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Overclocking - [Answered] Considerd a safe overclock? posted in the Hardware forums; I just slightly overclock my 7600gs Using nvidia control panel, from 400mhz memory (800mhz) to 450mhz memory (900mhz) I usually get temps around 50, so i tried aqua mark and ...


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Default [Answered] Considerd a safe overclock?

I just slightly overclock my 7600gs Using nvidia control panel, from 400mhz memory (800mhz) to 450mhz memory (900mhz)

I usually get temps around 50, so i tried aqua mark and here are the temps every 5 seconds througout. (See attatchment)


So is this ok or shall i revert back to stock?
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Heya TheDudeSam,

I would suggest using ATI Tool to overclock your card. It is a very very small and super easy to use utility.

You can manually overclock, or let it overclock for you. If you let it overclock, it will dial back a few % once it starts getting artifacts. While you overclock your card you can stop it and manually scan for artifacts and keep an eye on your temps. Basically a "safe" overclock is as long as you're not seeing artifacts and your temps stay stable.

And don't worry that it is an ATI utility. It works with any ATI/Nvidia graphics card. It doesn't do anything more than raise the multipliers.

I don't ever recommend overclocking however unless you plan on upgrading soon anyways It's always better to just spend a little more cash and get a higher speed card and keep it the stock specs.

Hope that helps!
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What would you say is a stable temp?
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I would say the highest stable temperature that most places would agree is 70-75 celcius (~160 Fahrenheit).

If your temps stay at that level, that would be acceptable, but of course you want to keep it as low as possible.

This seems to be a good article - Overclocking Wiki, The Independent Overclocking Edge - How to use ATITool to overclock any video card
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Well at 450/900 (oced from 400/800)

I gained about a 3~4 fps increase per frame.

ATItool average in 3d viewer, 215 before OC, 220 after

And my temps where a solid 51~53, playing garys mod 9, blowing up barrels and using nukes, to be as intense as posible.

So 51~53 Celcius is good i suppose
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