Help Fast!!!

donnybrasco · Nov 4, 2004, 01:35 PM

i changed my memory timings on my 9700 pro to a setting someone sent me and it doesnt work and ati tool doesnt remember the STOCK memory times after you apply themand exit out or what not plz

can someone send me the stock memory times for 9700 pro? thnx!

pr0digal jenius · Nov 4, 2004, 01:43 PM

9700 pro runs at 324MHz core/310.50 memory default

wlecome aboard..i can tell already you'll fit right in

Fatality_ · Nov 4, 2004, 01:50 PM

erm.. i think he meant memory timings not the mhz.

pr0digal jenius · Nov 4, 2004, 01:54 PM

oh...how'd he manage to change those?

Shuflie · Nov 4, 2004, 02:28 PM

You click the mem button, play around and possibly mess up your graphics card. However these settings are not supposed to be permenant, but if you manage to damage the memory chips with excessive timings you might be in trouble. Permenant changes to the timings can be done editing the bios in rabit and flashing the card but its not really someting you should mess about with unless you are sure of what you are doing.

donnybrasco, did you try finding out if there is a bios around which is compatible with your card? If there is one you could flash your card with it or even use rabit to check that the timings now reported in atitool are accurate, I'd suspect that they are since the changelog for atitool says that the memory timing changes are not permenant. A good place to look for a bios for your card is on the atitool homepage, if there isn't one from you manufacturer. The address is www.techpowerup.com.

donnybrasco · Nov 4, 2004, 04:02 PM

what will these bios do? will they set back my memory timings to the orginial factory settings?

yea i didnt know what i was doing.... i talked to someone who had their memory timings tweaked but he said they worked.... guess im not doing that again.

i dont follow you when you say check with rabit.... what is that?
im not at the comp right now, i dont know what memory i have off the top of my head... question.... well on that web site it says (If possible include memory manufacturer and speed (last two digits on memory chips))
yea im screwed if thats the only way to find out.... AS 2 epoxy doesnt come off.... i just put on zalman HS(only used thermal paste part for GPUdont worry) and with BGA ramsinks on the rams

lol tell me if there is a way through to veiw the memory details with software

does it really matter what one i DL. in terms of compatibility... they are all for 9700 pro right just diff versions... or do i have to match with my specific vid card memory...

my best bet is for someone to have a 9700 pro to DL atitool and tell me the settings if they have not been tampered with.... anyone? or any suggestions?

Lowfat · Nov 4, 2004, 04:09 PM

have you restarted your computer? it resets all the timings. if you have well maybe you've fubar'd your card there. what timings did you change? I have a 9700 pro, however i have permantely changed my timings with rabit (Radeon Bios Tuner).

donnybrasco · Nov 4, 2004, 04:26 PM

i tweaked almost all of them... they work just on the desktop and using internet and stuff but i then click on 3dmark03 and i see flashes and stuff when loading screen....
email me Donnybrasco2424@hotmail.com with your mem timings plz?

Lowfat · Nov 4, 2004, 04:29 PM

if you used atitool they reset when you restart your computer. so if you have restarted, and still get the problems, its not the timings.

donnybrasco · Nov 4, 2004, 04:31 PM

well i restarted my comp and tryied setting back to the default and it doesn't seem to change the memory timings back.... they stay the same on default, restart, and i know they are the same cuz i have a read me file of the timings(tweaked)

any suggestions?

donnybrasco · Nov 4, 2004, 04:35 PM

do you mean not permanent as in if ati tool isnt running (ex: like it needs to be for the OC speeds to be set) then the memory timings goes back to normal? but if i have it running then the settings i messed with are then now in effect?

Lowfat · Nov 4, 2004, 04:41 PM

um no. The timings stay the same until you restart the computer, then it resets back to stock.

donnybrasco · Nov 4, 2004, 04:50 PM

i dont understand why it doesnt change it in ati tool then...... i will have to play around with it more later when im home..... i will post back later...

donnybrasco · Nov 4, 2004, 11:08 PM

ok im am idiot thnx for the very fast reply's though.... i restarted and timeings went back... thats leaves me with one more question..... how can i change my times safely to get better performance..... is there a web site that explains it... do i just go down the list and click one lower option then the last...???

No_Style · Nov 4, 2004, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by donnybrasco

ok im am idiot thnx for the very fast reply's though.... i restarted and timeings went back... thats leaves me with one more question..... how can i change my times safely to get better performance..... is there a web site that explains it... do i just go down the list and click one lower option then the last...???

That's pretty much how you'll have to do it. It's a slow and painful process, but in the end you'll squeeze out a (very) small increase in performance. I used RaBit to edit my memory timings and it took awhile as well.

You pretty much can play with every timing except the CAS setting for sure. I don't know which are available in ATITool, but the best way to find is try with small decrements of each value, except CAS.