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  • #16
    Spot on Maximus - 275/550 are indeed the speeds recorded on the Winfox overclocking utility.

    Does this mean I have gained or lost out then in your opinion?

    Also because I've now been bamboozled by a completely different model of gfx card, what sort of levels can I humanely overclock the beast to?

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    • #17
      It's the same as what I got except mine is an asus vivo. Look at my sig for speeds, and I am not even close to maxing it. This card cost $250cdn compared to a ti4200 for $180cdn. You got a superb deal. The only difference between these cards is the speeds, ti4200 is usually 250/500.
      athlon xp-m@2456mhz(12x204)
      tt aquariusII liquid cooled/ arctic silver ceramique
      asus a7n8xe-dlx
      thermaltake xaserIII lanfire
      bfg 6800gt
      seagate sataII 250gb/seagate 7200rpm 160gb ide
      samsung dvdrw
      2x1024 kingston hyper-x pc3200/ windows xp pro sp3
      logitech mx518/ logitech wingman rumble
      2x samsung 955df 19"/ canon i960
      creative x-fi fatal1ty 64mb/ altec lansing 251-5.1
      mushkin 550w

      opteron 146 @ 2850 (10x285)
      DFI infinity nf4 ultra
      thermaltake tsunami dream -black
      seagate sataII 500gb
      evga 8600gt oc ssc edition
      samsung sata dvd-rw
      2x1024 ocz black
      logitech ifeel/ nec accusync 75f
      ocz fatal1ty 550w

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      • #18
        That's made me feel a whole lot better, thanks Maximus.

        I had a feeling it would be extremely overclockable when I saw the dual fan set-up and the enormous heatsink over the processor.

        It turns out to be the Leadtek A280 TD MyViVo rather than the A280 LE TD MyViVo which it was advertised (and eventually given away, sorry, sold :thumb: ) as.

        Anyway, as far as the title of the thread is concerned I'm now pretty darned certain I have done the right thing ;).

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        • #19
          I forgot to mention those prices were 4 months ago. You will be quite happy now. I play all the newest games with all settings on highest and the framerates are nice. That 256mb fx5600(for$270cdn) was one of my choices as well, good thing I tested one compared to a ti4200 before making my decision(and wiggo was a big help). Let me know if you have a 2x/4x problem(happens with via chipsets) and I will show you how to fix it.
          athlon xp-m@2456mhz(12x204)
          tt aquariusII liquid cooled/ arctic silver ceramique
          asus a7n8xe-dlx
          thermaltake xaserIII lanfire
          bfg 6800gt
          seagate sataII 250gb/seagate 7200rpm 160gb ide
          samsung dvdrw
          2x1024 kingston hyper-x pc3200/ windows xp pro sp3
          logitech mx518/ logitech wingman rumble
          2x samsung 955df 19"/ canon i960
          creative x-fi fatal1ty 64mb/ altec lansing 251-5.1
          mushkin 550w

          opteron 146 @ 2850 (10x285)
          DFI infinity nf4 ultra
          thermaltake tsunami dream -black
          seagate sataII 500gb
          evga 8600gt oc ssc edition
          samsung sata dvd-rw
          2x1024 ocz black
          logitech ifeel/ nec accusync 75f
          ocz fatal1ty 550w

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          • #20
            Earlier this year I went and bought a GF4 MX440 dual monitor capable for a cheap project box but on openin' the box I found a GF4 Ti4200. Don't it just make ya feel good when ya get more than ya paid for? :devil win

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            • #21
              Originally posted by Wiggo
              Earlier this year I went and bought a GF4 MX440 dual monitor capable for a cheap project box but on openin' the box I found a GF4 Ti4200. Don't it just make ya feel good when ya get more than ya paid for? :devil win
              Damn! Some of us are just born with extreme luck..

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              • #22
                We sure are Tweaker ;)

                Maximus I've turned my card up to 300/600 and it seems to be coping well enough. The only noticeable negative effect I've noticed so far is that one of my sound channels has started fading in and out during gameplay.

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                • #23
                  Check to see if it is running @ 4x.
                  athlon xp-m@2456mhz(12x204)
                  tt aquariusII liquid cooled/ arctic silver ceramique
                  asus a7n8xe-dlx
                  thermaltake xaserIII lanfire
                  bfg 6800gt
                  seagate sataII 250gb/seagate 7200rpm 160gb ide
                  samsung dvdrw
                  2x1024 kingston hyper-x pc3200/ windows xp pro sp3
                  logitech mx518/ logitech wingman rumble
                  2x samsung 955df 19"/ canon i960
                  creative x-fi fatal1ty 64mb/ altec lansing 251-5.1
                  mushkin 550w

                  opteron 146 @ 2850 (10x285)
                  DFI infinity nf4 ultra
                  thermaltake tsunami dream -black
                  seagate sataII 500gb
                  evga 8600gt oc ssc edition
                  samsung sata dvd-rw
                  2x1024 ocz black
                  logitech ifeel/ nec accusync 75f
                  ocz fatal1ty 550w

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                  • #24
                    Your case airflow will decide how high you'll be able to take the card without lockups or visual artifacts, if you start seeing the latter then lower the memory freq 4-5 Mhz..

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                    • #25
                      AGP transfers are showing at 4X so everything seems in order there.


                      I've just conducted a 3DMark test and it scored 894 if that means anything to anyone - it's the new version of the old mad onion 3D test.

                      Are there any other ways of testing the card?

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                      • #26
                        I've just reset my gfx clocks to default speed and my 3DMark03 test has gone up to 1474.

                        I guess my card doesn't like being overclocked too much.

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                        • #27
                          3d mark 2001se would be a better benchmark. Also handy for noticeing artifacts since it is repetitive, they can be noticed better.
                          You never mentioned your cpu. I get just below 9000 on this benchmark.
                          athlon xp-m@2456mhz(12x204)
                          tt aquariusII liquid cooled/ arctic silver ceramique
                          asus a7n8xe-dlx
                          thermaltake xaserIII lanfire
                          bfg 6800gt
                          seagate sataII 250gb/seagate 7200rpm 160gb ide
                          samsung dvdrw
                          2x1024 kingston hyper-x pc3200/ windows xp pro sp3
                          logitech mx518/ logitech wingman rumble
                          2x samsung 955df 19"/ canon i960
                          creative x-fi fatal1ty 64mb/ altec lansing 251-5.1
                          mushkin 550w

                          opteron 146 @ 2850 (10x285)
                          DFI infinity nf4 ultra
                          thermaltake tsunami dream -black
                          seagate sataII 500gb
                          evga 8600gt oc ssc edition
                          samsung sata dvd-rw
                          2x1024 ocz black
                          logitech ifeel/ nec accusync 75f
                          ocz fatal1ty 550w

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                          • #28
                            I've managed to squeeze the clock up to 295/595 without the 3DMark03 freezing up so I guess that's as high as I'll be able to take it without the gfx card telling me where to go!

                            The current spec of my machine is on my sig now Maximus.

                            I'll be turning my attention to tweaking my CPU next with a bit of luck (and a couple of extra fans).

                            I've just took a trip into the o/s on my machine and seeing as I've added a 128mb gfx card I have altered the AGP aperture to 128mb - is that the right thing to do as I've presumed it is?

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