Radeon 8500 core speed..can I change it? (1 Viewer)

[Greg Warner]

I have just purchased from Newegg.com ( OEM )the Radeon 8500. The 8500 from Newegg ships with a core speed of 230MHz. The ATI site says the 8500 ships to retailers at 275MHz. Is this something I can change? Also, what is the best dvd player to use with the 8500?

Thanks

Greg

 

[JohanK]

You can change core and memory with PowerStrip. RivaTuner would work as well. Both are downloadable though PowerStrip is a demo version.

 

[Greg Warner]

Thanks Johan,

I am new at this so....how? I was reading some posts on ATI's site and they were talking of "flashing the bios" for the 8500 to get the clock speed up. I was under the impression that power strip was for forcing custom resolutions.

Thanks

Greg

 

[JohanK]

PowerStrip also allows one to overclock besides designing custom resolutions; I used to use it for OCing but now use RivaTuner which is simple to use. All I did was download and install it; then clicked on low level OCing and manipulated settings (I only OC my gf2 mx400 on my regular PC).

Haven't checked into OCing the 8500 (I only have the Radeon VIVO card which I don't OC) but flashing the bios would work if the bios allows one to enter it and then manipulate settings (the same as if one is OCing a CPU).

Hope this helps.

 

[JohanK]

So far, I've found this. http://sourceforge.net/projects/radeontweaker/

 

[JohanK]

Another tidbit: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/sho...0&pagenumber=1
This is for the OC freak.

 

[Hugh M]

you only need to worry about clock speed for gaming purposes. powerstrip will allow you to do this in the "performance profiles" section..
good site for that would probably be www.rage3d.com or the forums at www.madonion.com .
as far as DVD playback is concerned. what OS are you using?
and what display are you using?