ATI Radeon 9550 Overclocking and BIOS modding FAQ Guide

[Wile E]

Thank you very much.

Termination

Sorry nobody could help. Not many have these cards anymore.

Don't let that scare you away from the rest of the forum tho.

 

[yudha sp]

can I change my 4pixel pipeline to 8 pixel pipeline on HIS X1050 AGP?(with omega driver)how I can do it?please reply......

 

[Marzipan]

Question #5 - Should I get better cooling?

You should ALWAYS get better cooling if you're going to overclock. Especially if your 9550 features only a cheap aluminum heatsink! Arctic Silencers are a good choice. For more extremes, get the Zalman ZM80D + OP1 combo.

Question #6 - How fast can I get my card going/What can I expect?

As fast as it goes without producing artifacts in ATITool. Like I've said many many times, you get what you pay for. If you buy a cheap $50US 9550, then you're gonna get cheap results. Why? Because manufacturers cut corners then. They use cheaper PCB's (less layers), cheaper resistors and capacitors, slower memory, redesigns that vary from the standard.

Clock personal best, 647.75
Memory personal best 435x2

to the first part, about cooling, i know some people who have just used wall fans and got fine results, but i used a slightly modified 80mm fan cpu cooler...works wonders for me (whatever you use though, be careful because of possible damage to the card). and i think it depends totally on the card (varies card to card in terms of components, etc.) and how much patience you have. i took 6 hours (just did homework in the mean time) and when i came back, my core clock had reached almost 650 and at that point i had to call it quits because my card was getting pretty hot.