Afterburner Remove CCC Limits

[Kal-EL]

Go to installed directory of MSI Afterburner, default: C:\Program file\MSI Afterburner
Use notepad to edit “MSIAfterburner.cfg”
Change the parameter of “EnableUnofficialOverclocking” from “0” to “1”.
http://www.overclockaholics.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=999&thumb=1&d=1259304722 (http://www.overclockaholics.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=999&d=1259304722)Direct from MSI (http://event.msi.com/vga/afterburner/images/MSIAfterburnerSetup140.zip)

[lakeside2189]

OK I changed this to 1..now at the risk of being a total noob...How can i tell it's been changed...Taller clocks???

[Witchdoctor]

It will let you surpass the CCC reference clocks as at 0 it defaults to CCC max clocks ....


Fry-em guys ................ :thumbsup:

[lakeside2189]

It will let you surpass the CCC reference clocks as at 0 it defaults to CCC max clocks ....


Fry-em guys ................ :thumbsup:
I see where the AB gpu clock goes to 1090 instead of CCC 1000 but the memory clock on CCC goes to 1500 where the AB only goes to 1300.... This is with the 5970 ATI drivers

[Gutterz]

I see where the AB gpu clock goes to 1090 instead of CCC 1000 but the memory clock on CCC goes to 1500 where the AB only goes to 1300.... This is with the 5970 ATI drivers


are you using AB v140?

[lakeside2189]

are you using AB v140?
It says under properties of the AB download file 141
but if i look in C: at msiAB.exe and right click and look at property's it says 1.4.0
It is also under program files 86

[RomDominance]

Hey guys I only had luck using this on the 5870's, not the 5970's...they don't seem to like it, must have something to do with the internal xfire chip. May have changed though with the new driver.:blink:

[Gutterz]

k I was just curious. I cant help ya cause Atm im installing my first ATI card . The differance between 140 an 141 is that 141 was to fix an issue with the msi n240gt d3 series according to guru3d

[lakeside2189]

Hey guys I only had luck using this on the 5870's, not the 5970's...they don't seem to like it, must have something to do with the internal xfire chip. May have changed though with the new driver.:blink:
I think you are correct...also different clocks in CCC with the 5970...

I am not positive but i think I have a couple or maybe a few XFX5870's coming in the next day or two...I thought I was getting another 5970 but can only guess they are 5870's since atleast 2 are being sent...

I hope i don't have issues with the XFX 5870's..I know they are OCed but have read issues people were having with the OCed 5870's..

I have only used the Asus before and i think that is why i am going to receive the XFX 5870's....to compare....

I have to be careful because it was mentioned i was a bit of a ASUS fanboy...Don't want to get a reputation!!!:laughing::laughing::laughing:

[Gutterz]

I just got a 5870 XfX Black, I hope I dont have problems.

[Kal-EL]

Hopefully no problems. I haven't run th3 5870 or 5970 in a lil while but if memory serves me correct, using Afterburner to adjust voltages while using CCC to adjust clocks works best with multiple cards.

Single card, I don't recall.

[lakeside2189]

I just got a 5870 XfX Black, I hope I dont have problems.
I think I will be getting the XFX 5870 XXX.. This is a guess but the XFX guy wants a comparison of the Asus i ran on H20....I ask him why he didn't get a dice guy to do it and he said he had one.. Wanted the same runs as i did with the Asus

I will run anything i get to keep for gratas...

I think the XFX 5870 XXX is what you are referring to as the Black..Is that not the case??? I really don't know until i open the box....

I have only seen the Black name with the 5970..Then again, I haven't opened the box...

As far as any problems I am only going by reviews on the egg which usually mean squat....

He told me what he was sending had the double lifetime warranty in case i wanted to give or sell it after i finished...It could be called the Black..The 5970 is...

[Rogue210]

fanboy...Don't want to get a reputation!!!:laughing::laughing::laughing:

too late 4 that :laughing:

[lakeside2189]

too late 4 that :laughing:

:blush: :smackbum: :clapping:

[Gutterz]

yes the XXX 5870. I dont know were I got black from lol

[Afterburner]

I just ordered the XFX "Vanilla" for this reason alone. There had been so many folks complaining about the XXX or OC version.

Thanks for the tip on my software!!!;):D:rofl:goofy:

[Gutterz]

No problems so far http://www.hwbot.org/result.do?resultId=940436

[Kal-EL]

Shoot, nice score Gutterz, very nice :D
Make sure to pay an ear to the fan speeds to make sure they are not dropping off or running slow ;) These suckers get hot fast and then punk out.

[Gutterz]

Thanks. With my window open I havent gone above 35c at 1Ghz core at I believe was 190v but was only Aq3 stable an a 950mhz clock beat it anyway so I nead to dial. I flashed to the Asus bios an now CCC shows 1200 core. Flashing is mush faster than nividia I thought somthin went wrong cause it was so fast.


Edit* no hot fix installed for the vid driver.

[Kal-EL]

Thanks. With my window open I havent gone above 35c at 1Ghz core at I believe was 190v but was only Aq3 stable an a 950mhz clock beat it anyway so I nead to dial. I flashed to the Asus bios an now CCC shows 1200 core. Flashing is mush faster than nividia I thought somthin went wrong cause it was so fast.


Edit* no hot fix installed for the vid driver.
What flash method did you use? I"ve never flashed cards before :blink:

[Gutterz]

This is the guide I fallowed http://www.overclockers.com/hd-5870-bios-flashing/

403 Im off to bed :D

[lakeside2189]

are you saying that you had to flash the XXX xfx bios they came with?????? Not sure i can do that until after the comparison......why did you have to flash????

[Kal-EL]

Rape teh bot!

[Gutterz]

ccc only allows for a 900 clock or 950 an Asus bios is limited to1200 clock memory is upped to but can think of it off the top of my head

Im so late for work lol dam banchin

[lakeside2189]

ccc only allows for a 900 clock or 950 an Asus bios is limited to1200 clock memory is upped to but can think of it off the top of my head

Im so late for work lol dam banchin
You are right....This causes me a problem because i will have to put the asus cards above the XFX...It could cause me to not get there samples....

Can you tell me why you think the XFX card is as good..It seems you have to make them Asus cards by changing the bios....Is it because of the double lifetime??? Can you tell i am looking for something good to write....:blush:

I notice that the core is 900 and memory is 1300...when I open msi the core is 1315 and the memory is 1690....Is that not real???

also I have flashed GPU bios before but it looks kinda complicated...I usually hold my breath when doing it but the link you provided seems tuff....

is this the link you used??????

can you help?????

I also notice that when i tested this in 3d app game i had to lower the clocks to stock clocks for it to be stable..

I did run 3D03 and 05 at 982/ 1321 thru AB...Is that real because AB says so????

[Kal-EL]

If you have a question regarding gpu clocks, double check with gpu-z on what clocks it reports. Use the drop down tab at bottom to switch between multiple gpu's

flashing I defer to guttez on that one

[lakeside2189]

If you have a question regarding gpu clocks, double check with gpu-z on what clocks it reports. Use the drop down tab at bottom to switch between multiple gpu's

flashing I defer to guttez on that one
I think the AB has a higher clock because i changed the AB like you mentioned in the beginning of this post to 1 instead of 0...I believe that is why i have higher clocks using AB...

I am wondering if i need to flash the bios if the AB is doing the job????

also I can't set the core and memory with CCC and volts with AB as before....

[Gutterz]

You are right....This causes me a problem because i will have to put the asus cards above the XFX...It could cause me to not get there samples....

Can you tell me why you think the XFX card is as good..It seems you have to make them Asus cards by changing the bios....Is it because of the double lifetime??? Can you tell i am looking for something good to write....:blush:

I notice that the core is 900 and memory is 1300...when I open msi the core is 1315 and the memory is 1690....Is that not real???

also I have flashed GPU bios before but it looks kinda complicated...I usually hold my breath when doing it but the link you provided seems tuff....

is this the link you used??????

can you help?????

I also notice that when i tested this in 3d app game i had to lower the clocks to stock clocks for it to be stable..

I did run 3D03 and 05 at 982/ 1321 thru AB...Is that real because AB says so????


What card do you have or writing about?

For flashing thats the guide I used. All it takes is a usb flash drive. You have to format the usb to be bootable. In the guide there is a link to an HP program to do the format.
after that was done I unzipped ati flash an copied those files an put them on the flash drive. Then download whatever bios u want to us cause xfx limits you for overclockin.
Asus gives more limit msi bios uncaps even more. I chose Asus cause all the screenshots I seen used it. so copy the bios to the flash drive.
After that boot from the usb... a C prompt will come up. then u type yur commands an bios name ect refer to guide.

Its real easy.
I didnt even run my card with the xfx bios so I cant tell anything about the down clocking.

If ya want pm me an I'll give you my number to call me.

[lakeside2189]

What card do you have or writing about?

For flashing thats the guide I used. All it takes is a usb flash drive. You have to format the usb to be bootable. In the guide there is a link to an HP program to do the format.
after that was done I unzipped ati flash an copied those files an put them on the flash drive. Then download whatever bios u want to us cause xfx limits you for overclockin.
Asus gives more limit msi bios uncaps even more. I chose Asus cause all the screenshots I seen used it. so copy the bios to the flash drive.
After that boot from the usb... a C prompt will come up. then u type yur commands an bios name ect refer to guide.

Its real easy.
I didnt even run my card with the xfx bios so I cant tell anything about the down clocking.

If ya want pm me an I'll give you my number to call me.
XFX 5870 XXX a few of them.....I PMed you...Thanks for the help....Like I said, I have flashed GPU bios before but it always made me hold my breath..This seems a little more complicated....

[Gutterz]

pm sent

[Neuromancer]

Flashing a card is uber easy. Unfortunately last I looked RBE did not even support the 4890 so editting a Vbios is going to have to be done old school style (which totally sucks BTW unless you have a lot of familiarity with HEX, which lets face it, if we were meant to do hex... gloves would really be expensive)

Hopefully in my lifetime we break this binary infatuation.. quibits are due out soon, and I think once that barrier has been breached decimal processors will be out within a century hopefully. (we have been running binary since Mr. Babbage developed the first computer way back in the 19th century, off the top of my head about 125 years?) Either that or we spawn a new generation of qubit thinking people... whatever works. I was bred on binary and decimal... HEX is hard :(

[lakeside2189]

pm sent
You are correct N !!!!

Gutterz stayed on the phone with me for over 2 hours to get this loaded old school win98....

Thanks so much man....This is what teammates is all about.....

I sent you a rep and would do 5 if it would let me.....:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::th umbsup:

[Gutterz]

No problem anytime. I dont know y win7 was havin issues with the programs from that link but we got it! Did you do the other cards?

[lakeside2189]

no, not yet...But i have the stick drive and will save it..FOREVER....Thanks again.....