darkerick Posted November 8, 2003 Posted November 8, 2003 I ran 3dMark2001 and Im getting 12183. Now come on.i have abit ic7 p4 [email protected] ATI Radeon 9600 Pro 128 MB what can I do to raise it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinal Posted November 8, 2003 Posted November 8, 2003 what memory do u have? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iggy Posted November 9, 2003 Posted November 9, 2003 What RPM is your HDD? How long has it been since you defragged it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkerick Posted November 9, 2003 Posted November 9, 2003 (edited) i have 2x 512 corsair pc3700 ddr ram my hd is 7200 rpm this is a newly built system Edited November 9, 2003 by darkerick Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eva_Unit_0 Posted November 9, 2003 Posted November 9, 2003 Overclock the video card...You should be able to push the speeds pretty high. I'd say your limiting factor right now is definately your video card. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
O(V)eGA_l2el) Posted November 9, 2003 Posted November 9, 2003 Make sure you have good cooling for your video card. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie57703 Posted November 9, 2003 Posted November 9, 2003 ya OC your video card... i did that and got between 13,000-14,000... not sure how much I OC'ed it though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkerick Posted November 9, 2003 Posted November 9, 2003 what is a good clockk speed for the 9600 pro. I am going to but a iceburg 4 fan for it. right now core: 398 mem clock: 297 what should I reaise them too. And Should I increase the AGP frequency? right now its fixed at 66/33 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVE Posted November 9, 2003 Posted November 9, 2003 Raise the speeds in small increments until you start to see artifacts during games or benchmarks, then lower your mem frequency a bit. Raise core until either a game or benchmark freezes during play, then bring down the core a bit. Too high a core freezes the screen, too high memory will cause artifacts (white dots or other visual glitches). I usually raise core until something freezes, then back down a tad bit. Then raise memory until crap starts showing on screen, then back that down a bit. You may get a higher overclock than some, but than also get lower than others. Each card is different as are many other variables that affect it's OC potential. Just tweak until you hit the sweetspot for your card. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eva_Unit_0 Posted November 9, 2003 Posted November 9, 2003 yeah, it'll be pretty obvious when you've pushed the card too far. My 9700pro gets texture dropout when I push the ram too hard, and the infamous checkerboarding when I push the core too hard...Can't miss either of those. The "troll's lair" test from 3dmark03 and the "car chase high detail" test from 3dmark01 are exceptionally good at showing artifacts, at least in my experience. You can also get a program called Artifact Tester which will supposedly test for artifacts. But your eyes are the best judge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
goregoyle Posted November 10, 2003 Posted November 10, 2003 would uping the agp voltage help get a higher oc for a videocard? or does this just help with agp bus stability past 66Mhz? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVE Posted November 10, 2003 Posted November 10, 2003 Bumping up the agp voltage can help get a higher OC, but your card will run hotter. Just like with your CPU when you OC it, you can give it more juice to crank out more power, but it will run hotter. It's all about finding the sweet spot on your card. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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