I've just got a new ATI 5550 Ultimate (passive cooled GPU). I'm using it in Win7 and have noticed that its 2D performance is lack lustre. Further investigation has revealed that its CPU is only running at 400Mhz in 2D applications and refuses to ramp up to its full 550Mhz (3D mode) when using desktop apps.
I'm using photoshop a lot and a few other things so I want to be able to overclock my 2D performance for these applications. To be honest, I'd just like it to sit at 550Mhz all the time I am using the machine, my temps are fine.
I don't care about games, not interested in 3D overclocking. This card is actually slower in 2D than my laptop's NVidia 8600M.
I've installed the latest 10.6 Catalyst drivers, and also tried the ATI Tray Tool. The tray tool crashes my machine. Not being into games most of these things are quite new to me...