9800SE Softmod

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Hervey Cleckley

I applied the softmod and now it reads as having 8 pipelines (powercolor
9800se). It shows instability at default core of 380mhz. Is the AtiTool a
good gauge?
I'm syked that i may have converted my SE into a normal 9800. How can i
verify?

HC
 
Hervey Cleckley said:
I applied the softmod and now it reads as having 8 pipelines (powercolor
9800se). It shows instability at default core of 380mhz. Is the AtiTool a
good gauge?
I'm syked that i may have converted my SE into a normal 9800. How can i
verify?

HC
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On my 9500 (also softmodded) ATITool shows massive errors at 340/620 - but
do i see these errors in Quake III? Nope. Do i see any artefacts in any
games? Nope. Can i play Max Payne II with all the detail cranked up and not
have it crash? Yep.

AtiTool is good for overclocking and to an extent giving you a warning when
things are getting a little unstable - but dont pay too much attention to
the 3d view. As long as you dont get artefacting in games - you should be
okay.
 
On my 9500 (also softmodded) ATITool shows massive errors at 340/620 - but
do i see these errors in Quake III? Nope. Do i see any artefacts in any
games? Nope. Can i play Max Payne II with all the detail cranked up and not
have it crash? Yep.

AtiTool is good for overclocking and to an extent giving you a warning when
things are getting a little unstable - but dont pay too much attention to
the 3d view. As long as you dont get artefacting in games - you should be
okay.
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We all rely too much on software rather than our eyes. Knowing frame
rate, clock speeds etc. is a useful tool but the final judgement is to
look. If it looks alright then it is.
--

Julian Richards
computer "at" richardsuk.f9.co.uk

XP Home
L7S7A2 motherboard
Powercolor 9800 SE 8 pipelines with Omega drivers
1 GB RAM
10 GB + 80 GB HDs
CD+DVD/CDRW drives
 
We all rely too much on software rather than our eyes. Knowing frame
rate, clock speeds etc. is a useful tool but the final judgement is to
look. If it looks alright then it is.
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Well said...

I unlocked my 9800se and have no idea if there are massive errors or
not... All I know is Battlefield looks great!

D0d6y.
 
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