERE for info! NOW RECRUITING!

23-March-06, 04:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
z0mbi3 Apex Tech Maniac Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: UK Posts: 893	Yeah well im pretty much down with the pencil modding. I even got myself a 2b pencil especially this week. I don't know how much I'm going to be able to open it up by mind. Last time I did it it didn't really get me anywhere extra special. __________________ X2 4400+ 4x512 MB Geil DDR x1900 XT X-fi fatality DFI NF4 Ultra-D

28-March-06, 04:39 AM	#5 (permalink)
z0mbi3 Apex Tech Maniac Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: UK Posts: 893	Yeah I know. Heat is a bit of an uber issue in my case atm but screw it lol. As long as its all in a spec I'll get my moneys worth. Except the x800 that is. __________________ X2 4400+ 4x512 MB Geil DDR x1900 XT X-fi fatality DFI NF4 Ultra-D

30-March-06, 04:00 PM	#6 (permalink)
Jobistober P'Hoe'toshop Fanatic Join Date: May 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,633	Don't know if you're still in the hunt to squeeze every bit of juice out of your X800 still or not. But if you haven't already, try THESE memory timings with your card... Zaltan suggested them to me a few months ago when I was pushing mt X800XT and they worked great. __________________

08-April-06, 03:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
z0mbi3 Apex Tech Maniac Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: UK Posts: 893	Seen a gain, not much but im gonna bash it out on css now __________________ X2 4400+ 4x512 MB Geil DDR x1900 XT X-fi fatality DFI NF4 Ultra-D

18-April-06, 05:05 AM	#8 (permalink)
z0mbi3 Apex Tech Maniac Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: UK Posts: 893	ok to update. Those timings didn't get me much improvement at all. Tried my own after an hour of testing and I've seen a significant gain. Now I tried to kill the x800 over the weekend. Volt modded into fairly high figures and upped the clocks. I can now do 570 / 1140 mhz CS stable. I'd like a bit more though. Temps seem fine. __________________ X2 4400+ 4x512 MB Geil DDR x1900 XT X-fi fatality DFI NF4 Ultra-D

26-April-06, 03:45 AM	#9 (permalink)
z0mbi3 Apex Tech Maniac Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: UK Posts: 893	OK following some more tweaking and a reinstall I am now at 580/1160. I think more volts to the gpu and the memory will let me game at 600/600. This is all on air and the temps are ok too. I'm already out benching stock xt pe's. __________________ X2 4400+ 4x512 MB Geil DDR x1900 XT X-fi fatality DFI NF4 Ultra-D

26-April-06, 05:43 AM	#11 (permalink)
Reza Apex Elite Expert Tech Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: University of Leeds, UK Posts: 1,352	Zalman are good but i would always recommend a Arctic Cooling Silencer. __________________

26-April-06, 05:50 AM	#12 (permalink)
z0mbi3 Apex Tech Maniac Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: UK Posts: 893	I went with the zalman a few weeks ago When I mentioned tweaking in my previous post I actually took some volts off the memory and vddq to get it stabler at a higher frequency. I think I'm at the sweet spot for my memory right now. ill have to take meassurements for the current volts so can remember them incase i want to play again (probably will). edit: i got over my heat a bit by removing my dvd drive,one hd and a floppy drive __________________ X2 4400+ 4x512 MB Geil DDR x1900 XT X-fi fatality DFI NF4 Ultra-D Last edited by z0mbi3; 26-April-06 at 05:55 AM.

26-April-06, 06:52 PM	#13 (permalink)
Ator At-Whore Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The ends of the earth Posts: 2,057	Nice job on the OC, man. If you can get 600/600 for daily use, i'll be really impressed. __________________ AMD Opteron 146 CAB2E 0540 FPMW @ 3216Mhz 321.6x10 (max OC benchable, 300x10 daily)\| Radeon X1800XT @ 766/900 (stock cooler, 700/800 daily) \|SuperPI 1M: 26.109\| 3DMark05: 11454 \| 3DMark03: 21355 \| 3DMark01: 40456 \| Join Team Ator's F@H FORCE! Click HERE for info! NOW RECRUITING!

27-April-06, 03:40 AM	#14 (permalink)
z0mbi3 Apex Tech Maniac Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: UK Posts: 893	So would I. I'm actually seeing 100% stability in CSS at 580/1140. But I know I can get it further. Just need to find some more room to draw on the damn resistors. __________________ X2 4400+ 4x512 MB Geil DDR x1900 XT X-fi fatality DFI NF4 Ultra-D

27-April-06, 09:32 AM	#15 (permalink)
Jobistober P'Hoe'toshop Fanatic Join Date: May 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,633	Dude, really nice work! You've blown away max clocks of my x800xt... which were 570/1140... but I didn't have the balls to voltmod my baby. Maybe down the road when I get a new rig, I won't be so reluctant to push it to the limits. __________________

09-May-06, 10:12 PM	#17 (permalink)
Jobistober P'Hoe'toshop Fanatic Join Date: May 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,633	Once again man, mad props! You da man Necro! bows before Necro __________________