Good Ati Radeon HD 6950 Overclock settings

cannotdisplay64 · 25 Jul 2011

so I have a Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 6950 2GB and want to see if I can squeeze a bit more performance out of it but I don't want to unlock it as I dont want to screw the card up. so I was wondering what stable clock settings have people got their's to

Terronium 12 · 26 Jul 2011

I'm currently running at 895/1375.

cannotdisplay64 · 26 Jul 2011

im guessing you didn't use catalyst control center as mine only allows me to go to 840 and 1325

sygnus21 · 26 Jul 2011

Terronium 12 said:

I'm currently running at 895/1375.

cannotdisplay64 said:

im guessing you didn't use catalyst control center as mine only allows me to go to 840 and 1325

Yeah it would be helpful to your question if he clarified his statement

Example: I'm running my 6950 @ 880/1375 but I BIOS flashed my card using these procedures - Unlocking The AMD Radeon HD 6950 to 6970 - BIOS Flash Mod Guide - AMD Radeon HD 6950 to HD 6970 Modification - Legit Reviews

I know you said you had concerns about bricking your card with a flash but I just wanted to show you what I did.

You can see my post on it here - Radeon HD 6950 2GB Flash Mod

Terronium 12 · 26 Jul 2011

cannotdisplay64 said:

im guessing you didn't use catalyst control center as mine only allows me to go to 840 and 1325

I did use CCC, but I also use ASUS SmartDoctor to increase the OC range and for overvolting. Considering my card is a special case, I'd recommend you use MSI Afterburner.

cannotdisplay64 · 27 Jul 2011

I cant remember how to quote

sygnus21- its not the bricking it when i flash it im worried about its the permanent damage that some cards have been experiencing that i want to avoid as i brought this card to replace an old 5750 that was screwing up in game.

Terronium 12- i will look into those programs cheers also what you mean your card is a special case

sygnus21 · 27 Jul 2011

cannotdisplay64 said:

sygnus21- its not the bricking it when i flash it im worried about its the permanent damage that some cards have been experiencing that i want to avoid as i brought this card to replace an old 5750 that was screwing up in game.

I can't argue this because you're always taking a risk anytime you overclock something from the norm. But that's what makes tweaking fun, and dangerous if you're not careful

cannotdisplay64 said:

I cant remember how to quote

Hit the quote button.....

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Terronium 12 · 27 Jul 2011

cannotdisplay64 said:

Terronium 12- i will look into those programs cheers also what you mean your card is a special case

Custom board and custom voltage regulators.

Nothing, bar the actual GPU, is the same as the reference design 6950's.

sygnus21 · 27 Jul 2011

T post a link to your card. Just curious to see what it looks like.

Thanks.

Terronium 12 · 27 Jul 2011

Tested and Burned