9700pro @ 450Mhz core!

GazC · Jul 23, 2003, 03:01 PM

I modded an AMD Hs/fan to fit on my 9700pro, I know it's been done before but I'm well chuffed!
Here's a 3Dmark2001 score at an artefact free 450Mhz core/369Mhz Mem

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3Dmark2001

No volt mods either!

tek · Jul 23, 2003, 03:07 PM

that is a sweet score man, truly amazing. keep us informed if anything else happens!!!

Shadow Lady · Jul 23, 2003, 03:11 PM

like ur card lowing up

just kiddin

nice scores, now thats something I wont be able to dream with -.-

~~craig588~~ · Jul 23, 2003, 03:46 PM

Try the newest Omegas, they might have the slight performance improvement you need to break 20k.

GazC · Jul 23, 2003, 05:08 PM

I'm using the 3.5 based omegas at the mo Craig, if the 3.6s are out I'll give em a try.

Heres my 2003 run Btw:

3Dmark2003

Shadow Lady · Jul 23, 2003, 05:31 PM

yes they are out, a long time ago

and they have some performance enhancments, so maybe u will break 20k

~~DriveEuro~~ · Jul 23, 2003, 05:37 PM

You need tighter mem timings or just more FSB if you can. That'll give you the extra 20 points.

GazC · Jul 23, 2003, 05:51 PM

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Originally posted by DriveEuro
You need tighter mem timings or just more FSB if you can. That'll give you the extra 20 points.

Haha, I'm on the bleeding edge of stability at my present speeds, no more headroom for oclocking my rig further unless I take it outside on a cold night when its blowing a gale.

Kgentatszu] · Jul 24, 2003, 12:05 PM

that's even better than a Radeon 9800pro!!!

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jul 24, 2003, 01:38 PM

hey how about some pics of yer setup what are you running n that thing?

digerati · Jul 24, 2003, 04:02 PM

Good stuff, I wish I had some overclocks like that -.-;

HardWired · Jul 25, 2003, 01:06 AM

Very nice GacZ!!

What power supply are you using in that rig? And can you post the voltage of your +5V rail at both idle and load?

Goksly · Jul 25, 2003, 08:52 AM

i finally got round to volt modding my card too, got it to run artifact free in 2001 at 470/360, but in the more intense benchmark (2003) it would do it artifact free at 455/360

3dmark2001 - 20139
3dmark2003 - 6512

not bad for a £180 card

GazC · Jul 25, 2003, 12:30 PM

Neon, I would post some pics, but a) I have no digi camera and b) I'm about to dismantle my computer and put it in a new case as it looks a bit like frankensteins monster with masking tape holding the sides on and such alike. My main system will be down for about 3 weeks while I do this (I'm on my laptop at the moment). For the time being I'll give you a rundown of the specs:

Barton 2800 @ 218 x 11.5 (2511Mhz) at 1.9V
Thermalright slk800 with Delta EHE 80mm fan
2 x 512Mb Twinmos 3200 fitted with copper sleeves, timing at 5-3-3-cas2 at 2.9Volts
Abit NF7-S V2.0 at 1.7 Chipset voltage, V12 bios (most stable) RD1 bios saviour
Hercules 3D prophet 9700pro With AMD Hs/fan, no Vmods.....yet
Qtec 550W PSU (cost buttons!) 5.08V on 5volt rail, hardly fluctuates regardless of load, Hardwired
Maxtor 80Gb ata133 7200rpm HD
Audigy2 OEM
Zoom PCI modem

4x120mm fans blowing in on the side
3x80mm fans blowing out -- top, font and back
dualfan HDD cooler
some generic 40mm fan and sink on the Sbridge, Stock cooling on the Nbridge (may swap this for a Gf4ti cooler and ceramique)
Airconditioning!

Goksly · Jul 25, 2003, 01:00 PM

er surely that isnt right....4*120 blowing in and only 3*80 blowing out?

bet ya pc sounds like a lawn mower - get some watercooling :P

GazC · Jul 25, 2003, 05:02 PM

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Originally posted by Goksly
er surely that isnt right....4*120 blowing in and only 3*80 blowing out?

bet ya pc sounds like a lawn mower - get some watercooling :P

I think that positive pressure is better than negative pressure, hey it works for me. Yes, my PC is loud (mainly from the Delta fan) but I think that when I do change my cooling, I will skip watercooling and go straight to Phase change refrigeration, either Vapochill or Prometeia. That's not going to happen for a while now anyway, I'm saving up for a house at the moment.

HardWired · Jul 25, 2003, 07:23 PM

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Originally posted by GazC
[Qtec 550W PSU (cost buttons!) 5.08V on 5volt rail, hardly fluctuates regardless of load, Hardwired

Cool, thanks for the info. I think that is my problem when o'cing my 9700 Pro. My 5V rail drops below 4.9 under load and I can get a good o'c out of the card, even after all 4 volt mods.

I have a Antec TruePower 330 and I've been told there are adjustable pots to boost the rails if I remove the housing. I'm going to check that out this weekend and see if I can boost that +5V to at least stay over 5V under load.

LardArse · Jul 27, 2003, 07:38 AM

Thats a great core you have. I had to volt mod mine + watercool it to hit 448 Mhz.

GazC · Jul 27, 2003, 09:56 AM

I will have to volt mod it to allow the card to be 100% stable at 450Mhz. At the moment it sometimes locks at 450Mhz and i'm sure this is down to a power shortage as I've not seen any artefacting at this speed. I might sound lazy, but can someone post a link to the 9700pro Voltmods, please? The only one's i've found links to are either incomplete, forum threads or have been taken down.

LardArse · Jul 27, 2003, 09:09 PM

Just search for 9700 pro voltage mod on this forum, I'm sure you'll find the info there.
Things with Radeons is that once I go high with the memory, my core has to go lower. I can go all the way to 468Mhz core, but my memory has to stay low.

~~DriveEuro~~ · Jul 27, 2003, 09:17 PM

What cooling are you using at that speed to cool it?

Kgentatszu] · Jul 28, 2003, 03:02 AM

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Originally posted by LardArse
Just search for 9700 pro voltage mod on this forum, I'm sure you'll find the info there.
Things with Radeons is that once I go high with the memory, my core has to go lower. I can go all the way to 468Mhz core, but my memory has to stay low.

so, if ya' get to choose like you mentioned, which one would that be?? core or mem???