7800gtx overclocking questions

[entropy1982]

Hey guys,
I have a bfg7800gtxOC and i wanted to see how far i could overclock it.
THIS is what the nv control panel looks like.... can someone please tell me where i can adjust clock speed? Am I missing something?
Also, any ideas on how high i might be able to get this card?

Thank you

 

[Powermoloch]

well there are two programs that I can think of that can help tweak your card:

coolbits

or

rivatuner (this is what i'm using...great for logging temperatures and adjusting fan speed 😛 )

🙂 good luck :thumbsup:

 

[entropy1982]

Originally posted by: Powermoloch
well there are two programs that I can think of that can help tweak your card:

coolbits

or

rivatuner (this is what i'm using...great for logging temperatures and adjusting fan speed 😛 )

🙂 good luck :thumbsup:

Thanks buddy, much appreciated

 

[Powermoloch]

Originally posted by: entropy1982

Originally posted by: Powermoloch
well there are two programs that I can think of that can help tweak your card:

coolbits

or

rivatuner (this is what i'm using...great for logging temperatures and adjusting fan speed 😛 )

🙂 good luck :thumbsup:

Thanks buddy, much appreciated

no problem 😉

 

[entropy1982]

Originally posted by: Powermoloch

Originally posted by: entropy1982

Originally posted by: Powermoloch
well there are two programs that I can think of that can help tweak your card:

coolbits

or

rivatuner (this is what i'm using...great for logging temperatures and adjusting fan speed 😛 )

🙂 good luck :thumbsup:

Thanks buddy, much appreciated

no problem 😉

hey do you know:
how high should i go and still be safe and should i test with 3dmark or is there something better?

 

[Powermoloch]

Originally posted by: entropy1982

Originally posted by: Powermoloch

Originally posted by: entropy1982

Originally posted by: Powermoloch
well there are two programs that I can think of that can help tweak your card:

coolbits

or

rivatuner (this is what i'm using...great for logging temperatures and adjusting fan speed 😛 )

🙂 good luck :thumbsup:

Thanks buddy, much appreciated

no problem 😉

hey do you know:
how high should i go and still be safe and should i test with 3dmark or is there something better?

well...i'm not really familiar with the 7900 series line up. If you really want to test your card right a way without the hassle of 3dmark. Just download a program named as rthdribl. If you start seeing artifacts within the first 30 mins of testing. I would suggest to lower the clocks. Take it easy on the overclocking 😛 (watch the temperatures too)

http://www.daionet.gr.jp/~masa/rthdribl/

 

[entropy1982]

well it's actually a 7800 but yea it's cool
thanks man

 

[humanure]

you can unlock overclocking in the nvidia control panel by using regedit. link.. It's down towards the end of the page.

 

[Powermoloch]

Originally posted by: entropy1982
well it's actually a 7800 but yea it's cool
thanks man

oops 😱

then right after you found out your card is not artifacting in rthdribl, then you can use 3dmark or games to test the stability even more.

 

[akshayt]

you can use ATi tool for oc as well, right?

 

[Stumps]

Originally posted by: akshayt
you can use ATi tool for oc as well, right?

You know what? for once you are right...ati tools (the latest version) works with nvidia cards

 

[Lord Banshee]

I have always got ATI Tools to work on my Nvidia cards from my 6800NU and up...

 

[Kyanzes]

Originally posted by: Stumps

Originally posted by: akshayt
you can use ATi tool for oc as well, right?

You know what? for once you are right...ati tools (the latest version) works with nvidia cards

But unfortunately ATI TOOLS cannot make a newer card sweat much. rthdribl, which has already been suggested, is a very powerful tool to make your (PS3) card cry for mercy and produce artifacts rapidly if overclocked over the limit. The deep freeze part of 3DMARK06 is also quite usable for spotting artifacts (if you happen to own a registered version you can skip the rest of the tests and launch the deep freeze part alone). ATI TOOL however has a nice feature to display FPS ingame.

Edit: I have to agree though that ATI TOOLS, even if it's not able to drive out your card, has a nice feature, it can automatically increase the frequency of RAM/VPU so you can sit back and watch until it maxes them out. Then, however, it is likely that you have to cut back on speed because, as it was mentioned, it can't drive your card hard enough.