PowerDVD 7.3 + ATI Overdrive

[mike_r]

I've just upgraded to CCC 8.10 for my AGP ASUS AH3850.

According to GPU-Z my default GPU is 725mhz and actual is 722mhz. I can use ATI Overdrive to overclock, or underclock and I see these values in GPU-Z no problem.

However, as soon as I start PowerDVD 7.3 the GPU goes in what I assume Cyberlink would call 'movie mode' and sinks down to 594mhz (probably to stop a noisy fan). This is independant of whether I select hardware acceleration AVIVO or not.

My GFX card is passively cooled, so I don't have a fan to slow down. So I'm happy to have the GPU frequency at the value I decide. However, I'm really not sure how to acheive this (if at all).

Does anyone else experience this ? any tips on a work-around ?

Thanks. Mike.