I hate doing this, but is anyone going to answer my question?  Ive been feeling very neglected on simv lately

Sorry. Google ATi Tool. Get the latest virsion of that, and start clocking. WARNING!!! If you have a stock heatsink DO NOT go over a 50Mhz Core increase, and a 50Mhz RAM increase. You WILL fry your card.

Cheers
Cameron

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I completely agree with Cameron on this one... but I think even 50Mhz is pushing it. For some cards 50MHz on the core is A-LOT.

It depends on the card. Some cards have allot of overhead and others do not. In example, I had a 9800pro which would easily clock +75Mhz on the core and +110Mhz on the memory, where my x800 AIW would top out at +35Mhz on the core and +85Mhz on the memory. You will need to experiment to find the max clocks for the card.

but be warned... with ATI tool do NOT use the temperature monitor feature by default as it will kill your FS9 performance. Only use it for finding the max clocks and monitoring the temp of the core while testing.

You will typically find the core will only clock about 1/2 of what the memory will do. I would start with equal 20Mhz increases on both core and memory. Once the system becomes unstable, back off the core by 15Mhz and continue to raise the memory until unstable again. Once you hit that point back off the memory 15-20Mhz and that will usually keep you in a safe zone.

To go any higher I would recommend a video card cooler. I used the Zalman ZM80D-HP with the optional fan which I modified and plugged directly into the x800 AIW. ATI Tool had full controll over the fan for ultra quiet operation when not using 3D apps.

http://www.zalman.co.kr/usa/product/view.asp?idx=138&code=013

http://www.zalman.co.kr/usa/product/view.asp?idx=88&code=013

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It's was used for an x800xt and that heatsink/fan worked great for it. When the system was not being used for intense 3D, the fan was completely OFF. During heavy load use it took 30 minutes for the core to get up past 65c. I had the fan set to step up gradually/automatically with the temp of the core. Once it hit 65c the fan would engage 100% and unless it was a hot summer day the card remained @ or below 70c even overclocked to 600Mhz on the memory.

That HFS is absolutely excellent for silent and quiet operation. I would not use it on anything higher than an x800 and I would also not use it for cards that have their voltages hacked.

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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

While I heartedly disagree with the X700 being a "great card", the fact remains that you are happy with it, so be it.

In my humble opinion, the X700 is such a BAD card, that any attempt at overclocking it will only produce a slightly better BAD card. Hence my reluctance to comment at first, but upon your insistence, I felt the need to make this point.

Cheers,
Congo