ATI 4850/4870 voltmod thread

[sandwichamwin]

I was thinking on that eighter but we might loose the warranty that's not good...

I think the warranty went out the window when we started adding waterblocks, ramsinks and soldering things onto our cards .

I might make them very cold soon... maybe



@SNiiPE_DoGG - I'll check tonight when i get home from work.

[flopper]

I think the warranty went out the window when we started adding waterblocks, ramsinks and soldering things onto our cards .

What!
Darn, if I knew that I would never ever modify my card.
I mean, dont they know that 3 party cooling is better than stock?
And adding more power and run the card faster is better value for their cards?

I mean, they should encurage us to run it faster and faster

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

What!
Darn, if I knew that I would never ever modify my card.
I mean, dont they know that 3 party cooling is better than stock?
And adding more power and run the card faster is better value for their cards?

I mean, they should encurage us to run it faster and faster

hahaha wait, you seriously didnt know you void your warranty with third party cooling, man that sucks, but its not all bad as long as you are careful with your card it wont die, they are pretty sturdy components

[Jarrstin]

Can I increase the voltage through the bios without a voltmod?

[Boogerlad]

Can I increase the voltage through the bios without a voltmod?

no.

[LuxZg]

no.

Why saying no? OK, haven't seen anyone doing it on 4870, but I've seen many people having higher OCs by using MSI BIOS with higher voltages. OK, could be something else, like a tweak in BIOS.. but seems to work for 4850 cards.
(EDIT: Oh, and ofcourse it's limited to some 1,2 volts, can't go as high as hardmods can..)

P.S. I don't see what's his card, sooo...

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Why saying no? OK, haven't seen anyone doing it on 4870, but I've seen many people having higher OCs by using MSI BIOS with higher voltages. OK, could be something else, like a tweak in BIOS.. but seems to work for 4850 cards.
(EDIT: Oh, and ofcourse it's limited to some 1,2 volts, can't go as high as hardmods can..)

P.S. I don't see what's his card, sooo...

bios volts has no effect on 4870, i tested with digital multimeter, and avg'ing

[alexio]

hahaha wait, you seriously didnt know you void your warranty with third party cooling, man that sucks, but its not all bad as long as you are careful with your card it wont die, they are pretty sturdy components

Yeah, he's obviously serious