9800SE overclocking?

[afireinside]

There only 135 at newegg... Can you still flash them? Are they fun to OC?

<--- needs a new toy

[PTK]

Looking what Macci did with his 9800SE AIW... i would say those could be quite fun.

Check details here : http://www.akiba-pc.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46

PTK

[Shade00]

They can be softmodded, but the $135 cards only have 128-bit memory. The best you'll get is a super-charged 9500 Pro if it softmods correctly.

By the way, Newegg has Powercolor 9800np cards for $172.

[afireinside]

Are there any SEs at newegg with 256 bit ram? I'd check but I'm gona play ut any second now...

I already have a 9800np I want something else to play with. Even though I havent started with the 9800 cuz I need mounting hardware for my block :p:

[Frank E. BoNeS]

Originally posted by afireinside
Are there any SEs at newegg with 256 bit ram? I'd check but I'm gona play ut any second now...


Yeah....here (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-131-236&depa=1)...

[afireinside]

Might as well get a 9600xt for that much :p:

[aoc007]

If it softmods right and ocs well then itll be faster than 9600xt. :)

[afireinside]

With my luck it wont soft mod... Whats the average success rate?

[Frank E. BoNeS]

Originally posted by afireinside
With my luck it wont soft mod... Whats the average success rate?

I think its something like 55%.

[lalPOOO]

from what I've read its something like 30-40% but it depends on the board. I think I recall the hercules cards having a higher sucess rate, but don't quote me on that.

[afireinside]

I'll end up with like a GF4 MX to mess with :p:

[Çhrist0ph]

if i had $135 and was considering getting a 9800SE, id slap myself in the face and scrounge up $25 and get a sapphire 9700NP

[Chrome_Rust]

as just buying the 135 dollar sapphire 9800SE i almost had 20K with nothing other than the omegas and change the thermal paste to AS5. show me a 9700NP or a 9600XT that will do that.....

here is the 3dmark2001

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=7689894

Chrome_Rust

[blinky]

do the powercolor 256-bit ones always softmod properly? or no?

and do they OC comperably to regular 9800pro's

[Chrome_Rust]

not sure, but i will more than likely buy one to find out....and i bought another Sapphire 9800SE to see if it will mod, and if it does i am going to go and do all the v-mods to it, see what i can squeeze from a sub $150 card

[Anarki]

The hercules 9800SE AIW are the best for softmodding IMO.

If you are successful in softmodding it you have a very powerful card with all the extras (TV-Tuner, Remote BOB)

The hurcules has 256-bit RAM as well.

Anarki.

[Henry]

Here's my Powercolor 9800SE and AXP 1700+ score : 7178 pts (http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=2191802), 21169 pts (http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=7640347).

[afireinside]

Insulating with a TV tuner isint my idea of fun... I'm gona get the 135 dollar one like next week.

[Anarki]

Originally posted by afireinside
Insulating with a TV tuner isint my idea of fun... I'm gona get the 135 dollar one like next week.

Fair enuff, its whatever floats your boat, you prefer w/out TV-Tuner I prefer with :)

Hope you get decent results with whatever one you buy :cool: