help overclocking a 6800GT . . .

well I have a 6800GT, with P4 2.8 Ghz HT, 1GB Ram, and I was thinking of overclocking it a bit so I can run my games a little smoother.  There is this option in the nvidia menu which lets you overclock, I was just wondering how much I should put it up to remain safe and if the "detect optimal performance" setting is a good thing to use?

right now they're 350 core clock, and 1Ghz memory clock, also I have a 350W power supply . . . if that has anything to do with itmjfru

I have my 6800GT OC'd to 437/1.15 with an Arctic cooler.  I recommend getting the arctic cooler before OC'ing your GT.  423/1.15 was the max with the stock cooler and the temp hit 72C under full load.

well I have a 6800GT, with P4 2.8 Ghz HT, 1GB Ram, and I was thinking of overclocking it a bit so I can run my games a little smoother.  There is this option in the nvidia menu which lets you overclock, I was just wondering how much I should put it up to remain safe and if the "detect optimal performance" setting is a good thing to use?

mjfru

I used the Detect Optimal Performance and made more adjusts from that point

alright cool two questions though

1.  how much is an artic cooler?

2. does the power supply have anything to do with it?

alright cool two questions though

1.  how much is an artic cooler?

2. does the power supply have anything to do with it?

mjfru

I got my Arctic cooler from zipzoomfly for $29.99 free 2nd fedex shipping.  Your PSU should be fine

[QUOTE="mjfru"]right now they're 350 core clock, and 1Ghz memory clock, also I have a 350W power supply . . . if that has anything to do with itblack_shadow001

I have my 6800GT OC'd to 437/1.15 with an Arctic cooler.  I recommend getting the arctic cooler before OC'ing your GT.  423/1.15 was the max with the stock cooler and the temp hit 72C under full load.

[QUOTE="black_shadow001"]

[QUOTE="mjfru"]right now they're 350 core clock, and 1Ghz memory clock, also I have a 350W power supply . . . if that has anything to do with itGoldmatter

I have my 6800GT OC'd to 437/1.15 with an Arctic cooler.  I recommend getting the arctic cooler before OC'ing your GT.  423/1.15 was the max with the stock cooler and the temp hit 72C under full load.

I am still experiementing with OC'ing my video card.  I just got it to 442 with no artifacts and stable

Does it make that much of a difference in gaming? I'm new to all of this...callisonrov86

Oldest thread bump I've seen in a looooooong time. 5 years! And not only has it been bumped once but TWICE!gmaster456

lol bumping a prehistoric thread

I was ready to comment about how old the 6800 is, then saw the date.

:lol:

Mods need to lock this thread..abuabed

OMG ive gone back in time.

Oh God I've got one of those collecting dust somewhere. They really should lock all threads older then 6 months and even that is a long time.:lol: