x1950pro finally i can overclock

Thanks for that bit of advice, I didnt know about that.
My overclock attemp was minimal but successful.ie 640 gpu and 770 mem
I have left it at factory clocks, I was just happy i can finally achieve
this and thought i would post.



"First of One" wrote in message

> This is the one with the Accelero X2 cooler, right? I hope you got the new
> heatspreader on the voltage regulators before even attempting to
> overclock. See: http://www.arctic-cooling.com/vga2.php?idx=90&data=3&disc=
>
> --
> "War is the continuation of politics by other means.
> It can therefore be said that politics is war without
> bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."
>
>
> "torr" wrote in message
>
>> Hey folks,
>> The new cat drivers 7.8 have been out for a little while.
>> With these drivers the overclocking function in Ati Tray Tools finally
>> work
>> That was the only gripe I've had with this card from Powercolor.
>>
>> PS that is the Powercolor x1950pro exteme 512 version. (hey it was cheap)
>>
>> regards
>> Torr
>>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: x1950pro finally i can overclock 

Doesn't the newer PowerColor X1950 Pro 512 PCIe with the X2 come with the
heatspreader already installed?


"First of One" wrote in message

> This is the one with the Accelero X2 cooler, right? I hope you got the new
> heatspreader on the voltage regulators before even attempting to
> overclock. See: http://www.arctic-cooling.com/vga2.php?idx=90&data=3&disc=
>
> --
> "War is the continuation of politics by other means.
> It can therefore be said that politics is war without
> bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."
>
>
> "torr" wrote in message
>
>> Hey folks,
>> The new cat drivers 7.8 have been out for a little while.
>> With these drivers the overclocking function in Ati Tray Tools finally
>> work
>> That was the only gripe I've had with this card from Powercolor.
>>
>> PS that is the Powercolor x1950pro exteme 512 version. (hey it was cheap)
>>
>> regards
>> Torr
>>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: x1950pro finally i can overclock 

It doesn't look like the heatspreader will fit on this PowerCooler 1950 pro.

"Wookie" wrote in message

> Doesn't the newer PowerColor X1950 Pro 512 PCIe with the X2 come with the
> heatspreader already installed?
>
>
> "First of One" wrote in message
>
>> This is the one with the Accelero X2 cooler, right? I hope you got the
>> new heatspreader on the voltage regulators before even attempting to
>> overclock. See:
>> http://www.arctic-cooling.com/vga2.php?idx=90&data=3&disc=
>>
>> --
>> "War is the continuation of politics by other means.
>> It can therefore be said that politics is war without
>> bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."
>>
>>
>> "torr" wrote in message
>>
>>> Hey folks,
>>> The new cat drivers 7.8 have been out for a little while.
>>> With these drivers the overclocking function in Ati Tray Tools finally
>>> work
>>> That was the only gripe I've had with this card from Powercolor.
>>>
>>> PS that is the Powercolor x1950pro exteme 512 version. (hey it was
>>> cheap)
>>>
>>> regards
>>> Torr
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: x1950pro finally i can overclock 

The problem was discovered a while after the PowerColor X1950 Pro 512 PCIe
with the X2 came to market. Newer cards have it installed. Older ones didn't
have it.

For example, none of the samples sent out to hardware review sites have the
heatspreader:
http://images.google.com/images?q=PowerColor+X1950+Pro

--
"War is the continuation of politics by other means.
It can therefore be said that politics is war without
bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."

"Wookie" wrote in message

> Doesn't the newer PowerColor X1950 Pro 512 PCIe with the X2 come with the
> heatspreader already installed?
>
> "First of One" wrote in message
>
>> This is the one with the Accelero X2 cooler, right? I hope you got the
>> new heatspreader on the voltage regulators before even attempting to
>> overclock. See:
>> http://www.arctic-cooling.com/vga2.php?idx=90&data=3&disc=
>>
>> --
>> "War is the continuation of politics by other means.
>> It can therefore be said that politics is war without
>> bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."
>>
>>
>> "torr" wrote in message
>>
>>> Hey folks,
>>> The new cat drivers 7.8 have been out for a little while.
>>> With these drivers the overclocking function in Ati Tray Tools finally
>>> work
>>> That was the only gripe I've had with this card from Powercolor.
>>>
>>> PS that is the Powercolor x1950pro exteme 512 version. (hey it was
>>> cheap)
>>>
>>> regards
>>> Torr
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: x1950pro finally i can overclock 

Thanks for the links .. odd I'm looking at these different looking
PowerColor 1950 pro cards. I have the 512 mb model with AC2
This is the one I got
http://xtreview.com/images/radeon-x1950-pro-powerColorr-v570-03.jpg

... has 3 little capacitors (I think.. maybe they are heat sinks) down where
the heat spreader would go. On some of the models this area is blank on my
card this area is populated. I can't figure out if this is the diff between
256 and 512 or PCI and AGP or just different rev versions.

This version doesn't look to have the 3 capacitor things on the bottom
http://www.nzoczone.com/images/Power%20X1950.jpg

This a 256 mb version
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/imageview.php?image=6550

"First of One" wrote in message

> The problem was discovered a while after the PowerColor X1950 Pro 512 PCIe
> with the X2 came to market. Newer cards have it installed. Older ones
> didn't have it.
>
> For example, none of the samples sent out to hardware review sites have
> the heatspreader:
> http://images.google.com/images?q=PowerColor+X1950+Pro
>
> --
> "War is the continuation of politics by other means.
> It can therefore be said that politics is war without
> bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."
>
> "Wookie" wrote in message
>
>> Doesn't the newer PowerColor X1950 Pro 512 PCIe with the X2 come with
>> the heatspreader already installed?
>>
>> "First of One" wrote in message
>>
>>> This is the one with the Accelero X2 cooler, right? I hope you got the
>>> new heatspreader on the voltage regulators before even attempting to
>>> overclock. See:
>>> http://www.arctic-cooling.com/vga2.php?idx=90&data=3&disc=
>>>
>>> --
>>> "War is the continuation of politics by other means.
>>> It can therefore be said that politics is war without
>>> bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."
>>>
>>>
>>> "torr" wrote in message
>>>
>>>> Hey folks,
>>>> The new cat drivers 7.8 have been out for a little while.
>>>> With these drivers the overclocking function in Ati Tray Tools finally
>>>> work
>>>> That was the only gripe I've had with this card from Powercolor.
>>>>
>>>> PS that is the Powercolor x1950pro exteme 512 version. (hey it was
>>>> cheap)
>>>>
>>>> regards
>>>> Torr
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: x1950pro finally i can overclock 

PowerColor may have rolled a PCB revision that moved the VRM circuitry below
the X2's heat plate, or switched to differently-shaped VRM components that
produce less heat. In any case, this thread is more than a month old...

--
"War is the continuation of politics by other means.
It can therefore be said that politics is war without
bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."


"Wookie" wrote in message

> Thanks for the links .. odd I'm looking at these different looking
> PowerColor 1950 pro cards. I have the 512 mb model with AC2
> This is the one I got
> http://xtreview.com/images/radeon-x1950-pro-powerColorr-v570-03.jpg
>
> .. has 3 little capacitors (I think.. maybe they are heat sinks) down
> where the heat spreader would go. On some of the models this area is
> blank on my card this area is populated. I can't figure out if this is
> the diff between 256 and 512 or PCI and AGP or just different rev
> versions.
>
> This version doesn't look to have the 3 capacitor things on the bottom
> http://www.nzoczone.com/images/Power%20X1950.jpg
>
> This a 256 mb version
> http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/imageview.php?image=6550
>
> "First of One" wrote in message
>
>> The problem was discovered a while after the PowerColor X1950 Pro 512
>> PCIe with the X2 came to market. Newer cards have it installed. Older
>> ones didn't have it.
>>
>> For example, none of the samples sent out to hardware review sites have
>> the heatspreader:
>> http://images.google.com/images?q=PowerColor+X1950+Pro
>>
>> --
>> "War is the continuation of politics by other means.
>> It can therefore be said that politics is war without
>> bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."
>>
>> "Wookie" wrote in message
>>
>>> Doesn't the newer PowerColor X1950 Pro 512 PCIe with the X2 come with
>>> the heatspreader already installed?
>>>
>>> "First of One" wrote in message
>>>
>>>> This is the one with the Accelero X2 cooler, right? I hope you got the
>>>> new heatspreader on the voltage regulators before even attempting to
>>>> overclock. See:
>>>> http://www.arctic-cooling.com/vga2.php?idx=90&data=3&disc=
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> "War is the continuation of politics by other means.
>>>> It can therefore be said that politics is war without
>>>> bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "torr" wrote in message
>>>>
>>>>> Hey folks,
>>>>> The new cat drivers 7.8 have been out for a little while.
>>>>> With these drivers the overclocking function in Ati Tray Tools finally
>>>>> work
>>>>> That was the only gripe I've had with this card from Powercolor.
>>>>>
>>>>> PS that is the Powercolor x1950pro exteme 512 version. (hey it was
>>>>> cheap)
>>>>>
>>>>> regards
>>>>> Torr
 >> Stay informed about: x1950pro finally i can overclock