ATIccelerator II and overclocking a graphics card...

Not sure if this sort of thing is allowed in the forums, but I'll pose the question:

Given that I fully understand all the complications that could become of this (frying your motherboard, your graphics card, turning your computer into a paperweight, etc), I have stumbled upon the program ATIccelerator II. I currently find myself with an ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 in my PowerBook G4 1.33 GHZ. The card only has 64 MB of VRAM, so its obvious that I could use a little boost in performance. I know that this line of PowerBooks run hot anyway, so I am cautious, but nonetheless optimistic, in using this overclocking application. I suppose my question is (with a "no BS/ I won't hold you responsible answer"): just how much can I speed up my graphics card for a significant performance boost while still playing it safe? Thanks for understanding!

Aluminum PowerBook G4 1.33 GHz, Mac OS X (10.4.6), 3G iPod 20 gig; iMac DV+ Ruby, 320 MB RAM (10.2.8); Macintosh Performa 6200 CD

Posted on May 28, 2006 10:16 AM

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May 28, 2006 11:03 AM in response to Zach Foster

I personally use that utility myself, but not for overclocking my graphics card, but for underclocking to give myself a little more time on battery. As far as overclocking, I have not had the nerve or the guts to go over +15% for both top and bottom. Your best bet is find a discussion forum dealing with it and seeing what other people have tried to overclock to. Personally, I would not attempt to make big changes to increasing the overclocking, but small incremental changes, probably not more than 1-3% at a time. Hope this helps.

Dale

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