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Metaphoid
I recently grabbed a Gigacube 9600Pro VIVO for under AU$300 which I was
pretty happy about. All the moreso when I discovered how easy it was to
overclock using a program like RadClocker, and how at these increased speeds
it often betters the more expensive 9500Pro. I've only had it for a day, but
have settled for the time being on a Core speed of 462Mhz and RAM at 352Mhz
(default 400/300). Surprisingly, it looks like the core is nearing it's
limits, but my RAM looks to have some headway left, which was surprising
given it was only the cheaper Samsung 3.3ns (300Mhz) variety and not the
preferable 2.8 or 2.5ns chips that are appearing on some cards.
So anyhow, given I was unable to find any information on the card before
purchase, I thought I'd just share my feelings. As mentioned, the
exceedingly cheap Gigacube 128Mb Radeon 9600Pro came with 3.3ns Samsung
memory and a flash looking silver heatsink and clear silent fan with three
flashing multicolour leds. It's early days in my overclocking, but I was
expecting a better core overclock than 462Mhz (+15%), so I'll have to have a
better look at the stock heatsink in the coming days. Still, even at this
speed, it's barely warm to touch, and it is a decent size. The memory has
performed better than expected, although I was surprised it wasn't rated at
2.8ns (350Mhz) like the majority of other 9600Pro's out there. That said,
it's had no problem reaching that speed. The package was minimalist,
containing DVI-CRT converter, four way (2 in, 2 out) VIVO cable, driver CD,
PowerDVD CD, Power Direct Pro CD and Black Hawk Down. Overall, I'm pretty
impressed.
So anyhow, I was just curious to hear what speeds other's were getting out
of their 9600Pro's? As mentioned, my early settings are 462 (Core) and 352
(RAM), what's your 9600 Pro running at?
pretty happy about. All the moreso when I discovered how easy it was to
overclock using a program like RadClocker, and how at these increased speeds
it often betters the more expensive 9500Pro. I've only had it for a day, but
have settled for the time being on a Core speed of 462Mhz and RAM at 352Mhz
(default 400/300). Surprisingly, it looks like the core is nearing it's
limits, but my RAM looks to have some headway left, which was surprising
given it was only the cheaper Samsung 3.3ns (300Mhz) variety and not the
preferable 2.8 or 2.5ns chips that are appearing on some cards.
So anyhow, given I was unable to find any information on the card before
purchase, I thought I'd just share my feelings. As mentioned, the
exceedingly cheap Gigacube 128Mb Radeon 9600Pro came with 3.3ns Samsung
memory and a flash looking silver heatsink and clear silent fan with three
flashing multicolour leds. It's early days in my overclocking, but I was
expecting a better core overclock than 462Mhz (+15%), so I'll have to have a
better look at the stock heatsink in the coming days. Still, even at this
speed, it's barely warm to touch, and it is a decent size. The memory has
performed better than expected, although I was surprised it wasn't rated at
2.8ns (350Mhz) like the majority of other 9600Pro's out there. That said,
it's had no problem reaching that speed. The package was minimalist,
containing DVI-CRT converter, four way (2 in, 2 out) VIVO cable, driver CD,
PowerDVD CD, Power Direct Pro CD and Black Hawk Down. Overall, I'm pretty
impressed.
So anyhow, I was just curious to hear what speeds other's were getting out
of their 9600Pro's? As mentioned, my early settings are 462 (Core) and 352
(RAM), what's your 9600 Pro running at?