X1600PRO AGP/PCIE 256/512MB users

Agility · Sep 25, 2006

This thread is for X1600PRO AGP/PCIE users only. Just want to know about the maximum clocks that you guys have and the coolers and experiences. I have a clocked X1600 PRO agp

ATI-tool
Core:500.00-->600.75
Memory:405.00-->421.20
GPU Temperature:68-72
Coolers:Stock Cooler

The maximum memory i could get was only 428 :cry:

If i go over that, the black screen of death appears and i have to restart my computer. For the maximum core i did not go over 600 due to the temperatures of the GPU hitting 70+. Anyone know the safe temperature for a X1600PRO? Thanks... There were frequent hiccups. So what does this sign shows?

Agility · Sep 25, 2006

The gpu just hang after playing F.E.A.R in multiplayer games. Trying my core at 580.50 now. Will update about it.

Everything went smoothly at 580.50 for my core speed. Strangely not much people use X1600 here? lol..

clockwiseCANUCk · Sep 25, 2006

256 mb sapphire x1600XT pci-e

ATI-tool(default)
Core:580.50
Memory:684.00
GPU Temperature:48 (fan 70%)
Coolers:Stock Cooler

i'm not sure why they're funny like that, could be from the omega driver. I'm trying to figure out if it's safe to overclocking with the omega driver. Or should i just get CCC 6.9?

Agility · Sep 25, 2006

Everything looks normal. Just use the omega drivers. I dont ever believe CCC cause they just suck. Btw welcome to the Techpowerup! family. Your first post here =)

clockwiseCANUCk · Sep 25, 2006

what kind of frame rates are you getting in FEAR? Or other games you have.

Demos_sav · Sep 25, 2006

ATI drivers are THE BEST. Plus ATI Tool was ment to be used on CCC drivers

.:{KC}:. · Sep 26, 2006

x1600xt

I bought a saphire (wish id got the 512} 256mb x1600xt at the first of this year , on a budget @165. well i have looked to increase the performance and there isn't much out there . I will say that i have had success with the riva tuner & the latest ccc 6.9 even though riva doesn't support that driver. It seems to work well but then i am not pushing it i am only at 600/700, and all i play is an old game by the name of MOHAAS. great card for video / all around but the x800xt is much better and now the prices are well within reach of all of us .

Agility · Sep 28, 2006

You could nearly get to 600core? Wow thats like 150mhz + for an XT and 200 increase for a PRO.

rhythmeister · Sep 28, 2006

Get the crappy stock TIM off your core and replace with AS5 agility, that'll help a LOT, plus, use ATi tool 0.25b to set fan speed according to temp'. I told it to try and maintain 55-60 Deg' Centigrade and sitting on the desktop it was stopped! Good core, I was hitting 614.75MHz on the agp version and not even going over 65 Deg' C after an hour's gaming...

never_bt · Sep 28, 2006

card: sapphire x1600 AGP 256 MB (88-2C85-03-SA)

Max Ram speed 477 MHz (higher than that -> freeze)
Max Core speed 600,75 MHz (did not test any higher than, that but I thing there is some air up)

Equipment:
standart sapphire cooling with a papst fan on the backside of the card added (the backside of the card is the problem side)
all that in a airflow optimized self builded case.

see photo

Agility · Sep 28, 2006

never_bt said:
card: sapphire x1600 AGP 256 MB (88-2C85-03-SA)

Max Ram speed 477 MHz (higher than that -> freeze)
Max Core speed 600,75 MHz (did not test any higher than, that but I thing there is some air up)

Equipment:
standart sapphire cooling with a papst fan on the backside of the card added (the backside of the card is the problem side)
all that in a airflow optimized self builded case.

see photo

Becareful of your GPU. That temperature is very high for an X1600.

never_bt · Sep 28, 2006

I had 90°C core temp in summer (in my normal pc case without overclocking)when it was 36°C here in germany and sapphire said this is a normal temp for a AGP version - I Know the PCIe is not that hot.

that thing runs up to 86°C without overclocking in my old case when I play long sessions and now I have 78°C with overclocking

the core was in idle by 68°C bevor and now with the rebuild airflow concept in the new case its about 58°C

screen -> normal temp

Agility · Sep 29, 2006

I strongly suggest you remove the heatsink and reapply your own thermal paste. How can the stock coolers get so hot?

SPHERE · Sep 29, 2006

lol he is fine ive run my cards above 100c for extended periods of time they are all fine

(stock voltage)

he could improve his temps if he wanted to though

just out of curosity i was kinda expectin clocks close to that of a x1800 out of these x1600 cores what voltage are you dudes runnin? (thats adjustable in ati tool right?)

.:{KC}:. · Sep 29, 2006

I have no idea of what voltage's i am running ?

I tried Ati tool and i like it for other cards radeon 9250/9550/x700 when i got this x1600 i couldn't oc? so this Riva tuner and the latest ccc 6.9 let's me turn it up i have watched my temps and with the stock cooler it does well i have turned it up more than what is posted but it hardlocked @630/1556 yeah . so it's @594/1404 stable .

just a note i started messin with it after runin it stock for 6 months cause a friend got a rig with nvidia7900gs in sli when i would see him the game it was really like he had an advantage , i know these x1600 arent much but since i have increased my clock speeds i am doing better aganst him & i am happy ! I do plan for a real allout gaming card one day though .

rhythmeister · Sep 30, 2006

Running ANY electrical device that hot will shorten it's lifespan, that's not negotiable! The stock TIM is crap on EVERY gfx card I've ever seen, no point cooking the poor thing and driving the flux outta the solder joints now is there?

jojo29 · Sep 30, 2006

Ok im a bit new to Overclocking, i just learned how to overclock my processor. Ok before my question here is my current rig(and be easy i built this sucker in the month prior to World of Warcrafts' release and was on a one month budget lol):

ASUS K8V SE Deluxe
AMD 63 3200+(over clocked)
Sapphire X1600 Pro(512MB)AGP
Western Digital 120GB HD
1GB Giel Ram

Ok i downloaded ATITool because i wanted to OC my video card. What i want ot know is how to go about doing that. So far i have these steps:

1. Run Find Max Core for about an hour right? well what happens after an hour? Does ATITool stop automatically or do i have to stop it?

2. Once Find Max Core is finished i bring down the Core speed by 10MHz-20MHz then run Find Max Memory and let it run for an hour correct?

I think thats basically it, i want ot know if whether ATITool will stop running by itself or not?? I m wondering because i let it run and it was hitting up to 583MHz so i stopped it thinking it might just keep going. I read the documentation and it states that it will run until it finds 2 or more artifacts, then it will bring it back down a few MHz then run until stable then does it just stop on its own?? Just asking because at this point im a bit scared to let it keep running on its own and would just like some advice from those that have done the runs

NOTE: forgot to mention that i stopped it at about 590MHz because i started to see "artifacts" on the screen that came and went which is what scared me.

Ketxxx · Sep 30, 2006

70+c is just not healthy for an ati card. unless its an x1800\1900 series. deffinately replace thermal compound and lap the cooler base if it needs it.

SPHERE · Sep 30, 2006

Ketxxx said:
70+c is just not healthy for an ati card. unless its an x1800\1900 series. deffinately replace thermal compound and lap the cooler base if it needs it.

honestly dude how would you know? and can you prove it?

Ketxxx · Sep 30, 2006

dont be moronic nothing needs proving in this case to know 70c+ is unhealthy. to start with theres the solder flux to consider, at 70c+ you can be pretty damn certain its going to start softening at the very least. then theres going to be heat dissipation issues, individual physical component tolerences and the core itself. excessive heat inevitably leads to soi damage, just the same as excessive cold.

.:{KC}:. · Sep 30, 2006

Yeah well they say that some of em had horrible fans/heatsinks , just gotta watch those temps.

.:{KC}:. · Sep 30, 2006

How do ya get the voltage increase's with a x1600?

SPHERE · Sep 30, 2006

Ketxxx said:
dont be moronic nothing needs proving in this case to know 70c+ is unhealthy. to start with theres the solder flux to consider, at 70c+ you can be pretty damn certain its going to start softening at the very least. then theres going to be heat dissipation issues, individual physical component tolerences and the core itself. excessive heat inevitably leads to soi damage, just the same as excessive cold.

Woah bud.. why do you gotta go and call me a moron??

Alright, by your own admission (which was imo unfounded [being the reason for my post]) you said that a x1900 could handle "high" temps when a x1600 could not. (that makes no sence) a simpler device based a cut down design on the same mfg process should have a higher heat envelope on average. Though i'm open to being proven wrong.

Btw your max temp really depends on where you have your clocks and voltage set. I could get one of my x1900s to work fine at 40c and crash at 45c with the right clocks and voltage. But each of my x1900s would prolly need a different configuration to attain that effect cause not all cards are created equal.

As you add heat a semi conductor becomes less effecient. Which means you need to ither lower the clocks, lower the temp, or raise the voltage. Each of these variables has a limit and is affected by the other varables.

.:{KC}:. said:
How do ya get the voltage increase's with a x1600?

if it isnt in the latest ati tool beta than you may have to do a hard mod if you really want it

though if it isnt in ati tool it is prolly on its way

Agility · Oct 7, 2006

I dont think that increasing the voltages with ATI-tool is possible. Probably in the later series or so.

Zubasa · Oct 31, 2006

Agility said:
This thread is for X1600PRO AGP/PCIE users only. Just want to know about the maximum clocks that you guys have and the coolers and experiences. I have a clocked X1600 PRO agp

ATI-tool
Core:500.00-->600.75
Memory:405.00-->421.20
GPU Temperature:68-72
Coolers:Stock Cooler

The maximum memory i could get was only 428 If i go over that, the black screen of death appears and i have to restart my computer. For the maximum core i did not go over 600 due to the temperatures of the GPU hitting 70+. Anyone know the safe temperature for a X1600PRO? Thanks... There were frequent hiccups. So what does this sign shows?

Thatz a little weird....
Even ATi CCC can get you mem to 468 :respect:

An here are my clocks:
ATI-tool: Sapphire X1600 Pro 512MB
Core:500.00-->600.75
Memory:396.00-->468.00
GPU Temperature:68-72
Coolers:Stock Cooler

Interesting thing is it has No Print / Stickers on it LOL But it is a Sapphire :roll:

System Name	Half-fucked overclockedd
Processor	Intel Core i7 2600k 3.40Ghz @ 4.20Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte P67 UD7 B3
Cooling	Antec Kuhler H2O 920
Memory	G.Skill RipjawsX DDR3 8GB X2 1866Mhz (Model F3-2133C9D-16GXH)
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte AORUS 1080Ti Extreme Edition
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256GB / Western Digital Black Cavier 2TB X2
Display(s)	Dell U2715H 2560X1440
Case	NZXT Phantom
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D Fatal1ty Professional
Power Supply	Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 1000W
Mouse	Logitech G510
Keyboard	Tesoro Excalibur Spectrum
Software	Microsoft Windows 10 Professional

System Name	Half-fucked overclockedd
Processor	Intel Core i7 2600k 3.40Ghz @ 4.20Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte P67 UD7 B3
Cooling	Antec Kuhler H2O 920
Memory	G.Skill RipjawsX DDR3 8GB X2 1866Mhz (Model F3-2133C9D-16GXH)
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte AORUS 1080Ti Extreme Edition
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256GB / Western Digital Black Cavier 2TB X2
Display(s)	Dell U2715H 2560X1440
Case	NZXT Phantom
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D Fatal1ty Professional
Power Supply	Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 1000W
Mouse	Logitech G510
Keyboard	Tesoro Excalibur Spectrum
Software	Microsoft Windows 10 Professional

Processor	Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz
Motherboard	ASUS P5B
Memory	2GB OCZ-6400
Video Card(s)	Sapphire 256mb X1950 XT
Storage	2x Western Digital WD1600JS 160GB
Display(s)	Acer AT2703
Case	Chenming
Audio Device(s)	SigmaTel Audio
Power Supply	Corsair HX620W
Software	Windows Vista 64-bit

System Name	Half-fucked overclockedd
Processor	Intel Core i7 2600k 3.40Ghz @ 4.20Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte P67 UD7 B3
Cooling	Antec Kuhler H2O 920
Memory	G.Skill RipjawsX DDR3 8GB X2 1866Mhz (Model F3-2133C9D-16GXH)
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte AORUS 1080Ti Extreme Edition
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256GB / Western Digital Black Cavier 2TB X2
Display(s)	Dell U2715H 2560X1440
Case	NZXT Phantom
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D Fatal1ty Professional
Power Supply	Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 1000W
Mouse	Logitech G510
Keyboard	Tesoro Excalibur Spectrum
Software	Microsoft Windows 10 Professional

Processor	Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz
Motherboard	ASUS P5B
Memory	2GB OCZ-6400
Video Card(s)	Sapphire 256mb X1950 XT
Storage	2x Western Digital WD1600JS 160GB
Display(s)	Acer AT2703
Case	Chenming
Audio Device(s)	SigmaTel Audio
Power Supply	Corsair HX620W
Software	Windows Vista 64-bit

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Zubasa

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Motherboard	ASUS P5WD2
Cooling	Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
Memory	3GB Kingston Hyper-X DDR2 3-4-3-6 @667MHz
Video Card(s)	XFX 8800 GTS 320MB XXX Edition @ 630/970
Storage	Samsung 160GB SATA2 7200RPM 8MB
Display(s)	SONY SDM HS75 17' LCD
Case	Interset (black)
Audio Device(s)	Realtek HD ALC882 8-channel onboard
Power Supply	Thermaltake Toughpower 750W
Software	Windows XP Home edition 32bit fully tuned
Benchmark Scores	3dm01-29689 3dm03-31099 3dm05-10298 3dm06-6409

Processor	Ryzen 5 1600
Motherboard	ASUS Prime B350 Plus
Cooling	Water cooling
Memory	Corsair 3000
Video Card(s)	GTX 1070
Storage	Corsair Force 500/ Kingston128 in raid 0
Display(s)	Acer 24 , 144hz
Case	Nxt
Audio Device(s)	Creative labs
Power Supply	Rosewill 750 bronze
Mouse	Mx 518
Keyboard	Thermaltake esports
Software	WIN 10
Benchmark Scores	1352 cinebench

System Name	Jezebelle
Processor	i5 4690K
Motherboard	MSI Z97M-G43
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12
Memory	2x8GB Ballistix Sport
Video Card(s)	GTX 1070 Ti
Storage	Sandisk Ultra II 480GB, Sammy 1TB F3
Display(s)	BenQ Xl2411Z
Case	Fractal Define Mini
Audio Device(s)	Onboard Realtek 7.1 HD, does the job!
Power Supply	Enermax Infiniti 720W
Keyboard	Logitech G15
Software	Winblows 10 Pro

Processor	opteron 165
Motherboard	dfi cfx3200
Cooling	zalman 7000
Memory	mushkin xp4000
Video Card(s)	x1900xt
Storage	4x320 7200.10 raid
Display(s)	21" sony trinitron
Case	v2000b lianli
Audio Device(s)	x-fi platinum
Power Supply	pcpac 510
Software	gaydows

Processor	AMD Athlon 64 3200+ (OC)
Motherboard	Asus K8V SE Deluxe
Memory	Giel XMS 1GB (512MBx2)
Video Card(s)	Sapphire ATI X1600 Pro(OC)
Storage	Western Digital SATA 120GB
Display(s)	20" Samsung Flat
Case	Antec
Power Supply	Antec TruPower 420Watt

System Name	Ravens Talon
Processor	AMD R7 3700X @ 4.4GHz 1.3v
Motherboard	MSI X570 Tomahawk
Cooling	Modded 240mm Coolermaster Liquidmaster
Memory	2x16GB Klevv BoltX 3600MHz & custom timings
Video Card(s)	Powercolor 6800XT Red Devil
Storage	250GB Asgard SSD, 1TB Integral SSD, 2TB Seagate Barracuda
Display(s)	27" BenQ Mobiuz
Case	NZXT Phantom 530
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar DX 7.1 PCI-E
Power Supply	1000w Supernova
Software	Windows 10 x64
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Motherboard	Z690 Aero G D4
Cooling	Custom loop water, 3x 420 Rad
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Case	Thermaltake Level 20 XT
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster AE-5 Plus
Power Supply	FSP Aurum PT 1200W
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64-bit