Thread: GPU overclock

It is probably overheating, if you're going to overclock a lot I suggest a better GPU cooler.

but, but, it was only at 43 degrees at stock speeds :s
so cant be going that much higher can it?

Maybe the RAM is overheating? Have you got Ramsinks on?
It's not just the core you have to think about.

ah, no, the actual fan part just hovers above the ram, apparently the ram runs so cool, it dont need ramsinks, errm, i am thinking about buying an AC SILENCER 5, but i dont want to risk damaging the graphics card when taking the stock heatsink off/fan off.

You won't, just carefully unclip, get rid of old thermal paste and put some AS5 on there, intsall the new HSF and away you go, the only hard part may be unclipping old Heatsink and Clipping new one in...shouldn't be too hard though.

ah ok, would i be able to plug the stock graphics card fan into somthing else in my computer, as i want to keep it in there, becouse it looks kool, and has blue led fan

you could do if you wanted, if it's a 3-pin fan (i suspect it is) then you could leave it in there with a 4-pin molex to 3-pin fan adapter, i wouldn't as it wont do much and will make more noise, anyway do you know of any other reasons why it could be crashing when doing tests? maybe you have just reached the cards limit like a CPU, remember all cards are different like CPU's so some overclock higher than others...

:\ i dont know, might be same problem whats making GTA SA have crap frame rates, whatever the problem is, i have contacted support at rockstar games, i hope it hasent reached its limit, i am thinking about saving up for some water cooling.

ok, i got aquamark 3 to work with clocks at 540/580 and it got LOWER scores than at stock speeds :s, usually at stock speeds i would get about 62000-64,000 in aquamark 3, but with the overclock, it only got a score of 57,000 :s
i thought the higher the overclock, the better :s

Seriously man, you've had so many problems with games not running like they should and benchmarks scoring under par, i think it's time for an upgrade!

what should i think about upgrading?

Your CPU, I think everyone here will agree that the Athlon64s are the processor of choice for gaming. You aren't unlocking the full potential of your card. A Venice 3500 should do nicely depending on your budget.

errrm, processor and motherboard will be for christmas present, i am hoping on a 3800+ or if tht is too much a 3500+ will do and a decent motherboard, but i aint sure what motherboard to get :\