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Thread: Just bought a Sapphire 9700Pro...anything special I should know?

  1. 02-28-2004, 07:12 AM #1
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    Just bought a Sapphire 9700Pro...anything special I should know?

    (only $130 at newegg-refurb.)

    Which driver version is best?
    Special settings?
    Should I use a tweaker to OC the core/mem?
    If so, which one?

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  2. 02-28-2004, 08:59 AM #2
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    Use the new 4.2 drivers, they rock. My 9500p is bios locked so I can't OC it without flashing the bios so I have no idea what is a good ATi overclocking program.

    The special setting I would suggest is 4x anti-aliasing and 8x aniscopic filtering. It will change the way you game.
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  3. 02-28-2004, 10:41 AM #3
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    thanks canta

    dling them now.
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  4. 02-28-2004, 03:47 PM #4
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    The Omega drivers are pretty good too. Great for gaming, not as good for benchmarking.

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  5. 02-28-2004, 05:59 PM #5
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    I'm using the Catalyst 4.2 right now with my R9800Pro.
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  6. 02-28-2004, 09:04 PM #6
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    I hear the newest Catalyst drivers are quality stuff. Also, for overclocking I would imagine that PowerStrip would work well, it does some other stuff that's pretty cool too.
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  7. 02-28-2004, 09:16 PM #7
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    Originally posted by PrObLy
    I would imagine that PowerStrip would work well, it does some other stuff that's pretty cool too.
    I haven't used powerstrip in like 4 years, but I'll take a look at it. Thanks.
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  8. 03-01-2004, 05:37 PM #8
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    The Omega Drivers that Apex mentioned are tweaked Cat drivers with a few extra utilities. It will let you OC your card and flash it into the bios.
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