so i was scanning for max core...it hits 583.something and freezes...first the program...then windows. i thought it was my drivers. i tried again after running driver cleaner a couple times...and tried again...and reverted to old drivers and tried again...same results everytime...freezes at 583.something even with vpu recovery checked... after a handful of tries, now it wont even run at stock speeds without have artifacts up the arse in about 20-30 seconds... btw, i have an x800 xt and was using beta 4.12 then switched to official 4.12 and switched back a couple times... so is it fried? i didnt know it would/could permanently damage my card...
most people know it can fry your card man...thats why i dont believe its settings ever.....if i set mine at the top end of what it shows to be fine...would have fried my card long ago as well
If you read the manual, you would know that you are supposed to stop it manually when artifacts appear.
I used ATItool to overclock my 9600xt from 500/700 to 530/760. Everytime I changed the frequencies I checked for artifacts until I got it as high as possible without having artifacts. Isn't that the way the program is supposed to be used?
wow useful replies here guys, thanks [/sarcasm] anyways, i've never had a problem before with atitool, its supposed to drop the speed if it detects artifacts, it didnt, it just froze...thats why i thought there was software related problem... if this happened to everyone, then i dont think atitool would nearly be as popular without the auto scanning for max oc thats SUPPOSED to drop the speed AUTOMATICALLY anyways after i left it alone for a few hours in fear of it being damaged, it went back to normal, i guess it overheated and cooled down and is fine again...rock stable at 567/579 with 3dmark looping take this as a heads up for others i never had this problem with my 9800 pro
yeah, doesn't atitool drop our mhz everytime it detects artifacts, i know the version i'm using (0.022) does, and i was able to safely oc my radeon 9000 to the max without any artifacts.
