[Testing] Sapphire X2900XT

[mascaras]

nicepun, please apply some cooling for the FETs before you actually use the card. The inductors dont require heatsinks.

i will receive the same waterblok swiftech MC60 and 12 ramsinks tomorow and i would like to now where to use the ramsinks (beside memory )



so you guys say not use in the inductors ( yelow ramsinks ) , so only on the ram?? ???









regards

[gandalfone]

nicepun, please apply some cooling for the FETs before you actually use the card. The inductors dont require heatsinks.

Thanks....and yes...i had use 2 fan 120x120
yes the mosfet required cooling, not the inductor...

[zbogorgon]

7x mosfets (blue circled) need cooling, yelow doesn't

[nicepun]

fixed..... :P

[mascaras]

hi guys

I install my waterblock right now :


Temp GPU idle = 34c

mosfets Temp = 34c







i report full temps later


regards

[guess2098]

@mascaras

possible a few 3dmark01 03 05 @ 4G OC and non-OC score and 3dmark06 @ 400x9 or 400x10?
i need those score to compare
thanks man

[mascaras]

max temps em full :

GPU (ASIS TEMP) = 43/44c
Mosfets (LM64 Temp) = 38/39c




19:16:11

- ASIC Temperature via LM64 on DDC3 I2C [0] (C) = 35.750
- LM64 local temperature on DDC3 I2C [0] (C) = 35.000
MCLK(MHz)[0] = 513.00, SCLK(MHz)[0] = 506.25


19:27:59

- ASIC Temperature via LM64 on DDC3 I2C [0] (C) = 43.375
- LM64 local temperature on DDC3 I2C [0] (C) = 38.000
MCLK(MHz)[0] = 828.00, SCLK(MHz)[0] = 742.50


ASIC Temperature via LM64

Minimum temperature: 35.625 C
Maximum temperature: 44.750 C
Average temperature: 42.031 C



LM64 local temperature

Minimum temperature: 34.000 C
Maximum temperature: 39.000 C
Average temperature: 37.099 C

@mascaras

possible a few 3dmark01 03 05 @ 4G OC and non-OC score and 3dmark06 @ 400x9 or 400x10?
i need those score to compare
thanks man

@Danny

VGA DEFAULT -- E6600 @ 3600Mhz :


3dmark 2005 >> 20616 marks ) >> http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm05=3056950

3dmark 2001 (LOD +3) >> 62790 marks >> http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=9202801

3dmark 2006 >> 11650 marks >> http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=2046685





I didnt made any 3dmark with Overclock on VGA and with E6600@4Ghz yet , later i post some results



cumps

[guess2098]

thanks man
those inputs are really helpful

looking forward of some OC @ 3.6G / 4G

[mascaras]

thanks man
those inputs are really helpful

looking forward of some OC @ 3.6G / 4G

here you have some benchs of user nicepun

I know...LOL

E6600@3.6Ghz and HIS HD2900XT 825/1000
3DMark06 12,391 3DMark05 21,648

3DMark06


3DMark05

Quick Update:

E6600@3.9Ghz and HIS HD2900XT 850/1025 still Stock HSF.
3DMark06 12,890 3DMark05 23,156

3DMark06


3DMark05

[Lane-k]

Some result at 880/1000, 4.1 - 4.18 @ 4.2 ghz interest you Guess?

- 3DMark 05: 24'231 http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm05=3097685
- 3DMark 06: 13'335 http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=2080941
- 3DMark 03: 43'271 ( 850/100) (4.1ghz)
- 3DMark 01: 72'017 ( 850/1000) http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=9204650

- AM3 : 209'587 ( 880/1000) (4.2ghz)

[mascaras]

7.5 oficial are out

Vista 32
http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/v...n-vista32.html

Vista 64
http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/v...n-vista64.html

XP
http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/xp/radeonx-xp.html

New Features

This release of Catalyst™ introduces the following new features:

* DirectX 10 driver support for the Radeon™ HD 2900 XT (single card and CrossFire™ configurations) for Windows Vista
* Second Generation ATI Theater™ 650

DirectX 10 driver support for the Radeon™ HD 2900 XT (single card and CrossFire™ configurations) for Windows Vista

This release of Catalyst™ introduces the ATI DirectX 10 driver for the Radeon™ HD 2900 XT, for both single cards and CrossFire™ configurations. The ATI DirectX 10 driver used in combination with the Radeon™ HD 2900 XT (and an application designed to take advantage of the power of the DirectX 10 API) delivers incredible graphics effects never seen before on the PC.
Second Generation ATI Theater™ 650

This release of Catalyst™ introduces the second generation ATI Theater™ 650. This product will provide support for the new MCE 2006 requirements such as DRM support. Further, it will include features to support ATI All-In-Wonder products. It will also provide improved TV quality and Broadcast Flag support which enables full US terrestrial DTV support.
Performance Improvements

OpenGL performance is improved on the ATI Radeon™ X1950 XTX at high resolutions (1920x1200 or greater) with anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering enabled. Doom 3 and Quake 4 improves as much as 13-18%, and Prey improves at least 15.6%. The ATI Radeon™ X1950 Pro and X1650 XT also sees improvements in Doom 3 and Quake 4 of up to 14.1% at higher resolutions with anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering enabled.
ATI's Folding@Home

Folding@Home is a distributed computing project designed by the Stanford University. The application performs intensive simulations of protein folding. This simulation will help researchers uncover how certain diseases develop. Folding@Home uses distributed computing to simulate protein folding, the workload is broken up into small work units and distributed across hundreds of thousands of computers over the internet. You can help find the cure to many different diseases!

more here >>> http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...=1#post2223506



regards

[mascaras]

my friend made some teste with far cry


E6600@3GHZ
HD 2900XT@ catalyst 7.5
Windows vista ultimate

















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HDR= 7
FSAA 6x

[nicepun]

Latest Run w/ Cats 7.5:

E6600@3.89Ghz - HD2900XT@890/1075

3DMark06 = 13,479



If I were to have a quadcore I could be hitting 15K+ I will push it some more and will run CAS3 on the ram later on. I can't wait for ATiTool Support so I can raise the core and mem some more.

[eXceeded]

nicepun if you drop the memory speed on your hd2900 to 999 you will get better performance since the latency of the memory is increased past 1ghz...

[deathman20]

nicepun if you drop the memory speed on your hd2900 to 999 you will get better performance since the latency of the memory is increased past 1ghz...

Really? What info do we have on that?

[gunit]

where is ATITool, ive seen some people here using it already. no fair.

[nicepun]

nicepun if you drop the memory speed on your hd2900 to 999 you will get better performance since the latency of the memory is increased past 1ghz...

I will try it later when I run the mem @ CAS 3.

where is ATITool, ive seen some people here using it already. no fair.

Good things come to those that wait, we're starting to get better drivers now so testing AtiTool will be more successful.

[eXceeded]

Really? What info do we have on that?

It's on these forums somewhere, I'll try to dig it up...

[cadaveca]

Macci was the first to mention this...good info that one, as I haven't had a chance to try it for myself.

[Kinc]

Really? What info do we have on that?

999MHz gives me the best perf no matter what in all applications. 1150MHz is worse in most except fillrate.

[LowRun]

999MHz gives me the best perf no matter what in all applications. 1150MHz is worse in most except fillrate.

Huuuhh, so now we need a tool that also let us adjust ram timings

[deathman20]

999MHz gives me the best perf no matter what in all applications. 1150MHz is worse in most except fillrate.

Really that blows. Hope one of the tools that comes out doesn't change the timings on the ram.

[mascaras]

image quality with this new 7.5 driver is realy realy realy good


few more shots by a friend , now of HL2 and GRAW (everything 1680x1050)




















GRAW

















Day of Defeate








and Counter strike Source

(print screen @ paint)

[eXceeded]

argh stop tempting me!!!!!!!

[perkam]

FPS in GRAW is insanity...that much FPS in such an unoptimized game is crazy !

Perkam