HD2600/2400 Series Overclocking and Feedback thread

[Dixxhead]

yes it would be nice to know what that whatcallit file is called it might help...

Under "C:\Windows\System32\Futuremark\MSC\" you should find a file called Direcpll.dll... Rename/delete that one and your good.

[Spliff]

Finally I got a decent CPU cooler and started putting my system to work.
I got my HD2600xt/ddr3 to 960/840 currently.
Gonna start testing stability and artefacts later on and post the benchmark results here.

[Urbklr]

Under "C:\Windows\System32\Futuremark\MSC\" you should find a file called Direcpll.dll... Rename/delete that one and your good.

Thats the one!

[Spliff]

Yup. Reading and clocking the HD2xxx-series seems to be quite a b*tch... Even Futuremarks clock-reading utility crashes when it comes to that. I hope some cool guy manages to fully understand this new ati way of clocking and releases a proper Overclocking tool. (W1zzard? ATITool 0.27 b3?) ^^

Seems like not even ATI understands it since even CCC has the bug..
Good think AMDGPUClockTool works for me.. Now if I could just make it set my frequencies automatically at boot.. :rolleyes:

PS: Urbklr911 and others, if You could just stop polluting the thread with crap that would be great.. TY :shadedshu

[pt]

Seems like not even ATI understands it since even CCC has the bug..
Good think AMDGPUClockTool works for me.. Now if I could just make it set my frequencies automatically at boot.. :rolleyes:

PS: Urbklr911 and others, if You could just stop polluting the thread with crap that would be great.. TY :shadedshu

hope atitool will work with these cards :D
and i don't get the last part, wich crap :confused:

[Sovereign]

hope atitool will work with these cards :D
and i don't get the last part, wich crap :confused:

Yeah, I'm a little confused as well... :ohwell:

Oh and PT, I don't have anything else running besides AMD GPU Clock Tool and I have yet to get it working correctly again, I'm just stumped atm. I don't even have Catalyst Control Center installed for that matter.

[pt]

i don't have ccc anymore, just amd clock tool, it works for me :)

[Dixxhead]

Yeah, I'm a little confused as well... :ohwell:

Oh and PT, I don't have anything else running besides AMD GPU Clock Tool and I have yet to get it working correctly again, I'm just stumped atm. I don't even have Catalyst Control Center installed for that matter.

Hi, I heard of the "external event monitor" (or something like that)-service (former hotkeypoller) being problematic with AMDGPUClocktool. Try disabling that if it's still there... Should be uninstalled with CCC but who knows what ATI uninstalls and installs for real... ^^

PS: Just had that bug again myself (the Tool not starting and using up more and more ram). What worked for me is waiting for 2-3 minutes and it opened up right away.

[Sovereign]

Hi, I heard of the "external event monitor" (or something like that)-service (former hotkeypoller) being problematic with AMDGPUClocktool. Try disabling that if it's still there... Should be uninstalled with CCC but who knows what ATI uninstalls and installs for real... ^^

PS: Just had that bug again myself (the Tool not starting and using up more and more ram). What worked for me is waiting for 2-3 minutes and it opened up right away.

Thanks for the info! I'll give it a try once I get my main rig fully upgraded! :toast:

[Urbklr]

Pt...you can delete me from the front page now thanks.

PS:Spliff is mad at me because my posts no longer help much and i have a disturbing clown pic in my sig.....

[Sovereign]

Pt...you can delete me from the front page now thanks.

PS:Spliff is mad at me because my posts no longer help much and i have a disturbing clown pic in my sig.....

LoL! Oh well! :rolleyes:

Isn't that the evil clown demon from Stephen King's "It" movie?

[Urbklr]

I dont know....i think so.....Zek gave it to me cause i was being bad haha....and i dicided to keep it for a bit.

[Spliff]

I got the final 100% stable 100% artefacts-free clocks for my 2600xt.
Unfortunately they got down to 911.25/837, as reported by AMDGPUClockTool.

So I used AMDGPUClockTool with cmd-line parameters and made a link to start at boot.
But.. after 10-15secs from windows boot-up, CCC kicks in and resets display.. and also gives me black screen.. GG AMD :respect:
I removed CCC from start-up and now I can enjoy the new setings automatically :toast:

Jesus Cryst.. could the ATI drivers suck even more? :(

[niko084]

Not too bad I figure...
http://photobucket.com/albums/f387/niko084/clocks.jpg
http://photobucket.com/albums/f387/niko084/3dmark06.jpg
MSI HD2600XT DIAMOND OC EDITION GDDR4 @ 850/1150

[Dixxhead]

I got the final 100% stable 100% artefacts-free clocks for my 2600xt.
Unfortunately they got down to 911.25/837, as reported by AMDGPUClockTool.

So I used AMDGPUClockTool with cmd-line parameters and made a link to start at boot.
But.. after 10-15secs from windows boot-up, CCC kicks in and resets display.. and also gives me black screen.. GG AMD :respect:
I removed CCC from start-up and now I can enjoy the new setings automatically :toast:

Jesus Cryst.. could the ATI drivers suck even more? :(


Hi, mind sharing how to make that .bat file? Would love to have that for my laptop aswell, at least as long as it's connected to the AC-Line it would just rock.
I guess the drivers are still really early in development though, hopefully ATI manages to get some crazy ass driver out that makes cards go faster something like 25% (back in the days where I had the 9800xt something like that happened and it really worked!)

[Spliff]

Just make a shortcut of AMDGPUClockTool.exe, go to properties and add to target the parameters: D:\AMDGPUClockTool\AMDGPUClockTool.exe -eng=xxx -mem=xxx

Here are my newest results:
3DMark01: 37.346
3DMark03: 16.204
3DMark05: 11.668
3DMark06: 5.611

[pt]

Just make a shortcut of AMDGPUClockTool.exe, go to properties and add to target the parameters: D:\AMDGPUClockTool\AMDGPUClockTool.exe -eng=xxx -mem=xxx

Here are my newest results:
3DMark01: 37.346
3DMark03: 16.204
3DMark05: 11.668
3DMark06: 5.611

it says target is invalid :confused:
nice scores

[Dixxhead]

@Spliff: Thanks a lot!

@pt: I think you selected the right path, no? Basically the one where YOU have your AMDGPUClocktool and not exactly like Spliff posted. :)

[pt]

@Spliff: Thanks a lot!

@pt: I think you selected the right path, no? Basically the one where YOU have your AMDGPUClocktool and not exactly like Spliff posted. :)

:S
still not working
could you take a screenshot, of where i'm supposed to change?

[Spliff]

Just create Your own shortcut to AMDGPUClockTool.exe (right-click->create shortcut) and add to target the params: <space>-eng=xxx -mem=xxx

[pt]

Just create Your own shortcut to AMDGPUClockTool.exe (right-click->create shortcut) and add to target the params: <space>-eng=xxx -mem=xxx

i did that
not working

[cyberloner]

it do work...
make shortcut of AMDGPUClockTool.exe to the desktop...
right click the shortcut...
at target of the properties...
add AMDGPUClockTool.exe -eng=xxx -mem=xxx
xxx is your core and memory speed....
it just silently oc.......

[pt]

http://img.techpowerup.org/070920/a.jpg
wich translates to:

the name "C:\Documents and Settings\Tiago\Ambiente de trabalho\AMDGPUClockTool_v0.7\AMDGPUClockTool\AMDG PUClockTool.exe -eng=857 -mem=999", specified in the target box ain't valid, make sure the path and name are correct


what am i doing wrong?

[Spliff]

Lose the "" or put params outside of them "..." -eng=....

[pt]

kk
done, now how do i make it to start on startup?

[Dixxhead]

kk
done, now how do i make it to start on startup?

Put it into your "Autostart"-Folder under Start->All Programs.

[pt]

Put it into your "Autostart"-Folder under Start->All Programs.

i deleted that folder :o

[Dixxhead]

i deleted that folder :o

LoL... Hmm, dunno. Re-create it. :laugh:

[pt]

i didn't afterall, forgot it had another name

[niko084]

Man I can't clock my 2600xt any further literally its at 850/1150 :(

Ohh well I'm getting 5400 3dmark06 now with it.

[pt]

Man I can't clock my 2600xt any further literally its at 850/1150 :(

Ohh well I'm getting 5400 3dmark06 now with it.

you tryed jumping straight to 880?

[niko084]

you tryed jumping straight to 880?

No I get it to like 855 and after that I get gray lines.... :(
Ram wont go to 1155, black sceen..

[nexion218]

I get it over 940 but when I start atitool I get these lines and for everything over 857...

[Paradox]

Set mine to 877/1143 and ran fillratetest to see if it really worked, and yeah. It did.

OC'd
Mem. bandwidth (MB/s) 29461

Single texture fillrate (MT/s) 3106

Multi-texture fillrate (MT/s) 6216

Stock
Mem. bandwidth (MB/s) 27007

Single texture fillrate (MT/s) 2620

Multi-texture fillrate (MT/s) 5193

+2GB/s with 50mhz on the memory is quite impressive. Fillrate also, going to run 3dmark and see what it throws at me.

[Sovereign]

Man, I wish I could try this out!

The program still does not work for me and I've gone as far as uninstalling the drivers, cleaning things up with Driver Cleaner PRO and doing a fresh install of both Cat 7.8 and 7.9s! :twitch:

I don't know why I'm making such a big deal though as I've yet to run a game that my MSI HD2600XT GDDR4 Diamond OC Edition video card running at stock couldn't handle @ 1280x1024 75Hz screen rez with all high settings and at least 2x AA and 8x AF...

[allclear]

cant overclock my msi hd2600xt ddr3 with overdrive after updating from cat 7.8 ---->>7.9 /7.10(8.42rc3)
any ideas??
amd gpu tool doesnot work. now even if i uninstall 7.9 and install 7.8 overdrive doesnot work :confused::banghead:



ok cleaned in safe mode with driver sweeper (GURU 3D) INSTALLED 7.9 UPDATE THEN TO 8.42rc3 now can overclock with overdrive 855/745

[niko084]

I get it over 940 but when I start atitool I get these lines and for everything over 857...

Fastest gddr4 I have ever seen is 920.... I want screen shots :)

[nexion218]

here it is...
http://img.techpowerup.org/070924/screen.jpg

[nexion218]

no..I mentioned that I'm getting black screen or lines for everything above 857 but niko084 asked for screens :p

[pt]

UPDATED!
question to everyone
can you ran atitool with your card at a higher core speeds than 857?
thanks

[MasterDuDe656]

Quick Question. Anyone here have the visiontek hd2600xt PCIE?

[dukee]

does someone know a vgpu/vmem mod for the Palit 2600XT?

[pt]

does someone know a vgpu/vmem mod for the Palit 2600XT?

i don't, but if you find any pls post here, since my card has the same pcb as the palit :)

[niko084]

no..I mentioned that I'm getting black screen or lines for everything above 857 but niko084 asked for screens :p

Nice!

[pt]

Nice!

how is your card going niko?

[Paradox]

Got mine to 930mhz core

Atitool artifact scan stable, and 3dmark.

[regan1985]

i am looking to get the 2600xt with ddr3 , there all arround the same price and i love to overclock but ive googled and i cant seem to find the best brand, anyone have an idea?someone told me the Sapphire memory doesnt overclock aswell is that true?

btw i did look at the front page but there isnt enough people to see a clear result

[pt]

from the ddr3 ones, palit and XpertVision are the best (same factory btw, the cards are identical) :)

[Spliff]

Sapphire ownz :)

Just got a brand new card identical to mine, but with a newer bios from august 2007.
This card seems to do 960 GPU / 1100 MEM. Yes, it's DDR3 version :rockout:

I'll start stabilitiy & artefact testing later on.

[pt]

Sapphire ownz :)

Just got a brand new card identical to mine, but with a newer bios from august 2007.
This card seems to do 960 GPU / 1100 MEM. Yes, it's DDR3 version :rockout:

I'll start stabilitiy & artefact testing later on.

post it here pls :)

[DaMulta]

upload that bios Spliff:)

[Spliff]

I would upload the bios but the file that atitool dumps does'nt look like the vga bios to me..
Ati flash tools cant read the rom.. If you got others suggestions they are welcome.

The ram chips say Qimonda 1.4ns, 1.8V. I found the Vram info here (http://www.qimonda.com/graphics-ram/gddr3/index.html). They also have the 2V version of this chip wich is supposed to do 1-0.8ns!? I wonder what mine could do with 2V :rolleyes:

[pt]

I would upload the bios but the file that atitool dumps does'nt look like the vga bios to me..
Ati flash tools cant read the rom.. If you got others suggestions they are welcome.

The ram chips say Qimonda 1.4ns, 1.8V. I found the Vram info here (http://www.qimonda.com/graphics-ram/gddr3/index.html). They also have the 2V version of this chip wich is supposed to do 1-0.8ns!? I wonder what mine could do with 2V :rolleyes:

there's some info about that some pages ago, i will look

edit
this are mine
HYB18H256321BF-10 - rated 1ghz, does 999mhz


"the actually way to dump the bios at the moment i found is using atiflash latest ver and
type (at dos)
atiflash -s 0 YourBiosName.bin"

:)
NOW UPLOAD IT! :p

[Spliff]

Like I said, atiflash tools dont work 4 me..


d:\atiflash\dos>atiflash -s 0 new.bin
Adapter not found


The windoz version says it cant read the ROM.

PT, You got 8 chips? I got 4x HYB18H512321BF-14.

[pt]

Like I said, atiflash tools dont work 4 me..



The windoz version says it cant read the ROM.

strange, you're using latest version


PT, You got 8 chips? I got 4x HYB18H512321BF-14.

nop, 4, but the chips say HYB18H256321BF-10

[Spliff]

I've hit 1110Mhz on my VRAM adn I think it could go higher, but something's limiting the clock, just like with the GPU. 1110Mhz seems to be 100% stable, 100% artifact free, but when I try 1120 I get blank screen and freeze.

Maybe I was rushing a bit in the heat of the moment when I said Sapphire ownz; actually Qimonda ownz for selling 0.8-1ns chips marked as 1.4.. I'm kinda upset cuz the fan is broken somehow and makes alot of noise.. something like an old SCSI hi-rpm hardrive if You know the sound. I took it off, cleaned it with an "clean and lube" spray, tried to re-fit it but nothing.. it's just broken inside. BTW, I know now that the card has automatic fan control :)
I'll try to exchange the fan for a another one pff..

[Paradox]

I said I had 930mhz core :(

[pt]

fixed :)

[Spliff]

Max stable & artifact free clocks:
GPU(mem def): 930gpu/700mem
MEM(gpu def): 800gpu/1110mem

Seems to me like max mem freq is limited by the memory controler in the GPU, not the RAM chips.
So, the final stable freq are: 920GPU/1060MEM.

3DMark05: 12.493
3DMark06: 5.878

[DaMulta]

Little PT has water cooling on his now(The cat is out of the bag)

I wonder if he can hit in th 9xxsMhz now.

[pt]

Little PT has water cooling on his now(The cat is out of the bag)

I wonder if he can hit in th 9xxsMhz now.

not without vmods (at least 3dmark) :(

[DaMulta]

really? Your not so far off from 900Mhz I thought you could hit it on water.

[pt]

really? Your not so far off from 900Mhz I thought you could hit it on water.

pheraps
ram oc has increased at least :)

[DaMulta]

So is your machine quite-er?

[pt]

So is your machine quite-er?

yep
so far i got the ram to 1053mhz stable, it would only go to 1007 stable before:)

[DaMulta]

Well at least one good thing came out of this. I am sooo surprised that you can't clock that GPU up anymore.

[pt]

Well at least one good thing came out of this. I am sooo surprised that you can't clock that GPU up anymore.

haven't tried much, and it's 2am, i'm sleepy
will try again tomorrow

[gareth170]

hi

i have 2 2600xt ddr4 version in crossfire. ,my 3dmark06 results are:
3DMark Score 9157 3DMarks
SM 2.0 Score 3638 Marks
SM 3.0 Score 4561 Marks
CPU Score 2284 Marks

Detailed Test Results

Graphics Tests
1 - Return to Proxycon 27.232 FPS
2 - Firefly Forest 33.402 FPS
CPU Tests
CPU1 - Red Valley 0.719 FPS
CPU2 - Red Valley 1.161 FPS
HDR Tests
1 - Canyon Flight (SM 3.0) 40.434 FPS
2 - Deep Freeze (SM 3.0) 50.779 FPS
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=3244715

i tryed overclocking to 884mhz but theres no different from 857 to 884, so i think thats why amd/ati as put a limit on the overclock to 857.... or im i doing something wrong? because at 884 it doesn't seem any faster... i've also uninstalled Catalyst Control Center but it's still the same... it does clock it at 884 and 904 but the fame rate speed doesn't increase....

i've contacted sapphire , maybe they have a bios update for the card...

[Spliff]

I replaced the faulty cooler, applied some silver grease and added an extra fan in my case.
The 100% stable&arifact-free new clocks are: 920/1090.

3DMark05: 12.724
3DMark06: 5.930

[gareth170]

I replaced the faulty cooler, applied some silver grease and added an extra fan in my case.
The 100% stable&arifact-free new clocks are: 920/1090.

3DMark05: 12.724
3DMark06: 5.930

now try it at 857. i think u will see the same result.... because when i clock my card to 884 there was no different in fame rate from 857 to 884 even to 904....

[regan1985]

how come no1 has any v mods yet, it cant be any different then looking at a x800 card just the mods are in different places, i mean i couldnt do it but who ever used to do them could?as temps dont seem to be a problem on these cards

[gareth170]

as temps dont seem to be a problem on these cards

i think when u clock past 857 say 891 its still running like at 857 and i guess thats why the temps don't increase... theses no increase in performance past 857

[pt]

i think when u clock past 857 say 891 its still running like at 857 and i guess thats why the temps don't increase... theses no increase in performance past 857

i noticed differences at 920 core from 857 ;)

[gareth170]

i noticed differences at 920 core from 857 ;)

well is your card ddr3 or 4 version?

[pt]

ddr3

http://img.techpowerup.org/071005/GPUZ033.jpg

[pt]

http://img.techpowerup.org/071005/fur.jpg :)

still clocking

[Spliff]

now try it at 857. i think u will see the same result.... because when i clock my card to 884 there was no different in fame rate from 857 to 884 even to 904....

880/1090: 3DMark05=12.330.
Surely your problem is related to CrossFire configuration.. I think ATI has a lot of work to do on their CS drivers..
Try it with a single card.

[gareth170]

880/1090: 3DMark05=12.330.
Surely your problem is related to CrossFire configuration.. I think ATI has a lot of work to do on their CS drivers..
Try it with a single card.

i tryed it in single card mode also but its the same...

[Paradox]

ddr3

http://img.techpowerup.org/071005/GPUZ033.jpg

o_O

http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/6zau5/

your fillrates and memory bandwidth are terrible...

[pt]

o_O

http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/6zau5/

your fillrates and memory bandwidth are terrible...

that's because of clocks, filrates and bandwidth are calculated with the clocks, clocks wrong, everything wrong

[regan1985]

is it true about the ddr4 version having a bios bug so you cant go past 857 on the core?if so hasnt anyone fixed it yet with a new flashable bios? i say it like its easy but common someone must have tried a hard mod on the voltage side?

ps i should be getting a ddr version very very soon woop woop sm3/4 here i come:laugh:

[gareth170]

is it true about the ddr4 version having a bios bug so you cant go past 857 on the core?if so hasnt anyone fixed it yet with a new flashable bios? i say it like its easy but common someone must have tried a hard mod on the voltage side?

ps i should be getting a ddr version very very soon woop woop sm3/4 here i come:laugh:

it works if u clock it straight to 884 or 904...

[regan1985]

cheers that cleared somthing up for me, still no v mods tho?anybody know anyone who is working on it? i guess a lot of people will be working on the 2900 rather then the 2600 :ohwell:

[Astennu]

Hey Guys,

I've done some tests with my Laptop, a Toshiba A200-17O (powered by an Ati Mobility HD2600)

Here's the System:
Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 (1.8ghz and "only" 2MB L2-Cache)
Ati HD2600 @ 700mhz core/ 570mhz memory. (Default: 500mhz core/400mhz memory) mod Catalyst 7.9
2024mb DDR2-667mhz ram Dual-Channel
Windows Vista Home Premium (I guess this one kills some of the points too, especially on the older versions which have some seriously strange hick-ups in the CPU tests (partially 0 fps) or the "Mother Nature" test of 03.)

So, I guess everything relevant has been told. Here are my results, enjoy:

3DMark 03: 10472
3DMark 05: 7692
3DMark 06: 4133 (Just for the record, as this is the only one I tested without any OCing, it has 3180 non-OCed)

I'm pretty satisfied with these scores as the Laptop was actually rather cheap compared to other similiar set-ups (950€, in the US it would most likeley sell for 1000$ I presume) and performs quite well in real-life gaming environment (e.g. Colin McRae Dirt runs at ~25fps at "High" (except shadows and particles set to medium) @ 1024x768, 2xAA.

Next to OC would be the CPU, but since noone knows the PLLs yet, I'll have to wait (not opening up my new Laptop just yet :ohwell: )

That is all,

Good night to y'all.

Oh, before I forget it, this would be the Vista Performance Marks for the system (overclocked, GFX1 was 4.9 and GFX2 (Games) was 4.8 before OC) [sorry for the german]:
http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/4416/overclocked2qp0.jpg

Nice. My Girlfriend has a Asus F3Ka also with HD2600 M. Running at 500-400 MHz. I was overclocking it but 3dmark 2001 SE did not get any boost when i ran 550-450. But when i see your clocks i can easily go higher :)

The AMD GPU tool made the HD2600M Crash serveral times. I just got a black screen but when i waited it got back again i guess VPU recover kicks in.

I will try to run 03 and 06 some day and then overclock the gpu again. Its really a pity that there are not a lot of laptops with the HD2600 XT M board.

[pt]

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=158892
HD 2600XT 512MB (Palit) Voltmods /\
should be the same mod for the Xpertvision and palit 256mb and 512 cards

i haven't done it yet, 'cause i don't know much about vmod, only pencil mod

[cristipurdel]

i'm having problems overclocking my gigabyte hd 2600 xt gddr4, in the sense that ati gpu clock tool gives me a blank screen and i need to restart, ati tool 27b2 can't remember any clock settings, and finally ati ccc simply doesn't care if my frequencies pass the so called test of theirs, the curent clock settings are always the same 800/1100
i'm running vista 32 bit ult on a p35-ds4 board
any advice is welcomed, and since the folding client for the 2x00 series seems to be hanging, i want to see my vga card burn

[gareth170]

i'm having problems overclocking my gigabyte hd 2600 xt gddr4, in the sense that ati gpu clock tool gives me a blank screen and i need to restart, ati tool 27b2 can't remember any clock settings, and finally ati ccc simply doesn't care if my frequencies pass the so called test of theirs, the curent clock settings are always the same 800/1100
i'm running vista 32 bit ult on a p35-ds4 board
any advice is welcomed, and since the folding client for the 2x00 series seems to be hanging, i want to see my vga card burn

clock the core straight to 890 then it'll goto 884 by itself... don't try to clock it between 865 - 880 because it'll just crash. this is a bios bug....

[cristipurdel]

clock the core straight to 890 then it'll goto 884 by itself... don't try to clock it between 865 - 880 because it'll just crash. this is a bios bug....
ati ccc is limited to 857/1179 .... ati tool and amd gpu clock tool don't work for me, not even for a miserly 10 MHz

[gareth170]

ati ccc is limited to 857/1179 .... ati tool and amd gpu clock tool don't work for me, not even for a miserly 10 MHz

don't use CCC... amd gpu clock tool should work if u clock it past 880.... make should u exit ati tool first.. if that doesn't work, try uninstalling the Catalyst software (not the driver) then try to overclock

[cristipurdel]

it seems to be working with amd gpu clock, no more ati ccc for me, ati tool 0.27b2 reports correct, gpu-z 0.0.6 doesn't
back to testing

[pt]

updated
spliff is the new champion :)
i need to get my bios modded with a more up to date one

my max 3dmarks max clocks is
897.75mhz on core
1053mhz on ram

without water i get 877/1007 so i think it was a good move to go with water :)

[gareth170]

updated
spliff is the new champion :)
i need to get my bios modded with a more up to date one

my max 3dmarks max clocks is
897.75mhz on core
1053mhz on ram

without water i get 877/1007 so i think it was a good move to go with water :)

i get 894 on air, stable 54c ida, 61c load.. also upto 904 but sometimes crashs 56c ida , 64c load so not sure why it crashing at 904..

[DaMulta]

So pt are you liking water on the video card?

[pt]

yep
:)

[pt]

com'on
i want more feedback about this cards
and if anyone knows a pencil mod to the palit/Xpertvision hd2600xt cards, pls post here

[Spliff]

Here are my newest results :rockout:

3DMark06: 6.012
3DMark05: 13.100


PT, /update me plz.

[pt]

damn, you're kicking my ass
what clocks are you running?
and that e2180 at 4.4 must be helping a lot aswell

[Spliff]

Its not 4.4Ghz, I'm running 8x multiplier instead of 10x so it's 3.55Ghz :)
Card running at 920/1090; can't get higher clocks stable with both GPU and RAM OC'ed.. w8ing for that damn VMod... :rolleyes:

[niko084]

I can't get my card ANY faster with AMD GPU Clock Tool, or ATI Tools at all....
I get blue or gray lines through my screen with ANY amount of overclock...

With ATI Overdrive I have gotten to-
857-1179...

But thats where it maxes out.... Really sucks... :(

On the plus side I'm up to 5427 3dmark06

[gareth170]

I can't get my card ANY faster with AMD GPU Clock Tool, or ATI Tools at all....
I get blue or gray lines through my screen with ANY amount of overclock...

With ATI Overdrive I have gotten to-
857-1179...

But thats where it maxes out.... Really sucks... :(

On the plus side I'm up to 5427 3dmark06

don't use ATI Overdrive ... amd gpu clock tool should work if u clock it past 880.... make sure u exit ati tool first..

[niko084]

don't use ATI Overdrive ... amd gpu clock tool should work if u clock it past 880.... make sure u exit ati tool first..

Ya I used that and got it up to 940/1150 stable, wish I could bring the ram up more....
But I have gotten 3dmark06 up to 5698 so its getting quick.

[Sovereign]

Ya I used that and got it up to 940/1150 stable, wish I could bring the ram up more....
But I have gotten 3dmark06 up to 5698 so its getting quick.

Seems you and I are having simular results and issues, perhaps?

I was finaly able to get AMD GPU Clock Tool working again by downloading a fresh copy and setting it to windows 2000 compatibility mode upon initial startup. Anyhow, it exhibited the same bug that most others explained while the core was set anywhere between 857MHz to roughly 875MHz. After some playing around, I then experienced the same bug with the core clock set anywhere between 890MHz to 900MHz. Setting the core clock above 900MHz resulted in normal operation once again.

I think I was finaly able to hit roughly 930MHz on the core with AMD GPU Clock Tool and stopped there as I finaly had enough of all the rebooting that I was having to do because of various glitches from either the issue with the video card BIOS and/or AMD GPU Clock Tool. I was not able to OC the memory at all. Adding or subtracting even 1MHz to the memory clocks would result in an eventual loss of display signal and a necissary reboot. :wtf:

So, in my opinion, there still seems like quite a bit of work needs to be done in order for HD2600XT owners to fully appriciate and overclock their video cards! :ohwell:

[regan1985]

just got my 2600xt ddr3 up and running now going to overclock will post results soon

[Xolair]

By the way, what's the maximum clocks you people can get for the 2600 XT? I've been looking at a Sapphire 2600 XT Ultimate (GDDR4, doesn't cost much extra here) lately, does the GDDR4 version overclock much more than the GDDR3 one? Been thinking of getting a new GPU in about 3-5 months, and the 2600 XT seems to be a likely contestant, unless there comes the HD 2650 -series or something. Or, I could spend a bit more extra on a new PSU and a Radeon 2950 -series card, but we'll see...

The Sapphire one seems to be clocked at 800mhz core/1.4ghz memory, is that true? Could you get it up to near 900mhz/2.0ghz with the stock cooling of the brand? Has anyone got experience about this? :)

[regan1985]

driving me nuts allready, using amd tool i tried jumping to 880 on the clock and when i run any thing i have to restart!!

[Spliff]

By the way, what's the maximum clocks you people can get for the 2600 XT? I've been looking at a Sapphire 2600 XT Ultimate (GDDR4, doesn't cost much extra here) lately, does the GDDR4 version overclock much more than the GDDR3 one? Been thinking of getting a new GPU in about 3-5 months, and the 2600 XT seems to be a likely contestant, unless there comes the HD 2650 -series or something. Or, I could spend a bit more extra on a new PSU and a Radeon 2950 -series card, but we'll see...

The Sapphire one seems to be clocked at 800mhz core/1.4ghz memory, is that true? Could you get it up to near 900mhz/2.0ghz with the stock cooling of the brand? Has anyone got experience about this? :)

Sapphire DDR3 has 1.4Ghz mem, DDR4 2.2Ghz. However, ram quality is like a lottery, hence the RAM OC results can vary a lot. GPU should clock to 900-910Mhz.

[gareth170]

By the way, what's the maximum clocks you people can get for the 2600 XT? I've been looking at a Sapphire 2600 XT Ultimate (GDDR4, doesn't cost much extra here) lately, does the GDDR4 version overclock much more than the GDDR3 one? Been thinking of getting a new GPU in about 3-5 months, and the 2600 XT seems to be a likely contestant, unless there comes the HD 2650 -series or something. Or, I could spend a bit more extra on a new PSU and a Radeon 2950 -series card, but we'll see...

The Sapphire one seems to be clocked at 800mhz core/1.4ghz memory, is that true? Could you get it up to near 900mhz/2.0ghz with the stock cooling of the brand? Has anyone got experience about this? :)

a 2450 and 2650 are coming.... it'll have dx10.1 and 55mm die...

i can only get my 2 2600xt ddr4 to 884/1175... not sure why its unstable past that.

[pt]

what's your scores in cf?

[niko084]

Sapphire DDR3 has 1.4Ghz mem, DDR4 2.2Ghz. However, ram quality is like a lottery, hence the RAM OC results can vary a lot. GPU should clock to 900-910Mhz.

Thats "RATED".... Its the same as the rest... 700 GDDR3, 1100 GDDR4

Gotta love marketing....

The fastest stock clocked cards are the MSI GDDR4's 850/1150
*Sapphire rated 850/2.3ghz*

[niko084]

Here we go... Sorry I deleted the screen shot before I posted... So here is the link to my report-

http://www.hwbot.org/result.do?resultId=656990
5777 3dmark06
950/1150 :)

I can get my card to 960/1150 and not go crazy but when I bench the machine locks up.
9th fastest 2600xt GDDR4 :)

What I should really do, is a clean boot without junk running in the back ground, tweak up my ram and processor and see what kinda score I get.

[gareth170]

on the 2600xt ddr4 cards, when u overclock the memory it seems to slow down....

[gareth170]

what's your scores in cf?

3DMark Score 9551 3DMarks
SM 2.0 Score 3696 Marks
SM 3.0 Score 4650 Marks
CPU Score 2584 Marks

[niko084]

on the 2600xt ddr4 cards, when u overclock the memory it seems to slow down....

Eh when I slow mine to 1100 from 1150 I lose about 20 points average over 5 runs.

[gareth170]

Eh when I slow mine to 1100 from 1150 I lose about 20 points average over 5 runs.

well i can't get to 1150 using amd gpu tool. the i can only get to 1143.. and on the core i can only get to 884 stable...

any ideas why?

[AthlonX2]

you can throw me in here card was stock but cpu @ 3ghz

3d06 http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=3422644

3d05 http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm05=3573161

[Paradox]

See that card is doing well for you

[AthlonX2]

its not to bad,but it wont clock!!! lol

[pt]

its not to bad,but it wont clock!!! lol

what do you mean?
and congratz on the buy :)

[AthlonX2]

well i have had it for 1 day,and i havent found anything that will overclock it,this is my first ati card ever so im still getting used to how catalyst works

[pt]

download amd gpu clock tool
it's quite a pain in the ass to make it work sometimes
but worth it

[gareth170]

well i have had it for 1 day,and i havent found anything that will overclock it,this is my first ati card ever so im still getting used to how catalyst works

amd gpu clock tool should work if u clock it past 880...

[AthlonX2]

ok im using amd gpu clock and when i hit 860 my screen goes black..

[pt]

it happens to everyone
you need to jump the core clock straight to 880/890/900
:)

[regan1985]

i have the same problem, ive had my card for 5days now and i havent found anyway of overclock the card and keeping the clock, it just gives me a blank screen

[gareth170]

i have the same problem, ive had my card for 5days now and i havent found anyway of overclock the card and keeping the clock, it just gives me a blank screen

even at 884?

[AthlonX2]

well it seems that trick worked i have my core @ 925 right now..memory still stock,is it true when u clock the memory on these it actually loses performance?

[gareth170]

well it seems that trick worked i have my core @ 925 right now..memory still stock,is it true when u clock the memory on these it actually loses performance?

for me it does. but for other people it seems it doesn't.. so just try and see...

[AthlonX2]

ok clocking the memory kills my scores..im currently using catalyst 7.6 is there any performance increase by moving to 7.9's or 7.10's?

[gareth170]

ok clocking the memory kills my scores..im currently using catalyst 7.6 is there any performance increase by moving to 7.9's or 7.10's?

7.10 do improve performance in some games.....

[regan1985]

ok i tried going to 884 before i will true 925 and see what happens,and do i have to close control centre?

[gareth170]

ok i tried going to 884 before i will true 925 and see what happens,and do i have to close control centre?

in ati CCC keep the clocks at defaults then close it then just use amd gpu tool to clock the card, once you've clocked it you can close amd gpu tool....

don't try using CCC overdrive and amd gpu tool at the same time..

[rick22]

can you run a 2600xt gddr4 card with a zalman without putting ramsinks on the memory?

[pt]

can you run a 2600xt gddr4 card with a zalman without putting ramsinks on the memory?

prob
since the fan also blow on ram chips
btw, i have some custom ramsinks on it, with barely no air on them, and they barely get warm on load
edit: that's with my gddr3 ones, the gddr4 prob heats up even less

[rick22]

hey guys im posting these for athlonx2 since he cant post till nov 21st..he wanted to let you know he got past the 857 core bug..lol

http://img.techpowerup.org/071018/2600xt.jpg

[pt]

1ghz core
very nice
is it 3dmark stable?
ps: what did he do this time? :p

[rick22]

not 3dmark stable it makes it through proxycon and crashed in fireflies,something to do with wazzle not understanding the situation i guess?

[Urbklr]

can you run a 2600xt gddr4 card with a zalman without putting ramsinks on the memory?

Yea probaly...but dont you need to cool the VRM's??

[pt]

Yea probaly...but dont you need to cool the VRM's??

they barely get hot naked
altought i'm going to make some custom ramsinks for them aswell

[rick22]

PT,you want to add athlon to the list of members? yes you have to cover the vrms,they get screaming hot if you dont,i modified the heatpipe system from a a8n32slidlx mobo to use it for cooling the vrm's

3d05 score: http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm05=3577258

the mod: http://img.techpowerup.org/071019/IMG_0294.jpg

[pt]

PT,you want to add athlon to the list of members? yes you have to cover the vrms,they get screaming hot if you dont,i modified the heatpipe system from a a8n32slidlx mobo to use it for cooling the vrm's

3d05 score: http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm05=3577258

the mod: http://img.techpowerup.org/071019/IMG_0294.jpg

mine doesn't :confused:
i touched them while running 3dmarks, they we're barely hot
ps: i know i'm crazy for touching them while the card is running

edit:
i need 3dmark stable clocks, brand, and ammount of memory :)

edit2:
can you take a picture from front?

[rick22]

all of those benchmark were ran @ 920/2200 HIS 2600XT GDDR4 256MB..ill pull the card out later on and throw up some pics

[pt]

all of those benchmark were ran @ 920/2200 HIS 2600XT GDDR4 256MB..ill pull the card out later on and throw up some pics

updated :)

[Sovereign]

Welp PT! I've pretty much given up hope getting you benchmarks of this GDDR4 model running on a CPU close to the same speed as yours to show you that a C2D makes a big difference in score results. The reason is that AMD GPU Clock Tool is about the only thing that will remotely let me overclock but only does so with random issues. We all know about the suppossed BIOS bug but the whole issue for me is that AMD GPU Clock Tool will not even let me touch memory speeds, doing so results in a loss of display signal, even undeclocking the memory does this!!! I'm also experiencing random lockups and loss of display signal on virtualy any core clock setting. It usualy makes it past 880MHz core but sometimes I'll loose the display signal for no apparent reason soon after. This holds true for just about any setting above 880MHz! I did manage to get it to 940MHz once but I lost the signal soon after and I haven't bother to try since. It's definitely not a PSU/power issue because I have a decent/quality PSU!

Thats just my 2 cents... :ohwell:

[pt]

i win :p
could be the card going bad, have you tried it in other systems?

[niko084]

updated :)

update mine :) on #362

It's cooling down here, I'm going to try to push for some more later, have to break that 6k mark.

[pt]

update mine :) on #362

It's cooling down here, I'm going to try to push for some more later, have to break that 6k mark.

done
;)
nice scores btw
my e2180 is comming, so i might get 12k and 6k

[rick22]

ok pt new scores and some pics of the mods that were done,first off scores

Athlon X2 @ 2.9Ghz / HD2600XT @ 950/2220

3D05: http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm05=3581393

3D06: http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=3449500

[pt]

updated
and very nice scores with that x2 on 06

[regan1985]

i cant seem to get past 857, and when i try i get the dreaded black screen!! im not sure if its amd overclock tool or the card, i might try riva tuner!!!

this is what i got stock anyway nothing that good

[pt]

you used amd gpu clock tool and jumped straight to 880/890?
ps:
my e2180 should be here wednesday :)

[rick22]

from what i can see these cards have some sort of oscillating clock going in multiples of 27

[niko084]

Anyone know of a volt mod for the 2600's yet? I saw one writeup about someone doing one but no info as in how to do it....

I have a MSI 2600xt gddr4, really dieing to pull the full potential out of it.

[regan1985]

yes ive tried jumping to 880 and 890 and still i get a blank screen, i havent even started to play with the ram yet, i tried 1100 and it worked fine but dont want to bench or go higher till ive sorted out the gpu, i just hope its amd tool not my card!! might havre a look at riva tuner even tho ive never used it on a ati card

[rick22]

currently looking at datasheets and taking measurements working on a voltmod for the gddr4 version

[tkpenalty]

Hmm... I would really like to see the HD2600XT's Performance with the new 7.10 Drivers, in things OTHER than 3D Mark.

(No offense...but this is a clubhouse and... for some reason its not in the clubhouse section >=(, blasphemy!)

[pt]

i will do a review when i ahve time, i'm flooded with work to the hair
and this ain't a clubhouse, i'm tired of clubs and since it's my thread it can be what i want :)

[rick22]

Hmm... I would really like to see the HD2600XT's Performance with the new 7.10 Drivers, in things OTHER than 3D Mark.

(No offense...but this is a clubhouse and... for some reason its not in the clubhouse section >=(, blasphemy!)

tk why dont you crawl back into your hole...we dont want you here


P.S. this thread has a good rating for good people...

[ghost101]

Rivatuner 2.06 beta gives hd2600xt overclocking and fan control. The fan control works well and you can set it at 100%. 100% would normally only kick in at 90C.

I havent tried the overclocking yet.

[Jejking]

i cant seem to get past 857, and when i try i get the dreaded black screen!! im not sure if its amd overclock tool or the card, i might try riva tuner!!!

this is what i got stock anyway nothing that good
Hmm I tried AMD GPU Clocktool today as well... Tried to underclock my HD2600Pro a bit. From 600/1400 (700x2) to 350/900 (450x2). The screen went off immediately.

Can anyone confirm that the latest build of RivaTuner is OK for overclocking your HD2xxx?

Btw, I am actually quite curious about the memorychips I have. Rating... Jum :)

[RAH]

Riva Tuner works, but it has problems with the 7.10s. And they give a big
jump to the 2600s.
AMD clock is the best so far. A new Riva should be out on the 12th I think.
Seems to work with the 2600s from what I have read.

This is my 3D06 score - Sapphire HD 2600 PRO
E6320@3003

Score - 6608
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=3494417

Using AMD Clock

[Jejking]

Riva Tuner works, but it has problems with the 7.10s. And they give a big
jump to the 2600s.
AMD clock is the best so far. A new Riva should be out on the 12th I think.
Seems to work with the 2600s from what I have read.

This is my 3D06 score - Sapphire HD 2600 PRO
E6320@3003

Score - 6608
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=3494417

Using AMD Clock
What did you score with the 7.9's?

And I tried AMD GPU Clock as well but when I tried to lower it my screen went black. Not nice.

[RAH]

I never managed to break 6K with the 7.9s.
High was 59xx.

The 7.10s raised all of the 3D scores. Still playing with them and
AMD Clock. One time its stable, and the next time it isn't. Seems
something to do with ATIs drivers/power managment.

I think that Riva/Unwinder has figured out how to work with it. But I don't have
the new one yet. Still in beta, but seems to work. Thread here:
http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=241200

GL

[pt]

bridgeless crossfire isn't working in latest drivers :(

[niko084]

Riva Tuner works, but it has problems with the 7.10s. And they give a big
jump to the 2600s.
AMD clock is the best so far. A new Riva should be out on the 12th I think.
Seems to work with the 2600s from what I have read.

This is my 3D06 score - Sapphire HD 2600 PRO
E6320@3003

Score - 6608
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=3494417

Using AMD Clock

Heh PT- we need to make some rules about how our 3dmark tests and scores are going to be run.... This one really blew my mind until I read it was done in 1024x768

[RAH]

I have read that it does with the XTs. I don't have two, so can't try it.
Maybe one day.

I'm sorry if I should have higher then 1024X768. I only have a 15" LCD.
I thought the benchmark ran as it wanted to. If I were to set it to
800X600 would I get a better score??

[pt]

Heh PT- we need to make some rules about how our 3dmark tests and scores are going to be run.... This one really blew my mind until I read it was done in 1024x768

true, will add later

[niko084]

I have read that it does with the XTs. I don't have two, so can't try it.
Maybe one day.

I'm sorry if I should have higher then 1024X768. I only have a 15" LCD.
I thought the benchmark ran as it wanted to. If I were to set it to
800X600 would I get a better score??

Yes actually you would get a better score.

No need to be sorry lol, just trying to make sure if we are going to be creating a list of people to compare and go off, there is going to need to be a standardized resolution.

[pt]

1280x1024 is the standard for 06 and
1024x768 is the standard for 05

[Sovereign]

1280x1024 is the standard for 06 and
1024x768 is the standard for 05

1024x768 is what you are stuck with if you have a free copy of 3DMark06. So for some, it can not be helped.

[niko084]

1024x768 is what you are stuck with if you have a free copy of 3DMark06. So for some, it can not be helped.

Hmm, I wasn't stuck at that for 3dmark06 when I was on a free copy...

[Dixxhead]

Hmm, I wasn't stuck at that for 3dmark06 when I was on a free copy...

Neither am I. I'm stuck at 1280x800 because that is the maximum my display can display.

[Sovereign]

My bad! I rechecked my copy and I believe it's stuck on either your monitors native res or current desktop resolution (regarding the free copy of 3DMark06).

[niko084]

My bad! I rechecked my copy and I believe it's stuck on either your monitors native res or current desktop resolution (regarding the free copy of 3DMark06).

Ya that sounds correct :)

[regan1985]

i still havent had time had time to use riva tuner yet but im going to get on it at the weekend and try and break 6k on 3d mark 06, but ive been playing a couple of dx10 games woop making the most of my card,and i havent run anything on max yet but i think i could,has anyone found anything they cant run on max?at 1280*1024!

also my temps havent gone over 56c after an hour of playing and is idleing at 41,im thinking that good or is that just me, any does anyone have any tips on using river tuner!!

ps i cant wait for a volt mod to come out!!!!

[niko084]

anyone found anything they cant run on max?at 1280*1024!

Lots-
Crysis, Need for Speed Carbon, Rainbow 6: Vegas, I'm sure there are plenty, the idea with the 2600xt is it will play anything out there and play it pretty decently well if you are not running massive resolutions or need AA/AF, it tends to kill the card quick because of its 128bit ram.

[Morgoth]

hey guys whats the maxium overclock atm for the hd2600xt with 3rdparty cooler? like thermaltake hr-03

[AthlonX2]

had mine @ 1005 core but was not stable with zalmanvf700..highest stable clock i have had is 980

[pt]

Morgoth - depends on the card
i got mine stable at 900mhz max with wc
athlonx2 - congratz :)
now post some benchs

[Morgoth]

is it worth to get a hd2600xt agp? or x1950xt agp?

[niko084]

is it worth to get a hd2600xt agp? or x1950xt agp?

If your not upgrading your whole system soon, then I would say so.

But probably not from a 1950pro.

[niko084]

had mine @ 1005 core but was not stable with zalmanvf700..highest stable clock i have had is 980

Same actually I hit 1005/1150 but not stable, with MSI's dual slot cooler, I have had it stable at 960/1150 GDDR4 version.

[AthlonX2]

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm05=3583872

thats the highest i have gotten so far..still working on it

[Austin]

hmm, i can get only about 850-860 Core Clock with latest rivatuner 2.06 beta.... Memory is stable at 1250 Mhz (GDDR4)....
If i clock the core over 860 Mhz, the card seems to start throttling... 3D mark running around 2-3 FPS, and even in 2D mode in windows, scrolling is realy slow....
i also try to clock it directly to 880, 900, 930.... 1000 Mhz, and nothing....
I have Sapphire 2600XT GDDR4, with Accelero S2 + 90mm Fan... idle temperature is about 28°C
Any ideas ??

and sorry for my bad english :)

[niko084]

Probably getting ram errors when you clocked that high.. Try to knock it down around 1100ish and go for around 900 on the core... The RAM speed REALLY isn't needed with the pitiful 128bit ram anyways.

[Austin]

i tried that offcourse, but it hasnt any effect to clock down memory freq... its throttling with memory at 1250 and even at 1100(default)...

[cdawall]

maybe a bad core you might need a vmod

[niko084]

i tried that offcourse, but it hasnt any effect to clock down memory freq... its throttling with memory at 1250 and even at 1100(default)...

Fill in your system specs, the card shouldn't be throttling at all..

[Austin]

done it...

[niko084]

done it...

Almost guarantee right now its a power supply issue..

That kinda overclock with that card overclocked...

Knock your processor overclock down to stock and then overclock the card
and see how it goes.

[Austin]

well, i will try that...

[niko084]

Uninstall Catalyst Control Center. It throttles all overclocks unless you use ATI overdrive.

Well thats not exactly true, the majority of the time if it is running it will lock your system up :laugh:

But you don't need to uninstall it, just make sure its not running when you overclock.

[Austin]

well, underclock and undervolt CPU doesnt helped... also PCI-E overvolt (+0,1V) doesnt helped... I will try uninstall CCC...

[niko084]

well, underclock and undervolt CPU doesnt helped... also PCI-E overvolt (+0,1V) doesnt helped... I will try uninstall CCC...

No need to uninstall at all, you just have to make sure CCC isn't running in your processes..

[Austin]

well, that doesnt helped either... :( i shutted all Ati processes, and also uninstall CCC..

[niko084]

well, that doesnt helped either... :( i shutted all Ati processes, and also uninstall CCC..

What are you using to test your video cards performance?

[Austin]

3D mark.... or RTHDRIBL.... throttling in every application... also in 2D mode...

[AthlonX2]

you have to go straight to 880 on these cards because there are issues when u try to go slowly up..on mine if i try anything lower than 880 i get a black screen

[Austin]

like i said, i tried directly 880 and also 900,930 and 950...

[niko084]

like i said, i tried directly 880 and also 900,930 and 950...

Ya you are still pushing it power wise, but clocking your processor down should have helped a bit...

Might just have a not so top key card..

[wwenigma]

Hi!

I sent a mail 4 Rivatuner developer team 4 slowdown issue(over 857,25). Unwinder say: "Thank AMD BIOS/driver developers for that. Wrong clock calculation for the clocks above 857 MHz on RV630 is their issue, not mine."

I sent a reply, if this true, why Amd GPU clock tool able to set higher clocks? :) Now, i wait 4 reply.

Nig.

[pt]

send him this thread link ;)

[wwenigma]

I got a mail... :eek:

I’m sorry but I’m absolutely not gonna add dozens of workarounds for ATI’s bugs like it is done in AMDGPUClockTool. That is not RT’s issue and and that’s ATI’s job to fix that, not mine.

Seems like Rivatuner never able to work with RV630. :banghead:

[pt]

I got a mail... :eek:

I’m sorry but I’m absolutely not gonna add dozens of workarounds for ATI’s bugs like it is done in AMDGPUClockTool. That is not RT’s issue and and that’s ATI’s job to fix that, not mine.

Seems like Rivatuner never able to work with RV630. :banghead:

seems like someone is being lazy...
let's hope w1z isn't :(

[rougal]

Being following this thread for a while.
Just curious to ask, How do U guys really use AMD GPU Clock tool. (not working for me, got the black screen)
Do U guys have to re-overclock your Graphic card everytime U start Ur computer?

I only manage 857/760 with rivatuner 2.06 on my Sapphire HD 2600XT 256DDR3. (I did'nt try to get any higher than that.)

[Ketxxx]

I agree, 3rd party devs shouldnt have to fix shit ATI messed up, just look at me and the 1950Pros, I literally applied dozens of workarounds and changes to make the damn cards work right. Sorry, but I'm with unwinder on this.

[pt]

gtfo if you don't have my bios ketxxx :p
and i don't need it anymore, i will sell this card soon (and the whole pc) and get a laptop (need one for univ) :)

[cooler]

http://img.techpowerup.org/071112/gfx_card_spotlight___his_radeon_hd_2600_xt_overdri ve.gif

[pt]

only 850/800 on a his card?
get amd gpu clock tool, and clock that baby :)

[Dixxhead]

http://img.techpowerup.org/071112/gfx_card_spotlight___his_radeon_hd_2600_xt_overdri ve.gif

What exactly is this? A new "custom" driver of some sort or is this perhaps just a photoshopped fake. What about some info?

I thought you couldn't go over 857 in Overdrive and the Ram should be capped far lower too.

[pt]

oh just noticed the max clocks :p
w1z said it was possible to edit the max clocks, but it was very hard

[cooler]

i found that pic at
http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/11/12/six_graphics_cards_with_luxury_trimmings/page5.html

[regan1985]

hmm thats a bit random wonder how he got the clocks so high

[Rob!]

I think mine is locked against overclocking in the video BIOS or something...I've tried ATITool and AMD GPU Tool and neither will change clocks at all. I can try small increments, huge increments...nothing.

Going to give CCC a shot now, maybe I can unlock something.

[rougal]

Seems that no one have the answer to my question that I "left" more than a week ago.

[Dixxhead]

Seems that no one have the answer to my question that I "left" more than a week ago.

It was answered quite a bit ago actually (before you asked even). You should try jumping the clocks between 857 and 880; jump directly to 885 or something like that. That should work.

[Rob!]

Even in CCC now I can't drag the sliders in ATI Overdrive. Having my card locked is really pissing me off.

[niko084]

For you guys having black screen issues, go back to the first post...

For some reason the 2600's don't like to be clocked between around 850-880, try for an instant 880-890-900, and don't try to clock your ram too much if you have a gddr4 they don't budge..

[Rob!]

For you guys having black screen issues, go back to the first post...

For some reason the 2600's don't like to be clocked between around 850-880, try for an instant 880-890-900, and don't try to clock your ram too much if you have a gddr4 they don't budge..

I tried 880 in AMD GPU Tool and my screen went nuts an I had to force a restart with the power button.

[niko084]

I tried 880 in AMD GPU Tool and my screen went nuts an I had to force a restart with the power button.

Like I said try 880-890-900...... If those don't go, you don't have a good overclocking card, its luck of the bin.

[rougal]

Being following this thread for a while.
Just curious to ask, How do U guys really use AMD GPU Clock tool. (not working for me, got the black screen)
Do U guys have to re-overclock your Graphic card everytime U start Ur computer?



That's what need to know. (In bold)

[pt]

no
there's a how to in page 7 or close on how to make amd gpu clock tool run at startup with the clocks you wan't

[Rob!]

Like I said try 880-890-900...... If those don't go, you don't have a good overclocking card, its luck of the bin.

I think it's ridiculous that I have to overclock that much or not overclock at all.

I've done some googling and it seems that this problem might get fixed with driver version 7.11 whenever it comes out. I knew I was getting the cheapest 2600xt available, but DAMN I was hoping for something out of it.

[niko084]

I think it's ridiculous that I have to overclock that much or not overclock at all.

I've done some googling and it seems that this problem might get fixed with driver version 7.11 whenever it comes out. I knew I was getting the cheapest 2600xt available, but DAMN I was hoping for something out of it.

They have been saying it "might" get fixed every driver update since their release.....
I can almost say for sure this is not a driver issue..

[Rob!]

Oh well. For a $95 card it performs pretty damn well. Just the option to overclock would be oh so nice...

[AthlonX2]

i guess its true you get what u pay for

[ccleorina]

Hi people... this is my 3Dmark06 on my old HD2600XT from Sapphire (Before i have my HD2900XT) 6251 only...:banghead: but it's was a good card for me.....:rockout:

http://img.techpowerup.org/071113/Xeon 2206.jpg

[mitsirfishi]

not a bad effort ive gota try and clock the 2400pro i have in a pants p4 550 what has been people getting with 2400pro's i have the sapphire one in another rig with the passive heatsink it cant play games just black screens so ive wacked a 80mm fan and dropped from 45c down to 27 idel and not dramatic temps now just time for some overclocking ;)

[pt]

i'm going to sell my rig and get a laptop with a hd2600 mobile, so i will still keep in this thread :)

[AthlonX2]

how many point do you gain by setting your resolution lower that what the test runs at default?

[Dixxhead]

how many point do you gain by setting your resolution lower that what the test runs at default?

Quite a bit especially on the HD2600 with its 4 Rops and somewhat limited bandwidth. I'd go for at least 1000 points, perhaps even 2000.

@pt: Yeah, the HD2600 mobility is really good, for a Laptop GPU. Don't expect it to perform quite as well as your Desktop GFX though, since most laptop-manufacturers couple it with DDR 2 memory which runs at 400mhz, meaning a bandwidth of 12,8 Gb/s; not really much. If you have luck and can overclock it to 570mhz like me, you'll be able to reach aroun 18,2 Gb/s, close to "un"-bottlenecking the GPU at 700mhz. I believe to really remove the bottleneck you would have to reach a bandwidth of like 20-23Gb/s or something like that... But worry not, I can run most modern games just fine at almost highest settings (though mostly not in native resolution) and they look great. It runs cool too and consumes not too much power.

[mitsirfishi]

that is cheating ;) proves the card worthless at higher res ;)

[pt]

thanks for noticing guys :)
she won't be added to the chart

[ccleorina]

Here at 1280X1024 nice 5051 at 3Dmark06.....:rockout:

http://img.techpowerup.org/071113/Xeon 3.jpg

[niko084]

that is cheating ;) proves the card worthless at higher res ;)

I got a 5777 @ 1280x1024
When I get a volt mod, I'm going to shoot for 6k.

[regan1985]

when and if you get a volt mod!! IF being the big problem most of us are having:)

[niko084]

when and if you get a volt mod!! IF being the big problem most of us are having:)

True... They might make me learn myself how to do it...;)

[ghost101]

Anyone else get a glitch at the beginning of the nature test for 05 and 06?

These are Vista scores, e6300@3.5ghz, hd2600xt@891/792

http://img.techpowerup.org/071116/891-792 3dmark05 3.5ghz.jpg
http://img.techpowerup.org/071116/891-792 3dmark06 3.5ghz.jpg

[wwenigma]

Hi all!

I hear , AMD technicians break the OC limit in bios on 3850/70 cards. (black hole over 857,25-880MHz) May someone hear some info from 2600's bios mod? :wtf:

Sorry 4 baad english.

Nig.

[regan1985]

ok ive had my card for a while and i have had trouble overclocking from day one!! overdrive would never overclock my card and amd clock tool made me go made with crashing evertime i got close to the limit of the card!!

but ive had some spare time and this is what i got!! i could do with giving the gpu some more volts and id be flying as the max temp on the card after 18mins of testing was 48c so theres a lot of head room! as for the ram i think i have reached the limit , i got 999 but then i couldnt overclock the gpu!and before anyone asks i cant go over 857.25 if i go 880,890 it crashes!!

anyway what do you think!
http://img.techpowerup.org/071123/overclock gpu.jpg

[regan1985]

i lied for some reason i had to jump up the ram a bit and this is the max of the ram!!
im well happy with the ram as its only ddr3:)

http://img.techpowerup.org/071123/overclock2.jpg

[AthlonX2]

go straight to 920..thats wha ti have to do anyways..the highest ive gotten my core was 1080 but it wasnt stable at all,and i have a hard time believing that your memory is running that fast how about you take a screen shot after you click on get clock info

[regan1985]

i will try jumping to 920,but it will have to wait as i cant be bothered to have another crash:)

but here is the screen shot your after

http://img.techpowerup.org/071123/proof.jpg

[mitsirfishi]

i got my amd 6000 up and running with 2gb off ddr800 ram ill put my specs up gave 03 a quick run with a asus EAH 2600xt gddr3 which i got for the girlfriend clocked it to 843/900 just a starter and got 14.1k which i was abit dissapointed about with the x2 at 3.2ghz in mothernature with the turtle bit which kills everyone for fps :p it went to 1 fps :\ i was shocked maybe need some different drivers ill give 05 and 06 a try later

what generally do the 2600 clock to i havnt really bother reading meny reviews and that so :p suposidly this cooler is suppose to keep the card 10c cooler than referance cooling

[niko084]

what generally do the 2600 clock to i havnt really bother reading meny reviews and that so :p suposidly this cooler is suppose to keep the card 10c cooler than referance cooling

I have nailed a solid 960/1150
Still runs cool at that also.

[mitsirfishi]

impressive clocks, think the demands of sims 2 is good enough for it ? :p

[pt]

impressive clocks, think the demands of sims 2 is good enough for it ? :p

lol
this cards rocks, i'm going to put a hd2600 mobile results tomorrow :)

[regan1985]

sadly i can seem to get the gpu over 857, wish i could as my ram is great,think the gpu need more volts,cant have it all, ive tried 880,890 920, 900 and they all work untill it just freezes! might try 960 but i dont see why that would work :laugh:

[pt]

they work?
for how long?

[regan1985]

they work and the clocks show up but then it locks up for no reason, i can even run a 3d mark but then ill be doing somthing like surfing the net and then bang it will lock up

[pt]

weird if it runs 3dmarks but crashes on simple stuff
it doesn't happen at 857 or lower?