Help me overclock my GPU
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Ravi Gagan
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- Feb 6, 2014
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hi mateyou can overclock any graphic card,however theresless headroom with entry level cards likethe GeForce 9400gt,but as long as you monitor your gpu tempertures and ensure theres enough cooling ( case) then you should be fineyou should also remember to increase your core and memory clocks in5mhz increments and don't expect toomuch from the 9400gt as its core and memory clocks are pretty low and cant be overclocked too highthe best way to overclock your card is to use a NVidia friendly "evga precision" which can be downloaded from http://www.evga.com/precision/ then after installing the program your card will appear in the program ... then its just a case of increasing the core clock by 5mhz at a time then running a stability test such as"furmark"(http://www.ozone3d.net/benchmarks/fur/)which will run the card pretty hard ... if theres any stability issues then furmark will pick them up ....if you see any artifacts or screen corruption ( strange pixels ) then stop .. this is the gpu overheating and you need to revert to the previous clock speed ( be it core or memory clock )you can do the core clock first until you reach the stability ceiling and then do the memory clock or you can do both core and memory clock alternately again checking stability after each increasein regards to your cpu overclocking your graphics card wont affect the cpu... however the gpu can be damaged if you push it too hardthat said entry level cards such as the GeForce 9400gt are not designed to be overclocked ... and many only have passive cooling ( no fan ) so this will affect any overclocking ...in summary overclocking is laymans terms is running a componentfaster than its designed for .. and although many products are designed to be overclocked low end cards are not .. just bare this in mind when overclocking your graphics card ...and if you do push your card too much and damage the gpu( graphics processing unit ) then in some cases itwill be damaged foreverI hope this helps...any questions let me knowgood luck mate !
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