O/Cing Visionteks Xstacy x800 pro

[mainjet989]

tried overclocking this card with an r420 chip,stock is 475/450...it seemed i got artifacts right away.i was using the find max core/memory feature.Also it has ddr3mem. I'm new to ocing vid cards.Is there something i need to do first before an overclock attempt?...please help!!...The rediculously low frame rates in FEAR are driving me crazy . All my other games run sweet.The card is water cooled so heat doesn't seem to be an issue.please see A Window to Alien Gutz in the case mod gallery for system specs.my proc is overclocked to a 3.73

 

[Pinchy]

in settings, under "artifact scanning" tick the box "use old (more compatible?) scanning method"

i had the same problem as u, i ticked it, now its great

Hope this helps

 

[mainjet989]

visiontech overclock

thanks for the tip. I gave it a try and was able to get 553.50/454.50 from the default of 475.00/450.00 , i'm getting 110.76 fpps in CSS and a hi of 84fps,low11fps and an average 27fps in F.E.A.R. I guess thats about as good as it gets without a complete vid card upgrade,speaking of which,what would be the best card upgrade for AGP?.....thnx again

 

[dolf]

The best upgrade for AGP would be X800PRO VIVO (flashed to X800XT or XT PE) or X850PRO VIVO (flashed to X850PRO 16pipes, XT or XT PE - but no guarantee for pipe unlocking especially Connect3D). Or X850XT but deppending of the price.
This is my oppinion. I have had X800XT (flashed to XT PE) and replaced with X850PRO VIVO flashed to X850XT PE (from MSI with dual slot - XT cooler).

 

[cdawall]

check newegg for the x850 vivo they have a good deal on it its ati brand so sapphire makes it but you will need a new cooler

 

[Pinchy]

if his current x800 pro has vivo on it, then he can just flash that

 

[cdawall]

yeah but the x850 vivo uses r480 and can be flashed up from there

 

[Pinchy]

but if he already has the x800, he can flash that up into an x800 xt pe (providing it has vivo), so there isnt really much point in buying a whole new x850 and wasting money.

if he can flash it to an x800xt pe, the 520/560 should be enough

 

[mainjet989]

thanx!! guys..BTW the card has the r420 chip(my current one that is) and i don't believe its vivo....guess i'll just buy the x850 and do the suggested flash...I appreciate the help

 

[JC316]

The X850's are certainly cheap enough now. My old X850PRO 12 pipe ran F.E.A.R and Oblivion with ease.

 

[Pinchy]

you will be very happy with the flash

its great for its value

 

[mainjet989]

exellent!!...thx again for all your guys help...i'm gonna pick up an x850xt this weekend,or do you suggest a different x850 model?

 

[Pinchy]

if u wanna save some $, get the pro with vivo and flash it to xt.

if you dont mind spending the extra or simply dont wanna risk the flash, go straight for the xt

 

[mainjet989]

if you don't mind....would this card do? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102502....thnx

 

[mainjet989]

Image Viewer ATI 100-435601 Radeon X850XT PE 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO AGP 4X/8X Video Card

 

[Azn Tr14dZ]

It's nice, but if you want to save money:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?DEPA=0&type=&Description=X850+Pro+ViVo&Submit=ENE&N=0&Ntk=all&Go.x=0&Go.y=0

The first one is an X850 Pro ViVo, which can be usually unlocked to X850XT (PE)...and a huge boost, and save money over the one you showed.

 

[mainjet989]

thnx,checkin it out right now....man this forum rocks!!

 

[dolf]

As I told you be carefull with C3D because almost 90% is the chance to remain with 12 pipes. For ATI you have 90% chance to unlock and for Sapphire I have no idea. But from the other hand this C3D has dual slot cooler which is XT cooler and probably the card will unlock.

 

[cdawall]

wasnt the one azn suggested the sam one i suggested a while back!!!

 

[mainjet989]

lol.....as a matter of fact ...yes it was

 

[cdawall]

lol.....as a matter of fact ...yes it was

see why didnt you just listen to me in the begining?

 

[mainjet989]

i'm goining with the one you suggested...just so you know...it'll be here Wed.......just thought i'd open up for suggestions...no harm no foul

 

[cdawall]

cool tell me how far you get cause im getting one in a few weeks

 

[mainjet989]

will most certainly do

 

[Pinchy]

how come the C3D cards cant unlock as well?

As long as they have vivo, the laser cut shouldnt have been placed on the pipes, so i dont see why they dont unlock...unless they do unlock but have corrupt pipes...