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On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 09:12:39 +0100, Julian Richards <see@sig.co.uk>
waffled on about something:
>On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 07:15:46 +0200, "Kai Robinson"
><kai.robinsonSPAM@tiscali.fr> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Hervey Cleckley" <nick.spam@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>news:y9nhc.14427$2v.8040@nwrdny02.gnilink.net...
>>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>
>>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.
>
>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.
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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