Mrbob said:
Yup. Plus the R350 cores, on a whole, overclock better than the R360 cores.
I would recommend adjusting the frequencies little by little (Like 2, 3 mhz) yourself to try and find the max. Some people who have used the ATI tool auto program have had their GPUS burn out on them. Use a graphically intensive game like Farcry, start at the standard setting, and ever so slightly adjust it to see how far you can go. If you see any artifacts at all make sure to step it down. Make sure to do tiny adjustments so you don't burn out your card.
Really? I never read any accounts of the ati tool burning out GPU's.
However, may I suggest a better method? Least one that I think will be the best you can do.
Keep in mind I'm assuming your 9800 PRO has a thermal sensor so you can monitor the temperature. Least I hope, not sure about the 9800 PRO's. Either way, give it a shot.
Instead of farcry, head on over to the link below and download rthdribl 1.2.
http://www.daionet.gr.jp/~masa/rthdribl/index.html
This tech demo is great because it works in window mode plus it will bring your video card to its knees. Max out all settings. Since you are in window mode, you can monitor the visuals for artifacts while you get temperature readings in real time. Increase the overclock little by little as before and run the program again. I think the temperatures are a better indicator then trusting your vision alone to find artifacts. Remeber, not all types are artifacts can be seen by the naked eye. No matter which method you choose, overclocking your card involves risks and obviously voids your warranty. Do it at your own risk.
Another method you could try to increase performance is to trick the driver into thinking you have a 9800 XT instead of the 9800 PRO. I know for a fact that when the 9800 PRO path is used for a 9700 PRO you get a 7 to 12% increase in performance alone.
EDIT: The reason you want to monitor your temperature at the same time you are running the tech demo is because the temp delta is pretty large between the program running and the time you exit and look up your temp. We are talking a good 18 to 30 temp delta. The only accurate way to see your load temps is during the loads. Ergo, running rthdribl on max settings in window mode and monitoring your temps simultaneously. Don't worry about rthdribl not putting a sufficient load on your GPU in window mode. Trust me, it will especially at max settings.
Good Luck
