saphhire radeon 9550 128MB

narcx · Feb 15, 2005, 03:08 PM

hi, first of all i'm going to apologise for asking about the 9550. i probably read half the threads around here but im still confused. i recently got myself a saphhire radeon 9550 128MB card and i know nothing about overclocking. i downloaded and installed the softmod package and the atitool. i've checked the remove lock option box and ran the 'find max core' and aborted it at 280mhz. i havent done anything to the card, no additional fans or heatsink, but using only the stock fan (with the little blue light thingy). i want to know how high can i overclock the core speed without damaging the card? without having to get a better fan or anything. please help! thanks!

ati.bob · Feb 15, 2005, 03:29 PM

Hmm... looks like you have the same card as mine.. but maybe your card have 4ns Samsung memory chip I presume..? (Mine's Samsung 5ns

)

As for the core/GPU speed.. you could easily reach 400MHz with the stock heatsink/fan (with 3 blue LED thingy underneath the fan

) that comes with the card.. I've done that before but I would strongly recommend that you get a good cooler fan if you decided to keep your card running continously at such high speed...

narcx · Feb 15, 2005, 03:33 PM

which means....... if i OC my core to 400mhz and stick with my stock fan there might be possible problems? what can happen?

warlock110 · Feb 15, 2005, 04:53 PM

nah, the stock cooler is good up to 400mhz, all the pro card used the same cooler and their stock speed is 400mhz, i do suggest a new cooler just to be on the safe side, you should get a silencer or any cooler that will fit on other cards incase you wanna upgrade later.

ati.bob · Feb 15, 2005, 04:53 PM

Not much of a problem really, but I wouldn't recommend you overclock your GPU with such a small heatsink fan.. although, personally, I have no problems with it before.. but the heatsink does feel quite hot after long game play.. but it should be OK if you keep a good air flow in your casing..

If you're going to get a better cooling.. I think you should avoid the Vantec Iceberq4 because it can't fit mine due to several interference between the on-board components like the capacitor and the cooler itself..

warlock110 · Feb 15, 2005, 05:08 PM

there are only several cooler that will fit the 9550, unfortunaly they are all expensive, the cheapest one is the regular iceberg, it's better than the stock but i didn't like it becasue the fan was kindda small, but if you want a cheap solution, that's your best bet.

ati.bob · Feb 15, 2005, 05:21 PM

I can't seem to get the regular Iceberq around my country.. so I've got stuck with a medium-sized el'cheapo generic GPU cooler that is custom-modded to fit onto my card (it's a hard job to measure and cut out the parts that interfere with my card, but it's worth it)..

Feb 15, 2005, 03:08 PM	#1
narcx Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	saphhire radeon 9550 128MB hi, first of all i'm going to apologise for asking about the 9550. i probably read half the threads around here but im still confused. i recently got myself a saphhire radeon 9550 128MB card and i know nothing about overclocking. i downloaded and installed the softmod package and the atitool. i've checked the remove lock option box and ran the 'find max core' and aborted it at 280mhz. i havent done anything to the card, no additional fans or heatsink, but using only the stock fan (with the little blue light thingy). i want to know how high can i overclock the core speed without damaging the card? without having to get a better fan or anything. please help! thanks! Last edited by narcx; Feb 15, 2005 at 03:15 PM.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Sim City 4 choppy on new Graphics cards	acperience7	Games	28	Dec 12, 2012 03:47 PM
New 2900XT (new drivers) vs 8800 GTS Review	d44ve	Graphics Cards	64	Jan 28, 2008 11:33 PM
having problems with cod 2	MATTB25	Games	12	Jul 19, 2006 01:45 PM
ATI Radeon 9550 128MB Elixir 5.0ns	bumfodderboy	Overclocking & Cooling	0	Jul 1, 2005 10:51 PM
Gigabyte Radeon 9550 128MB (error when trying to flash bios)	sweeper2	Graphics Cards	12	Nov 30, 2004 10:18 AM

Feb 15, 2005, 03:29 PM	#2
ati.bob Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: 3rd Rock from the Sun Posts: 325 (0.10/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Hmm... looks like you have the same card as mine.. but maybe your card have 4ns Samsung memory chip I presume..? (Mine's Samsung 5ns ) As for the core/GPU speed.. you could easily reach 400MHz with the stock heatsink/fan (with 3 blue LED thingy underneath the fan ) that comes with the card.. I've done that before but I would strongly recommend that you get a good cooler fan if you decided to keep your card running continously at such high speed...

Feb 15, 2005, 03:33 PM	#3
narcx Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	which means....... if i OC my core to 400mhz and stick with my stock fan there might be possible problems? what can happen?

Feb 15, 2005, 04:53 PM	#4
warlock110 Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 39 (0.01/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	nah, the stock cooler is good up to 400mhz, all the pro card used the same cooler and their stock speed is 400mhz, i do suggest a new cooler just to be on the safe side, you should get a silencer or any cooler that will fit on other cards incase you wanna upgrade later.

Feb 15, 2005, 05:08 PM	#6
warlock110 Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 39 (0.01/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	there are only several cooler that will fit the 9550, unfortunaly they are all expensive, the cheapest one is the regular iceberg, it's better than the stock but i didn't like it becasue the fan was kindda small, but if you want a cheap solution, that's your best bet.

Feb 15, 2005, 05:21 PM	#7
ati.bob Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: 3rd Rock from the Sun Posts: 325 (0.10/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I can't seem to get the regular Iceberq around my country.. so I've got stuck with a medium-sized el'cheapo generic GPU cooler that is custom-modded to fit onto my card (it's a hard job to measure and cut out the parts that interfere with my card, but it's worth it)..

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)