Sapphire HD2900XT (retail) overclocked result on stock cooler @850/1100

Overclocked result on retail card Sapphire HD2900XT in my hand, i think it good OC on stock cooler to stop is 850/1100MHz-core/mem, because my room temp or surrounding's 30-31 ํC and card temp around 50-55 ํC in idle load at STD core speed.

pic...
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/5612/13080462jc3.jpg http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/1664/33331555lu3.jpg

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/1776/59397734mk4.jpg http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/2305/55789218dr2.jpg

test setup...
QX6700@3.6GHz (400*9),1.57Vcore
ASUS P5W64 WS
G.SKILL 8000HZ@800MHz 3-3-3-5,2.3V
Sapphire HD2900XT@850/1100MHz-Stock Cooler, driver 8.36(bundle CD)
Western WD800
SilverStone OP650
http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/5250/53198442hi2.jpg

3DMark result...
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http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/7417/26083653up1.png
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http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/4958/12139437am6.png
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http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/1179/64182285cg7.png
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http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/8703/83746736nu7.png

:)

very sweet. I am surprised to see the memory being able to go to 1100 via overdrive. I thought the limit was 900?

Pretty sweet results man. How noisy is this card?

They gotta be faster than that surely :stick: my X1900XTX isn't far behind except nature at E6700 @ 3.8Ghz XTX @ 760 / 918

http://www.livinglarge.pwp.blueyonde...ages/x1900.PNG

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Originally Posted by LivingL@rGe81

They gotta be faster than that surely :stick: my X1900XTX isn't far behind except nature at E6700 @ 3.8Ghz XTX @ 760 / 918

http://www.livinglarge.pwp.blueyonde...ages/x1900.PNG

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normal, 3dmark01 is depending on CPU

nice numbers ,how does the cf work? still with the dongle ,or is it with a small bridge .? kan one use an ordinary sli bridge? kan striker run cf? or is it only 975 chipsets that can cf ?

u must have samsung IC's ?

ATI's 3dmark scores are meaningless since this card cannot outperform an 8800GTS 640 80% of the time. hence my theory of ATi optimizing for 3dmark........who cares about some meaningless number when it cannot perform in game accordingly to the benchmark.

nice initial scores.......

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Originally Posted by zbogorgon

u must have samsung IC's ?

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Hynix for 2900 XT.....

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Originally Posted by Dynasty

nice initial scores.......




Hynix for 2900 XT.....

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I know they are on reference cards, but maybe sb will put samsungs on ?

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Originally Posted by guess2098

normal, 3dmark01 is depending on CPU

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Off topic, but Denny, that girl in your signature is beautiful! Is she your girlfriend/wife/fiancee?

OP: The 06 numbers look promising...

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Originally Posted by CedricFP

Off topic, but Denny, that girl in your signature is beautiful! Is she your girlfriend/wife/fiancee?

OP: The 06 numbers look promising...

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Yes , it is . :) , but the link in his signature it's gone .


op : what driver ?

huh....

rofl :banana: , even if he had airconditioner there, it could be said "by stock cooling"

nice job.

^^ owned? :D

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Originally Posted by zbogorgon

rofl :banana: , even if he had airconditioner there, it could be said "by stock cooling"

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I agree. If he was to modify the sink in any way, it would not be. Besides, I really doubt that fan is doing anything that important for a mild 850/1100 oc anyways.

funny how we twist words so much, they lose thier meaning...

He said on stock cooler, and that is on the stock cooler.

yep.... stock.... gotcha...

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Originally Posted by Kunaak

yep.... stock.... gotcha...

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I kinda get what Kunaak is trying to say....Stock cooling generally entails only using the stock cooler, without forcing more air into it, most people that use stock mean just that.
"Stock" not a fan forcing air into the blower on the "Stock" cooler :rolleyes:

I have read that the SHAPPIRE doesn't come w/ a 6 pin to 8 pin adapter, Is that truth? where the heck am I gonna find one?

Why is the score so low?

I don't have quad core
I don't have 8-pin power so i can't overclock my card

you have quad core
and you have massive overclock

but my score is 500 higher than you?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...irstrun001.jpg

8 pin power connector is not needed to OC.

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Originally Posted by dragonhunter

I have read that the SHAPPIRE doesn't come w/ a 6 pin to 8 pin adapter, Is that truth? where the heck am I gonna find one?

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You can't. If you don't have an 8 pin pci-e on your PSU, you'll have to use 2 x 6 pin, in which case you are limited with overclocking. Basically, if you want the most from this card, you MUST purchase a new PSU if your current one doesn't have an 8 pin.

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Originally Posted by bonzo_catalin

Yes , it is . :) , but the link in his signature it's gone .


op : what driver ?

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driver 8.36(bundle CD)

also CrossFire support is now natively supported by the AMD ATI Radeon HD 2900-series; the external CrossFire dongle is a thing of the past.