How many of you are overclocked? - Page 2

pendrin2020 · 03-17-2005, 06:06 PM

Nice. What are you using to cool?

Dr. Avery · 03-18-2005, 02:26 AM

It's hard to believe, but I use the AMD heat sink that comes with the retail box. I didn't even use a thermal paste - just the pad that's already on the sink.

I always keep the access panel on box open to prevent overpressure or negative pressure conditions which can lead to thermal mayhem in today's high powered processors. This allows heat to radiate and convect away from the case much more efficiently. frequent dusting is essential.

The case itself is nothing special and is painstakingly engineered to look like a piece of crap. Sort of like a station wagon with a 1500 horsepower Pratt & Whitney aircraft engine.

pendrin2020 · 03-23-2005, 05:07 PM

Right...

I just strapped a larger heatsink onto my MX400 and got it up to 230 core, 180 mem.

The heatsink is massive makes me feel like a hypocrite for saying anything about that Vaporchill micro! I'll post a pic later.

pendrin2020 · 03-23-2005, 07:46 PM

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technobeast · 03-23-2005, 09:58 PM

Post some benchmarks too - how many points at 3D Mark 2001SE?? Clocked and non-clocked

pendrin2020 · 03-25-2005, 02:40 PM

God this card blows.

The card wasn't stable enough to run the tests at 230/180 so I took it to 230/175 and it ran just fine.

230/175
1024 X 768 X 32 =843

230/175
800 X 600 X 32 = 2171

230/175
800 X 600 X 16 =2285

I noticed that when I lowered the Mem clock to 170 that the scores improved by about 50-90 points. The Video Ram on this card is very tempermental. I had to raise it from 170 by increments of 1 in order to get to 180 without blackscreening. Same goes for the core clock, although it seems to be far more stable than the memory at high over clocks.

The ceiling on frequency before I got the black screen of death was 183 for the mem regardless of what the Gpu was set on and the frequency for the Gpu was 233 regardless of what the mem was set on. Since I installed the new heatsink and fan. the Card runs at far lower temps than it did at stock... Even when overclocked!!!

Sorry about not having any pics yet. My digital Camera is ginving me all kinds of S**T.

Later.

bayeauxguy · 08-31-2007, 12:57 PM

I haven't overclocked yet but am weighing the possibilities.

03-17-2005, 06:06 PM	#16 (permalink)
pendrin2020 OC Newb Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13	Nice. What are you using to cool? __________________ SADDAM

03-18-2005, 02:26 AM	#17 (permalink)
Dr. Avery Tech Weasel Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: The Fortress of Awesometude Posts: 1,145	It's hard to believe, but I use the AMD heat sink that comes with the retail box. I didn't even use a thermal paste - just the pad that's already on the sink. I always keep the access panel on box open to prevent overpressure or negative pressure conditions which can lead to thermal mayhem in today's high powered processors. This allows heat to radiate and convect away from the case much more efficiently. frequent dusting is essential. The case itself is nothing special and is painstakingly engineered to look like a piece of crap. Sort of like a station wagon with a 1500 horsepower Pratt & Whitney aircraft engine. __________________ 01010001 01110101 01100001 01100011 01101011: Fowl Syntax.

03-23-2005, 05:07 PM	#18 (permalink)
pendrin2020 OC Newb Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13	Right... I just strapped a larger heatsink onto my MX400 and got it up to 230 core, 180 mem. The heatsink is massive makes me feel like a hypocrite for saying anything about that Vaporchill micro! I'll post a pic later. __________________ SADDAM

03-23-2005, 07:46 PM	#19 (permalink)
pendrin2020 OC Newb Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13	Double Post Deleted __________________ SADDAM

03-23-2005, 09:58 PM	#20 (permalink)
technobeast The Grim Reaper! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 2,387	Post some benchmarks too - how many points at 3D Mark 2001SE?? Clocked and non-clocked __________________ Liked this post and found it helpful? Click on the image under my avatar to add to my reputation

03-25-2005, 02:40 PM	#21 (permalink)
pendrin2020 OC Newb Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13	God this card blows. The card wasn't stable enough to run the tests at 230/180 so I took it to 230/175 and it ran just fine. 230/175 1024 X 768 X 32 =843 230/175 800 X 600 X 32 = 2171 230/175 800 X 600 X 16 =2285 I noticed that when I lowered the Mem clock to 170 that the scores improved by about 50-90 points. The Video Ram on this card is very tempermental. I had to raise it from 170 by increments of 1 in order to get to 180 without blackscreening. Same goes for the core clock, although it seems to be far more stable than the memory at high over clocks. The ceiling on frequency before I got the black screen of death was 183 for the mem regardless of what the Gpu was set on and the frequency for the Gpu was 233 regardless of what the mem was set on. Since I installed the new heatsink and fan. the Card runs at far lower temps than it did at stock... Even when overclocked!!! Sorry about not having any pics yet. My digital Camera is ginving me all kinds of S**T. Later. __________________ SADDAM

08-31-2007, 12:57 PM	#22 (permalink)
bayeauxguy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 4	I haven't overclocked yet but am weighing the possibilities. __________________

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