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Subject: Help On overclocking
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I only have a PCi slot on my motherboard and plan to get a nvivda fx 5200 PCi. But when i get it i want to overclock the -blam!- out of it. I know iam gonna need a fan but i wondering how far i can over clock it and will the overclocking if the video card cause any other parts in my pc to get hot or break.

Thanks for any reply's

  • 04.22.2005 7:52 AM PDT
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select detect optimal frequencies.

  • 04.22.2005 10:14 AM PDT
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My 5500 came with an overclocking utility, and thats what ioniz is talking about.

  • 04.22.2005 12:48 PM PDT
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Actually, coolbits is better. You can adjust it however you want.

There are two things you increase: memory and core timings. You first want to increase the core by 5-10MHz and test it for 10-20 mintues, or two passes of 3D mark and see if there are any artifacts. When you finally get them, pull it back 10-15MHz. Do the same with the memory. However, don't let the core temperature rise above 65 or 70 - Again, coolbits has the feature to see temperatures and monitor them.

It's all about patience. It took me 10 hours of testing to tweak mine. Coolbits is probably the best for nVidia. Otherwise the ones that come with the card are wimpy, mainly because overclocking can fry it.

also, no, the only affect it will have is it will generate more heat in the case, maybe raise it 3 or 4 degrees, maybe only 1 or 2.

  • 04.22.2005 4:22 PM PDT
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WoW sounds dangerous and takes alot of time maybe i wont overclock it. Thanks anyway guys for the reply's

  • 04.22.2005 4:59 PM PDT
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It's not dangerouse... persay. This is a nice guide on overclocking a video card. They use Rivatuner, which is what I use cause the one that came with the card is hard to find and I only found it once.

  • 04.22.2005 6:57 PM PDT