NOOB Overclocker I need advice

[willm8488]

I am overclocking my first card. Its an EVGA Nvidia Geforce 8600gt 1024mb.

 

[Dakir]

I'd HIGHLY suggest Riva Tuner, I got it suggested to me on these forums and its absolutely amazing. You can adjust fan speeds, shader clocks, core clocks, and memory clocks, pretty much whatever you want.

Heres a link: http://downloads.guru3d.com/RivaTuner-v2.11-download-163.html

Enjoy!

 

[smartel7070]

Why do you want to oc such a weak card ? What games are you playing ? What resolution ? If you're into serious gaming well I hate to tell you but your video card is not even considered a low end product anymore ..... so even if you oc it you will not be getting stellar fps out of it.

If you have some money for an upgrade take a look at this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102792

 

[willm8488]

I Know. I'm planning to get a 9800gt or 9800gtx when I save up enough money, but I wan't to try overclocking on my 8600gt first.

 

[V3NOM]

just get evga precision, nice clean interface - perfect for a noob rivatuner is just complicated and BLOATED! flame war i can hear coming l0ol

 

[willm8488]

I think I liked EVGA Precision more, but does rivatuner have more features?

 

[V3NOM]

well no except for like 2D and 3D clocks seperate.. precision has link or un-linkable mem-shader clocks (although the button looks like its linking core and shader, lol), manual and auto fan speed control, a testing button, graphs for temps and clocks over time (can't imagine why you'd need the clocks graphs though...) reset, bunch of options ETC. can't imagine what else you would want in an oc program!

 

[iluvgillgill]

rivatuner also provide mod to startup option such as fan profile and OC speed.