Coming Soon

[Keikan]

Tommrow I'm gonna get my new grafix card. It's an Original ATI Radeon 9600xt 128mb
so all you people that whine and groan about me getting a geforce don't have to anymore.

So anyways I'm gonna install it myself, and is it hard to install it? I know all you have to do is insert the card like a cartridge into the agp slot and then do you have to plug anything? Or thats it?

[tesco]

im not sure, but i think that card needs a molex connector for extra power from your power supply...but thats about it, its very simple to install.

[Keikan]

One of those 4 pin thingys right?

ps: is ati's website working for you people?

[peat moss]

I'd use a driver cleaner before installing. And check out ATI Tools its fun to play with. But make sure you have a power connector. Mine didn't, it hook's up to you harddrive power cord. :)


Edit : Drivers were a pain in the ass tho. I tryed many . :angry:

[clocker]

I just bought the exact same card.
You do not need a Molex ( or any other kind of ) connector for it.

I am very happy with the Omega drivers. (http://www.omegacorner.com/)

[atiVidia]

use the omega drivers for nvidia as well :-)

[clocker]

Keikan,

After you install the card would you be so kind as to post the temp reported by Overdrive?
I am very curious....

[Keikan]

Whats overdrive?

Omega drivers...?

[tesco]

Originally posted by Keikan@30 April 2004 - 20:27
Whats overdrive?

Omega drivers...?
overdrive i think monitors the temps and then oc's the card to an extent automatically according to the coolness of the card :unsure: not to sure, but its something like that.

moega drivers are modified drivers, called omega.....

[Keikan]

do graphic cards have good cooling?

[3RA1N1AC]

Originally posted by Keikan@30 April 2004 - 15:04
all you people that whine and groan about me getting a geforce
dude. aren't you the guy who was using a Sound Blaster Live on a motherboard that has the Nvidia MCP-T (Sound Storm) chip? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[clocker]

Originally posted by Keikan@30 April 2004 - 19:27
Whats overdrive?

Omega drivers...?
After you install the card and drivers, go to:
Start>Control Panel>Display>Settings>Advanced>Overdrive.

It will show you the current temp of the video processor and the MHz that you are running.

[peat moss]

Originally posted by clocker@30 April 2004 - 16:27
I just bought the exact same card.
You do not need a Molex ( or any other kind of ) connector for it.

I am very happy with the Omega drivers. (http://www.omegacorner.com/)
Sorry I was thinking of My 9700 pro card it didn't have a power cord I had to run out and get one buggers :)

[Keikan]

Originally posted by 3RA1N1AC+30 April 2004 - 21:30--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (3RA1N1AC &#064; 30 April 2004 - 21:30)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Keikan@30 April 2004 - 15:04
all you people that whine and groan about me getting a geforce
dude. aren&#39;t you the guy who was using a Sound Blaster Live on a motherboard that has the Nvidia MCP-T (Sound Storm) chip? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: [/b][/quote]
Ya well I&#39;m using my nvidia sound right now and my soundblaster is sitting in my drawl so :P and I didn&#39;t know they would give me a a7n8x-e deluxe instead of the a7n8x regular

[clocker]

Originally posted by Keikan@1 May 2004 - 01:31

Ya well I&#39;m using my nvidia sound right now and my soundblaster is sitting in my drawl
Must be quite an accent you have there.
From the South?

[tesco]

Originally posted by Keikan+1 May 2004 - 02:31--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Keikan &#064; 1 May 2004 - 02:31)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by 3RA1N1AC@30 April 2004 - 21:30
<!--QuoteBegin-Keikan@30 April 2004 - 15:04
all you people that whine and groan about me getting a geforce
dude. aren&#39;t you the guy who was using a Sound Blaster Live on a motherboard that has the Nvidia MCP-T (Sound Storm) chip? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Ya well I&#39;m using my nvidia sound right now and my soundblaster is sitting in my drawl so :P and I didn&#39;t know they would give me a a7n8x-e deluxe instead of the a7n8x regular [/b][/quote]
both those boards have the same onboard sound, even the -x version has it.

edit: nevermind im wrong, sorry.

[lynx]

Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004+1 May 2004 - 15:36--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (ROSSCO_2004 @ 1 May 2004 - 15:36)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by Keikan@1 May 2004 - 02:31

Originally posted by 3RA1N1AC@30 April 2004 - 21:30
<!--QuoteBegin-Keikan@30 April 2004 - 15:04
all you people that whine and groan about me getting a geforce
dude. aren&#39;t you the guy who was using a Sound Blaster Live on a motherboard that has the Nvidia MCP-T (Sound Storm) chip? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Ya well I&#39;m using my nvidia sound right now and my soundblaster is sitting in my drawl so :P and I didn&#39;t know they would give me a a7n8x-e deluxe instead of the a7n8x regular
both those boards have the same onboard sound, even the -x version has it. [/b][/quote]
:nono: Only the deluxe boards have Soundstorm. The others just have the Realtek ALC650 Codec (in fact the VM boards have C-Media 8738 audio controllers).

[tesco]

Originally posted by lynx+1 May 2004 - 11:47--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (lynx @ 1 May 2004 - 11:47)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004@1 May 2004 - 15:36

Originally posted by Keikan@1 May 2004 - 02:31

Originally posted by 3RA1N1AC@30 April 2004 - 21:30
<!--QuoteBegin-Keikan@30 April 2004 - 15:04
all you people that whine and groan about me getting a geforce
dude. aren&#39;t you the guy who was using a Sound Blaster Live on a motherboard that has the Nvidia MCP-T (Sound Storm) chip? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Ya well I&#39;m using my nvidia sound right now and my soundblaster is sitting in my drawl so :P and I didn&#39;t know they would give me a a7n8x-e deluxe instead of the a7n8x regular
both those boards have the same onboard sound, even the -x version has it.
:nono: Only the deluxe boards have Soundstorm. The others just have the Realtek ALC650 Codec (in fact the VM boards have C-Media 8738 audio controllers). [/b][/quote]
:-"

[Keikan]

Originally posted by clocker+1 May 2004 - 06:03--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (clocker &#064; 1 May 2004 - 06:03)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Keikan@1 May 2004 - 01:31

Ya well I&#39;m using my nvidia sound right now and my soundblaster is sitting in my drawl
Must be quite an accent you have there.
From the South? [/b][/quote]
no canada

temp is 42 degrees good or bad? well time to play :)

ahh jipped where&#39;s my hl2 coupon

[clocker]

Originally posted by Keikan@1 May 2004 - 23:38


temp is 42 degrees good or bad?
Not sure...not enough data.

Mine is around 34c when just webbrowsing and rises to 44c or so during a Aquamark test.

This is at 526MHz, BTW( that&#39;s the setting that Overdrive picked for me...).

[Keikan]

ya overdrive game me the same speed but at 44 degrees idle :(

[clocker]

Originally posted by Keikan@2 May 2004 - 21:25
ya overdrive game me the same speed but at 44 degrees idle :(
I think you can do better.

[Keikan]

how?

[clocker]

Bigger heatsink, say, the Zalman, with a fan in the PCI slot area blowing on it....

[4th gen]

33 degrees celsius on my Tyan 9600 pro (just running at default though (400/600)). No extra cooling, just the standard heatsink and fan