MSI Afterburner..

toon_mad · 25 Oct 2009 at 17:59

Hi all, just started using MSI Afterburner to overclock my 5850, but i cant get the clock speed slider to go past 775mhz.

Any ideas how to push it further? As soon as i click apply it jumps back down to 775

Cheers

fornowagain · 25 Oct 2009 at 18:00

You'll have to flash the modified MSI bios or use AMDGPUtool which messes with the power states iirc.

http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=306903

gareth170 · 25 Oct 2009 at 18:03

or use gputool + MSI Afterburner

toon_mad · 25 Oct 2009 at 18:04

ok cheers mate, fist time flashing a gpu hopefully its easy as flashing the motherboards bios...

ps, does it matter im using sapphire card - i assume it doesnt as its just the brand but want to be sure.

toon_mad · 25 Oct 2009 at 18:18

why is the format .A11 and not .ROM or BIN??

toon_mad · 25 Oct 2009 at 18:28

i cant even backup the bios with gpu-z, it says "BIOS reading not supported on this device"

toon_mad · 25 Oct 2009 at 18:31

bah, do i need to go into dos or something, anybody have a easy guide to follow???

fornowagain · 25 Oct 2009 at 18:33

Backup the 5850 in Dos first. You can rename the MSI bios, use .rom

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=15021144&postcount=1

gareth170 · 25 Oct 2009 at 18:38

use gpu-z 0.3.6v to get a backup of your bios http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/1665/TechPowerUp_GPU-Z_v0.3.6.html

toon_mad · 25 Oct 2009 at 18:39

ok, i have just formatted a usb stick, will have a read before i rush into it, dont want to screw anything up.

thanks all...

ps, looks complicated, but i want to to push the gpu!

toon_mad · 25 Oct 2009 at 19:19

how do i backup the original, everytime i set in bios to run off usb windows loads.

dammit

fornowagain · 25 Oct 2009 at 19:28

You have the usb drive at the top of the 'hard disk boot priority' menu? Do you have an F12 selectable boot menu?

Martini1991 · 25 Oct 2009 at 20:33

Do not use the BIOS from my rapidshare though, it's for the 5870!

toon_mad · 25 Oct 2009 at 20:56

fornowagain said:
You have the usb drive at the top of the 'hard disk boot priority' menu? Do you have an F12 selectable boot menu?

i have it at top but which one do i use out of these:

LS120, ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM or USB-HDD?

Martini1991 said:
Do not use the BIOS from my rapidshare though, it's for the 5870!

I havn't, i used one from the link fornowagain provided that ended in .A11 which i renamed to .rom

When i follow your tutorial, and the BOOTFILES are made with the HP usb dos program, should i be seen these files on the dongle, because after the boot disk has been made im seeing nothing on the usb.

CHeers

gareth170 · 25 Oct 2009 at 21:02

toon_mad said:
i have it at top but which one do i use out of these:

LS120, ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM or USB-HDD?

keep it set on hard drive, but in the hard disk boot priority menu u should see your flash drive which make sure to move it up to the top

toon_mad · 25 Oct 2009 at 21:05

ok will have a look again, but when i make the dos thing with the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool i see no files on my usb.

gareth170 · 25 Oct 2009 at 21:07

toon_mad said:
ok will have a look again, but when i make the dos thing with the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool i see no files on my usb.

because they are hidden

Martini1991 · 25 Oct 2009 at 21:10

You're not supposed to see the files.

toon_mad · 25 Oct 2009 at 21:26

Well i think i did it ok, backed it up, flashed it, but when i went back into windows its asking for me to install the drivers again - is this normal?

toon_mad · 25 Oct 2009 at 21:31

never mind, rebooted again, windows picked up the drivers.

gpu-z says my vendor is msi even though the card is sapphire, nothing to worry about is it?

afterburner let me up the clocks past 775 now though

what clock speeds are you lot getting, or are you using 5870's?

cheers everyone!