ATi Tools Reliable OC tool?

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How effective is the ATi Tools "Find max core/gpu" feature and it comes to finding artifacts and settings a decent OC? As opposed to running lets say coolbits and futuremark and doing it manually?
 
For my 8800gt using the auto find option sucks but using rivatuner to OC and using ATITOOL artifact scanner is my favorite combination for achivieving max oc.
 
shaolin95 said:
For my 8800gt using the auto find option sucks but using rivatuner to OC and using ATITOOL artifact scanner is my favorite combination for achivieving max oc.
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So you're saying the artifact scanner is reliable? It seems like a tiny cube, I wouldn't assume it puts more stress on a graphics card than say, CS:S.. does it?
 
dont use any auto features, ive been using ati tool for years now. and its very effective. even for nvidia cards. always run show 3d until your cards temp is tacked and then scan artifacts, and start overclocking! it may be a small resolution cube.. but it heats your video card up like no video game could. also the detail on the cube, will easily make your video card artifact if the clocks are to high..every OC ive achieved in ati tool.. i was able to jump right in to a game with the same clocks.. i always ran my scan artifact tests for about 20 minutes though. just to make sure my screen doesnt fill with rainbows and unknown objects while playing games. also this software beeps when artifacts are detected.. but pay attention sometimes it will not beep and will still show minor artifacts in the cube.

Ive gotten this little 8500GT from 400/450.. to 680/520 so far no problems..:D
 
I would have to say yes it is. After trying a few different ones I found it easiest to use.
And as you can see in my sig achieved a nice OC in my first try. :D
 
Dunno if it was just me, or just that one time. But I don't really want to try it again.

Out of boredom I started ATITool (I have a EVGA 8800GT SSC), I hit find max core, went from 700 default to 800 instantly, from there to 850 and then instantly went to 900. I didn't even have enough time to hit abort before my pc locked up and I hit restart immediately.

Could of just been that one time however I don't really want to try again. I'll just manually do it for now.
 
Tylerdurdened said:
So you're saying the artifact scanner is reliable? It seems like a tiny cube, I wouldn't assume it puts more stress on a graphics card than say, CS:S.. does it?
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That cube stresses your system more than any game ever would. The slighest memory instability will cause the system to crash. The slightest GPU instability will cause artifacting.
 
ATITools should be taken as a starting point for a stable overclock.

Many times I've seen ATITools run for over an hour as tested stable, but seen glitches in games.
 
yea thats because ati tool doesnt use much video memory, but then again when your playing a game your card is using almost all its memory (may vary), which is proubly overclocked.. and seems to show some flickers in games. ive also had this before. nothing 3dmark06 wont find ;)
 
So is it considerably better than RivaTuner? Does it have good fan control options?
 
I like to use AtiTool to do initial overclocking, scanning for artifacts along the way. Once I find a place that looks good I go into Rivatuner and set it there. There's nothing really wrong with AtiTool, but I personally like Rivatuner better. Since I'm using it to control my fan speed and monitor my system stats (temps, RAM usage, etc.) already, it makes sense to use it to apply my overclock settings as well. After I apply the settings, then it's a matter of playing some games and checking stability and artifacting. I'm at 612/900 at the moment and when I get some more time I might try to bump it up some more. But, I'm pretty happy where it is right now....I was gaming for a few hours last night at that overclock and didn't have any issues.
 
I like very much, except for it's incompatibility with punkbuster. Does anyone know if this will ever get fixed?

Rivatuner is fantastic, except for setting voltages. Does anyone know how to do this through power user?
 
ATITool is a great tool but isnt very good for stability testing.

Last night I noticed my 8800GT was 44C load in Crysis so checked out what ATITool would get and it maxed at 39C.
ATI Tool doesnt push my card near to its max temp.
Oblivion at high res, max detail pushes my card the hardest, getting peaks of 46C under load.

FYI
 
Nenu said:
ATITool is a great tool but isnt very good for stability testing.

Last night I noticed my 8800GT was 44C load in Crysis so checked out what ATITool would get and it maxed at 39C.
ATI Tool doesnt push my card near to its max temp.
Oblivion at high res, max detail pushes my card the hardest, getting peaks of 46C under load.

FYI
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Weird, if I run ati tools for about 5 minutes my card is at 75c
 
Stupid question: When you run "Scan Artifacts" for ATI Tool, the actual cube doesn't move right? It just stays still and the counter on the bottom just keeps going?
 
Gaiden133 said:
Stupid question: When you run "Scan Artifacts" for ATI Tool, the actual cube doesn't move right? It just stays still and the counter on the bottom just keeps going?
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Yeah.
I also found that when the window doesnt have the focus, it runs 1C cooler.
Also the standard 'Show 3D view" gets my card hotter as long as it has the focus.
The artifact tester needs updating.
 
gorilla show said:
I like very much, except for it's incompatibility with punkbuster. Does anyone know if this will ever get fixed?
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i didn't even know there was a problem?

What does it do exactly?

I run ATI tool in my tray and use Punkbuster in COD4...no problems that i know about.....
 
Crosshairs said:
i didn't even know there was a problem?

What does it do exactly?

I run ATI tool in my tray and use Punkbuster in COD4...no problems that i know about.....
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For me, it started with COD 2. I would play it for about 10 minutes then it would hard lock. I was going nuts trying to figure it out, until I found a thread at the ATI tool's site saying that it is a known issue with PB games. PB is aware of it, but they don't really have to do anything about it.

Here's the link to the thread.

I haven't tried it with COD 4, but I bet it will do the same. Rivatuner is more robust, but it does not let me access the voltage control like ATI tool, thus giving me a lower stable OC. If anyone knows how to adjust voltages with Rivatuner, plz tell me how :(
 
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