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Should i overclock?
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Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:51 pmby lunitic_8
I have a Geforce 8800 GT, and my current GPU clock settings are(factory default):
Core bus:
Re: Should i overclock?
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Mon Aug 17, 2009 5:19 pmby Fozzer
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I have a Geforce 8800 GT, and my current GPU clock settings are(factory default):
Core bus:
Re: Should i overclock?
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Mon Aug 17, 2009 7:42 pmby lunitic_8
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I have a Geforce 8800 GT, and my current GPU clock settings are(factory default):
Core bus:
Re: Should i overclock?
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Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:17 pmby SubZer0
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I have a Geforce 8800 GT, and my current GPU clock settings are(factory default):
Core bus:
Re: Should I overclock?
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Tue Aug 18, 2009 2:15 amby Fozzer
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I have a Geforce 8800 GT, and my current GPU clock settings are(factory default):
Core bus:
Re: Should i overclock?
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Wed Aug 19, 2009 3:01 amby Alonso
My 9800GT (basically a 8800GT with a different name) came factory overclocked, but I could push a bit more to the values in my sig. (+60 Mhz core)... and a bit more in shader and memory.
I have a friend who bought exactly the same card model, but couldn't overclock it, because it lost stability (BSODs)... quite strange
Better to read reviews, so you know approx. values of maximum stable overclocking.
I think my FPS did increase, but not much in FS. Also check temperatures: My card Idles at 48
Re: Should i overclock?
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Wed Aug 19, 2009 9:46 amby lunitic_8
my card idles at 77
Re: Should I overclock?
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Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:25 amby Fozzer
[quote]my card idles at 77
Re: Should I overclock?
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Wed Aug 19, 2009 4:39 pmby lunitic_8
[quote][quote]my card idles at 77
Re: Should i overclock?
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Wed Aug 19, 2009 6:49 pmby SubZer0
[quote]my card idles at 77
Re: Should I overclock?
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Thu Aug 20, 2009 2:48 amby Fozzer
Chad...
...are you sure you are not observing your Processor's temperature?
I don't think my nVidia 7800 GS Graphics Card has any provisions for detecting its temperature via software...as far as I am aware!...
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Paul...getting hot under the collar!...
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Re: Should I overclock?
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Thu Aug 20, 2009 3:54 pmby lunitic_8
Chad...
...are you sure you are not observing your Processor's temperature?
I don't think my nVidia 7800 GS Graphics Card has any provisions for detecting its temperature via software...as far as I am aware!...
...!
Paul...getting hot under the collar!...
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....!
yeah im sure...
I've got to keep my GPU fan at 50.00% to keep the temp down
:-/
Re: Should i overclock?
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Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:48 pmby SubZer0
Chad, use EVGA Precision to take a look at your temps
http://www.evga.com/PRecision/
Re: Should i overclock?
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Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:21 pmby lunitic_8
okay now that i downloaded that it says my card is idling at 66C with the fan speed at 50.00%
Re: Should i overclock?
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Thu Aug 20, 2009 11:02 pmby SubZer0
okay now that i downloaded that it says my card is idling at 66C with the fan speed at 50.00%
That's probably more accurate than the NVIDIA control panel...
I looked around on the internet and one gentleman received this from the BFG support team (I don't know which manufacturer you have though... still the same card!):
"This card tends to run hot. The temperatures you are experiencing are nornmal for his card. The card can idle at about 75-85 Celsius. The max temperature for this card can reach 100-110 Celsius."
So while gaming, just keep it under 100c to be safe and you should be fine.
P.S. DAMN that runs hot!
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