9600NP overclocking

[KJ0055]

I bought a 9600NP from Best Buy day after thanksgiving for 70. The card is awesome, but I am thinking about overclocking. Is it worth it? Are all ati retail cards locked? I have Rage3D because everyone told me it was one of the best. I was going to get the XT, but i couldtnt turn down 70. What is a good overclock for this card? Can i turn it into a pro? Has anyone seen the hl2 demo scores...ATI rules lol nividia better get some new drivers quick. Thx

My specs:
P4 2.4B
soyo dragon lite P4X400
kingston pc2700 512mb
ATI 9600NP
good air flow in case (6 fans)

[butch81385]

i am so jealous.... when i got to my best buy there were none left... i was gonna get one for me and one for my bro......... ARGHH!

supposedly most can OC to pro but i am not sure exactly how....

[KJ0055]

lol i was up at 6 when it opened....it was crazy, but pushed my way to the graphics card section. I got an UPS for 5 buck as well. It was a good day. im sure they will have another sale right before christmas... but that sale was definately a steal. thx for the help

[Juan Sanchez]

Just get Omega drivers and you'll be able to OC. My 9600np reaches 424/520. Get 10,000 in 3DMark01 and 3200 in 3DMark03. All that with an AthlonXP 2000+, Asus A7n266, 512mb DDR. Not bad. For referance my 3200 w/ 9800Pro gets 6400 in 03 and 18,000 in 2001. And my 2700 w/9500 Pro get 13,000 in 01 and 3900 in 03. That 9600np performs nice for $70 IMHO.