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Questions about X850Pro AGP

The Silencer 5 has pads for the memory and pre-applied thermal paste for the gpu. Don't monkey with it. Use it as it comes. The only thing you may want to do is wire the fan directly to 12V so the LM63 doesn't blow the fan as has happened on some.
 
Gah, I'm in deep now. The Silencer 5 is a really amazing piece of hardware. Solid, well made, and easy to install. But I plugged the fan into the header on the card and it won't turn. It's trying, but it doesn't go anywhere.

I'd hook it up to the PS but the fan plug is one of those tiny 3-prong affairs that PS's don't have. Any ideas? Does any local-type store like Radio Shack sell adapters? I'd hate to have to mail-order something, as my gaming rig is effectively down until I get the fan working.

Oh, btw, I did try flashing it to a PE bios but still nada.
 
OK I got it spinning by butt-splicing the power leads from the fan to the 12V leads on one of the PS's molex connectors. Here are the results of testing:

Stock Cooling:
540 GPU / 580 mem
48 degC idle / 70 degC load

Silencer 5:
548 GPU / 580 mem
36 degC idle / 54 degC load

So, not much additional overclocking with the Silencer 5, but the card does run a lot cooler and a lot quieter, and the Silencer 5 dumps the GPU heat outside the case instead of recirculating it inside. I do have to emphasize how much quieter this thing is - the stock fan sounds like a vacuum cleaner under load but the Silencer 5 is not audible above the PS fan.

But, you'll have to decide if that's worth $37 and the loss of one and a half PCI slots, not to mention the hassle of having to splice it into a Molex connector, to gain lower temps and a quieter fan. Personally, as nice as the Silencer 5 is, I don't know if I'd do it over again. I don't have anywhere to put my Audigy 2, since the Silencer 5 fan sticks out just far enough to hit the Audigy 2 that is two PCI slots away.
 
Hi all..

I just want to post a so far success story here.. I just got a x850pro from best buy here in Canada. And managed to follow intructions on page 3 to get 16 pipes and noticeable improvements.

I also seem to be getting about 572 GPU and 580MEM

I think it can be pushed a bit further..

I went from 4642 3dmark05 stock score

to over 5100.. Mind you, I am using an older MB with AGP4x so my results may very well be low end.

All in all however so far so good..
 
Hey again guys!.

Ok.. So here are my latest findings..

Using the latest OMEGA drivers I have 2 unkown devices.. can any one comment on this?

Also, as I am sure you vets are already aware of, ATI Tray tools overclocking is no where near as good as ATITOOLs. In reality I was only able to muster 560GPU and 599MEM. But I am still in testing.

My temps get very hot. 80C.. Thinking of getting one of those sliencer 5's.. So if anyone has more comments on this heatsink and fan lemme know too..

Now. I assume this card is performing better than the x800xl....

Also, is there any disadvantage going back to the DEFAULT X850PRO BIOS as opposed to leaving the X850XT PE bios in and override the fan to 100%?
 
Eron said:
Hey again guys!.

Ok.. So here are my latest findings..

Using the latest OMEGA drivers I have 2 unkown devices.. can any one comment on this?

Also, as I am sure you vets are already aware of, ATI Tray tools overclocking is no where near as good as ATITOOLs. In reality I was only able to muster 560GPU and 599MEM. But I am still in testing.

My temps get very hot. 80C.. Thinking of getting one of those sliencer 5's.. So if anyone has more comments on this heatsink and fan lemme know too..

Now. I assume this card is performing better than the x800xl....

Also, is there any disadvantage going back to the DEFAULT X850PRO BIOS as opposed to leaving the X850XT PE bios in and override the fan to 100%?
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get the zalman vf700-cu it pwns the silencer!

all you lose is the cool name bt using a 16 pipe pro bios instead
 
u sure zalman pawns silencer?.. ne way... for success stories... pls mention whether it is a AGP or it is a PCI-E... tq

coz so far there's no success stories for x850pro PCI-E
 
I use the silencer have had no problems and my temps have dropped about 6 degrees idle and at least 15 under load. :D The only time I go over 55 is when I'm torturing it with ATI Tool then it may go up to 63. My X800 has silencer 4 and my X850 has the 5. I had fan issues at first on the X850 as an XT but upgrading from ATI Tool .24 to .25 B8 fixed that problem. I no longer need to flash to a pro to keep the fan working properly. The silencer works on either AGP or PCI E. Space is not an issue with me so there's no regrets here. :cool:
 
yes im verry shure ive had both the silencer and the zalman and i have to say the silencer is pitifull it was too big it ran into everything it SLID around on the card and it had god awfull contact and not to mention i instantly droped my idle by about 7c and 10c load when i went to the zalman btw the silencer wasnt much better than the stock as far as cooling is conserned


and and and and........
 
sean478 said:
it SLID around on the card and it had god awfull contact
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Sounds like you have a few loose screws! :p
 
no they where realy tight ;)
 
Well just wanted to say thanks guys. I Flashed my X850pro to XT PE and it runs great.

Went from 66,000 to 72,000 on Aquamark3d

So that rocks. Thanks agian. :) :eek:
 
Another successful 12->16 pipe flash.. I'm keeping clocks at stock 500/500 until I get better cooling. Card hits 60oC under load.

Bought this x850 pro at bestbuy for $329 canadian.. had a $25 off coupon.. so $304. Great deal.

atitool says chip type: r481

I'm not sure how that's different from r480.. but the flash worked.

Doesn't look like anyone has had problems so far.. dead pipes or whatever.

Thanks guys!!
 
SeLrAhC said:
alll agp?
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So far. The pci-e crowd can buy a x800 GTO2 and pull the same trick though.

I'm having 'issues' with heat.. if I run the card for 10 minutes it tops out at 75oC.. that seems pretty hot to me.. I'm going to slap the zalman vga cooler on there so I can o/c this bad boy.

After buying a sempron64 2800+ and o/cing it to 2560mhz, I'm pretty happy with my rig.
 
Yea i kinda have that problem too. Iam hitting 70-75 on load but mine is in a shuttle. And i have to use the stock cooler. But the flash Went great. Here some pics.

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:) But i have a watercooled desktop with a 6800gt but like the shuttle for lans. :D
 
First would like to say hi to everyone! K I want to flash my X850pro but would someone please do a step by step of how its done? I read page 3 and everything but what I want to know is how to prepare the disk to boot from and what comand lines were used. It would be awsome if someone could do this please! Thank you very much!
 
It is the AGP! I would just like to see a step by step on how to do it, like boot disks and stuff like that!
 
Ok just tried to flash and getting a FL01 error does anyone know what that means? Thanks for any help!
K another sucess story right here! Got 16 pipes and still got my fan controls. Just got 10,892 with 500/500 clocks and my AMD 64 2800+.
 
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^ congrats dude :) are you on the pro bios?

in the guide he tells you how to get the pipes the xtpe and the fan control :)
 
Yeah I used Flashrom with the XT PE bios, then Atiflash with my old bios to get my fan controls back! Man this is awsome its like going out and buying a new card!
 
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