Some x1900xt air results- 38k 01

[filmbot]

So for the past week or so Ive been learning about how to overclock this x1900xt here and I think Ive got some decent results.
My first goal was to break 37k but after a very lucky CL run, I broke 38k.

Setup:
Opty 165@305x9- Scythe Ninja
DFI Ultra-D
G Skill BH-5@250
Connect3D x1900xt- Stock cooler

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=9046928

I had a hose going from the vent straight to the video card, it really helped with the clocks. 735/880 for DL, LL, 730/870 for CH, 735/870 for LH, DH, Nature, and 740/900 for CL.
This weekend I will do more benching cause my DL and LL scores are about 5FPS slower than what I was averaging before that run and also Im pretty sure I can get 735/880 stable enough for all tests.
Hoping for 39k this weekend.

[G H Z]

Couple of tips for single card

LOD
Don't change card clocks around that much, only for Nature drop them to where it passes.
Run CL last X 20

[kiwi]

The best tip is to get Conroe

You will get at least 50K at stock GPU clocks and cpu at 3.3GHz+

[filmbot]

I did use LOD, 5 for DL, LL, CH, LH, DH; 4 for Nature; and 3 for CL.
I need to do more testing on LL and LH.

[Viss]

This is what i got with 165 and X1800XT. Nature +3.5 at 750/850 gives 510. Yours is low for +4 with that card. Could be AI in cat cc.



http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=8978625

[filmbot]

Oh yea, I forgot about A.I.
Ill remember to mess around with that too.
It should be on low right?
How tweaked is your OS on that run because I tweaked mine a lot minus registry edits.

EDIT
Your extra 10mhz of FSB wouldnt give that big of a boost would it?
My timings were tighter than that too.

[Viss]

Me gaming OS, not tweaked. I set AI at enabled & advanced. Mipmap etc at perf. Give it a go at nature.

And no +100 mhz on cpu would never make that much of a difference in nature, its the card.

[fhpchris]

Good scores

Lets see some 42K+ stuff!, XT > AIW!

[filmbot]

Wow, I thought I was doing pretty good with over 38k, haha.
I must be missing something big here, I dont think LOD would make up that big of a difference.
What drivers are you guys using, I tested from 6.3 to 6.8 and settled on 6.5 as the best ones, you think that maybe it?
I will have to try and go for 40k now, at least.
This is going to be a fun weekend

[fhpchris]

Wow, I thought I was doing pretty good with over 38k, haha.
I must be missing something big here, I dont think LOD would make up that big of a difference.
What drivers are you guys using, I tested from 6.3 to 6.8 and settled on 6.5 as the best ones, you think that maybe it?
I will have to try and go for 40k now, at least.
This is going to be a fun weekend

LOD is huge in nature, I bet you will see 40K with just that

[wa77ss]

Just what do you guys mean when you say LOD ?

[filmbot]

Level of Detail, you can change it to lower your 3D appearance. It gives a big boost in 3D Mark points, but at the same makes the image look horrible. It really is only useful in 3D benching.