The average OC of a 9800 pro is 420 core! 9800xt does 432

**Thunderbird1GHz** · 10-10-2003, 05:56 PM

Hello, check this link:

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/show...095#post212095

The Ram is Great. Running completely Stable at 405. Which i just wanted the 400 + a Tiny bit so its not at 389.7 or something. Really happy there.

The Core... At least this one I have is just not delivering the speeds I hoped it would. It seems to Run Completely Stable at 425. At 438 it gets little white Dots all over the screen. I even have some doubts that this core will actually run at the perscribed 432 that Overdrive is supposed to deliver. I need to check that out specifically.. but.. It looks like anything much over 425 is a wash. I am using Aquamark03 as the testbed for Overclocking and errors. There are a lot of Dark areas in it and it makes the little Dots you get when the core is pushed a little to far really stand out.

So.. Currently its Running Completely Stable using Riva Tuner at 425/405.

Thank you everyone. Oh by the way, he did get 432 on the 9800xt, but not 438. 450MHz on a 9800 pro is a VERY good overclock on stock without mods. of course if you use enhanced cooling and mods, 450MHz is much more likley but out of the box 420 is average for 9800 pros and 432 for 9800xts........

**Colossus** · 10-10-2003, 06:04 PM

Actually the average for a standard 9800Pro is more then 420.. But you never listened when I told you that before...

The average is more like 440-450 while the better ones will do 460 and up...

EDIT:
This is also just one guy's experience... Nothing worth talking about...

**PikachuMan** · 10-10-2003, 06:22 PM

I wonder if overclocking manually a 9800xt is worth it, with Overdrive in the Catalyst 3.8's out.

By the way, any idea where one can find overclocking averages broken down by the card?

**Colossus** · 10-10-2003, 07:02 PM

A good place to start is Sharky Extremes 3DMark team

The link is in my sig!

**mikead_99** · 10-10-2003, 07:32 PM

PikachuMan:

I wonder if overclocking manually a 9800xt is worth it, with Overdrive in the Catalyst 3.8's out.

Absolutely! If people can stretch 9800 Pros to nearly 100 MHz o/c's and higher, comfortably, on air, the XT can be pushed further too. Essentially the same core with enhanced architecture for cooling. Probably should dump the pretty cooler first. It looks good, and has to be better than the standard 9800 Pro cooler, but historically stock coolers suck compared to alternatives.

Somebody needs to get one soon and mod it and push it. I'm curious.

Where's Vertices?

**Thunderbird1GHz** · 10-10-2003, 07:37 PM

"The Core... At least this one I have is just not delivering the speeds I hoped it would. It seems to Run Completely Stable at 425. At 438 it gets little white Dots all over the screen."

youd be better off saving on a 9800 pro, screw the xt

**Trunks** · 10-10-2003, 07:49 PM

Originally posted by Thunderbird1GHz
"The Core... At least this one I have is just not delivering the speeds I hoped it would. It seems to Run Completely Stable at 425. At 438 it gets little white Dots all over the screen."

youd be better off saving on a 9800 pro, screw the xt

Originally posted by Colossus
This is also just one guy's experience... Nothing worth talking about...

'nuff said.

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