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Old April 11, 2010, 01:40 PM
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Hello hardwarecanucks. Currently I have two sapphire 5850 in crossfire, I wouldn't mind over clocking both a wee bit and do some benchmarks. I've read that you can flash these cards with Asus bios for increased overclockability. I was wondering if any of you out there have done this and if so what's your experience with it?
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Old April 11, 2010, 01:46 PM
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Well,
I've never done it, but I know that this site has the needed BIOS files:

techPowerUp! :: Video Bios Collection

It's weird that ASUS BIOSes are meant to allow more control over the VOLTERRA VRMs and no other manufacturer issued BIOS updates doing the same thing.
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Old April 11, 2010, 02:24 PM
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Hey an easier way to overclock higher is:

1. Download MSI Afterburner

2. Go into the program location

3. click the .cfg file and open with notepad

4. change the unofficialoverclocking to 1 instead of 0

5. open after burner and enjoy!
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Old April 11, 2010, 03:21 PM
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alright I've tried the MSI tip, but everytime I apply settings my computer crashes, any advice?
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its because of the locked bios, i believe.
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Old April 11, 2010, 04:18 PM
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its because of the locked bios, i believe.
lol . perhaps I'll try to flash it this week. I've got a few forms booked marked with semi good descriptions on how to do it.
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could you make sure you save the stock bios i na few places? just in case? when you flash the other bios, implement some lower clocks just in case. youll up them anyway later
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Old April 11, 2010, 06:07 PM
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alright I've tried the MSI tip, but everytime I apply settings my computer crashes, any advice?
there crashing because your video card can't go that high Lol.

lower the settings, go up 10 mhz at a time while running kombustor.
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Old April 11, 2010, 06:38 PM
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there crashing because your video card can't go that high Lol.

lower the settings, go up 10 mhz at a time while running kombustor.
Like he said, start overclocking from stock speeds and slowly push it up. I prefer using the FurMark or OCCT GPU Stress test though. Then a couple loops of 3DMark while I'm afk to test for stability.
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Old April 11, 2010, 06:46 PM
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furmark = kombustor

just like

Afterburner = riva tuner
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