Over clocking + Unlocking - Need help

[Llama]

I have an 256 AGP X800GTO made by Crucial.

Currently, the clock / memory speeds are running at 400 / 490, and it has twelve pipelines running. However, I have a couple of questions:

1.) Is it possible to enable more than 12 pipelines? I thought up to 16 could be enabled?

2.) What is the maximum safe limit I could overclock to?

Cheers,
Llama

 

[ricera10]

I have a Sapphire 256MB X800GTO AGP

Read the bottom of this page to see if it's unlockable.
http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/overclocking/vidcard/127

I used this link to edit the bios to unlock the extra pipelines.
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=8060

And you'll also need to visit this link to learn how to flash the BIOS.
http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/overclocking/vidcard/34

I flashed my bios to a permanent 440/530 overclock, I think anything over that on cards based on the R430 core isn't safe.

 

[Llama]

Ive just unlocked it and overclocked to those limits - What sort of performance increase will I be looking at now?

 

[jondy]

I flashed my bios to a permanent 440/530 overclock, I think anything over that on cards based on the R430 core isn't safe.

It depends on the card... my core sits at 429, but my memory is comfortable around 560

Ive just unlocked it and overclocked to those limits - What sort of performance increase will I be looking at now?

Run 3DMark... AFAIK your card is now most identical to a X800XL, so checking those benchmarks should give you an idea

 

[giant384]

It depends on the card... my core sits at 429, but my memory is comfortable around 560



Run 3DMark... AFAIK your card is now most identical to a X800XL, so checking those benchmarks should give you an idea

depending on if the core is r430(x800xl) or r480(x850xt)

 

[jondy]

I thought the R480 was only in the GTO2? anyways, bargain

 

[giant384]

I thought the R480 was only in the GTO2? anyways, bargain

some gtos have 430s some have 480s