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My default settings for my FX 5200 128MB card are to the right on the screen shot ( 250 core , 200 memory)

Ive overclocked a little to (275 core, and 432 memory)

Will this small increase do ANYTHING big on heat etc?
And am i ok to overclock a little further?

Am i likely to notice the overclocking>

Many thanks for all your help..... jus dont want the house on fire..>! LOL

James

From what I understand from previous posts on this subject, your settings there are 2D settings which only affect the Desktop and it's programs.
The flight sim and similar games use 3D settings automatically in the game...

You can only observe the 3D settings while the game is running...(run the game in a Window)...and observe the CPU loading...

Paul.

Fozzer is right, you need to select 3D from the drop down menu instead of 2D, put the 2D setting back to default.

The 5200 is a poor card. It won't perform no matter how much you overclock it.

A 10% overclock is about standard and usually perfectly safe for your card. That would give you 275/440. It can be difficult to get more out of it without changes to the cooling method as you'll start getting artifacting in games from the heat or random blue screens. I prefer to not run the GPU more than 10% over stock speed if I overclock at all (which I don't bother anymore), just for the sake of avoiding frustration. If you really must have more performance, then it's time to look for a better card.

You may get 1-3 fps from that overclock, depending on the game and the rest of your system. Overclocking helps a lot to get higher benchmark scores, but, you generally don't notice dramatic benefits in your games.

Do, however, make sure you make the clock changes in the 3D display.

SHouldn't this be in the overclocking forum?  ;D

The 5200's don't overclock very well.  I suspect you will get artifacts with any demanding 3D apps, if you overclock it.  ;)

Fozzer is right, you need to select 3D from the drop down menu instead of 2D, put the 2D setting back to default.

The 5200 is a poor card. It won't perform no matter how much you overclock it.

I know its a poor card, but i need to make to until i have enough money for my new system, which will be a monster. :P

LOL

Oh yeah, this SHOULD be in the overclocking forum. LOL you know what, ive never spotted that part of the WHOLE forum before! LOL, That sounds crazy, how many more secret parts do we have?>

LOL

Any kind mod, if you wouldn't mind shifting me to the "overclocking" forum, that would be brill.....

SHouldn't this be in the overclocking forum?  ;D

Yes !



Pete, these mods need a wake up call !  :-*

Mods don't visit the hardware forum, we can do anything in here, but please, no farting.

Mods don't visit the hardware forum, we can do anything in here, but please, no farting.

I know we could be talking about anything rude in Hardware terms, i was going to mention some of em' but, erm LOL.

James