AMD Radeon HD 2900 XT overclocking results

[Sampsa]

Hi everyone,

Since AMD's Radeon HD 2900 XT launch is coming up I thought it would be proper to start a thread for overclocking results of this card. I currently have one card to play with but since the NDA is still up, I won't post any results yet.

http://plaza.fi/s/f/editor/images/0502tunis3.jpg

I'll be posting info and numbers when it's possible. I know Kinc also has the card since we met in Tunis so some results should be coming from there also :toast:

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Update 3/5/2007:

http://www.techpowerup.com/img/07-05-03/tool1.gif

techPowerUp! has AMD GPU Clock Tool available for download which can change R600 2D/3D clocks and lets you monitor temperatures of the card. It also works on RV610, RV630 and all previous products.

Link: http://www.techpowerup.com/?30555

[kemo]

Subscribed ,,, just out of curiosity do you like your card ????

[cantankerous]

Awesome, can't wait to see these results, especially from someone high up in the game. I hope these results are going to what the end user can except from a retail purchased card however. Cherry picked core and volt mods suck for everyday results.

[eva2000]

ooooooooooh.. sits down with a packet of chips :D

[Stocky]

Excellent! I look forward to seeing the confirmed results, especially overclocked :)

[Soker]

Give me the scores, give me the great scores! ;)

[end3rkid]

Tell us about the power consumption too :).

[Brama]

When will the NDA expire?

[steelballzz]

sits down with a packet of chips :D

:yepp:

i read somewhere that this vga would heat up to 100ºc.....
lets wait to see...

[Neon Biker]

When will the NDA expire?

Apparently on May 14th. :mad:
I donno what's the point of starting this thread with almost 2 weeks before any actual results can be posted. :slap:

[AzraelDarkangel]

I'm really liking this card from an engineering standpoint according to everything I've heard but I'm wondering how good the software drivers are. I want to use Linux as well as Windows and generally Nvidia has had better Linux drivers. If the drivers are good I would love to get this card and put it on water and overclock the heck out of it. I wonder if they will come out with drivers to get crossfire to work on Nvida AM2 motherboards since most AMD motherboards out now use Nvidia chipsets.

[italian soldier]

Subscribed

[S1mon-]

Nice to see people that actually have the cards :)

[Soker]

Apparently on May 14th. :mad:
I donno what's the point of starting this thread with almost 2 weeks before any actual results can be posted. :slap:

Not bad...

[Sampsa]

Maybe someone without NDA will post results earlier :)

[eXceeded]

howd u get the opportunity to get the card? PM me. I wouldn't mind signing an NDA and passing some green to get this card.

[Sampsa]

Actually there is already news about R600 overclocking:

http://www.techpowerup.com/img/07-05-03/tool1.gif

techPowerUp! has AMD GPU Clock Tool available for download which can change R600 2D/3D clocks and lets you monitor temperatures of the card. It also works on RV610, RV630 and all previous products.

Link: http://www.techpowerup.com/?30555

[neoman]

Mitä kuulu sampsa , :) Great news , cant w8 for the scores

[MAS]

Sampsa, is 1GHz under stock cooler?

[eXceeded]

not his screenie

[Kombatant]

I am also waiting to see how much you'll be able to push this baby :)

Maybe we should start posting AMD badge pics, and see who's got the prettiest one :p

[Okda]

subscribed

[WeaponX]

Sampsa, I haven't seen any replies since ya started this thread, are you able to answer anyone's question without violating the NDA? Can you at least tell us all whether or not it's worth the wait, anything?

[Kombatant]

Probably not, the NDA is still in effect, so he will have to dance around it ;)

[Master_G]

*twiddles thumbs*

Exceedingly bored with hearing about this card now, been waiting in the wings for too long, time for it to actually go retail and pull some numbers.

G

[G H Z]

Can't think of two better guys to have this card now, other than me of course :D

Have fun with it Sampsa, lookin forward to you and kinc's results :toast:

[nicepun]

Subscribed. I wonder if Dynasty is under NDA as well.

[Lightman]

Can't think of two better guys to have this card now, other than me of course :D

Have fun with it Sampsa, lookin forward to you and kinc's results :toast:

You not have it yet?? How come?:stick:

[perkam]

Can't think of two better guys to have this card now, other than me of course :D

Have fun with it Sampsa, lookin forward to you and kinc's results :toast:Yep...Kinc's been hidden away in his basement with a couple of these...

Should be promising :)

Perkam

[ahmad]

Go go go go!

[deathman20]

Subbed as well looking forward to the results, guessing they will be released on the 14th when the NDA is lifted. Gotta be ready to order my card the min I see results :)

[ZoLKoRn]

impressive! 1GHz core, wait for results :slobber:

[XeRo]

Subscribed. All I need to know is it the G80 killer that it was hyped up to be?

[cantankerous]

1ghz should not be expected guys. I remember when the X1900XTX was due to be released it was rumoured that the core was brought to 1ghz. We all know when the card came out it could early 700's at most stable and clean.

[cadaveca]

:stick:LoL...and who showed that R580 @ 1ghz?(2D artifacts were present, if you remember.):stick:

[bloodbanger]

"Sits down with some bottles of beer and some potatoe-chips bags and starts to wait"for some REAL results...cause the bullcrap that has been posted lately around the web is getting on my nerves

[WeaponX]

Just give us the bottom line :D that's all we're asking for :toast:

[Lane-k]

I wait too about your and other peoples result... I need know if i go for a Cfire X2900XT or i wait the XTX.. Actually german shop begin pre order about the XT.. i have not see anything about the XTX..

Glad for you, if you can test it right now...:D Will be a at your place..

[jas420221]

Subscirbed... 2 weeks before? Sheesh this thread is going ot sh1t on until taht point.... lol

[bloodbanger]

only 11 days to go:)

[Harshal]

Let the clock frenzy begin.... atleast those without NDA...
*runs for chips & iced tea*

[GLENBOY]

if everyone went with nda none of us would have known about conroe months earlier than release, its all getting a bit commercial, xtreme use to say hell to the wind, rebellious etc. now everyone is signing nda contracts , its a shame really i wish someone would post some reliable results anonymously

[safan80]

if everyone went with nda none of us would have known about conroe months earlier than release, its all getting a bit commercial, xtreme use to say hell to the wind, rebellious etc. now everyone is signing nda contracts , its a shame really i wish someone would post some reliable results anonymously

me too if the R600 OCs and performs great it would change my mind and convice me to get one.

[Metroid]

The forum NDA should be much less than sites reviews. Well can't wait to see the improvements of 512 bit :)

[rob[GL]]

xribed

[S1mon-]

subscribe !

[Plywood99]

yup...


Ply

[sam400]

subscribe !

[aMp]

Criticize NDAs all you want, but it's not as if there was some perfect pre-NDA world in which information flowed freely. The alternative is not having hardware samples to review until after launch. This way we get a lot of information from many different voices (most of them unbiased) at the moment a product launches.

[CedricFP]

Looking forward to your results, Sampsa!

[Makubex_GB]

Can't wait for results! :D

[bigdaddy25fb]

Yes. Finally someone with the skills to make that card scream.

[LordofDoom]

Awesome stuff! Will be interesting to see how it eventually fares.

[bluep3ace]

suscrib'd

can't wait :D

[theteamaqua]

cool

[deathman20]

Sampsa, are you going to share stock, OC on air and then your "tweaked" setup results when the NDA is lifted on the 14th right?

[Revv23]

wooo i am very excited for this card.. i sure hope it delivers.

[dinos22]

lol imagines Kinc with the two cards going off in his dungeon hahaha :D

[Jodiuh]

No need for post to sub gang! ;)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/jodiuh/subscription.jpg

[grudgelord]

No need for post to sub gang! ;)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/jodiuh/subscription.jpg

:lol: You must've read my mind. :D

[HaLDoL]

Probably not, the NDA is still in effect, so he will have to dance around it ;)

AMD/ATI PR has arrived. Are they so desperate?

[satein]

AMD/ATI PR has arrived. Are they so desperate?
:nono:

Yes, he does work for AMD/ATi. I think most people knew it, but it is not the point for him not being able to be a member and post here :D. And I also think that Kombatant will never disclose of this fact that he presenting here as the AMD/ATi person.

[Kombatant]

Yes I actually registered one+ year ago, because somehow I predicted that in March 2007 I would be working for AMD and I had to make sure that I'd be able to post in XtremeSystems :p

HaLDoL, I've been writing reviews for various magazines and websites for quite a few years, I didn't register here to do PR work. Sampsa is a friend, and I want to see what he can do what that baby, simple as that. Furthermore, read my sig - I don't post here as a PR person, but as me. So no need to be so cautious :)

[DeathReborn]

Subscribed.

AM looking forward to seeing if my money will head to the XT or the XL.

[Sampsa]

I will stick with NDA unlike some other people who attended Tunis event and already posted pretty much all the details of the card. There are also quite alot false information floating around the internet regarding Radeon HD 2900 XT.. main source is one particular site which is not so hard to guess.

Anyway, there is actually quite alot overclocking headroom in R600 GPU and AMD GPU Clock Tool seems to be working just fine. I had a problem with Powerstrip beta-version which was limited to driver's limits. Now we just need to wait for new version of ATITool which brings voltage adjustments for R600 and I'll run tests under dry ice cooling. Hopefully that'll be next week.

PS. 1000/1000 MHz clock speeds at techPowerUp!'s screenshot are pretty modest :fact:

Kombatant, nice to see you again :)

[GLENBOY]

nice to hear sampsa, i think we are going to get a nice surprise with results from these cards

[sky]

PS. 1000/1000 MHz clock speeds at techPowerUp!'s screenshot are pretty modest :fact:

modest for what kind of cooling? stock? ;)

[GLENBOY]

on a side note samps if you have a quad sli power supply which has 4 pcie 6 pin power connectors can you use 2 pcie (6 pin) power cables on each card i see they have a six and 8 pin connector on each card, or do you just use the single connector on each card supposing you had 2 cards in crossfire

[Sampsa]

on a side note samps if you have a quad sli power supply which has 4 pcie 6 pin power connectors can you use 2 pcie (6 pin) power cables on each card i see they have a six and 8 pin connector on each card, or do you just use the single connector on each card supposing you had 2 cards in crossfire

I have Enermax Galaxy PSU with all necessary PCIe connectors (6 pin and 8 pin)

edit: if you have two cards and four connectors, use four connectors :)

[biohead]

I have Enermax Galaxy PSU with all necessary PCIe connectors (6 pin and 8 pin)

I think with "you" he was referring to people in general ;)

[perkam]

PS. 1000/1000 MHz clock speeds at techPowerUp!'s screenshot are pretty modest I imagine the part being modest there is the ram clocks...don't think the gpu can go that much higher at 80nm...

Perkam

[Kinc]

I imagine the part being modest there is the ram clocks...don't think the gpu can go that much higher at 80nm...

Perkam

Think again ;)

[GLENBOY]

I think with "you" he was referring to people in general ;)

yes thats right i read somewhere that you can still use the 6 pin pcie on the 8 pin one on the card if you have one available to use like you have 4 x 6 pcie power 6 pin cables as on a quad sli psu like the tagan 1100 as an example so you could still have 2 power adapters on each card

[Revv23]

Think again ;)

i hope this applies to air cooling lol. though actually there is no way this is air cooling no way ati would leave 300mhz+ headroom on air.

[cadaveca]

1350mhz?:D :lol2: have you hit 1400 yet?




:slobber:


Kinc...make that card :worship: before you!


Or is this a little :fart:?



:toast:

[Naunaud128]

I will stick with NDA unlike some other people who attended Tunis event and already posted pretty much all the details of the card. There are also quite alot false information floating around the internet regarding Radeon HD 2900 XT.. main source is one particular site which is not so hard to guess.

Anyway, there is actually quite alot overclocking headroom in R600 GPU and AMD GPU Clock Tool seems to be working just fine. I had a problem with Powerstrip beta-version which was limited to driver's limits. Now we just need to wait for new version of ATITool which brings voltage adjustments for R600 and I'll run tests under dry ice cooling. Hopefully that'll be next week.

PS. 1000/1000 MHz clock speeds at techPowerUp!'s screenshot are pretty modest :fact:

Kombatant, nice to see you again :)

Gee, this card rox !

[massman]

1000/1000 is pretty impressive (if it's really that easy to obtain those clocks)

[Marioace]

1000/1000 is pretty impressive (if it's really that easy to obtain those clocks)

:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

btw, waiting to see your results sampsa ;)

W1zz is still working in the ATT to work properly with R600

[Eastcoasthandle]

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=30555

Am I missing something there?

[DilTech]

Think again ;)

For 24/7 usage?

Sure LN2/D.I./Cascade cooling is fun, but 24/7 gaming ready is what matters.

[cantankerous]

For 24/7 usage?

Sure LN2/D.I./Cascade cooling is fun, but 24/7 gaming ready is what matters.

agree 100%. I am expecting mid 800's for core and late 900's on memory for 24/7 with a half decent clocking card.

[theteamaqua]

yeah ... but ATI tool can prolly let u adjust voltage , and with water that means much more clock speed

[GLENBOY]

good point the teamaqua

[perkam]

For 24/7 usage?

Sure LN2/D.I./Cascade cooling is fun, but 24/7 gaming ready is what matters.We have a section for that :)

It's right here: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=66

Notice the "Xtreme" in Xtreme 3D ;)

Perkam

[end3rkid]

I want serious some benches :P

[G H Z]

@ 1000mhz core, these cards will be very capable of dealing with the competition. This is gonne be a long 10 days :D

[Daveb2012]

I don't predict any WOWs due to kinc and samsa.., please prove me wrong.;)

[ahmad]

Damn the NDAs. How much money it would it take for you to disobey :D

[bloodbanger]

okay,sampsa:perhaps you can answer this:Somewhere there was a quote(from Kombatant?)where he states that people are going to be pleasantly surprised?Any information on what he's talking about?Or is that part already been covered in a preview?I just wanted to know in what point of view we'd be surprised..

[Your_Boss]

Think again ;)

Someone at overclockersUK (http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17721794&page=15&pp=30) said that those 1000/1000 speeds were with 2D clocks just showing you the options it can do.

What can your card really do on air in 3D mode? Thanks. ;)

[Kinc]

Someone at overclockersUK (http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17721794&page=15&pp=30) said that those 1000/1000 speeds were with 2D clocks just showing you the options it can do.

What can your card really do on air in 3D mode? Thanks. ;)

It cant do 1000MHz on stock cooler. That would be sick really :D

[flopper]

its water or cold that is eneded, 225w is kinda hot.

[Kinc]

its water or cold that is eneded, 225w is kinda hot.

Yeah. For every overclocker this card will be a wet dream :D For me its always nice to know that there is much headroom by just removing more heat.

Those who like to build with watercooling will find the perf. gain from building with a high end watercooling system very pleasing.

[deathman20]

Yeah. For every overclocker this card will be a wet dream :D For me its always nice to know that there is much headroom by just removing more heat.

Those who like to build with watercooling will find the perf. gain from building with a high end watercooling system very pleasing.

But on air? How bad will it be limited?

I know I've been tossing the idea of going water again but not really 100% sure yet.

[massman]

Yeah. For every overclocker this card will be a wet dream :D For me its always nice to know that there is much headroom by just removing more heat.

Those who like to build with watercooling will find the perf. gain from building with a high end watercooling system very pleasing.

So waterchilled 24/7 setup ftw ? :slobber:

[VictorWang]

the cards are ready, just need to improve its driver.
hope to see 5%~10% performance gain in the next 2weeks :D

now...from 4.01~4.19, already 2~3% there.

[-Acid-]

any one have any idea as to the heat output of the card in 3d mode it would be nice to know for any budding water chillers getting build atm

[Dynasty]

Here is link to an unknown card in 3D mark > 03/05/06....
Geez, I wonder what this card could be.

http://www.nordichardware.com/forum/viewtopic.php?topic=8428&forum=45

[aMp]

Yeah. For every overclocker this card will be a wet dream :D For me its always nice to know that there is much headroom by just removing more heat.

Those who like to build with watercooling will find the perf. gain from building with a high end watercooling system very pleasing.

Dammit, time to shell out for that new Thermochill PA120.3...my BIP3 struggles to dissipate the heat from an X1900 @ 750/820.

[biohead]

having an SI-128 waiting to be bent and mounted on this thing.. guess that'll shovel most of the heat outta there, say, more or less equal to water?

[deathman20]

Here is link to an unknown card in 3D mark > 03/05/06....
Geez, I wonder what this card could be.

http://www.nordichardware.com/forum/viewtopic.php?topic=8428&forum=45

Wow, ok totally sold. Now just need to think on extra cooling for it and a new case suited better for water cooling probably.

[nicepun]

Now why did they run 3DMark06 with res @ 1280x1024??

[deathman20]

Now why did they run 3DMark06 with res @ 1280x1024??

Um because thats default.

[nicepun]

Um because thats default.

Oooops...:slap: :slapass:

[SoF]

uh can't wait for the benches to be unleashed :D this will be fun for sure (and is about time ;) )

[Eastcoasthandle]

Yeah. For every overclocker this card will be a wet dream :D For me its always nice to know that there is much headroom by just removing more heat.

Those who like to build with watercooling will find the perf. gain from building with a high end watercooling system very pleasing.

Can a person use their existing GPU WB? Lets say a Maze4??

[GLENBOY]

Can a person use their existing GPU WB? Lets say a Maze4??

hi there the mounting holes accordingly are the same as on the x1900 cards so it should be fine its only the full cover waterblocks which cover the ram etc which may be a problem with these new cards as the pcb is different but the maze 4 which just covers the core should be fine

[Daveb2012]

Here is link to an unknown card in 3D mark > 03/05/06....
Geez, I wonder what this card could be.

http://www.nordichardware.com/forum/viewtopic.php?topic=8428&forum=45

Kinc Also has an 8800 Ultra, how do we know its not that?

[dragonhunter]

Kinc Also has an 8800 Ultra, how do we know its not that?


Then he would said it's an Ultra, maybe DNA stop him from saying what the card is? I wonder too

[perkam]

Then he would said it's an Ultra, maybe DNA stop him from saying what the card is? I wonder tooYes those DNA Agreements (Don't Notice Agreements) are pesky arent they...

XD

Perkam

[largon]

How does Hynix 1.0ns GDDR3 overclock?
Funny that retail XTs (9.5") have 1.0ns Hynix chips but OEMs (8.5") get 0.9ns Samsung.

[Sampsa]

Can a person use their existing GPU WB? Lets say a Maze4??

shim around the GPU is little bit higher than GPU so you might have to remove it when using your own cooling solution..


but OEMs (8.5") get 0.9ns Samsung.

There won't be such a card released atleast yet so no need to speculate which memory it uses

[Parcher]

Subscribed :toast:

[VictorWang]

someone can tell me 3Dmark05 score of 8800gtx sli ?
with a 4.6G x6800 , ram @ 1100 4445-2T loosen timings.
no tweaked OS/driver, no LOD.
everything by deafult.

[K404]

Hey Victor...maybe around 24-24.5K ishhh?

[zbogorgon]

its more, 25.5

[VictorWang]

:D maybe ATI will win in 01/05 ag. @.@

[zbogorgon]

those are more or less CPU limited benchmarks, it all depends on system sufering performance due to SLI/CF

[K404]

its more, 25.5

GARGH I forgot about the new drivers...the scores I checked to estimate a score were using the old ones

[largon]

OEMs (8.5") get 0.9ns Samsung.There won't be such a card released atleast yet so no need to speculate which memory it usesSee attachment.

[blind_ripper]

say any one can tell me if there suffering from coldbug ? :p:

[Free Gordon]

so, Daily tech R600, probably was a fireGL? :D

[Free Gordon]

they tested with old driver?

[Miwo]

I know everyone is excited over the top end products, but has anyone gotten a hold of any solid info/benches on the RV630? I am curious to know how the lower end parts fare with overclocking? I am hoping its not another overheating Digital VRM fiasco, aka x1950pro. Being a 65nm part, it should be easy to cool with a decent air setup I would imagine.

[kemist]

Video Card Managing Editor]
All I'm gonna say is, 3dmark scores mean jack in relation to real gaming performance that I am experiencing.

Just wondering if anyone with this card can say whether this statement is true or not, for better or worse?

[BenchZowner]

Just wondering if anyone with this card can say whether this statement is true or not, for better or worse?

3D Mark03/05/06 numbers cannot reflect real gaming performance in ALL CASES.

But...these comments from who ? HardOCP ? huh, sounds like fun ( ooh, and reminds us of the old funny days with hOCP vs FutureMark :D ) [ and some more... now let me stop :D ]

[kemist]

3D Mark03/05/06 numbers cannot reflect real gaming performance in ALL CASES.

But...these comments from who ? HardOCP ? huh, sounds like fun ( ooh, and reminds us of the old funny days with hOCP vs FutureMark :D ) [ and some more... now let me stop :D ]

Haha yea i know, but the [H] is considered fairly reputable, (though im not buying into anything until i see benches from everyone) just wondering if these dont perform as well as they might seem they would in real life gaming, especially at high res, high AA/AF.

[onethreehill]

2900XT 3DMark06 number
http://forums.vr-zone.com/showpost.php?p=3676801&postcount=14

[theteamaqua]

2900XT 3DMark06 number
http://forums.vr-zone.com/showpost.php?p=3676801&postcount=14

finally some numbers

[tuanming]

Is 3DMark06 score result use a single or dual HD2900XT?

[Bootup05]

So the roumors of this card being a flop aren't true?

I take it thats a single card setup?

Anyone know what drivers they were using, because 2000 above an OCed 88GTX is good in my eyes:)

[MichelinGuy]

I think the best advantage that the HD2900XT has is the fact that ATI has connections with Microsoft so it can make better Dx10 drivers than Nvidia. These numbers are pretty sweet indeed but if you buy this card, you probably buy it for it's Dx10 function. So i want to see some hard Dx10 numbers before i'm convinced :para:

[albertwesker]

So the roumors of this card being a flop aren't true?

I take it thats a single card setup?

Anyone know what drivers they were using, because 2000 above an OCed 88GTX is good in my eyes:)

an OC 8800 GTX does also 16k with a quad core ~ 4GHz

[Kinc]

I just confirmed no coldbug down to atleast -90C evap (post without problems).

[zbogorgon]

I just confirmed no coldbug down to atleast -90C evap (posts without problems).

wonderfull

[GLENBOY]

I just confirmed no coldbug down to atleast -90C evap (posts without problems).

hi kinc is the shim around the gpu higher that that on the x1900 cards i have watercooled gpu only blocks which are the polarflo ones and they have fitted 7900gtx and the pair of x1900s perfectly i had, the shim on the pics on the hd2900 does not look any higher that that on the x1900 can you confirm

thanks

Glen

[Kinc]

hi kinc is the shim around the gpu higher that that on the x1900 cards i have watercooled gpu only blocks which are the polarflo ones and they have fitted 7900gtx and the pair of x1900s perfectly i had, the shim on the pics on the hd2900 does not look any higher that that on the x1900 can you confirm

thanks

Glen

Yes it is slightly higher then the core. Im using a 1mm copper coldplate wich I fit over the die.

[GLENBOY]

Yes it is slightly higher then the core. Im using a 1mm copper coldplate wich I fit over the die.


thanks kinc appreciated

[Lane-k]

I just confirmed no coldbug down to atleast -90C evap (post without problems).


Wow, nice news :D

[blind_ripper]

I just confirmed no coldbug down to atleast -90C evap (post without problems).

this is what im waiting for , hope its not again like X1950 and X1900 serie that its random :slapass:

[pumbertot]

i find the scores a bit disappointing(but good at the same time), was hoping ATI could have pushed the envelope just a bit further. this is competing with GTX, but not really exceeding it perhaps maybe by a little bit. still its good news with the price of these(after gouging), should force Nvidia to lower theres. now maybe I can start to dream of next gen cards being released at a lower price than last time around..........yeah im sure its just a dream.

edit: Oh and nice clocks there Denny and thanks for sharing. you always get your hands on some good stuff. ;)

[zert]

Subscribed :D

Sampsa or Kinc, you dont happen to have an Radeon HD2600XT lying around to play with?

[Sampsa]

Subscribed :D

Sampsa or Kinc, you dont happen to have an Radeon HD2600XT lying around to play with?

Not in a while..

[Bounc3y]

Yes it is slightly higher then the core. Im using a 1mm copper coldplate wich I fit over the die.

sorry to bother u kinc.. so either u remove the shim or u put something in between the die to raise it? i'm currently using a MCW60 and i'm planning to upgrade my x1900xt with this.. just hope it fits =/

edit : and subscribed :D

[Sir Random]

Subscribed.

Roll on Monday! After all the anti-climaxes, let's hope there's something to get excited about :)

[Bartflaster]

Hmm maybe not Sir random :(

Guys with the 2900XT, can you disclose if the gaming figures posted here are similar to your experiences ?
http://it-review.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1314&Itemid=1

[jas420221]

Hmm maybe not Sir random :(

Guys with the 2900XT, can you disclose if the gaming figures posted here are similar to your experiences ?
http://it-review.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1314&Itemid=1Holy christ..

They cant post ANYTHING UNTIL 5/14!!!!!! :nono: :fact:


Obviously question #1 is which drivers were used. Second thing is, they show both AM2 and Conroe hardware in the system specs, and a few motherboards. This is a huge flaw because if they ran the ATI tests on the AMD platform, we all know its gonna be worse than if it was run on the Intel setup.

And 3rd and most important thing is: show me stock 3dmark numbers. They don't mean much to me, but I use them as a reference when looking at results.

This review tells me nothing besides the fact that the author wasted his time and ours...

EDIT: I am referring to this: http://it-review.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1314&Itemid=1

[Bartflaster]

Yes, I can't see the driver used, those results were on AMD system seems they are doing different platforms on different days and today is the X64-6000 I believe.
If they didn't sign an NDA I guess they dont have to wait ??
Stock bench numbers aren't a problem, this forum will show you those :)

[Victorshen]

Initial samples of R600 do have Inter-Layer Dielectric (ILD) implemented. (http://www.semiconductorglossary.com/default.asp?searchterm=dielectric)

in short, it is a tech that enables transistors to work under xtreme conditions, the con of this technique is that it will increase power consumption a lot~!

however, it is also said that the mass production version by TSMC does not feature this technique. so just wondering how is the overclocking headroom for retail R2900XT as compared to these samples sent to media, lol.

[dinos22]

very interesting victor

it will be good to see LN2 on these heheh :D

[LowRun]

Initial samples of R600 do have Inter-Layer Dielectric (ILD) implemented. (http://www.semiconductorglossary.com/default.asp?searchterm=dielectric)

in short, it is a tech that enables transistors to work under xtreme conditions, the con of this technique is that it will increase power consumption a lot~!

however, it is also said that the mass production version by TSMC does not feature this technique. so just wondering how is the overclocking headroom for retail R2900XT as compared to these samples sent to media, lol.

We definitely need to wait for retail samples reviews from XS members to get the whole picture, who's gonna bite the bullet first, i will let the dust settle before i jump on the bandwagon. And thanks for the info Victorshen.

[onethreehill]

Quick test on new ATI new GC
http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showthread.php?t=1607936

[Parcher]

3DMark and' insufficient by now it needs to see under the games to parity,' of bases as they involve the two cards.... he/she asks her and' how come you/they don't make to ever see a test under the same game, since do these seem truthful?? You excuse the possible erred translation...

P.(Italy):slap:

[King_Of_Pilots]

3DMark and' insufficient by now it needs to see under the games to parity,' of bases as they involve the two cards.... he/she asks her and' how come you/they don't make to ever see a test under the same game, since do these seem truthful?? You excuse the possible erred translation...

P.(Italy):slap:
Se mi dici quello che volevi dire te lo traduco!:D anche perche' non ho capito neanche io quello che dicevi!:)

I told him i'd be pleased to help him translating what he wanna say! :)

[MakenValborg]

3DMark and' insufficient by now it needs to see under the games to parity,' of bases as they involve the two cards.... he/she asks her and' how come you/they don't make to ever see a test under the same game, since do these seem truthful?? You excuse the possible erred translation...

P.(Italy):slap:

:eek: :)


Se mi dici quello che volevi dire te lo traduco!:D anche perche' non ho capito neanche io quello che dicevi!:)

I told him i'd be pleased to help him translating what he wanna say! :)


se non ci fossimo noi italiani :D

sarebbe propio una noia mortale :banana:

[King_Of_Pilots]

:eek: :)




se non ci fossimo noi italiani :D

sarebbe propio una noia mortale :banana:

Io dico che siamo coloro che danno allegria al mondO!:woot: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :woot:

[Parcher]

Se mi dici quello che volevi dire te lo traduco!:D anche perche' non ho capito neanche io quello che dicevi!:)

I told him i'd be pleased to help him translating what he wanna say! :)

il 3DMark e' insufficiente dopo la storia dell' AA che perderebbe gia a 3x il 15% delle prestazioni, bisognerebbe vedere sotto lo stesso gioco a parità' di piattaforma e di impostazioni, come si comportano le due schede....
La domanda e' :come mai chi ha la scheda non fa mai vedere questo confronto almeno su un gioco ???

saluti
P.:toast:

[eXceeded]

^^ ARGH :O, I don't speak Italian!!!

[King_Of_Pilots]

il 3DMark e' insufficiente dopo la storia dell' AA che perderebbe gia a 3x il 15% delle prestazioni, bisognerebbe vedere sotto lo stesso gioco a parità' di piattaforma e di impostazioni, come si comportano le due schede....
La domanda e' :come mai chi ha la scheda non fa mai vedere questo confronto almeno su un gioco ???

saluti
P.:toast:
3d mark is not enough because of the fact that the AA will make a loss of 15% overall performance, it is needed also to bench the same game with same platform and settings, to analyze how the two cards bench...
The question is: why who has this ''uknown'' card never shows this kind of camparizon between GPUs in one or more games?

That's how'd i translate it! Fear not non-italian-speaking users!:D

[MakenValborg]

^^ ARGH :O, I don't speak Italian!!!

mhhh... it's hard to explain.. because I haven't get it at all...
aniway he was asking why they use only 3dmark for the test.

A game test between 8800 gts and 2900 XT ( whit anti-alias and filters) will be more realistic.

I hope you understand :stick:

[onethreehill]

Quick test on new ATI new GC
http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showthread.php?t=1607936


ok dokey. upon request by many.......

compare the 8800GTS 640Mb from Leadtek as comparison.......
http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showpost.php?p=23564559&postcount=33

[Radeon]

it's on the shelves here in malaysia
about lets see about usd 500

[Noobie]

3d mark is not enough because of the fact that the AA will make a loss of 15% overall performance, it is needed also to bench the same game with same platform and settings, to analyze how the two cards bench...
The question is: why who has this ''uknown'' card never shows this kind of camparizon between GPUs in one or more games?

That's how'd i translate it! Fear not non-italian-speaking users!:D
We need to see all AA/AF options benched with different games and screenshots to compare quality! Give us all the data available and we'll make our own article! We just need the data!

[ChaosMinionX]

Anything new?:toast:

[Sampsa]

X6800 @ 2,93 GHz, Asus P5W-DH Deluxe and Radeon HD 2900 XT with default cooler:

http://www.io-media.fi/sampsa/hd2900xt/oc_01.jpg

http://www.io-media.fi/sampsa/hd2900xt/oc.png

http://www.io-media.fi/sampsa/hd2900xt/3dmark06_11676.png

3DMark06 stable 855/1030 MHz.

Next I'll switch to QX6700 and DFI's RD600 motherbard and DI is coming on Thursday.

[blossa]

It will be interesting to see max result on air cooling. Also, if understand it correctly the GPU gets rather hot? I wonder how DI can handle that...

Thanks for sharing! :toast:

[Sampsa]

It will be interesting to see max result on air cooling. Also, if understand it correctly the GPU gets rather hot? I wonder how DI can handle that...

Thanks for sharing! :toast:

After DI there will be LN2 :)

[maxxxpct]

first run LN2 no mods

dfi p965 s dark- ocz fleex 1200 -jetway hd 2900xt -x6800

http://download.pctuner.net/upload/results/20070514104546_28790.jpg

[aMp]

Dammit, I just wanna see what's possible for 24/7 on decent water, including power figures.

[blossa]

After DI there will be LN2 :)
That sounds fun! :D Let's hope that goes better than it did in the hockey for finland and sweden...

[jas420221]

Soooo now that the NDA is lifted, where is all the information?

[Afterburner]

Dammit, I just wanna see what's possible for 24/7 on decent water, including power figures.
Agreed...... :D

[Sampsa]

Here we go, unfortunately this Thursday was public holiday here in Finland so I'll get dry ice next week:

http://plaza.fi/s/f/editor/images/0519_r600_dia1.png

According to AMD's document R600's recommended maximum operating temperature is 105 Celsius and 125 C is the absolute maximum. Beyond this ASIC will be damaged.

http://plaza.fi/s/f/editor/images/X-20070519142802406.jpg

R600 XT GPU TDP is 160 watts and each memory chip two watts = total board TDP 225 watts

http://plaza.fi/s/f/editor/images/0519_r600_oc1.jpg

Shim is little bit higher than GPU itself so a friend of mine made 1 mm copper cold plate for better contact. Unfortunately shim is glued very tight around the R600 and very hard to remove with razor blade. G80's heat spreader is very nice feature when installing container.

http://plaza.fi/s/f/editor/images/0519_r600_oc2.jpg

Here is my aluminum solid container installed on Radeon HD 2900 XT. I modified heatsink from Radeon X1800 XT to PWM components.

http://plaza.fi/s/f/editor/images/0519_r600_oc3.jpg

Graphics card installed to test setup: QX6700, DFI RD600, pair of Corsair XMS6400-C3 and Enermax Galaxy 850 W.

Tests next week :toast:

[LowRun]

Seems like you're gonna have fun, looking forward for your results.

[Xion X2]

Sampsa--This may be a rather mundane question...

When using that copper coldplate, do you apply thermal material inbetween both contact areas of your block(s) or just inbetween the GPU/coldplate?

And for those of us who aren't machinists, where could we pick up a 1mm piece of copper like that? Lowe's or Home Depot, possibly? Does anyone know the exact specifications of the shim area?

[Fr3ak]

Nice setup Sampsa! :D

Cant wait for DI benches :)

Subscribed.

[mascaras]

heheh sampsa now we´r talking , DI :yepp: :D

waiting for results


regards

[ColonelCain]

Argh... I really want to see some more water results. Ive only seen one in the water cooling section.

[cadaveca]

Hey Sampsa...AMD GPUTool works for overclocking both cards at once...simple set speed for slave card first, gpu first, apply speed, then mem, apply speed, and then do the same for primary card.

second card no overclock:

15665:
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=1994728

to clocking second card: 15895:
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=2007645

[Kinc]

You are runing different drivers. That should be why there is a difference in the perf.

[cadaveca]

Um, no, i watched the scores rise until I reached the max of teh card to confirm. It started @ 15553, and went up a wee bit each time i raised clocks on the slave card(25mhz each time). Used driver from teh sappire isntall cd, updated to the driver from the site, and gave it a go.

Overdrive was unlocked and set to maximin speeds, AMDGPUTool overrided these settings, confirmed by running with tool closed, and then with tool open @ lower speeds, and the difference in score.


Tried it again this morning, ot confirm i jsut didn't drink too much last night :lol2:, and it still works.;)


Give it a go...works here..feel free to come over and see for yourself lol but I DID copy the wrong link nice catch Kinc.:rofl:

Here's the start bench:
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=2003751

[Kinc]

Did you maintan the same clocks on the master at all time becuase from what I have seen overclocking the master is all that "sticks".

[SoF]

really looking forward for the DI results sampsa :toast:

[cadaveca]

Did you maintan the same clocks on the master at all time becuase from what I have seen overclocking the master is all that "sticks".

Yep. same speed, verified it each time before the run using CCC. was weird to see teh mex available in CCC change when doing this, but whateva.:D

N-E way, the 155xx was one stock, 156xx i one overclcoked, 158xx is two. I have links of same approximate scores using all the same driver, not too sure what is going on...:stick:


SM2.0 score high on one, not the other, same for SM3.0...it's not consistent, I'll say that much!

[Daveb2012]

I'm looking through the list of certified PSU's:
http://ati.amd.com/products/certified/powersupplies.html#pstop

I'm wondering do you need at least one 2x4pin connector to over clock these?
My OCZ 700w is on the list but I don't have that native 8pin connector. do I need some thing from that list that has just 1 2x4 pin?? Is there any particular PSU recommended for over clocking these cards? With out over kill?

This is one PSU i was considering: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256017
Would this be enough power??

[dragonhunter]

I am running HD2900XT in crossfire with Silverstone 750W no problem here

[Dynasty]

I am running HD2900XT in crossfire with Silverstone 750W no problem here

I have use the following psu's in crossfire with overclocks on my
cards up to 875/1000 no issues either.

2 x Ocz PowerStreams 600w
1 SilverStone OP 850W
1 SilverStone OP1000W

With quad core my OP1000 just runs solid with both cards and QX...

[mdebrito]

Sampsa can you tell me the size of the Shim, 1mm 3/3cm ?

it would realy help to get it ready before the card arives here in brazil :)

[Daveb2012]

I am running HD2900XT in crossfire with Silverstone 750W no problem here

Crossfire.. Hmm I wonder if there is any thing less this $190 cpu that would do the job better..

[VictorWang]

enermax ddx1000w uncompatiable with DFI board using digi pwm

[cadaveca]

Which one? using that same psu on RD600 right now w/ 2 x R600...just don't plug in the floppy connectors!

[Cooper]

I'm looking through the list of certified PSU's:
http://ati.amd.com/products/certified/powersupplies.html#pstop

I'm wondering do you need at least one 2x4pin connector to over clock these?
My OCZ 700w is on the list but I don't have that native 8pin connector. do I need some thing from that list that has just 1 2x4 pin?? Is there any particular PSU recommended for over clocking these cards? With out over kill?

This is one PSU i was considering: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256017
Would this be enough power??

You need 2x4pin pci-e power connector or adapter to use Ovedrive or to run two cards in CrossFire.


I have use the following psu's in crossfire with overclocks on my
cards up to 875/1000 no issues either.

2 x Ocz PowerStreams 600w
1 SilverStone OP 850W
1 SilverStone OP1000W

With quad core my OP1000 just runs solid with both cards and QX...

I remember this one had problems running two X1900XT in XF :confused:

[jabski]

to run 2 x psu would you just use a relay ?

[DilTech]

You need 2x4pin pci-e power connector or adapter to use Ovedrive or to run two cards in CrossFire.



I remember this one had problems running two X1900XT in XF :confused:

He's running 2 powerstreams.

[Cooper]

He's running 2 powerstreams.

OK :D

[LowRun]

Maybe we could see some unigine results, i have no idea if this bench is worth it as i just discovered it and never used it myself. It can test DX9 and OpenGL but not DX10 tho'. Visually this is nothing special i could see as they have a 51 Mb video, the app is 26 Mb and it's all there: http://unigine.com/download/
Download was fast too.

[dragonhunter]

Which one? using that same psu on RD600 right now w/ 2 x R600...just don't plug in the floppy connectors!


Crossfire HD2900Xt + Conroe @ 4ghz + Floppy Drive + DVD RW Drive + 6 fans + lights + ChillControl + X-FI and 3x 74GB Raptors in Raid 0. Game all day with this Silverstone 750W :shrug:

[cadaveca]

issue is that the floppy connectors are on rail 5, while other mobo power is rail 1/2. This creates a "short" in psu, adn the system will not start, and PSU will beep at you.

So, you either get some molex/floppy adapters, and use the 2nd 8-pin cable w/molex adapter, or you do not connect them @ all.(not connected here, works a treat: http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=2017986)

Silverstone works because of rail config. You might be pushing it with a second card, but i doubt it.

First 8-pin pci-e connector is rail 1/2 as is cpu, and second 8-pin pci-e is 1/2/3, so you end up with a high load on those rails. thankfully 24a on each is jsut about sufficient, but I have noticed lower clocks on my quad after adding teh second card.

My cpu is power hungry tho...1.25v all the way to 3.2ghz, but darn it all if vdroop ain't .09v!!!

[jabski]

so do you think a PC P&C 750 silencer would handle 2x hd2900 + qx6700 ??

[gunit]

so do you think a PC P&C 750 silencer would handle 2x hd2900 + qx6700 ??

yes, its also listed on AMD site of certified PSU. and hopefully you will get newer version with 2 6pin AND 2 8pin pci-e connectors. mine is on its way although NO one could confirm for me if it was the newer version.:rolleyes:

[jabski]

yes, its also listed on AMD site of certified PSU. and hopefully you will get newer version with 2 6pin AND 2 8pin pci-e connectors. mine is on its way although NO one could confirm for me if it was the newer version.:rolleyes:

sweet. Also gona be using water cooling. Just need to order second card now :cool:
Also which board would be best to use. I have a P5WDH , DFI RD600 or a P5K Dlx. I would think the P5K myself

[Daveb2012]

Crossfire HD2900Xt + Conroe @ 4ghz + Floppy Drive + DVD RW Drive + 6 fans + lights + ChillControl + X-FI and 3x 74GB Raptors in Raid 0. Game all day with this Silverstone 750W :shrug:

but is the x2900xt OC'd?

[jabski]

but is the x2900xt OC'd?

yes i would like to know that too :cool:

[SSXeon]

http://plaza.fi/s/f/editor/images/0519_r600_oc3.jpg

Graphics card installed to test setup: QX6700, DFI RD600, pair of Corsair XMS6400-C3 and Enermax Galaxy 850 W.

Tests next week :toast:

Go Sampsa! :toast: Waiting for results. :yepp:

[Sampsa]

First test with dry ice. Unfortunately R600 + Aluminium solid container and 1 mm copper cold plate between them is not the optimal configuration for this kind of heat load. Also adjusting the contact for perfect is really tricky.

http://www.io-media.fi/sampsa/hd2900xt/08.jpg

http://www.io-media.fi/sampsa/hd2900xt/13.jpg

http://www.io-media.fi/sampsa/hd2900xt/3dmark06_15437_thumb.png (http://www.io-media.fi/sampsa/hd2900xt/3dmark06_15437.png)

Pretty lame clocks on Radeon HD 2900 XT so far: 950 / 1030 MHz. Positive thing is that it feels like my QX6700 week 32 ES is working ALOT better on DFI's RD600 motherboard compared to nF 680i SLI platform with 8800 GTX SLI.

[jas420221]

Those clocks are on DI? Wow, I at least expected 1k... :(

[VonD'orr]

Those clocks are on DI? Wow, I at least expected 1k... :(

read his sentence very well ;)
heat transfer etc etc..

[jas420221]

read his sentence very well ;)
heat transfer etc etc..:cool: I saw that my man, dont worry! :up:

[malik22]

what the better chipset for crossfire with these cards the 975 or P35.

[Evil]

Pretty lame clocks on Radeon HD 2900 XT so far: 950 / 1030 MHz.


First i have to say that your results always kick ass.:rocker: But what i really wanted to know is why are you using only 1030mhz on the mem, i know it can do more than that because mine can do 1130 with AmdGpuClockTool easy. Does the score really decrease if you go pass 1030mhz or is there something else.:confused:

malik22, i think that 975 is faster but that´s just my opinion.:rolleyes:

[BenchZowner]

975x...

[malik22]

How much of a performance loss does 16x4 have compared to 8x8?

[k|ngp|n]

First test with dry ice. Unfortunately R600 + Aluminium solid container and 1 mm copper cold plate between them is not the optimal configuration for this kind of heat load. Also adjusting the contact for perfect is really tricky.

http://www.io-media.fi/sampsa/hd2900xt/13.jpg



I love that pic sampsa :up: .

[railmeat]

For 24/7 usage?

Sure LN2/D.I./Cascade cooling is fun, but 24/7 gaming ready is what matters.

could not agree more,stability for gaming is a must vs benchmarks for like 30 seconds.8 hours of a kik ass gaming session is what u bought your video card for.just set it to safe clocks and actually enjoy it without blowing it up the second u get intro a jet at 2530x1536 and really put a load on it.u can bench on a 5200 ffs.not to many true gamers anymore around seems.i guess benching is cool but i would rather play games then try and roast my new hardware for months .set it up 2-3 days find stable\safe speeds,run some benchies for e-penis bragging rights then enjoy it by gaming on it?weird me.only seems like guys wanna bench everyday then game anymore,heh.:confused:

play some bf2 on it for 4 hours and see how "real world stable" it is.

[STEvil]

If you guys want to game, have fun.

I like watching drag races as much as a good dakar rally, myself.

[blind_ripper]

love the pink beatch toy sampsa :D
omg that quad off ure's really that bad ?

[Sampsa]

First i have to say that your results always kick ass.:rocker: But what i really wanted to know is why are you using only 1030mhz on the mem, i know it can do more than that because mine can do 1130 with AmdGpuClockTool easy. Does the score really decrease if you go pass 1030mhz or is there something else.:confused:


Please keep in mind that hardware I'm testing are mostly early Engineering Samples, not retails products. 1030 MHz seems to be the limit for this card under stock cooling.


love the pink beatch toy sampsa :D
omg that quad off ure's really that bad ?

It's not that bad but in this first test the focus was on GPU contact mainly and to get a feeling how HD 2900 XT behaves under cold. I can't say contact was perfect. With nF 680i SLI platform I couldn't push my QX6700 more than 4,3 - 4,4 GHz under dry ice cooling and heavily overclocked 8800 GTX SLI configuration but again, I was using early Asus and EVGA review sample boards.

Same old phrase applies here, there is plenty to improve :) I'll keep posting here when something new happens.

I have two 8800 Ultras here and new Asus Striker Extreme board so I'll give them a try also :)

[LowRun]

could not agree more,stability for gaming is a must vs benchmarks for like 30 seconds.8 hours of a kik ass gaming session is what u bought your video card for.just set it to safe clocks and actually enjoy it without blowing it up the second u get intro a jet at 2530x1536 and really put a load on it.u can bench on a 5200 ffs.not to many true gamers anymore around seems.i guess benching is cool but i would rather play games then try and roast my new hardware for months .set it up 2-3 days find stable\safe speeds,run some benchies for e-penis bragging rights then enjoy it by gaming on it?weird me.only seems like guys wanna bench everyday then game anymore,heh.:confused:

play some bf2 on it for 4 hours and see how "real world stable" it is.

This is the HD2900XT OC results thread in the Xtreme 3D Team section on XS, not the relevant place to vent your desires for 4 hours of bf2 :rolleyes:

[Sampsa]

Also note that this run was with default voltage :)

[blind_ripper]

really strang how one week makes all the differens :p
week 33ES here 4.55ghz dice on P5W64 , should be easy 4.6+ghz on P5B dlx now .
what vcore do u need for the 4.3+ ?

[Dynasty]

Those clocks are on DI? Wow, I at least expected 1k... :(

I don't think he is even close in maxing out vgpu......he is probably using
default voltage there........:)


nice results Sampsa............

[jas420221]

I don't think he is even close in maxing out vgpu......he is probably using
default voltage there........:)


nice results Sampsa............Appears so... :up:

[malik22]

How much of a performance loss does 16x4(965 P35) have compared to 8x8(975 RD600) running these cards in crossfire?

[Kinc]

How much of a performance loss does 16x4(965 P35) have compared to 8x8(975 RD600) running these cards in crossfire?

A lot actually. ASUS Blitz p35 will have a PCI-E switch for 8+8 though :D

[Fr3ak]

A lot actually. ASUS Blitz p35 will have a PCI-E switch for 8+8 though :D

That is great news :)

[chefnr1]

on my rig in sign ia cant run 05-06,aquamark at CrossFire its just as a bad clocked singelcard how's that 03 work just great..
3D05
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm05=3079115
3D06
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=2055003
it's really strange i think what could be my problem with it
I have CCC from the cd my card arrived with an 8.38 RC3 driver and i have the 2 sticks properly installed for CF and it's enabled, someone that could give me a hint of my issue..

Here are 1 run with both card and CF enabled, theres something wrong i say.
http://bandwidth.se/images/1108.jpg

[macci]

Max clocks with Watercooling (DD block) for 3DMark2001SE Nature - almost got it up to 800FPS :D
http://img.techpowerup.org/070528/798.png

[SharkerSk]

Max clocks with Watercooling (DD block) for 3DMark2001SE Nature - almost got it up to 800FPS :D
What temps did you get with DD block :D
Could you post some screens :up:

[nicepun]

Max clocks with Watercooling (DD block) for 3DMark2001SE Nature - almost got it up to 800FPS :D

PIC REMOVED TO KEEP IT SHORT!!



O.K., so when did ATi Tool started to support R600? Also, that's some wicked OC for the mem, I take it you upped the vgpu and vmem with ATiTool.

[macci]

Experimental version of ATITool - it can only read the clocks at this point.

Vmem was at default. Vgpu at around 1.42V.

2D temps can be seen in the pic (NOTE: 2D volts and clocks were the same as 3D clock/volt)

[LowRun]

What temps did you get with DD block :D
Could you post some screens :up:

Dude, it's all in the screenshot already :confused:


@macci

Yeah, could you please tell us what voltages were used? Nice clocks by the way, thanks for showing.

Edit: Nevermind

[Sampsa]

New test this week, this time with higher voltage. Lets see how it scales above 1 GHz :)

[chefnr1]

how high volt on all of the vgpu vmem do i dare to go on as safe volt with DI and LN2..

[LowRun]

New test this week, this time with higher voltage. Lets see how it scales above 1 GHz :)

Dry ice still?

[gunit]

where is ATI Tool for everyone and not just some? :rolleyes:

[perkam]

where is ATI Tool for everyone and not just some? :rolleyes:Patience, grasshopper :bows:

Perkam

[Sampsa]

Local gas company messed up DI delivery, I have to wait till next thursday :(

Well, atleast I should be able to run with Catalyst 7.5 drivers then and get some offical results.

[jimmyz]

where is ATI Tool for everyone and not just some? :rolleyes:

atitool will be released when he gets it stable i'm sure. you can imagine the difficulties in getting it to work properly with a completely new chip. and it still has to function properly with the existing gpu's. i would rather wait for it to be right than deal with all the problems of an unstable tool.
keep in mind that wizzard makes this tool for all of us for free!!!! complaining about it is just wrong!!!

[LowRun]

Local gas company messed up DI delivery, I have to wait till next thursday :(

Well, atleast I should be able to run with Catalyst 7.5 drivers then and get some offical results.

Not much time left for AMD to get the 7.5 out, a few hours and we'll be looking for 7.6 :shakes:

[zert]

Well, atleast I should be able to run with Catalyst 7.5 drivers

hey at least you get HL:LC and HL DM for free with it! :D
but then again its already the 31th. guess there's no 7.5 driver coming then heh

[XeRo]

hey at least you get HL:LC and HL DM for free with it! :D
but then again its already the 31th. guess there's no 7.5 driver coming then heh

The day isn't over yet. DAMNIT employees haven't even finished their coffee yet.

[Chiboy04]

does black box include Day of Defeat Source? just wondering...

[XeRo]

does black box include Day of Defeat Source? just wondering...

Yes (http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showpost.php?p=2196418&postcount=1)

[Eastcoasthandle]

If you use steam to input your product code you can download it now.

[Gautam]

Max clocks with Watercooling (DD block) for 3DMark2001SE Nature - almost got it up to 800FPS :D


That's very strong for wc macci :up: any hope for a nature fix in CF?

[deathman20]

Max clocks with Watercooling (DD block) for 3DMark2001SE Nature - almost got it up to 800FPS :D
http://img.techpowerup.org/070528/798.png

How about load temps? I know if mine is running on a nice day stock voltage with 875/1000 clocks it doesn't even hit 45C Load, heck even on a hot day it still doesn't even break 50C load.

[Lane-k]

DD waterblock?.. new full cover ?

[macci]

Lane-k, yes - the one you can see over at DD website.

[Nosfer@tu]

Why wasent it just made with an IHS ?
Not very kind of AMD to produce it like that, At least not to the Enthusiats market :(

I wouldent even buy it because I have to get a NEW and specially made cooler!

[gandalfone]

Macci very high frequency for only water, good!!