Hey,
So this is my first time overclocking my GPU, it runs stock at 540/400/1188, but I've just overclocked it to 700/450/1540.
I've not done some SERIOUS testing, I've only tried a few games like Dead Space, Fallout 3, Team Fortress 2, and WoW, my max temperature is around 69°C (runs at 53°C just on Windows, not doing anything), and I've read that the max the GPU's stock cooling can take is 80°C? Should I give it a try overclocking more?
The increase in performance is pretty amazing, in Fallout 3, I'd have to play it at 1024x768 with no AA/AF to play it smoothly, but now I can play it at high quality, 1440x900, 2xAA, 4xAF, and I'm getting 40-60FPS just walking around and about 28-40 in a firefight (decided to shoot a Raider at Paradise Falls for a good test, plenty of people shooting at you.)
Any tips for someone new to overclocking?
Thanks!
Here's my specs:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+
N61PB-M2S motherboard
4GB PC2-6400
8600GT
550w PSU (just a cheap brand)
So this is my first time overclocking my GPU, it runs stock at 540/400/1188, but I've just overclocked it to 700/450/1540.
I've not done some SERIOUS testing, I've only tried a few games like Dead Space, Fallout 3, Team Fortress 2, and WoW, my max temperature is around 69°C (runs at 53°C just on Windows, not doing anything), and I've read that the max the GPU's stock cooling can take is 80°C? Should I give it a try overclocking more?
The increase in performance is pretty amazing, in Fallout 3, I'd have to play it at 1024x768 with no AA/AF to play it smoothly, but now I can play it at high quality, 1440x900, 2xAA, 4xAF, and I'm getting 40-60FPS just walking around and about 28-40 in a firefight (decided to shoot a Raider at Paradise Falls for a good test, plenty of people shooting at you.)
Any tips for someone new to overclocking?
Thanks!
Here's my specs:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+
N61PB-M2S motherboard
4GB PC2-6400
8600GT
550w PSU (just a cheap brand)