Thanks man.
Thanks and yes, Kralnor answered all the questions.
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AMD - How To Overclock The Official Way Using Afterburner + Step By Step Overclocking Guide + Comple
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Thanks man.
Thanks and yes, Kralnor answered all the questions.
Thanks again Matt, this was very helpful on Monday.
It's not a good clocker, highest clock I can get is 1220 MHz @1.3v
How much was the lighting Mike?
Are you satisfied with it or wishing you bad a better clocker?
1220 is not bad imo, you could probably settle on 1200 max and keep temps nice and low. I've gone back to 1094 atm and even this seems like overkill.
I don't even know what Virtu is. All i know is it seems to boost peoples benchmark scores.
Do you have more than one monitor?
Are you using dual screens?
Yes.
The file will always remain in the afterburner folder but you need to run the /xcl command after every new driver installation.
Which version of Afterburner should you use? cheers
Latest version.
No you don't unless you want to use afterburner or the OSD. The /xcl command + the dll file only expands the clock limits imposed by AMD.
Use /rcl to restore default clock limits.
7970.
I uninstalled afterburner, didnt keep files and delete the dll. Then i used atiman uninstaller. Reinstall drivers+caps, restarted. Ran the /xcl command and it worked.
If the DLL is not needed then i definitely wouldn't use it as it could potentially conflict with something.
@LeMatt
Unlocked voltage in Crossfire,happy days
Nice.
Would be interested to see if others find that the DLL file is no longer needed as well.
Just a heads up once you apply an overclock in unofficial mode the card will not clock down until a 3d app is run.
That's why its better to stick with AMD's official mode as everything just works once you run the /xcl command.
Just done a reinstall without the DLL file and it is working.
P.S Did you enjoy your lay-in this morning.
Yeah watched the cricket.
I've updated the guide, removed the part about the DLL and added atiman uninstaller link.
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Guide updated!
I now advise using Driver Fusion (which ive included as a download) instead of atiman or amd's own utility as Driver Fusion does not delete vital registry/chipset files unlike the other two. Plus it makes a backup as well if anything goes wrong. Used it myself yesterday and can confirm its 100% safe.
I now advise using Driver Fusion (which ive included as a download) instead of atiman or amd's own utility as Driver Fusion does not delete vital registry/chipset files unlike the other two. Plus it makes a backup as well if anything goes wrong. Used it myself yesterday and can confirm its 100% safe.
Afterburner Tip for overlay or crashing problems
If you're having problems with afterburners overlay not showing up on screen (for example if you run fraps at the same time) or if you find that afterburner is causing a crash in a certain game you can try this to fix the problem. I had a problem with sleeping dogs, i couldn't get afterburners osd and fraps to work together on this game. If i had them both running at the same time sleeping dogs would crash upon load. To fix it do this. Go to rivatuner, click the + sign, add the game exe, click the spanner, then enable the compatibility mode. Now i can run afterburner and fraps at the same time on windows 8 on sleeping dogs.
You can also play about with the detection level if you are still having problems getting the osd to show on certain titles.
http://i.imgur.com/TfG2RXH.jpg - << Click me
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If you're having problems with afterburners overlay not showing up on screen (for example if you run fraps at the same time) or if you find that afterburner is causing a crash in a certain game you can try this to fix the problem. I had a problem with sleeping dogs, i couldn't get afterburners osd and fraps to work together on this game. If i had them both running at the same time sleeping dogs would crash upon load. To fix it do this. Go to rivatuner, click the + sign, add the game exe, click the spanner, then enable the compatibility mode. Now i can run afterburner and fraps at the same time on windows 8 on sleeping dogs.
You can also play about with the detection level if you are still having problems getting the osd to show on certain titles.
http://i.imgur.com/TfG2RXH.jpg - << Click me
Please resize image.
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Yes that was just an example of the exe showing up as you add it as a profile under rivatuner.
A few people mentioned crashing issues with afterburner after quitting a game, will be interesting to see if setting up a profile, using compatibility mode and changing detection level to low will solve their issues. I'm sure it was pgi or someone who had problems.
Yeah i decided it was time to change from the trusty but boring default. However im now using this blue one. As you're always telling your wife mike good things come in small packages.
An alternative
What issues are you having? I could try and replicate them and see if i can get around it.
Try this first - changing from user mode to kernel mode
If that doesn't work try - Create a profile in rivatuner for bf3.exe, application level detection low, enable compatibility mode. See if that works.
If that doesn't work create a profile for RadeonPro in riva tuner and have the detection level at none or low.
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