9800 Pro with R360 Core

[DataStream]

I got my Sapphire 9800 Pro from Newegg the other day. Today I decided to change out the stock HS&F. To my surprise the core is stamped R360 instead of R350. Does this mean that I have a 9800 XT core. I'm only asking because right now I have the core at 455 with no artifacts in 3dmark01 or 03. Just wondering if I should push my luck any farther. By the way the HS&F that I put on is the VGA Silencer from artic cooling. Any and all information will be helpful. Thanks in advance.

Amd Athlon 3200+, DFI NFII Ultra Infinity, 512mb Corsair Dual Channel, 9800 Pro @ 455/370
3DMark2001se <font color=red>18208</font color=red>
3DMark2003 <font color=red>6350</font color=red>

 

[cleeve]

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Cool!

Sounds that way to me. And if you think about it, it makes sense too... why would they keep producing two separate GPUs when they're exactly the same... this way, they only have to manufacture one GPU and speed bin the slower ones for 9800 PRO use.

But regardless, the solemn duty of the overclocker is to KEEP GOING until you see mild artifacts, then pull back until you feel safe.

Nobody ever killed a card for going 10 Mhz over what it can handle while testing... find it's limits, you'll see black dots in 3dmark03 when you get there, and then you'll have a good idea of what it's capable of.
Then pull back at least 10 Mhz (more if you want to feel safer) and enjoy!

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[pauldh]

Hmmm, you have me wanting to "Yank" the heatsink off my Saphire now. But I guess I'll just try to find the max core. I haven't attempted to push it yet.


ABIT IS7, P4 2.6C, 512MB Corsair TwinX PC3200LL, Radeon 9800 Pro, Santa Cruz, TruePower 430watt

 

[DataStream]

Yes, as far as im concerned 455 core is high enough for me. Even running the card at stock speeds I see the improvment over my 9600 Pro. Not a bad upgrade for a mere $200 IMO.

Amd Athlon 3200+, DFI NFII Ultra Infinity, 512mb Corsair Dual Channel, 9800 Pro @ 455/370
3DMark2001se <font color=red>18208</font color=red>
3DMark2003 <font color=red>6350</font color=red>

 

[pauldh]

My core maxes out at 423MHz with the Saphire heatsink/fan. So my guess would be mine is a R350. I haven't pushed the mem yet.



ABIT IS7, P4 2.6C, 512MB Corsair TwinX PC3200LL, Radeon 9800 Pro, Santa Cruz, TruePower 430watt

 

[UnSan]

how many more fps you guys got from overclocking?

 

[DataStream]

When playing games I usually just leave the card at stock speeds. Most of the time I only OC when im running benchmarks. Right now im benchmarking at 455/370 but my card still has more in it as I havent run into any artifacts yet. Come weekend time ill have more time to spend tweaking the card to its fullest.

Amd Athlon 3200+, DFI NFII Ultra Infinity, 512mb Corsair Dual Channel, 9800 Pro @ 455/370
3DMark2001se <font color=red>18208</font color=red>
3DMark2003 <font color=red>6350</font color=red>

 

[ChipDeath]

I recently bought a Sapphire 9800Pro too.. But I've only oc'ed a little... You're making me want to rip my card's HSF off now, if only to see what core I've got....

You stuck any Ramsinks on your card at all? I was thinking about buying some for mine.

I'll see how far I can push it when I get home, with just the sapphire HSF.

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Epox 8RDA+ rev1.1 w/ Custom NB HS
XP1700+ @205x11 (~2.26Ghz), 1.575Vcore
2x256Mb Corsair PC3200LL 2-2-2-4
Sapphire 9800Pro 410/710

 

[DataStream]

No ramsinks as of yet. This weekend im going to cut up one of my heatsink and make little ramsinks out of it. AS it stands im at 485/385 with artifacts every once in awhile during 3dmark 01, 03.

Amd Athlon 3200+, DFI NFII Ultra Infinity, 512mb Corsair Dual Channel, 9800 Pro @ 455/370
3DMark2001se <font color=red>18208</font color=red>
3DMark2003 <font color=red>6350</font color=red>