I GOT A VERY VERY POOR 1747 with 3dmark03 on STOCK SPEED

AMD Barthon 2500+ 2.2ghz at 200FSB

2X256 Kingston KVR DDR PC3200 Running at 400mhz 8-3-3-3

Gigabyte GN700-L nforce2 mobo
WD 80gb 7200rpm 8mb cache

last but not least CAPALANG ARES ATI 9550 128bit 128mb..


i think my 9550 is not build base on standard PCB layout....

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ok.. guys...

what i did?

Reflash my 9550 with a HiS 9550 128mb 5nx bios, previously it was 9600np bios..

OCED (350/240), 3008
OCED(300/240), 2896

STOCK SPEED(250/196) i get 2405

but i'm worrying bout one thing.. my mem is suppose to be 128mb... my windows detec as 128mb... BUT, 3dmark03 keep detecing it to have only 64mb



i added my systeminfo attachment from 3dmark03 ...

under the display device.. what's bothering me is TOTAL AGP MEMORY : 64MB


????

This post has been edited by fillet: Feb 26 2006, 06:20 PM


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hahah.. i don't have the default bios..

windows detect it as 128mb, 3dmark03 detect as 64mb..

i don't think my card has 64mb... because i tried flashing it with a 9550 256ram... it wouldn't boot into windows... i have to flash it back to 128mb....

so if my card only has 64 mb, it wouldn't boot into windows because the bios is 128





anyway... out of boringness.. i modded my card cooling system.......

i took off the stock fan, fitted with an OLD unused Case fan.....

after doing some test run.. i can bring it to 375mhz/250mhz...


BTW, my stock fan is 12v 0.1A, the modded CASE fan is 12v 0.15A

i use the socket on the VGA card........ the new fan needs 0.5A more.. i'm afraid my VGA card will be damage or burn because of the fan.,.,.


ALSO if i guess correctly.... i belive the Heatsink provided isn't doing it's job of conducting heat..

This post has been edited by fillet: Feb 27 2006, 03:58 AM

4ns ram only manage 250????


my 5ns ram could manage 240....

at this speed in CS:S hardly noticeable or no artifact..

but with ATT(ATI tray tools) i get artifacts at 205mhz...

This post has been edited by fillet: Feb 27 2006, 08:03 PM

haha u using 9550?

BTW

something weird..

if i flash my GC with 9600 bios, 3dmark03 test 2(shooting in space) won't work... i will see the space clearly... but the humans in the building.. i can only see black images moving..

flash to 9550, test 2 works...can see the human in building.. and outerspace

hahaha....

well... i noticed something..

My GC performs normally with 9550 bios..

if i flash it to 9600 bios.. there will be a drop in performance

ok guys.. i have... what program u all use to test for artifacts??


i installed zalman-vf700cu ./.. well... with Ati tools, i'm already getting artifacts at 375mhz.. GPU

LOL.. shah81 ... hahhahahah i need your help soon.... i need to be able to CSS in 1024x768 comfortably....

thermal paste ah?? the one that comes with the vf700cu


ok.. i use Ati tray tools... my max GPU is 400mhz before any artifacts..

while the mem... i cannot OC at all... even 5 mhz, ATT artifact scan will detect artifacts..


haha in short... my 9550 is a stock 9600 ...lol

This post has been edited by fillet: Feb 28 2006, 11:03 PM

as for the 375/250... though CSS got no noticeable artifacts... i doin't dare to put the mem so high.,... because at 210.... Ati tray tools gives me a lot of artifacts..

BTW... i only attach the ZAlman vf700cu heat sink..... i didn't use the RAM sinks yet.. too short.... i orders new sinks from a local shop.. should arrive 2 more days...

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ok.. everyone... i experimented with Bios...

it seems that different bios gives me different results..

With my Card's original bios, i can only touch MAX

400/200

WIth ATI 9550 bios, MAX

450/210 >>>>BUt Pixel Shader 2.0 won't work at anyclock..

with HiS 9550 bios...

450/200
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With My Card's Original Bios

i get 2449 >>>>250/200

i get 3075 >>>>400/200

This post has been edited by fillet: Mar 1 2006, 05:33 PM

previously..

my results 400/200 was done manually.....

but when i use Ati Tray Tools to do it automatically(Find MAx GPU).... i only managed 282mhz??? Holy COW... i have installed vf700cu .. how come so low?


i reinstalled few times and i make sure it's installed properly.. but...

282mhz?

haha.. i think can loh.... if u just let your Pc run.. and sufr.////

but if u play GAME 24/7.. confirm cannot......

at 440/290 ,

u should do better then 3450..........

your card really can OC well...

my card.. can OC core only.. MEMORY won't even OC 5 hz.........

i got a SAD CASE CARD lah...

only the CORe can go up...

the RAM give artifact at 202... LOL... i must set it down to 196

hahah...ok

i Fitted Cooler Master Ramsinks on my 9550's Memory chip... and it still won't OC

hahah... i regretted lah..

bought VF700 for my Cheap 9550... buy cooler master enough adi.. since it won't OC jhazhha

lol.. shah hahaha

i fitted all the needed cooler.. and my card still won't OC..

do you think Vmod can help it?

hmm...

in my opinion... getting 256mb ram.. is actually not needed....

that's it..

i have a CAPALAND ati9550...

and died last night.. only 3 months old.. got myself a 128bit 6200

on stock speed,

6200 128bit 128 mb can reach 3.8k in 3dmark03