Post
Topic
Board CPU/GPU Bitcoin mining hardware
Re: Linux+HD5830: Underclocking below aticonfig limit without BIOS flashing?
by
xor
on 12/06/2011, 18:26:20 UTC
Get AMDOverDriveCtrl and see if it will let you go below the floor set by default.

In my experience, on 5830s and 5870s, it will allow you to set a memory clock as low as 150.  No flashing, etc, required.
Works! Memory now running at 300Mhz which decreased the temperature quite a few degrees and allowed me to slow down the fan.
Also the fan-control by specifying a speed graph is a nice feature of it.
Very nice, thanks.

Doesn't allow to overclock above 875MHz though - this is the default limit of the amdcontrol tool. Is there also a way to overclock beyond that without flashing the BIOS?  Grin