ok, i thought this would be a good thread for noobs to overclocking so maybe all of the expierenced users can post what they have learned from overclocking and what not to do and such. i also have a few questions to ask that may help other people new to overclocking and i will edit this post for the answer of the question.
i am not that new to overclocking. ok, well maybe. i didn't overclock my tnt or 9200 and i started with my x300. my x300 with just a heat sink could o/c quite well. and when i got my 6600GT, well i'll get to that later.
1.) what is the purpose of overclocking?
Well, what i always thought was more frames per second. i am most likely wrong though. i think fps dips are increased at fps level.
2.) how well does it help gaming on higher resolutions.
3.) why should you overclock?
what you should and shouldn't do!
1.) you should have good case cooling.
2.) have a good power supply with good rails and such.
3.) you shouldn't overclock beyond your knowledge. it will crash, lock up, or artifact.
prob lots more
So, what's my story? Well, i have had to RMA two of my 6600GTs due to overclocking. Overclocking them made me miss out of games for the weeks in between shipping. It has cost me money, as i had to ship via UPS. I learned that overclocking can be both a good thing and a dangerous thing. Sure, for 3d mark 05, i had mine cranked up to a stabble, not so really, 598/1336 and that is officially the highest overclock i could get out of it. a few weeks later, that card died. my latest card that died i think a few weeks ago, died when i was playing fear. i had it running at 550/1xxx as i don't remember the rest. i just RMA'd that yesterday and hopefully i get it next week. learned, overclocking can be dangerous. this is just gpu overclocking, cpu and ram are another. more than likely, i am done with gpu overclocking unless people can show me the real benefits of it.
i am not that new to overclocking. ok, well maybe. i didn't overclock my tnt or 9200 and i started with my x300. my x300 with just a heat sink could o/c quite well. and when i got my 6600GT, well i'll get to that later.
1.) what is the purpose of overclocking?
Well, what i always thought was more frames per second. i am most likely wrong though. i think fps dips are increased at fps level.
2.) how well does it help gaming on higher resolutions.
3.) why should you overclock?
what you should and shouldn't do!
1.) you should have good case cooling.
2.) have a good power supply with good rails and such.
3.) you shouldn't overclock beyond your knowledge. it will crash, lock up, or artifact.
prob lots more
So, what's my story? Well, i have had to RMA two of my 6600GTs due to overclocking. Overclocking them made me miss out of games for the weeks in between shipping. It has cost me money, as i had to ship via UPS. I learned that overclocking can be both a good thing and a dangerous thing. Sure, for 3d mark 05, i had mine cranked up to a stabble, not so really, 598/1336 and that is officially the highest overclock i could get out of it. a few weeks later, that card died. my latest card that died i think a few weeks ago, died when i was playing fear. i had it running at 550/1xxx as i don't remember the rest. i just RMA'd that yesterday and hopefully i get it next week. learned, overclocking can be dangerous. this is just gpu overclocking, cpu and ram are another. more than likely, i am done with gpu overclocking unless people can show me the real benefits of it.