Adrian's Rojak Pot have thrown up their latest guide for voltage modding your ATI Radeon 9800 Pro! Here's a snip.
When you hit a snag overclocking the ATI Radeon 9800 Pro's GPU and memory chips, what do you do? Better cooling will help but have you also considered volt modding the Radeon 9800 Pro? Join Max_87 today as he goes through the many voltage modding methods for the ATI Radeon 9800 Pro graphics card, including a new method he discovered and personally tested!
As most of you know, a voltage boost is always useful in improving a processor's overclockability. Increasing the processor's voltage allows it to run faster than it normally can, albeit at the expense of a higher thermal output. The best part is increasing the processor's voltage is usually a simple matter of going into the BIOS and adjusting its voltage setting. You can also do the same to your system memory!
However, it is not so simple when it comes to boosting the voltage of your graphics card's GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) and memory chips. There is no BIOS setup menu for you to adjust its voltage. So, if we want to boost the voltages of the GPU and/or memory chips, we have no choice but to physically mod the graphics card. Such modifications to boost voltage are naturally called volt mods or voltage mods.
However, the first volt mods were no simple matter. Not everyone will have the skill or even courage to attempt such modifications, especially on the Radeon 9800 Pro which was then sold at a premium price. However, voltage modding experts soon discovered other voltage modding methods, some of which are safer and easier to perform.
The Complete ATI Radeon 9800 Pro Voltage Modding Guide
When you hit a snag overclocking the ATI Radeon 9800 Pro's GPU and memory chips, what do you do? Better cooling will help but have you also considered volt modding the Radeon 9800 Pro? Join Max_87 today as he goes through the many voltage modding methods for the ATI Radeon 9800 Pro graphics card, including a new method he discovered and personally tested!
As most of you know, a voltage boost is always useful in improving a processor's overclockability. Increasing the processor's voltage allows it to run faster than it normally can, albeit at the expense of a higher thermal output. The best part is increasing the processor's voltage is usually a simple matter of going into the BIOS and adjusting its voltage setting. You can also do the same to your system memory!
However, it is not so simple when it comes to boosting the voltage of your graphics card's GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) and memory chips. There is no BIOS setup menu for you to adjust its voltage. So, if we want to boost the voltages of the GPU and/or memory chips, we have no choice but to physically mod the graphics card. Such modifications to boost voltage are naturally called volt mods or voltage mods.
However, the first volt mods were no simple matter. Not everyone will have the skill or even courage to attempt such modifications, especially on the Radeon 9800 Pro which was then sold at a premium price. However, voltage modding experts soon discovered other voltage modding methods, some of which are safer and easier to perform.
The Complete ATI Radeon 9800 Pro Voltage Modding Guide
