Sapphire X800GTO AGP Overclock Help

[Vesh007]

Hey guys.

I am new to this overclocking bit so I need some advice, I've been trolling a bunch of forums and got my new Sapphire X800GTO unlocked to 16 pipes!

With that initial success I wanted to try my hand at some over clocking. I tried using AtiTool to find my max core and then my whole system crashed. I'm a noob so are you supposed to stop it before you crash lol?

Also I have both ATITool and ATI Tray Tools installed. Will using one have any effect on the other? is one better for overclocking? I use Ati Tray Tools to control my fan speed and just tried some over clocking with ATI Tool did that cause the crash?

Any help is appreciated thanks.😱

 

[Munky]

Ati Tool and maybe ATT have the option to write events to a log file. Enable that option and let it do the auto overclocking, and then when it crashes you'll know the highest possible speed. Be sure to first find the max OC of the core, with stock mem speeds. Then find the max OC of the mem with stock core clocks. Once you know the max of both, OC both, and see how high you can push it. Usually it will run stable about 10-20mhz lower than what Ati Tool finds as max. Also, most x800gto hit at least 500mhz on the core, so you can just set it to 500 manually, and then see how much further it goes from there.

Both ATT and Ati Tool have the same OC functionality. I used ATT for OC'ing because I also used it to control all the advanced tweaks and settings.

 

[Vesh007]

Sigh, I think I'm plagued with the R430 core as it seems to top out around 425/550...
Still, I got my original 3dmark05 of ~4400 on the stock X800Gto with 12 pipelines up to 5037 with 16 pipes and 425/545

Is there any danger in running it overclocked all the time? will it eat into the lifetime of the card? Also, how are my temps? I'm idling about 44 and 65 under load with the oc, but without overclock it's about idle 40 and 60 under load.

Thanks guys, this board is always full of help.:thumbsup:

 

[Vesh007]

bump for help?

 

[Munky]

Two factors usually shorten the life of gpu's: increased voltage and excessive temperature. You're running at stock voltage, and 65C is normal load temp (anything below ~80C is ok), so you could run it overclocked all the time and the effect on the life of the card would be insignificant.