Ocerclock a stock x1600 with ATITool

[Jasonbot]

I have ATITool .27 for windows vista and I'm slightly scared to use it but I know I need some sort of system speed increase for my Graphics card. The problem is that I don't know how to use the programme at all! I assume you must find the highest values with the "Find Max" tests and then set the speeds yourself. In the little dropdown box it says my default is 89.95/89.95 Arent iMacs supposed to be in excess of 400/400 or something? I also noticed that you can set the speeds up to 2000/2000 I guess that is dangerous?

I'm running an iMac Core2DUo 20" stock with Vista in Bootcamp.

 

[FF_productions]

I've used it on my PowerMac and I knew my limits, the screen would start getting very glitchy, so I knew I had overclocked too far so I would set it back a little lower.

I find no point in overclocking it, it's dangerous and doesn't give you that big of a boost. I'd be scared of doing that in a iMac because you can't swap out graphics cards like you would in a normal tower.

 

[Eidorian]

Use 0.25 Beta 14. The newer versions don't work.

 

[iW00t]

I've used it on my PowerMac and I knew my limits, the screen would start getting very glitchy, so I knew I had overclocked too far so I would set it back a little lower.

I find no point in overclocking it, it's dangerous and doesn't give you that big of a boost. I'd be scared of doing that in a iMac because you can't swap out graphics cards like you would in a normal tower.

Good thing there is Applecare

 

[Jasonbot]

Good thing there is Applecare

Customer: My computer melted.
Applecare Guy: Good thing you have apple care

1 weeek later...

Applecare Guy: We Diagnosed your mac, seems your graphics card melted due to a bad overclock.
Customer: And...
Applecare Guy: It's going to cost you some serious ca$h Have a nice day..

 

[Mr. MacBook]

pizzowned.

Lol, i wouldnt overclock.

I was thinking the same thing...

My friend overclocks his X1900 in the Mac Pro, no idea how. He just did it... was weird but he said he got like a 10% performance boost, and all it cost him was to put an extra fan behind his tower.

X1600 i wouldn't try it. iMacs are really compact, and i think they use notebook processors...

If that melts, your computer melts.

 

[Eidorian]

And they can tell you overclocked you video card how? I've been doing it pretty much everyday for months now. You learn the limits very quickly.

 

[GazzaMataz]

If you ATIAccelerator did work for the iMacs what sort of speed boost would be safe 5-10%

I don't think I would go faster than that myself.

What are the core and memory speeds of this GPU considering it is a mobile version it will differ to the PC card equivalent wouldn't it.