ATI ‘approves’ Radeon X1800 XT overclocking

This is certainly a new spin on things. Will we be seeing ‘pre-overclocked’ ATI cards on store shelves in the future? Of course, this is nothing new to NVIDIA fans, since BFG and eVGA have been overclocking their cards for a while. If this proves true though, it’s evident that ATI is scared of NVIDIA and obviously need to do something to win back a lot of it’s customer base.

TI has told graphics card makers it will sanction attempts to overclock its Radeon X1800 XT chip – provided they take full responsibility for the “potential fallout”.

So suggests a leaked confidential advisory obtained by Anandtech. If accurate, the memo reveals a major change on ATI’s part – to date, the company has not approved of attempts to overclock its chips by more than a handful of megahertz.

Take a look at the full posting at The Register.