Is now an "okay" time to build a new PC?

[Ravens Nest]

Well i've heard that the later drivers 3.7-3.8 detect whether you're overclocking and crash, sounds a little unbelievable may not be true..

Perhaps the rivatuner may help with that, i'll give it a try..

Thanks for the links austin

[Austin]

All drivers form CAT3.5 and up detect if you're o/c'ing and do their best to either set clocks back to default or crash Windows on you. This is what the little patch overcomes, it's designed for CAT3.7 (and the Omega based on them) but can easily be modified to work with CAT3.8 although diffs are so small I'd stick to CAT3.7 (or Omega). All you need to use RivaTuner for is to apply the little patch to where ever you placed your backup folder for your drivers (default is 'C:\ATI' IIRC), then you install the now patched drivers and o/c. "ATIOverclockingAntiprotection"

http://forums.hexus.net/showthread.p...5&pagenumber=2

To quote the awesome malfunction:

"There's a patch you can run with RivaTuner that hacks the driver so that it doesn't reset your card back to default speeds. Tested and working with my (sapphire) 9600 np and 3.7 CATs" and also tested by me with Omega based CAT3.7 and 9500PRO.

http://download.guru3d.com/pafiledb....on=file&id=680

[Ravens Nest]

Since 3.5, then i'll definetly try the rivatuner patch out then, got to go to work soon so i'll try it tomorrow.

Thanks again m8

[Ravens Nest]

Hey austin, i have found the Catalyst 3.8 ATIOverclockingAntiprotection patch for rivatuner
here's the link..

http://download.guru3d.com/pafiledb....on=file&id=682

Sorry for hi-jacking the thread Too Nice, anyhow how's you're upgrading going so far?