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First time overclock - 9800pro

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deadman_uk

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I posted on here before but i need to ask an extra question.

Basically, ive never ever overclocked anythng before and I want to learn. I understand my Sapphire Radeon 9800pro Atlantis 256bit 128mb R350 is not a great card anymore, its a good card but not great so I would like to get maximum performance out of this card.

From what i learnt, you download ati tool, adjust the sliders for the memory and core speed by small amounts, like 5mhz at a time, then you test your system for any crashes, bugs or errors. And if all is fine you increase it again and again until you see stuff go wrong. When stuff goes wrong, you move the sliders back a little and test again.

this is correct yes?

ok now the cooling, since my card is a r350, i have no idea how hot my card will run, so its a good idea to get a good cooler like a VGA silencer. This I understand should cool the card enough to get a decent overclock but someone told me that only covers the core of the card and not the memory. Someone said something about ram sinks...

1) whats this? where do i get them from and how do i install them?

2) What does increasing the memory slider do in terms of performance on its own and what does increasing the core speed do to the card?
 
just remember if you cant afford to replace it dont overclock it ;) I tried Overclocking my 9800 aiw pro... and i got 400 Core/..memory could only go like 15 more mhz lol and as far as that ati Vga heatsink.. id suggest you get that.

almost time for school ill let someone else awnser the rest
 
Why would I need to worry about replacing it? No i cant afford to replace it but what could go wrong?

If i have the artic cooling vga silencer, how can my card be damaged?
 
A very slim possibility that your card will die. I had never overclocked anything till about a year ago. I push my vid card as hard as I can, never had a problem. The only thing you might run into is your game or screen locking up, this isnt a problem since rebooting fixes it. Don't worry about it and have fun.

Nice looking ram sinks! To bad its in germany though.
 
It's even easier than that. If you're using ATI tool it's all automatic. Just download it and read the readme file. Basically you can just use the "find max core" and "find max mem" functions to reach your highest overclock. There are tons of tweaks to customize it to yourself, but for an OC'ing newbie, letting ATItool do the work for you is a good idea.
 
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