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Old 04-April-05, 09:33 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Hi all,

Well my 9800 PRO is a PRO (in pipelines and 256bit memory) but it doesnt have a PRO's clocks...

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Now im sure thats not a 9800 PRO's core and memory is it? I was looking into flashing it but that only solves the pipelines.

What can i do?

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380 core /340 memory is stock speeds for a 9800pro
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so how could i have a 9800 pro (in pipelines) but the core/mem being at 9800SE speeds?

what shall i do?

Also does this mean anything before i start to put my core/mem to normal?
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What make is the card? I had alot of trouble with a powercolor.
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I get that same temporary AA splash too. I'm wondering how to turn it off...
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Reall? Because my brother has a powercolor 9800se -> Pro flashed and running like a dream.
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Yes it is a Powercolour. Just want it to be a reall 9800 Pro

There is no need for me flashing it as there are already 8 pipelines. Just need to make it a pro.


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Yes it is a Powercolour. Just want it to be a reall 9800 Pro

There is no need for me flashing it as there are already 8 pipelines. Just need to make it a pro.


Cheers All!

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Before I watercooled my sapphire 9800pro it was underclocking on stock air. Turns out the fan was coming lose causing heating. Check your fan or upgrade to better cooling, it might help.
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i have an Arctic Cooler Rev3 on it already.
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i have an Arctic Cooler Rev3 on it already.

does it use the stock -on - card fan header?
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what do u mean by that ZENNZZO??

All i did was remove the stock cooler off and put on the arctic cooler. Didn't remove anything else.



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Yes the fan does use the stock header.. - if thats what you mean.
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dood reflashing WILL solve it because it will flash the bios to one with regular speeds. Overclock it to stock 9800pro speeds see if it works perfectly then flash it with a 9800pro bios. And wahlah u have a stockspeeded 9800pro
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Tried the default 9800 pro core and memory and i just get artifacts all over the screen....
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and the re-flashing did....nothing to the speeds?
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i havent re-flashed it because i heard it can go wrong and i do not have a pci graphics card or Floppy drive.

So i guess im stuck then?
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or you can RMA or just return it completely.
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Ive had it too long and cant find the recipt

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so you cant get the speeds to match the stock speeds of a pro. i'd be going to the BBB, as whichever company is packaging this as a PRO when it is clearly not so.
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after looking around, i found the reciept.

But its weird, it saying ive bought a 9800 (doesnt say PRO or SE) but why would my card of came with 8 pipelines if it was a SE? and if it was a PRO why did it come with SE clocks???

Im confused
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Lemme do some research on this, get back with you soon.

Here is some info from a review of the PowerColor 9800 Pro at [H].

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ABIT IC7-G (i875p), Intel Pentium 4 3GHz “C” operating at 800MHz FSB, 2 X 512MB Corsair XMS PC3200LL TwinX Dual Channel DDR400, Maxtor 40GB ATA/133, Windows XP Professional SP1 with DirectX 9.0a.

PowerColor Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB – Operating at default speeds (325/290Mhz) and stock 9800 Pro speeds (380/340Mhz) and overclocked speeds using driver version Catalyst 3.4.

Our focus in this review was to concentrate solely on the PowerColor 9800 Pro and evaluate its performance at its shipped speed, stock 9800 Pro speeds and overclocked speeds.


According to this, alhough the stock speeds for the 9800 Pro are officially 380/340, the card ships at a default speed of 325/290. Nothing at all wrong with it, you just have to bump it up to the stock speed and there is no reason to flash it, that's just the way they set up the drivers.

Of course that notice your getting about TAA causing artifacts is the most likely reason for why your seeing bad stuff when you clock it up to stock speeds. Turn that off next time you see it, or hunt it down in your driver settings.
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