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Yeah, another 7800GT thread. Rather than highjacking someone else's thread with my specific questions, I'll ask here. I want to (safely, of course) squeeze as much as I can out of my XFX 7800GT. I've downloaded ATITool and messed with it a little bit, but I'm still quite confused on the workings of the program, and what I'm doing in general.
I tried hiking my core clock to 475MHz (from 275MHz), and my memory to 725MHz (from 525MHz) (topped out at 64C, I idle at 43C) then did an artifact test, but how long do I need to test before it's positive there will be no artifacts and that I'm safe? (I ran it for three minutes with no errors before I gave up and decided to ask for help.)
I also let the program find my max core and it got to 500MHz (@ 65C) before my speakers beeped once, and I became worried and aborted.
So basically, what I really need to know is (1.) a suggestion for an increment (5MHz? 10MHz? etc?) to step up my core and mem for each test, and (2.) how long to run the artifact test before I'm sure that I'm safe. Knowing what other peopled maxed out on with stock cooling would be nice as well, even though each card OCs different, of course.
I tried hiking my core clock to 475MHz (from 275MHz), and my memory to 725MHz (from 525MHz) (topped out at 64C, I idle at 43C) then did an artifact test, but how long do I need to test before it's positive there will be no artifacts and that I'm safe? (I ran it for three minutes with no errors before I gave up and decided to ask for help.)
I also let the program find my max core and it got to 500MHz (@ 65C) before my speakers beeped once, and I became worried and aborted.
So basically, what I really need to know is (1.) a suggestion for an increment (5MHz? 10MHz? etc?) to step up my core and mem for each test, and (2.) how long to run the artifact test before I'm sure that I'm safe. Knowing what other peopled maxed out on with stock cooling would be nice as well, even though each card OCs different, of course.