I just ordered my sapphire x1900xt oem card. What programs do i need to download to tweak my card? I think i read atitools or something....i dont want to overclock just yet....need to know how to take care of this card, like setting it on the right fan speed etc. any advice would be helpful.
x1900xt help
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You'll need "ATI Tool", just Google it and look for the latest version. I think its like 0.25 or beta 14 or something. It controls your overclocking frequencies and voltages.
You also should probably use the "ATI Tray Tools", another program that replaces your CCC. It is accesible through the system tray by the clock and controls AA/AF and such.
6.5 drivers are out from ATI, so if you want the latest that would be them. Personally I still use the 6.3's as they were/are really good. I'm slowly finding out if the 6.5's are really worth the installment.
When you're ready to overclock, let us know.
You also should probably use the "ATI Tray Tools", another program that replaces your CCC. It is accesible through the system tray by the clock and controls AA/AF and such.
6.5 drivers are out from ATI, so if you want the latest that would be them. Personally I still use the 6.3's as they were/are really good. I'm slowly finding out if the 6.5's are really worth the installment.
When you're ready to overclock, let us know.
Uhhh, I have a X1800XT, and I am ready to overclock.
Why dont you go ahead and explain overclocking now?
Why dont you go ahead and explain overclocking now?
I'm not so familiar with the X1800 since I have an X1900, but I think the process is still the same.
Here is a step-by-step on how to oc that badboy:
1) Use CAT 6.3 (if you want) display drivers only which can be found on ATI's website. Not sure if the Chuck patch gives any problems with ocing but I imagine it wouldn't. Reboot when prompted.
2) Install ATI Tray Tools and make sure to disable overclocking. An option will appear when you're doing the install that allows you to uncheck a box for overclocking.
3) Install ATI Tool Beta 14
4) Disable the ATI Smart and ATI Hotkey services. You can find them under Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services (with Classic View) or Control Panel -> Performance and Maintenance -> Administrative Tools -> Services (using Category View). You can disable them by right-clicking on them, going to Properties, and then under Startup Type choose disable and apply. After disabling both services, reboot your computer.
5) You should be able to start ocing now. In ATI Tool go to the Settings tab and than to Voltage. Just try and find your max oc on stock volts which is 1.4 or 1.425V (I forget which) on the core (first of the four adjustments) and leave the rest the same. When finding your max oc, adjust the core up in 10MHz increments and test with the built in Artifact Scanner in ATI Tool. I usually let it run for 5+ minutes with no errors before I bump the core up again. You'll start seeing artifacts in the spinning, furry, cube and it will also inform you that you've gotten errors.
Now, you want to put the core back to stock and test the memory the same way. Once you've found the max of the memory, you can find the max of the core and meme together which is generally a little lower than either separately.
You'll get very close with the Artifact Scanner in ATI Tool but just be aware that the more intense games out (FEAR, Oblivion, etc.) might cause artifacting that the Scanner couldn't find. I had to bump my volts a tad to get FEAR to be artifact free.
This is the method I've used anyway, thanks to Elfear. I've had a little trouble with mine due to the voltage regulators. The only application I'm having trouble with running my OC's at is Oblivion, but I've heard that that game doesn't do well with overclocked components. Good luck and I hoped that will help.
Here is a step-by-step on how to oc that badboy:
1) Use CAT 6.3 (if you want) display drivers only which can be found on ATI's website. Not sure if the Chuck patch gives any problems with ocing but I imagine it wouldn't. Reboot when prompted.
2) Install ATI Tray Tools and make sure to disable overclocking. An option will appear when you're doing the install that allows you to uncheck a box for overclocking.
3) Install ATI Tool Beta 14
4) Disable the ATI Smart and ATI Hotkey services. You can find them under Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services (with Classic View) or Control Panel -> Performance and Maintenance -> Administrative Tools -> Services (using Category View). You can disable them by right-clicking on them, going to Properties, and then under Startup Type choose disable and apply. After disabling both services, reboot your computer.
5) You should be able to start ocing now. In ATI Tool go to the Settings tab and than to Voltage. Just try and find your max oc on stock volts which is 1.4 or 1.425V (I forget which) on the core (first of the four adjustments) and leave the rest the same. When finding your max oc, adjust the core up in 10MHz increments and test with the built in Artifact Scanner in ATI Tool. I usually let it run for 5+ minutes with no errors before I bump the core up again. You'll start seeing artifacts in the spinning, furry, cube and it will also inform you that you've gotten errors.
Now, you want to put the core back to stock and test the memory the same way. Once you've found the max of the memory, you can find the max of the core and meme together which is generally a little lower than either separately.
You'll get very close with the Artifact Scanner in ATI Tool but just be aware that the more intense games out (FEAR, Oblivion, etc.) might cause artifacting that the Scanner couldn't find. I had to bump my volts a tad to get FEAR to be artifact free.
This is the method I've used anyway, thanks to Elfear. I've had a little trouble with mine due to the voltage regulators. The only application I'm having trouble with running my OC's at is Oblivion, but I've heard that that game doesn't do well with overclocked components. Good luck and I hoped that will help.
if i donwload the cat 6.5 driver....can i delete CCC?? i dont like it....will my card run properly without ccc?
For arguabley the best drivers for gaming use http://omegadrivers.net/
He takes the latest drivers released from ATI and tweaks them for even better performance
He takes the latest drivers released from ATI and tweaks them for even better performance
ATI Tool has been acting strangely for me lately. It seems to lose track of the temperatures every now and then (the readings are displayed as 0C, 100C, "$1." and other crap), which is accompanied by a sudden change in the fan speed to 40% or 100%. This has been happening occasionally since I got the card, but it has become more common in the last few days. Is anyone else getting problems like this?
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