If any of this info can be found already posted, please redirect me. Otherwize i'm looking for help here. I own a dell with a radeon 9500 pro that i purchased separately some time after. How can i determine whether my card's overclocking abilities have been locked by dell or by anything else? thanks
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Azn Tr14dZ
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So you bought the Radeon 9500 Pro after you got the Dell? You got it at a store?
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After applying a new clock speed run a game, then return to atitool and see if the clock speeds are the same after playing the game.
Ohh man, i think i overclocked it too much? I went somewhat high, it froze. I turned the computer off quickly, and felt the card to the touch. it was so hot that it hurt my skin to touch it. Now, the fan never spins on the heatsink? What the hell happened??? Do i need to buy a new fan/heatsink?
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Was the card new or used/refurb?
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heh, dude you fryd your card! dont oc unless you know what your doing!
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Its only the fan that stoped?
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oh? then he must of fryd the fan power cable.
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Get an aftermarket fan.
Everything operates fine while i'm running the pc (screen doesnt display anything weird) but the card gets so hot that i'm obviously worried to run it for more than a few minutes at a time. So you think the fan has just gone but the rest of the card is okay? I didnt realize how much the fan contributed in the cooling process.......anyone recommend a certian fan/heatsink whatever, for a 9500 pro...
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try the zalman zm80d-hp, its the same one i will be using shortly, you should buy the extra fan if you plan to oc.
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well i got the cooler i orderd, works g8(altough it was a bitch to install).