9600XT Overdrive using Catalyst 4.1

[SKYEK]

Although ATI claimed that lastest Catalyst 4.1 driver support overdrive,
But after I install it for my 9600XT card, but there is no OVERDRIVE tab on
display panel.
Anybody know how to enable it?

 

[Daren Evans]

If you turn off any start up options such as atipol then the overdrive tab
disappears - I believe it's the programme for polling the temp of the
graphics card.

 

[SKYEK]

There is no such startup atipol found in startup

If you turn off any start up options such as atipol then the overdrive tab
disappears - I believe it's the programme for polling the temp of the
graphics card.

 

[Daren Evans]

I have ATIsmart and ATIpoll - if I disable ATIPOLL I loose the overdrive
tab. Don't know if this works for all operating systems - but go to start,
then run and type in "msconfig" go to start up items and check them there.

 

[Tomg]

Is your card from Sapphire? There are known issues with getting the
overdrive tab to show up - Sapphire is currently working with ATI on the
issue (or so they say).

You should check out the Sapphire website in the support forums for more
info.

Regards,
Tom

 

[SKYEK]

My card from GeXCube.

Is your card from Sapphire? There are known issues with getting the
overdrive tab to show up - Sapphire is currently working with ATI on the
issue (or so they say).

You should check out the Sapphire website in the support forums for more
info.

Regards,
Tom

 

[Timothy T. Doran]

Don't buy an ATI 9600XT based video controller unless it is a genuine retail
ATI 9600XT, as most other "builders" that are using the ATI 9600XT chipset
have not fully followed the ATI reference design, used old PCB's that were
"in stock"
to rush product out for Christmas holiday, and have not enabled the ATI
"OVERDRIVE"
feature.

I too was "duped'" by C.P.Technology Co., Ltd. aka/dba in United States as
Power Color USA Corp. in purchasing a R96A-C3T in a new system I had built
by Future Technologies International, Inc. (FTI), Great Neck, NY about two
weeks ago, who is an "authorized" distributor/reseller" Power Color
products.

The cost to me between the Power Color R96A-C3T and a genuine retail ATI
9600XT was less than five dollars, but I went ahead with the Power Color
Product since it seemed to have a better bundle. I was not aware that there
were any differences in the cards, as Future Technologies International,
Inc. (FTI) web site (as do most other resellers) still to this day state the
fact that the Power Color R96A-C3T has "OVERDRIVE", as does C.P.Technology
Co., Ltd. Main web site, only in the last week has the Power Color USA Corp.
web site quietly removed the statement about the Power Color R96A-C3T having
'OVERDRIVE" ability.

 

[Tvegas]

My Saphire 9600 XT has it enabled.

Don't buy an ATI 9600XT based video controller unless it is a genuine retail
ATI 9600XT, as most other "builders" that are using the ATI 9600XT chipset
have not fully followed the ATI reference design, used old PCB's that were
"in stock"
to rush product out for Christmas holiday, and have not enabled the ATI
"OVERDRIVE"
feature.

I too was "duped'" by C.P.Technology Co., Ltd. aka/dba in United States as
Power Color USA Corp. in purchasing a R96A-C3T in a new system I had built
by Future Technologies International, Inc. (FTI), Great Neck, NY about two
weeks ago, who is an "authorized" distributor/reseller" Power Color
products.

The cost to me between the Power Color R96A-C3T and a genuine retail ATI
9600XT was less than five dollars, but I went ahead with the Power Color
Product since it seemed to have a better bundle. I was not aware that there
were any differences in the cards, as Future Technologies International,
Inc. (FTI) web site (as do most other resellers) still to this day state the
fact that the Power Color R96A-C3T has "OVERDRIVE", as does C.P.Technology
Co., Ltd. Main web site, only in the last week has the Power Color USA Corp.
web site quietly removed the statement about the Power Color R96A-C3T having
'OVERDRIVE" ability.