Can you overclock a radeon 9550? - Page 2

OCNoob · February 25th, 2007

Yeah, those cards were clock-locked when they came out. If you can't overclock it with the latest drivers, go to ATITools' "SETTINGS" and then scroll down to "MISCELLANEOUS" and check the box next to "REMOVE RADEON 9000/9200/9550/9600 CLOCK LOCK". Don't know if that actually works, I figure it's worth a shot.

screwballl · February 25th, 2007

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Lead Head · February 25th, 2007

Catalyst® 7.2 Display Driver for Windows XP Professional/Home Edition

There you go, download the driver, and Install it, should give a decent performance boost too if you are using an old Drive version.

manisare · February 25th, 2007

Okay after i download the latest drive what do i do next open ati tool???

manisare · February 25th, 2007

it still says the message after i dl latest drive.

OCNoob · February 25th, 2007

Use the 9550 Softmod drivers. Link It's the safest way to modify your card, however I can not guarantee anything. These seem to be very stable, as per the periodic releases. Hope it works for you!

Lead Head · February 25th, 2007

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Originally Posted by OC****

Use the 9550 Softmod drivers. Link It's the safest way to modify your card, however I can not guarantee anything. These seem to be very stable, as per the periodic releases. Hope it works for you!

My Radeon 9600 said the clock lock, but ATI Tool let me OC it regardless.

manisare · February 25th, 2007

How about forget the drive and just uncheck the clock lock cause i already dl the 7.2 drive.

manisare · March 9th, 2007

When i run Find Max Core it says Heat Phase. When i find max core it only goes up by 1 bar so i keep it there and go no further?

polobunny · March 9th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by manisare

When i run Find Max Core it says Heat Phase. When i find max core it only goes up by 1 bar so i keep it there and go no further?

You have to let it do it's thing. It will heat up, bump the clock a bit, check if it doesn't crash, bump the clock a bit, heat up etc etc
This process takes more than just a few minutes.

February 25th, 2007	#11
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February 25th, 2007	#12
screwballl Colonel Calamity Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sandy South Posts: 6,278 Blog Entries: 6	Re: Can you overclock a radeon 9550? Panda: that link goes to this message: "We're sorry, but this download request cannot be authorized. As an option, you may visit any of the pages below for information about our services and products:" Thanks HL and Corsair! My opinions are my own and not representative of this site or its members.

February 25th, 2007	#13
Lead Head Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rhode Island USA Posts: 1,716	Re: Can you overclock a radeon 9550? Catalyst® 7.2 Display Driver for Windows XP Professional/Home Edition There you go, download the driver, and Install it, should give a decent performance boost too if you are using an old Drive version. Opteron 64 165--1.5GB DDR--ECS KA1 MVP(thanks HL!)--x1800GTO 256MB--Seagate 320GB SATA--Antec 550 Watt--Antec P180

February 25th, 2007	#14
manisare Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 103	Re: Can you overclock a radeon 9550? Okay after i download the latest drive what do i do next open ati tool???

February 25th, 2007	#15
manisare Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 103	Re: Can you overclock a radeon 9550? it still says the message after i dl latest drive.

March 9th, 2007	#19
manisare Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 103	Re: Can you overclock a radeon 9550? When i run Find Max Core it says Heat Phase. When i find max core it only goes up by 1 bar so i keep it there and go no further?

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