Those mod'ing their cards. Are you overclocking?

[Snakebitten]

I know you cant go into the speeds if you are overclocking, but what are you using to overclock with? Does powerstrip work with the Parhelia?

Haig just posted on the matrox boards that 260mhz isn't out of the question with a very good heatsink.

[103er-Fan]

AFAIK there is no overclocking tool yet and I heard that Powerstrip doesn't work.

[Kruzin]

Powerstrip does not support Parhelia yet.
There is no utility out yet that does.
If Matrox has such a utility, they have not announced it yet.
Beta testers cannot comment on unannounced features/drivers/utils.

[ralf]

It would be interesting to know if there is bios programming tool yet, like progbios (obviously there is, but I mean "in the open"). If so it should be possible to change the clockings this way.
A bios-dump would be most interesting to see, any one want to have a go?

[moreau]

Just rampant speculation on my part. (And ignore this if it has already been said).

Yes, they are overclocking. (otherwise, cooling the thing better would only give you satisfaction, not performance increase).

The BBz doing the modding are doing so with the blessing of matrox, perhaps even at their request.

That the BBz are allowed to actually tell us that they modded at all is encouraging, though there are too many possible reasons that matrox to allow it for me to list them all here.

Happy shooting in the dark.

Dr. Moreau

[Joel]

Yes, they are overclocking. (otherwise, cooling the thing better would only give you satisfaction, not performance increase).

Then I guess that we are getting alot of satisfaction. There are some in this world who do not OC but do want their systems and componets to be as cool as possible to help extend their life.

The BBz doing the modding are doing so with the blessing of matrox, perhaps even at their request.

Matrox has not asked us to mod our cards. We are doing this on our own with the understanding that if the modded card breaks we will not get a new one.

That the BBz are allowed to actually tell us that they modded at all is encouraging, though there are too many possible reasons that matrox to allow it for me to list them all here.

Modding something to help it run cooler is not at all uncommon. I think you are reading too much into this.

Joel

[xortam]

It was strongly implied by some of the BBs that they were o/c'ing their Ps with the fan and HSF mods but they never came right out and admitted it. Greebe did state that he hasn't seen a P compatible MTSTU yet. Ashley (Powerstrip author) stated he hasn't heard anything from Matrox yet regarding the P and doesn't have any updated P compatible SW.

[Jon P. Inghram]

I was under the impression that they were either o/c'ing the cards already, or were preparing for the release of a tweaking utility by installing "excess" cooling. Since people have said the ram runs warm even at stock speed it makes sense to put on additional cooling just for gp's too, so it seems a guessing game more than anything as to what you BBz are really up to.

[thop]

of course they are. what they are telling you atm is just BB talk

[RedRed]

I'm with Throp on this one....

250? Happy dayez........!

the BBz cant talk about it - but hey - we can !when Frankiemail gets his phaze change-dual-kryptonite deconbobulator working (and if he doesnt fo blind ) we will get some benchies at 300, I dont doubt!

Regards
RedRed

[Joel]

Just remember guys that any modifications to or overclocking of the card will void the warranty and it will not be repalced in the event of a failure. And it won't matter why it failed or who you say says it can be done.

Joel

[frankymail]

Well, that's kinda the reason I kept the original heatsink -unbruised- ... if something goes wrong (i'll run some quick peltier/wc tests tomorrow) i'll strap the original thing back on and RMA it back... if they see I tried "to pass them a pine tree" (translation of an old Québec saying (leur passer un sapin ) i'll just have to buy another one and as a (very expensive) bonus, i'll have the first official Parhelia doorstop ... now where that overclocking proggy we've been waiting for???

No jokes, I've really bought one of those small liquor fridges just to get the compressor, radiator and heat-exchanger... (cost me $80 BRAND NEW) MUCH cheaper than a Vapochill or equiv. unit!. I just hope the compressor is of good quality, and it won'T burn after a few mins running continously

Guys?? Hit that C++ compiler ON TEH DOUBLE

[Jon P. Inghram]

Just curious, would simply putting some ram sinks on automaticly void the warranty, or would it be a judgment call on Matrox's part if you needed to RMA the card?

[Buback]

Extend the life? come on, your pullin' my leg!

How long do you expect to keep this card?

As it's shipped if it runs too hot it might only last you 5-6 years. I don't think i've got any parts in my comp that old. Their all obsolete

Bub

[Jon P. Inghram]

Well... I'm still running a G400 MAX, it ain't exactly new.