is this hype?9800 pro owners beware

[CrapshoT]

just come across this
http://discuss.futuremark.com/forum/...=5&o=0&fpart=1
im a bit worried myself now gonna read a bit more before i decide whether to swop back or not even tho i have a rad 9700

[Trash Man]

Can't say I have noticed my case temp rising since putting the 3.8's on, but then I do have a 120mm blowhole over my CPU and GFX card.

[CrapshoT]

i noticed my case temps had risen from the normal 18/20C to a whopping 25C even as high as 28C and thats before my wife puts the heating on in the house
i put a zalman on the card as well and that is very hot to touch
alot hoter than it used to be i thought i might have put the zalman on wrong but i double checked and it was right mmmm
worrying

[Trash Man]

Are you overclocking at all? and have you tired the 3.7s again since?

[CrapshoT]

ill have to try rolling back just to test the heat thing but i cant even use myown pc at the moment as im waiting for my new psu to arrive lol

[Platinum]

Could exlain why my system has started to crash in games when my card is overclocked

[Trash Man]

Where can I download the 3.7 drivers? I want to do a little test for my self.

[CrapshoT]

you can get them from here
http://download.guru3d.com/ati/

[Trash Man]

Cheers Crapshot, stuck the 3.7s on again and there in no difference it case temps for me, although the 3.7's seem to benchmark better than the 3.8's, which is funny.

Halo Benchmark with 3.7s

Date / Time: 16/10/2003 14:24:13 (692656ms)
2300MHz, 512MB, 128M ATI Radeon 9800 PRO (DeviceID=0x4e48) Driver=6.14.10.6378 Shader=1.4
E:\Halo\halo.exe -timedemo (Version=1.0.2.581)
Frames=4700
Total Time=106.48s
Average frame rate=44.14fps
Below 5fps= 17% (time) 0% (frames) (19.009s spent in 10 frames)
Below 10fps= 18% (time) 0% (frames)
Below 15fps= 18% (time) 0% (frames)
Below 20fps= 18% (time) 0% (frames)
Below 25fps= 21% (time) 2% (frames)
Below 30fps= 32% (time) 8% (frames)
Below 40fps= 44% (time) 18% (frames)
Below 50fps= 56% (time) 29% (frames)
Below 60fps= 69% (time) 45% (frames)
###Sound Options###
Hardware Acceleration= No
Sound Quality= Normal
Environmental Sound= No
Sound Variety= High
###Video Options###
Resolution= 1024 x 768
Refresh rate= 160 Hz
Framerate throttle= No Vsync
Specular= Yes
Shadows= Yes
Decals= Yes
Particles= Off
Texture Quality= High

Halo Benchmark with 3.8's

Date / Time: 15/10/2003 13:47:23 (25916093ms)
2300MHz, 512MB, 128M ATI Radeon 9800 PRO (DeviceID=0x4e48) Driver=6.14.10.6387 Shader=2.0
E:\Halo\halo.exe -timedemo (Version=1.0.2.581)
Frames=4700
Total Time=115.51s
Average frame rate=40.69fps
Below 5fps= 22% (time) 0% (frames) (26.312s spent in 10 frames)
Below 10fps= 23% (time) 0% (frames)
Below 15fps= 23% (time) 0% (frames)
Below 20fps= 23% (time) 0% (frames)
Below 25fps= 26% (time) 2% (frames)
Below 30fps= 38% (time) 9% (frames)
Below 40fps= 48% (time) 18% (frames)
Below 50fps= 58% (time) 28% (frames)
Below 60fps= 72% (time) 47% (frames)
###Sound Options###
Hardware Acceleration= No
Sound Quality= Normal
Environmental Sound= No
Sound Variety= High
###Video Options###
Resolution= 1024 x 768
Refresh rate= 160 Hz
Framerate throttle= No Vsync
Specular= Yes
Shadows= Yes
Decals= Yes
Particles= Off
Texture Quality= High

[CrapshoT]

ggrrrr i cant test mine its getting to me now tho i do only have a lesser 9700 non pro compared to your almight 9800 pro godliness
its a tad worrying