X1800 series experiences / overclock results etc.

[neokeelo]

Chron,

I just installed the OMEGA drivers and I have looked at ATI Tray but it still reads the 2d clocks. How do I get it to read the 3d clocks?

 

[chron]

ATI Tray tools doesn't seem to want to work with the chip when it comes to overclocking or even fan controll...

Do the following:

First: Uninstall catalyst control center completely... Goto ATI.com and under dial up section on the xp radeon page, download the display driver only. Install the display driver only, without any control software.

Second: Google ATI Tray Tools... You can find a download at guru3d. You don't need the omega drivers and since the x1800 and x1900 chips are basically new technology, I'd advice against ever using omega drivers.

Third: Go to run> "services.msc"... Services.msc will bring you to a list of all the services that are offered on your computer... Find the two services called "ATI Hotkey" and "ATI Smart".. Double click and change the startup to "Disabled" for both of these services.

Fourth: Download ATITool (not ati tray tools, its a diferent program.) What you can do is set up a profile using ATI Tool, setting the clocks to your 3d clocks, and then in the options of ATITool you can have it load that profile when games are detected... This should keep heat down if your not cooling it with aftermarket cooling.

With propper cooling, running at your max overclock constantly isn't a problem.


Basically, catalyst control center is set up to change your clocks to what it is advertised as, only when a 3d application is loaded. When you remove all of ATI's horrible software, and use their driver only, you can set your 3d clocks to be on all the time, or use a seperate program to change the clocks when a 3d application is found.

I leave my card running at 700/700 all the time, although default clocks are 500/500.

 

[bchivers]

I'm thinking of buying this cardhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814161012
but don't know if it will fit. Are there any MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum nForce4 (7125 I think) users with this card and what cooler do you have on your northbrigde?

 

[chron]

if i knew about it, I would wait for an X1800GTO2 from sapphire. Its supposed to have 512mb of ram and its more than likely that it will unlock

 

[bchivers]

if i knew about it, I would wait for an X1800GTO2 from sapphire. Its supposed to have 512mb of ram and its more than likely that it will unlock

Sounds great but I am pushing my buget to the limit and then some with htis one.

 

[stinzza]

why does it post "ati mobility radeon x1800" on my cipset.. when i got "ati radeon x1800xt"??????

 

[POGE]

It doesnt specify what kind of x1800.

 

[stinzza]

but it say ati mobility radeon.. does yours read that??

 

[chron]

ewwww

 

[Steevo]

Anyone else have problems with Halo. 6X Temporal, 16X All high quality?



I am getting corruption on decals and texture maps, voltage makes no difference, nor does speed-fan speed. I tried dropping the CPU speed and that didn't work either.


It's not really bad, just annoying.

 

[chron]

turn off any kind of optimizations and cat ai...

 

[stinzza]

anyone with a sapphirex1800xt 256mb bios...please help..badly need one

 

[Hal2710]

Hi stinzza,

I have same videocard bios file for you.

Hal2710

 

[stinzza]

what is that...it fucked up my card.. thanks a lot

 

[Steevo]

What is that?


1) your choice to flash it.
2) a unknown file.
3) You probably didn't check it.
4) If you aren't ready to face the possibilitys, you shouldn't be here, at this site, where things are tested, pushed, pushed harder, untill they break sometimes.
5) 6 posts? I mean, really, let someone at least check it for you, if he gets offended that is his issue.






Why did you need a BIOS anyway, unless your card was aready fucked?

 

[Hal2710]

Hi stinzza,

Did you unzip the file BEFORE you flashed it ??

Works fine for me !!

Here is the RaBit 2.1 log file for inspection by the forum admin.


Anyone else have a problem with this file ??

Hal2710

(7 Posts and counting)

 

[g12rxz]

I obviously dont post often, but I do traverse the site alot. I came here when I was first exploring the possiblities of flashing my old Connect3D x800GTO. Successful btw. As soon as I heard about the x1800GTO I bought it when I could get it. I've been running it for about 2 months? I can't even quite remember but thats not the point. Sapphire x1800gto, ran great, always overclocked well. I bought it with the intention of flashing it, but when i got it, it was too new, even for the catalyst drivers. Yesturday morning I was bored, and I realized I hadn't flashed my card to 16p yet. after about 14 minutes of reading through posts here, and wherever else google took me, I successfully flashed my Sapphire x1800GTO with the Sapphire x1800xl bios. It still registers as a GTO but ATI tool shows 16 pipes.

The first problem i had after flashing it was when i tried to play some Half Life 2 (which by the way is the best game I've played in a long time... mostly cause I bought it a week ago). It would appear to load, but as soon as it hit 3D, ATI Overdrive settings would kick in, this caused the whole computer to crash and restart. I again consulted google, and learned that it had 'something' to do with voltage. ATI overdrive is now off, but the 16 pipes still does make a nice difference! My question today though, does anyone know of a modified bios with the old GTO or slightly higher voltages so I can hit overdrive and not have to worry about a thing? Any other reccomendations for overclocking are well appreciated.

EDIT: I have a Zalman VF900 on the card, works very well and heat has never been an issue (since).

 

[DRDNA]

set voltage with atitool.exe,but the flash should of raised your 3dclock volts,but i could be wrong.

 

[stinzza]

jo.. anyone know of why my sapphire x1800xt 256mb has device id 7101 and other sapp1800xt256 has 7100..what does that mean??

 

[g12rxz]

Cannot set voltages with ATI tool, so I'm stuck there. It has something to do with the x1800xl bios though I'm sure.

 

[theoldboy]

Can I join the eletist club I have a x1800 xt 512mb ,much better than the 7900gt
ati are getting there shit together at last

 

[g12rxz]

I type this in VGA mode. Bad flash while playing with home brewed bios -> need to RMA. Stuck with a measly ol unlocked x800gto for now

 

[DRDNA]

g12rxz
I'd re-flash back to the stock Bios if I were you then sell it and get a xt (either 1800 or 1900) or even a xl in those models....if it were me I'd buy the 1900 series as the prices are too close and there is enough performance increase to justify the 1900.


Use a separate video card so you can see what you are doing when you flash back to stock(if thats what you decide).

 

[g12rxz]

I tried flashing back, thats the problem. The card will boot up fine into VGA mode and i can use the computer. (although right now im using a 6600gt just so i can have my resolution needs fullfilled) i used a bios which will not let windows or ati drivers pick the card up as being an 'ati' card. because of this, i cannot flash, i get an error saying no ati devices detected. If you know how to circumvent this, i can easily flash the card back to an xl and go on with my life !

 

[chron]

dont do it using winflash, do atiflash in dos... Theres plenty of flash programs, try each and every one and dont try it from windows, only from dos. If your getting standard vga then your card is fine.