hi
i recently got evga 8600gt gddr3 128bit 256mb.
its been doing me well, theres not a single game it cant play, and crysis on all medium still looks great.
however i think a small overclock wont kill me, id just like to get an fps boost in crysis, the difference between 25 and 30 is a lot
apparently its easy to get it to gts levels so that would be great.
i have ati tool and id just like to know what i could oc it to without buying a cooler thing.
all the current clocks are 540 and 700

all contributions welcome,
thanks

Hey Jpph,

i wouldn't recommend any OCing without proper cooling... not only does OCing overheat the **** out of equipment it also cuts the life of said product. there are not too many cards that can run crysis @ medium specs with a decent fps. my advice would be to leave it as is.

really?
does it really overheat that much? it idles at around 50.
im only thinking of a 15/20% oc.
thanks for reply

idling at 50 would mean it runs around 80 when playing crysis. over clocking might push it close to 90 or 95. that would be putting a strain on on your card. OCing is ok with the proper cooling get good cooling!

I agree with joeyfine completely.

If you are going to over clock a GPU you need to replace the cooling on this card,buy better cooling.

okay i guess il leave it, its no big deal.
thanks for help!