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Old 28-June-04, 02:53 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Fast Writes / OFF = ++overclock?

heres the deal...

installed latest Omega drivers for my 9700 pro....

disabled Fast Writes......

where before i couldnt touch 340 core / 640mhz VRAM before artifacting, now im hiting 355 core / 710mhz vram and perfectly stable and no artifacting???

is anyone aware of a substantial affect that FAST WRITES have on overclockability???
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Old 28-June-04, 03:01 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Omega Drivers have them disabled for, as the readme says, stability, so, that could make sense.
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Old 28-June-04, 03:01 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I said something about it might not working with the 9600 line of cards so I left it on.

FYI Im getting 580/345 from the stock 500/300 on my 9600XT w/fastwrite on
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Old 28-June-04, 04:08 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Probably, I could not attain 500/1000 on my 9800XT without fastwrites off.
...In fact I too was only getting ~20MHz O/C with FW on.
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Old 28-June-04, 04:16 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Tycoon, what brand 9600xt do you have, and are you using stock cooling? My 9600xt (asus) doesn't go nearly that high, although temps are reasonable at around 41c load.
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Old 28-June-04, 04:25 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Tycoon, what brand 9600xt do you have, and are you using stock cooling? My 9600xt (asus) doesn't go nearly that high, although temps are reasonable at around 41c load.


Celestica, a brand out of the UK I think, they are exact copies of the ATi board but with a better PCB board, so I hear. Im using a Vantec iCEBERQ4 rocking around 27 to 31 idle depending on ambient temp. Load is only 2 to 3 degrees higher than idle.

I have been able to hit 605 stable, but for whatever reason I dont have it set there rite now

*sets slider to 605*

I wanted to get a 9800Pro cooler from tek but he just ignored me.
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Old 28-June-04, 04:45 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I wanted to get a 9800Pro cooler from tek but he just ignored me.

I didn't ignore you I just said...
9800 Pro cooler + Ridiculus florida to canada shipping costs = More expensive then buying one yourself locally.
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Old 28-June-04, 05:12 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Got the Omegas for my card I am able to 400/782 b4 that and the flash i could only do 400/700 artifact free.

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Old 28-June-04, 09:24 PM   #9 (permalink)
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i have googled but havent found anything substantial to support any claim that fastwrites being disabled does in fact aid in overclocking...

what Tekx said was pretty accurate, however, before doing going to Omega and dissing fastwrites, 20mhz was the ceinling for any overclock and even then the weirdnes still ensued...about to cut this overclock's teeth on some Far Cry at max everything....
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