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    Overclock in BIOS

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by insanechinaman, Aug 5, 2009.

  1. insanechinaman

    insanechinaman Notebook Evangelist

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    I overclocked my 3850 with GPU-Z and Radeon BIOS Editor. Since it changes the BIOS, I'm wondering if that voids the warranty (I know oc voids) and keeps it that way because they could find out with the BIOS? If so, I'm gonna have to use something else to overclock it then...

    Rivatuner and ATITools don't seem to work for me however, as they BSOD me the second I hit "Apply"
     
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    I think Rivatuner is only for Nvidia cards so you cant use it to overclock...

    With a BIOS editor, you actually have to flash your newly created bios onto the videocard for any changes to take place. People usually stress with a software overclock and find a good stable one before they try flashing. Flashing if done poorly can brick your GPU
     
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    Mine is already flashed lol
    It's still working perfectly at very cool temperatures, so I'm not worried about the GPU itself, but if somehow my comp dies and I can't get to reflash it, what happens? =/
    I heard MSI doesn't really care but still..
     
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