[Denny] ATi HD2900XT 9.5" 1GB GDDR4 testing 56k warning

[bluep3ace]

don't use the jpeg extension, as it's lossy. use lossless PNG or bmp.

[ahmad]

Offtopic, Xion that red is really distracting. But it looks cool

[Xion X2]

Heh, thanks. I need to update it, though, since I have my card now. :P

She's clocked @ 875|975, by the way.

[becco222]

call of juarez dx10 benchmark ate my rig for bfast. Vista 64-bit. stock 2900xt speeds.

just popped the option tab to "high" and ran it.

that's too low

this is my benchmark with 1 HD2900XT stock clock and E6300 at 1680x1050 w/ 4xAA

[trajik78]

well i dunno what to say about that. all my settings are as you see them in the benchmark and in my sig...?

what OS are you running?

___EDIT___

Diamond just changed the specs of the 2900XT 1GB. they lowered the GPU speed on the web page from 825mHz which i reported in post #115 this morning to 743mHz. WTH!!??

http://www.diamondmm.com/2900XT1GPE.php

specs are subject to change aye?!

[becco222]

well i dunno what to say about that. all my settings are as you see them in the benchmark and in my sig...?

what OS are you running?

Vista Ultimate 32bit

[nicepun]

Hmmm, you see they are claiming it as the "The World Fastest Graphics Card" ......?????

[ahmad]

Heh, thanks. I need to update it, though, since I have my card now. :P

She's clocked @ 875|975, by the way.

Air, closed case? I got one that just came now. Its not mine, but it will definitely be tortured.

[Papu]

technically it is the worlds fastest clocked retail gpu? am i wrong? i just think drivers need to tap all this raw POWA

[Xion X2]

Air, closed case? I got one that just came now. Its not mine, but it will definitely be tortured.

Water, closed case. I'm voltage limited until ATI Tool comes out.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...postcount=4020

[dnottis]

This is from your own pics.
Your alpha's

and the better 8.38s

That's just one obvious example, I could keep picking them apart if you'd like. All they are is hacked drivers that drop iq to gain performance. Alpha and Omega have always been that way. Just tweaked to either gain performance or IQ, I've never been a big fan of them. This is nothing new.

Thats just a result of the light blob in front of it. I dont see any problems or differences that are intentional.

[ahmad]

Water, closed case. I'm voltage limited until ATI Tool comes out.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...postcount=4020

Nice rig, thanks

[dnottis]

Water, closed case. I'm voltage limited until ATI Tool comes out.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...postcount=4020

Is there anyway to flash the 2900XT clock speeds?

[Xion X2]

Is there anyway to flash the 2900XT clock speeds?

Not that I've seen so far, but I'm not into flashing the bios on VGAs so there could be.

[Xion X2]

Nice rig, thanks

Thank you.

[jimmyz]

i believe several people are using custom bios's from what they have said.

[Eastcoasthandle]

i believe several people are using custom bios's from what they have said.

Like who? This is the first I've heard of it. I didn't know there was a 3rd party program that even recognizes the HD 2900XT. Do you know the name of that program as well?

[jimmyz]

elmore for one, but obviously from his post someone else made it so more people must know.\

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...0&postcount=28

[Stapler]

Macci was the first to use the custom BIOSes, I'm pretty sure anyone else got them from him.

[guess2098]

Like who? This is the first I've heard of it. I didn't know there was a 3rd party program that even recognizes the HD 2900XT. Do you know the name of that program as well?

amdatomworks

[Mad Maverick]

Hey Guys.
First if you want to tweak and find out how high we can push your cards. First thing we have to do is unlock the threshold safety mechanism, and then flash your card. Next you can play with higher clk speeds all you want. i will work on a bios that will enable this. I will post it later this weekend.

Next.........For all you DIY guys that need these 1GB cards, please PM me your contact information and I will arrange for my team to get you one. Price
is in line with the GTX. So dont worry about getting sticker shocked.

MM

[cadaveca]

Price for two is inline with GTX? my 2 512mb cards cost that...local pricing has 1gb cards $100CAD above 512mb cards.

We really need access to proper tools, and we really shouldn't have to go through NDA for them either. I've heard some interesting tales about bioses on these cards...


I've also seen alot more communication coming from the right people in the last two weeks. It's very nice. VERY nice.


Thanks for trying to meet our needs...we do pay the bills, in the end, n-e-way.

[bluep3ace]

stupid question, but is mad maverick from AMD, or a OEM?

[cadaveca]

MiddleMan.

MM...it fits so well...

[Eastcoasthandle]

I wonder if a bios update is in our future to get the HD 2900 that extra boost in performance (instead of driver update alone)?