ATI Gurus - What are some reasonable o/c expectations for the 9800 Pro?

[The Sauce]

Just got my Newegg refurb 9800Pro. Presently Stock speeds. Just to help save me some time what are some reasonable starting points for overclocking this sucker?

 

[OverVolt]

Not far, at least with my R9800Pro. you can really only bump the memory to where it makes an effect in performance. When i pumped GPU up like 5Mhz, it resulted in artifacting. Not really a perf gain in 5Mhz anyway.

EDIT i used RadClocker

 

[The Sauce]

Oh really...hmm. I had a 9800NP I just returned and I got that GPU to over 400Mhz. Guess I'll have to experiment.

 

[The Sauce]

No one here o/c'ing 9800 Pro's? That's odd.

 

[50]

Originally posted by: Snatchface
No one here o/c'ing 9800 Pro's? That's odd.

Who's got the dough to buy them?

 

[Yourself]

I have mine at :


436 core
365 memory


Self

 

[RollWave]

its not about the dough, its about whats the need right now? I dont have doom 3 or half-life 2, do you?

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Well, I think that its also because so far people have only been able to really OC the Non Pros since they still have some headroom left in them. I think the Pro's have very little headroom left, and that too, is probably just for safety so when room temperatures rise 10F, the GPU or memory doesn't fry.

 

[tbates757]

Originally posted by: rnp614
its not about the dough, its about whats the need right now? I dont have doom 3 or half-life 2, do you?

My thoughts exactly. Now isn't really the greatest time to upgrade your video card

 

[The Sauce]

Originally posted by: Yourself
I have mine at :


436 core
365 memory


Self

Holy crap. Now that's an O/C!

BTW - I had to upgrade my video to get an LCD and be able to run games at native 1280x1024 resolutions. It only cost me $280 refurb from Newegg.

 

[John]

I run my retail built by ATI 9800 Pro @ 440/350

 

[OverVolt]

Originally posted by: John
I run my retail built by ATI 9800 Pro @ 440/350

mine goes to 400/378. You've GOT to have have artifacting @ 440core. c'mon now.

 

[John]

Originally posted by: OverVolt

Originally posted by: John
I run my retail built by ATI 9800 Pro @ 440/350

mine goes to 400/378. You've GOT to have have artifacting @ 440core. c'mon now.

No, I can run up to 450 on the core without artifacts.