New 9800 Pro, need a few tips

[Falls Included]

ok, for the record, this is my first real video card, the last one i had was a PCI GF4 MX440 SE, and i got it for a system that had no agp slot, and then i got a new comp, and was stuck with that. i got the 200 dollar deal with a PM to Circuit City.

enough of that shit.

i want to know how you find out all the info about your card. like the ram types and speeds and all that jazz.

 

[Tuvok]

Install RadLinker:
http://www28.brinkster.com/chrisww1942/

or better yet, get the Omega ATi drivers:
http://www.omegacorner.com/ati_2kxp.htm

the omega drivers come with RadLinker.

RadLinker tells you what kind of ram the video card uses and the speed (core/ram) it's running at.

 

[AmpCoder]

I prefer ATITool.

 

[RAutrey]

Yeah but ATiTool won't tell you anything other than your clocks. Maybe w1zzard should add a feature to display the memory type. Also, I have found it to be a bit buggy yet, especially on XP machines which regularly run multiple, active profiles. I will say it has come a long way though and the OC detection really works well now. I think it will be the ATi tool of choice after a few more revisions but it's not quite there yet IMHO.