Convert a XFX 8600GT to XFX 8600GTS

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p_d5010

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assasin said:
wat proccy does ur frnd hav?why do u say that the card sux?its performance its pretty good.give us some reasons as to why u feel the card sux.
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Well he uses that 2.4ghz model of p4, the time when vendors gave d101gcc and that processor as the bundle.
Reason this card sux is that in Lost planet, 1024, medium-high settings, I saw it giving 20fps hardly on that single die processor. If mine is also single die processor, it wouldnt run so great than my current x1600pro.


Please also tell me, have you guys(who have overclocked using this method) installed some extra cooling solution? I wont be able to buy any cooler, so please tell me what would be its temperature at stock cooling? And what is the safe range for the card to be safe from damage?
 
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^^^ that proccy is sure a bottleneck.i've just put a fan below the card so that the ram chips stay cool.
 
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p_d5010

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assasin said:
^^^ that proccy is sure a bottleneck.i've just put a fan below the card so that the ram chips stay cool.
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Hey can you please post the pics of your fan installation?
And have you installed a fan directly blowing fan on the chips ?

Tell me how you did this, so I can think to overclock if I decide again to buy it.

-- My friend gets 65 degrees idle and 76 on load for 20 minutes, are those temperatures safe?

See the Links:
*enthusiast.hardocp.com/image.html?image=MTE4NjcwMzU5M1dwRXhBNXFrMU1fNl8xX2wuanBn

*enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTM3Nyw2LCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA==


(This proves the single die processor may not be much a bottleneck as shown in the above settings)
 
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p_d5010

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@assasin:
Which version of nvflash did u use?
I have the latest one i.e. 5.40
And please expleain what "-4 -5 -6" suffix does with nvflash.
Thanks
 
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p_d5010 said:
(This proves the single die processor may not be much a bottleneck as shown in the above settings)
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cud be but P4 2.4GHz will surely be a bottleneck.newayz will post pics tomorrow.
'-4 -5 -6' will override any ID mismatch.
 
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p_d5010

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@assasin:
One Final question, can we reflash the pcie card using onboard graphics if by chance anything goes wrong?
And the link here also shows another alternative(typing blindly):
*forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=160237

Hey, I cant get how did you mount the fan,can you please post a complete side view?
 
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^^^ no u cant reflash ur pcie card using onboard gfx.u'll hav to use a pci vga card (costs bout 300-350 bucks).
i tried that in my pc cuz i faced a similar prob with my 6600 but typing blidly didnt work for me,had to use a pci vga card.
 
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guys do you think this shoud be made sticky i think this shud be made sticky cuz theres alot of guys with 8600's who want the performance boost
dude you have so many fans do you keep your pc open or something
 
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p_d5010

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assasin said:
^^^ no u cant reflash ur pcie card using onboard gfx.u'll hav to use a pci vga card (costs bout 300-350 bucks).
i tried that in my pc cuz i faced a similar prob with my 6600 but typing blidly didnt work for me,had to use a pci vga card.
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I think getting pci vga card is next to impossible these days :( Then even if typing blindly doesnt work, and not even onboard gfx helps, then i would be screwed if i do something wrong :(

-> Why cant using onboard vga work? coz I thought we can still flash pcie card using onboard gfx ??

edit: Just asked my dealer ..........thank god he has pci vga card available for 375/-. assasin, should i buy that card and flash the 8600? I am a bit nervous as I am doing it for the first time, though I have done processor overclock through bios already.........Just a final word of advice from you would be great :D

@etrana: Ya, this thread must be on STICKY.....

Oh, I forgot to ask you one more thing.......have you mounted that fan below gfx card on a red pcb or something???? Its not clear through your pic...
 
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^^^ yaeh buy the pci vga card.it comes in handy when u manage to screw ur card.
just dl the pic and view it full screen.u'll understand how i've connected the fan.the red thing that u hav mentioned is my Pinnacle Tv Tuner card.

@entrana i do keep my acbby open cuz i do a lot of hardware swapping..:D
 
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p_d5010

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assasin said:
just dl the pic and view it full screen.u'll understand how i've connected the fan.the red thing that u hav mentioned is my Pinnacle Tv Tuner card.
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Still cant understand how the fan is mounted. Confusing , cant tell wheter its in air or just kept down.......maybe coz of top view......please try to post side view...........thanks
 
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p_d5010

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Ok got it finally! :D
Thank you for so much help..........
Just do one more favor, please tell me the idle and full load temperatures of your card..
thanks
 
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p_d5010 said:
Thanks once again for help :)
U rock! :D
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thnx.
i've idle temps of 55C and full load temps of 68-70C.

heres another mod for all the 8600GT owners.
i've just now flashed my card with the modded bios of XFX 8600GT Falal1ty Edition(which afaik comes with the latest bios version)
this time i've raised core clk speeds to 750,mem clk stays at 1700MHz(850x2),shader domain clk is raised to 1700MHZ(actually works at 1674).
i've also modded the voltage tables to include 4 vals of 1.2v,1.32v,1.33v & 1.34v and hav set vid to 1.34v.
to change voltage tables to ur liking goto Tools->Voltage Table Editor.
after flash the card i ran PCMark05Basic and got a score of 7558 (before i got 7416).performance in games has also increased.
getting idle temps of 57-58 and load temps of 70-74c.
 
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