Gutspiller
08-12-2002, 11:54 AM
Taking a closer look at the card you will notice that it has Hynix 3.6ns memory onboard. This screams overclockability. If you have ever wondered how you figure out what memory speed the card has on it, take a look at the last two numbers printed on the chip. In this case it's 36. That indicates 3.6ns modules. XFX have chosen not to include RAM sinks on the TI4200 unlike the large silver sinks on the TI4400. This does not seem to have any ill effects and overclocking was still very successful. You could try fitting some aftermarket RAM sinks on the chips, it would help spread the heat but it is not essential.
The card XFX kindly supplied us with was, according to the box, manufactured in June 2002, so it was shipped with the very latest Bios revision. There were problems with older versions of the card's bios being clocked lower than the recommended speeds. Check your card with cool bits when you get it to see what your default clocks are, if they are anything other than 250core/500memory you will need to flash the bios with this update.
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The card XFX kindly supplied us with was, according to the box, manufactured in June 2002, so it was shipped with the very latest Bios revision. There were problems with older versions of the card's bios being clocked lower than the recommended speeds. Check your card with cool bits when you get it to see what your default clocks are, if they are anything other than 250core/500memory you will need to flash the bios with this update.
Ascully.com (http://www.ascully.com/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=130)