Overclocking Question

[Karant]

Ok, I have a
HIS Excalibur 9800 Pro (running at my mobo AGP rate of 4x) with a Arctic-Cooling VGA Silence Rev. 3 silencer/fan.

As seen here:

I'm not sure exactly what kind of PSU I have, all I know is that it is a stock PSU from a Dell Dimension 4550, so if someone can find out what PSU that is for me, it'd be greatly appreciated.


So what it comes down to is that I want to get the most performance out of my AGP 4x video card so is it possible for me to overclock? How do I overclock? Is it safe for me to overclock? What should I consider before overclocking?

Thanks.

 

[BigDaddy85]

most dell's psu is much lower than wat we have lol. don't oc it pls.

 

[Deleted member 119758]

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=752253

There's a fat post about midway down the page that talks about oc'ing.

Bottom line, if you don't know what you're doing, don't do it.

 

[Karant]

I overclocked the core from 378 to 412 (With ATI Tool). Should this be safe... with my arctic cooling fan?

 

[Deleted member 119758]

How old is your card? OC'ing decreases the life of your card significantly. If its already 2 years old, you may not get a lot of use out of it at this point. Its unlikely you'll see a remarkable difference in performance, but when you're playing with a now lower-to-mid-range card, any improvement you can make is worth it.