9800NP: OK I got lucky; got Samsung memory...help me decode which one!

[MichaelD]

Allrighty. Got an email from my bud. He's a non-tech kinda guy. I told him what to look for and he responded.

The memory on my ATI 9800NP is labeled:

Samsung 322
(last four of memory string) GC33

I am guessing two things:

1. I got lucky and got Samsung memory. Woohoo! :wine:
2. It's 3.3ns memory


Am I right on #2? Possibly this is rebadged 2.8ns memory? Talk to me, please!

 

[xSauronx]

33 would be 3.3ns

havent heard of anyone renaming high speed memory as a lower speed though, but....hell, it wont hurt, oc it and see what you get

 

[cow123]

i have the same ram on my card (sapphire 9800np) and was able to flash to pro! :beer:

 

[OverVolt]

I'll have to check this out on my card !

EDIT: i have GC2A on my card what does this mean? I think it's 2.8ns and up to 400Mhz according to Samsungs website for k4d2632ra search *Downloads Radclocker *

 

[MichaelD]

Overvolt, it indeed looks like you got really lucky! Nice catch there.

I remember reading that Samsung's yields have been very good with this memory and that they actually have been "upmarking" some of thier 2.8 stuff to 3.3. How true this is, I dunno. I'm gonna find out though!

 

[MichaelD]

uppage.

 

[cbuchach]

My Sapphire 9800NP wih Samsung 3.3 which I flashed to the Pro BIOS will run the memory up to 360MHz. The core however maxes out around 410.

 

[apac]

Nice find. I'm happy with my infineon 3.0 that can do 425/351 with stock cooling.

 

[Dave101]

I just bought the Best Buy Ati 9800np with infineon hyb250128323c-3.0 Is this ok do you think it is flashable to 9800 pro?

just hoping
Thanks,
David

 

[blazerazor]

I want to too Dave101. Will using Rad clocker damage my card if I give it too much?

do I keep upping the core/memory until my games won't play, and/or use PCMark2001 and watch to see if the polygons break up?

I want to Flash the bios, but dont want to fry it. But maybe I should do it NOW while I can still take it back and exchange it for another.

 

[LukFilm]

DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT flash Infineon memory with 9800 PRO BIOS, you will end up with a non-functioning card!!! Only flash if you have Samsung memory.

 

[blazerazor]

Thanks for the input Lukfilm. I was really wanting to try the flash. I guess I'll just overclock it and be happy.
I just hope this card has the power to play hl2 and doom3 when they are released.

How should I go about oc'ing and testing my card to its sweet spot?

Do I up it 10 at a time then play C.Wolf for a while and see if it "artifacts"? Or just run PCMark2001?

Or can I just jump the cpu/mem to what i see others doing ... Like 425/351 over my 330/320?

 

[MangoTBG]

MIKE you didn't PM me, dude! I thought we were palls?!?!?!? Glad to see you got your 9800np...msg me sometime, man.

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: MangoTBG
MIKE you didn't PM me, dude! I thought we were palls?!?!?!? Glad to see you got your 9800np...msg me sometime, man.

/peeks out from under rock I live under

Whoops! I did tell you I would...sorry. My bad. YGPM.

 

[apac]

Originally posted by: blazerazor
Thanks for the input Lukfilm. I was really wanting to try the flash. I guess I'll just overclock it and be happy.
I just hope this card has the power to play hl2 and doom3 when they are released.

How should I go about oc'ing and testing my card to its sweet spot?

Do I up it 10 at a time then play C.Wolf for a while and see if it "artifacts"? Or just run PCMark2001?

Or can I just jump the cpu/mem to what i see others doing ... Like 425/351 over my 330/320?

The card should be good to at least a 9800 pro, so I'd up it to that point pretty quick. Then start going at smaller and smaller increments. Also, run 3dmark2003 not 2001.

Don't worry, I was pissed when I saw the mem too, but it turned out quite well. Just be careful not to go too far. I was planning to stop at the pro level but I couldn't resist going to the max .

I forgot to mention that I do have a side panel fan blowing right over the card, so that might make my clocks a bit higher than yours will be.