does evga allow overclocking? (searched, no result)

So I was wondering, does EVGA's warranty allow personal overclocking?

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So long as there is no physical damage to the card (i.e. scorching), it is covered under warranty.

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Does overclocking void my warranty?

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Overclocking our products does not void the warranty as long as there is no physical damage to the product or missing components.

from the source:
http://evga.com/support/knowledgebase/

scorching?

I have the 8800gts 320 http://www.ncix.com/products/index [...] cture=eVGA

Core Clock: 576MHz
Shader Clock: 1350MHz
Memory Clock: 1700MHz

that is stock, I have it at 600 core and 903 memory which I assume is 1806

what is the likely hood of anything bad happening, or should I just return it to stock seeing as it is superclocked already

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Reply to slimjim85

The likelyhood of anything 'bad' happening isn't great unless your temperatures are high. Try to keep them under 90c tops... however, to be sure, I like to see that the g8x series processors stay under 80c.

Message edited by Redline24 on 09-10-2007 at 05:31:55 AM

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slimjim85 wrote :

scorching?

I have the 8800gts 320 http://www.ncix.com/products/index [...] cture=eVGA

Core Clock: 576MHz
Shader Clock: 1350MHz
Memory Clock: 1700MHz

that is stock, I have it at 600 core and 903 memory which I assume is 1806

what is the likely hood of anything bad happening, or should I just return it to stock seeing as it is superclocked already

In other words, if you start to see burn marks on the card or is the PCB actually breaks, then you void the warranty. More than likely the card will just die and will be covered. I've overclocked the GeForce 6800 in my Dell for a year or so and have had no issues. Usually you will be able to tell when you have the card cranked too high. You will see artifacts on the screen or stuff/people won't render correctly. If that happens back the speeds down till everything is normal. You haven't pushed the card too high so I think you will be ok. Another thing you could try, is overclocking the card only when you play games or feel you need the added horsepower.

Along the same lines, I just got a eVGA 7600GS AGP for my system. I have it OC'd:

Core: 607 Mhz (400 stock)
Mem: 441 Mhz (350 stock, 400 reference)

I lapped my cooler and applied AS5, the temperature idle is 54°C (56 before lapping) and the temp under full load (3DMark06) at the OC is 78°C peak (81 before lapping).

My question - Are these temps/OCs going to shorten the lifespan or cause damage? At what temperature should I keep it below?

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Reply to KyleSTL

Usually it's a good idea to keep the card under 100 C. Most cards have a threshhold of around 120 and will shut the system off at that point or drastically decrease in performance.

Yes, overclocking can decrease the life span of the card (due to increased voltage). Temps can as well, but your temps are fine so that shouldn't have any effect.

The core voltage is stock, I can say I'm not talented/experienced enough to play around with that stuff.

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Reply to KyleSTL

Basically the card and box and cables supplied when you got it all need to be there when you send it back and it has to be in good condition,so if when you take it out it looks the same as it did when you put it in then you are good to go.
Mactronix

Reply to mactronix

KyleSTL wrote :

The core voltage is stock, I can say I'm not talented/experienced enough to play around with that stuff.

Overclocking a GPU isn't like doing it with a CPU where you can choose to either increase voltages, FSB or both. When you overclock a graphics card you increase the amount of power required regardless. The increased amount of electricity can decrease the cards life span.

So, as you increase the clock rate the voltage automatically goes up as well? Or does it simply increase the amperage and maintain the stock voltage (unless of course you manually change it)?

Anyone with knowledge in this area, I would like some info. I am using the 162.18 drivers and nTune 5.05 to OC my card.

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Message edited by KyleSTL on 09-10-2007 at 06:03:27 PM

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Reply to KyleSTL

KyleSTL wrote :

So, as you increase the clock rate the voltage automatically goes up as well? Or does it simply increase the amperage and maintain the stock voltage (unless of course you manually change it)?

Exactly; while the core voltage is the same, power consumption still goes up with the increase in clockspeed.

Reply to Heyyou27

Oh for the love of mike thats blown it all out of the water again now!
I was under the impresion that on a 12v rail you divided the watts by the volts to get the amps? but that cant be right if you are saying that the volts stay the same but the amps go up it just wouldnt work any more?? :cry:
Mactronix

Reply to mactronix

That is fundamental physics, you are right.

Watts = Volts * Amps

We aren't talking about power supply requirements, we talking about overclocking and what parameters it can affect. In this case we're talking about the voltage of the core itself (1.1V stock) not the input voltage to the card (12V), which is constant. The card has a built-in regulator the reduces the voltage from supply to core voltage.

Here's an Xbit Labs article about overclocking and volt-modding:

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/v [...] dding.html

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Reply to KyleSTL

Thanks Kyle i was fairly sure i was right but when i saw what heyyou put it had me worried.
But all is good again now
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