4870X2 Overclocking Problem

Okay so i cant overclock my 4870x2 anymore i used to be able to but now i cant i have updated to everything last time i overclocked my 4870x2 was to 795mhz then it stoped overclocking now its stuck at 500mhz and sometimes the controle center says 524% is being used sometimes i have to turn my computer off cause it gets over 100 degrees please someone help me also no other overclocking programs will work on it either i have tried atitool and rivariner and EXPERtool none of them work all of them just freeze and make my computer restart it self

there is absolutely no reason why you should expect it to overclock in the first place, also just use the profile edit to adjust fan speed and control temps.

If you have or would read some of the reviews on these cards you should conclude that it is not something you buy with overclocking in mind.

Review sites that tried overclocking it got very little gain in frequency that resulted in a negligible increase in performance. The card already uses a lot of power and pushes thermals making it a poor choice for overclocking.

More importantly before you kill your new GPU have you OC'd your Q6600? The 4870x2 scales well with higher CPU clocks. Reading different reviews done on different platforms will prove this out but here is a good link for anyone considering or owning a 4870x2. http://www.legionhardware.com/document.php?id=770

This cpu scaling article shows your processor would improve your FPS by over 10% from default 2.4 to 3.6ghz. You can see real gains playing with your $200 CPU instead of mucking up your $550 graphics card.