TurboX ?

Shot man, I tried there, but it seems they actually only get the Turbo version which is just an extra 25MHz on the core, and not the TurboX which is 685/1100, faster Samsung ram..
 
have u tried landmarkpc and digitaladdiction?

I remember etai from Digitaladdiction saying he recommends the turboX somewhere
 
Yes ... I do recommend the TurboX version ... much better than the Turbo ... however there is no local stock at the moment. Drop me an e-mail to info (at) digitaladdiction dot co dot za and I will send you an e-mail when stock comes in :)
 
eitai2001 said:
Yes ... I do recommend the TurboX version ... much better than the Turbo ... however there is no local stock at the moment. Drop me an e-mail to info (at) digitaladdiction dot co dot za and I will send you an e-mail when stock comes in :)
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Thanks dude!

However, a little update:

I initially installed my IceQ 4 Standard with the 8-8 drivers, and CCC auto detect found 690/1053 (I was bummed cos the memory on my old 4850 ran 1128), however Crysis(1.0) would just freeze just after "any key to continue" load screen. :confused:

So i installed the drivers from the cd, it found 690/1123. Still Crysis would crash, even when I backed it down to 650/1098...650/1048 I would still see a certain type of graphical anomaly every now and then and the game would crash after a few minutes of play sometimes longer.. :sick:
Had to settle for 630/1033 then 630/1003, on the odd occasion i could swear i would see the anomaly, so instead I left it stock. Then Crash! At Stock!! :eek:

So I updated Crysis to 1.2 (initially the rear tyres of the Hummers were invisible, but on the next level they re-appeared) and installed the Catalyst 8-10 drivers..
Auto-detect then found 690/1188 stable!! In-game...stable!! (Well it crashed once when I set it back down to TurboX settings (675/1003), but by this stage I was beginning to suspect that Crysis was just being difficult and that the newer ATI drivers made a big difference. Not a single crash since. ;)

Final Clocks: CCC passes 700/1188 :D ( Temps.. Idle: 48-50 Load: 60-62)

I'm STOKED!!!!!!!!!! Crysis on HIGH 2xAA (1280x1024), what a pleasure, so engrossing!..

Yay.
 
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So it was a driver/Crysis patch issue then, nothing wrong with your card. Hm that's why I am still wary of ATI cards, the Catalyst drivers put me off. But anyway good deal, so you've clocked it to TurboX levels. I guess you'll be sticking with the original card then.
 
cerebus said:
So it was a driver/Crysis patch issue then, nothing wrong with your card. Hm that's why I am still wary of ATI cards, the Catalyst drivers put me off. But anyway good deal, so you've clocked it to TurboX levels. I guess you'll be sticking with the original card then.
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Yip, that's my conclusion. Though I wouldn't blame it on ATI, my reference 4850 with a VF900 would run 700/1128 without a hassle, ..none of this bollocks.

Apparently the HIS IceQ 4 models use a different PCB, and 3 instead of 2-phase power circuitry, which is why they consume less power.

Perhaps the newer drivers addressed a few issues Re: the IceQ models, different ram n sich..

Better than TurboX: 700/1188 vs. 685/1100. yipperh!...
 
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Stable at 700/1200 !

Changed Idle to run at 500/500 to save power. Runs at 44-45 deg.'s
 
Ive got the HD4850 ICEQ standard.. Just overclocked it to your speeds and also runs fine at about 65 degs (Room is a bit hot though)

Dont know why someone would pay the extra R250 for the overclock (Maybe for the warranty) But I dont see a problem really if you do it yourself, and rather use the R250 for some beers...
 
Do you know if the standard HIS 4850 will do the same if I've got a Arctic Cooling Twin Turbo on there ... will check it out tomorrow after my exam.
 
SlyFly said:
Ive got the HD4850 ICEQ standard.. Just overclocked it to your speeds and also runs fine at about 65 degs (Room is a bit hot though)

Dont know why someone would pay the extra R250 for the overclock (Maybe for the warranty) But I dont see a problem really if you do it yourself, and rather use the R250 for some beers...
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Awesome! No worries tho cos they initially idled at 65 or above, mostly above, when they just came out and there was no fan-fix..

Yip, exactly and the thing is the line-up goes: Standard - Turbo - TurboX, with the respective clocks: 625/1000 - 650/1000 - 685/1100, so the next model up is only a 25MHz overclock!!!?! ..retarded..

Now that I know that the Standard can OC as well the TurboX version, which apparently has higher rated Samsung memory modules, it's a no-brainer!!

Good times, good times..
 
eitai2001 said:
Do you know if the standard HIS 4850 will do the same if I've got a Arctic Cooling Twin Turbo on there ... will check it out tomorrow after my exam.
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I think there is a very good chance of you getting 690-700 on the core, however OC'ing the core actually results in VERY little performance gains, due to the design, the memory is what you want to get as high as possible. I think 1100 on the memory for you is a very reasonable expectation. My HIS standard "auto-tuned" to 1128, with some tweaking you could get anything from 0 - 15 MHz maybe more over that. (referring to the value that the auto-tune settles on. For instance mine settled on 1188, but 1200 works just dandy, havn't tried over that.. no need really)

Good luck!!! Let us know how it goes!!
 
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