BrankoJ
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Processor | Intel Core T7200 2.56Ghz @ 3.368 |
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Motherboard | Asus P5K P35 |
Cooling | CM HyperTX |
Memory | 2x1Gb Kingmax Mars DDR2 1066 + 2x1Gb Kingston HyperX 1066 |
Video Card(s) | EAH3850 512Mb BiosOC 760/1008 |
Storage | WD 640Gb + USB 2.5" WD Passport 250Gb |
Display(s) | Philips 200vw 20" |
Case | CM Centurion2 |
Audio Device(s) | Aureon 7.1 + Logitech X550 |
Power Supply | CM RealPower 620 Modular |
Software | Win XP Pro SP2 |
Benchmark Scores | 3DMark2006 = 11280 |
You have to disable PowerPlay for HD3870 / 3850, it is not so easy to do.
How to properly set your card up to not use powerplay which causes
stuttering and low performance.
Go to the directory,
(Windows XP) C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local
Settings\Application Data\ATI\ACE
or
(VISTA) C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\ATI\ACE
Keep that directory open.
Start up catalyst control center.
Hit the Overdrive tab.
Hit the paddle lock image to enable the overdrive settings.
Hit the profiles tab at top of page.
Select profiles manager from drop down list.
Name a profile in blank box (FixPlay is my chosen name), under "this profile
includes" section at bottom of page select the dot for "the following
settings". (In the tree make sure only ATI Overdrive checkbox is selected.)
Hit the save button.
Hit the Activate and close button at bottom of page.
Now go to your open directory
Go to the directory,
(Windows XP) C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local
Settings\Application Data\ATI\ACE
or
(VISTA) C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\ATI\ACE
You should see 5 new files in there in total.
One file is the same as you named your custom profile, right click it and
select edit (my file is called FixPlay.xml)
The file will open in notepad where you can now change settings to nullify
powerplay.
Here are my new settings for example, I have increased the core speed to
776Mhz (from defaults 300MHz) and voltage to 1,300V in 2D mode, and applied
a overclock to the 3D modes for the GPU (852MHz, increased the voltage to
1,315V) and for the memory (1200MHz). I also increased the fan % to 100%
from 41%.
Please, be careful with increasing the voltage it may damage your GPU, also
note that high overclock may lead to overheating and damaging your card
permanently!!!
<Profile>
<Caste name="Graphics">
<Groups>
<Group name="Overdrive5">
<Feature name="CoreClockTarget_0">
<Property name="Want_0" value="77600" />
<Property name="Want_1" value="85200" />
<Property name="Want_2" value="85200" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="MemoryClockTarget_0">
<Property name="Want_0" value="112600" />
<Property name="Want_1" value="120000" />
<Property name="Want_2" value="120000" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="CoreVoltageTarget_0">
<Property name="Want_0" value="1300" />
<Property name="Want_1" value="1315" />
<Property name="Want_2" value="1315" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="MemoryVoltageTarget_0">
<Property name="Want_0" value="0" />
<Property name="Want_1" value="0" />
<Property name="Want_2" value="0" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="FanSpeedProtocol_0">
<Property name="FanSpeedProtocolProperty" value="Percent" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="FanSpeedAlgorithm_0">
<Property name="FanSpeedAlgorithm" value="Automatic" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="FanSpeedRPMTarget_0">
<Property name="Want" value="0" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="FanSpeedPercentTarget_0">
<Property name="Want" value="100" />
</Feature>
Make your changes, close and save changes to the file.
Right click the file choose properties and change the file to read only. You
are done.
If you restart your computer, just make sure to open catalyst and ensure
that your profile is activated. Simple once done.
How to properly set your card up to not use powerplay which causes
stuttering and low performance.
Go to the directory,
(Windows XP) C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local
Settings\Application Data\ATI\ACE
or
(VISTA) C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\ATI\ACE
Keep that directory open.
Start up catalyst control center.
Hit the Overdrive tab.
Hit the paddle lock image to enable the overdrive settings.
Hit the profiles tab at top of page.
Select profiles manager from drop down list.
Name a profile in blank box (FixPlay is my chosen name), under "this profile
includes" section at bottom of page select the dot for "the following
settings". (In the tree make sure only ATI Overdrive checkbox is selected.)
Hit the save button.
Hit the Activate and close button at bottom of page.
Now go to your open directory
Go to the directory,
(Windows XP) C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local
Settings\Application Data\ATI\ACE
or
(VISTA) C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\ATI\ACE
You should see 5 new files in there in total.
One file is the same as you named your custom profile, right click it and
select edit (my file is called FixPlay.xml)
The file will open in notepad where you can now change settings to nullify
powerplay.
Here are my new settings for example, I have increased the core speed to
776Mhz (from defaults 300MHz) and voltage to 1,300V in 2D mode, and applied
a overclock to the 3D modes for the GPU (852MHz, increased the voltage to
1,315V) and for the memory (1200MHz). I also increased the fan % to 100%
from 41%.
Please, be careful with increasing the voltage it may damage your GPU, also
note that high overclock may lead to overheating and damaging your card
permanently!!!
<Profile>
<Caste name="Graphics">
<Groups>
<Group name="Overdrive5">
<Feature name="CoreClockTarget_0">
<Property name="Want_0" value="77600" />
<Property name="Want_1" value="85200" />
<Property name="Want_2" value="85200" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="MemoryClockTarget_0">
<Property name="Want_0" value="112600" />
<Property name="Want_1" value="120000" />
<Property name="Want_2" value="120000" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="CoreVoltageTarget_0">
<Property name="Want_0" value="1300" />
<Property name="Want_1" value="1315" />
<Property name="Want_2" value="1315" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="MemoryVoltageTarget_0">
<Property name="Want_0" value="0" />
<Property name="Want_1" value="0" />
<Property name="Want_2" value="0" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="FanSpeedProtocol_0">
<Property name="FanSpeedProtocolProperty" value="Percent" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="FanSpeedAlgorithm_0">
<Property name="FanSpeedAlgorithm" value="Automatic" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="FanSpeedRPMTarget_0">
<Property name="Want" value="0" />
</Feature>
<Feature name="FanSpeedPercentTarget_0">
<Property name="Want" value="100" />
</Feature>
Make your changes, close and save changes to the file.
Right click the file choose properties and change the file to read only. You
are done.
If you restart your computer, just make sure to open catalyst and ensure
that your profile is activated. Simple once done.
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