Overclocking Powercolor Radeon 9550
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Name: TM
Date: August 13, 2005 at 10:45:52 Pacific
Subject: Overclocking Powercolor Radeon 9550OS: Windows XP Pro SP2CPU/Ram: 1.8 GHz/1.0 Gb |
Comment: I have a 128-bit Powercolor Radeon 9550 256 mb AGP8x video card and was wondering if I can safely overclock it to a Radeon 9600 using the Atitool or something similar. My video card has a cooling fan on it. If I overclock it, is it necessary to get more fans or equipment? And how do I know when to stop overclocking it? What are the risks involved with overclocking the card? Thanks. 1.8 GHz Intel Pentium 4
1.0 Gb RAM, 40 Gb HD
Gigabyte mobo, 350 W PSU
Windows XP Pro SP2
Radeon 9550 256 mb AGP
Sound Blaster Live 5.1
HP CD Writer
LG DL DVD Writer
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Response Number 1
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Name: jam
Date: August 13, 2005 at 11:27:49 Pacific
Subject: Overclocking Powercolor Radeon 9550 |
Reply: (edit)The 9550 IS a 9600, it's just underclocked...otherwise it's identical. There's no need for extra cooling. Just get the latest Catalyst driver & ATiTool, & crank it up to 325/200 (DDR400)...it'll go higher too. I saved the 325/200 setting as a profile & just use it when gaming, otherwise, I run at the default settings. Too bad you got the 256MB version...it's actually slower than the 128MB/128-bit card. http://www.computing.net/gaming/wwwboard/forum/4957.html ASUS A7N8X-X
Athlon XP 1800+
8.5 x 200MHz
1024MB PC3200 2.5-3-3-7
Asus A9550GE/TD 128MB
WinME/WinXP Pro SP1
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Response Number 2
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Name: TM
Date: August 13, 2005 at 13:40:09 Pacific
Subject: Overclocking Powercolor Radeon 9550 |
Reply: (edit)Hey, thanks. Does Atitool have to be running when you want the card to be overclocked? So if not saved as a profile, you have to set the speeds everytime?
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Response Number 3
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Name: TM
Date: August 13, 2005 at 13:45:51 Pacific
Subject: Overclocking Powercolor Radeon 9550 |
Reply: (edit)Oh and what's all that talk about softmod drivers unlocking clock locks? Is that necessary?
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Response Number 4
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Name: jam
Date: August 13, 2005 at 14:19:51 Pacific
Subject: Overclocking Powercolor Radeon 9550 |
Reply: (edit)When you run ATiTool, the 1st thing that'll pop up will be a warning about having a 9550 & it will offer suggestions on how to unlock it. There's even a link to the softmod if that's what you wanna do, but it's probably not necessary. There's a setting built into ATiTool under Settings/Misc...all you have to do is check the box next to "remove clock lock". Like I said, this IS a 9600...same GPU, same number of pipes, etc...the core has simply been underclocked to 250MHz. Just use AtiTool to set the core clock to 325Mhz & you have a 9600. You can also experiment with the settings using the "find max core" & "find max memory" buttons. ASUS A7N8X-X
Athlon XP 1800+
8.5 x 200MHz
1024MB PC3200 2.5-3-3-7
Asus A9550GE/TD 128MB
WinME/WinXP Pro SP1
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