Just got my refurbed 9800 (non-pro) from Newegg. Is 3.0 Infineon Ram any good for OC'ing? I won't get to play with it until this weekend but I'm curious
Noooo! Don't even mess with Infineon memory; not worth it. Won't overclock (or sometimes even underclock) worth a damn--and you're more than likely to give yourself stability problems by messing with that RAM. Sorry to be the deliverer of bad news, but that's just the way it is. :banghead:
Bah. It's ok. It was already a bad idea for me to impulse-buy a card. At least now there's no consolation prize that would tempt me to do something like that again
At least it'll be faster than the ol' 8500DV (that comes at 230/190)
A guy called Mackanz once said :"Infineon sucks donkey"
It is quite true.
I have 3.3ns Infineon on my Radeon 9700 np.
It is rated at 300 MHz, if I set the speed to 300 or above it is artifacts galore.
Maybe I can avoid some of it by flashing my card, but I don't know if I want to flash?
Don't expect speeds above the specified speed of the module, don't know the specced speed of 3.0 ns.
Is it 333 MHz?
Don't let these weenies fool you. I've got a 9800 np with 3ns infineon. It his 330 just fine. A buddy of mine has one as well and it hits 335. Just a c-hair shy of stock 9800 pro speeds. A mighty upgrade from a 8500 for me as well.
Well technically it doesn't qualify as a mem OC.
You have OC'ed the card past it's specs though.
The memory is specified to do 333 MHz.
3.0ns = 333 MHz.
My 3.3 ns do run close to 300 MHz as well.
But they refuse to run at speeds above 300 MHz.
3.3 ns = 300 MHz.
This is weird. The driver installed as a 9800 Pro. But, the clock speeds are 324/290 according to Powerstrip. I'm guessing those are non-pro speeds, right?
So what gives? I was thinking the last owner may have flashed a BIOS, but wouldn't that raise the frequencies as well?
I'm reluctant to try anything strenuous on the card until I know what's up. There's also a weird smouldering smell that I'm a little nervous about until I can track it down...
Hmm... well I'm pretty sure I don't actually have a Pro, after all it was sold as a non-pro. I guess the drivers are just identifiying my card wrong. Weird.
Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe the drivers "always"* recognizes a non pro as a pro.
My 9700 np has been called a 9700 Pro in windows since I first installed it.
*Of course there has to be an exception to the rule.
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At least it'll be faster than the ol' 8500DV (that comes at 230/190)
It is quite true.
I have 3.3ns Infineon on my Radeon 9700 np.
It is rated at 300 MHz, if I set the speed to 300 or above it is artifacts galore.
Maybe I can avoid some of it by flashing my card, but I don't know if I want to flash?
Don't expect speeds above the specified speed of the module, don't know the specced speed of 3.0 ns.
Is it 333 MHz?
Push the limits and find out what it can do.
You have OC'ed the card past it's specs though.
The memory is specified to do 333 MHz.
3.0ns = 333 MHz.
My 3.3 ns do run close to 300 MHz as well.
But they refuse to run at speeds above 300 MHz.
3.3 ns = 300 MHz.
So what gives? I was thinking the last owner may have flashed a BIOS, but wouldn't that raise the frequencies as well?
I'm reluctant to try anything strenuous on the card until I know what's up. There's also a weird smouldering smell that I'm a little nervous about until I can track it down...
But I am not 100% sure.
My 9700 np has been called a 9700 Pro in windows since I first installed it.
*Of course there has to be an exception to the rule.