Overclock/Mod for 9500 Pro?

[Easy1]

I have the bios which allows overclocking and not shy about flashing things (have done mobos) but I have never overclocked a video card. I still have old Riva 128 PCI (I knew that would come in handy someday) so I can reflash with old bios if things go wrong. What I need to know is what settings are reasonable? What is "stock" for 9700 Pro? Should I expect that? Also I'm seeing a lot about software "mods". Should I check those out? Information appreciated.

 

[rogue1979]

Other than voltage mods to raise the stock voltage for the gpu and ram, there isn't any other mods available. The 9700 Pro comes with default speeds of 325/310(620). Most of the R300 cores hit 375-390MHz with stock cooling. Your 9500 Pro ram speeds will depend on your speed rating. 3.6ns should get you close to 310, 3.3ns maybe 325 on an ATI card.

 

[mamisano]

I would suggest a speed of 300/300 for the 9500Pro. I have tried my core over 300 but it adds little to performace...perhaps I am CPU limited. The memory will run to about 310, but I like to keep things safe at 300/300.