A Few Questions

[DKlein]

1. Which is better (if one is better) for o/c'ing a processor: upping the clock multiplier or the frequency?

2. Which is better for memory: increasing the freq or the timings?

3. How much o/c'ing can I excpect to get out of a GeForce3 Ti 200 before overheating problems start?

4. At what point should I expect to start having to up the mem V and chipset V?

Currently I've got my 2500+ at 2200 - (176x12.5 and 1.7V) about as high as it can go with stability probs - so it can run in synch with my RAM which is (6-2-2-2) at 352 (512 Samsung and 512 Kingston VRAM DDR333), and I am looking to o/c my vid card since it's getting old and I'm thinking about getting a new one anyway (so it doesn't matter too much if it dies soon).

 

[Schadenfroh]

1. The FSB frequency o/c more than just the CPU, its safer to just play with the multiplyer, although, better performance can be achieved by manipulating both in the correct fasion
2. depends
3. you could probably get it to TI500 levels
4. dunno

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
1. The FSB frequency o/c more than just the CPU, its safer to just play with the multiplyer, although, better performance can be achieved by manipulating both in the correct fasion
2. depends
3. you could probably get it to TI500 levels
4. dunno

A GF3 Ti500 clocks at 200 core/450 memory. If you got a good one, you can probably go a little higher than that, if you have good case cooling. And you've already raised you cpu voltage, although up to 1.75 is fine for long-term use, as long as you have decent cooling. With the ram you have, going any higher is going to require cranking up the vdimm (ram voltage).

 

[DKlein]

As I haven't ever tried o/c'ing a vid card before (at least not seperately from the CPU), I'm a little unclear about the whole process. Fortunately as I said, I can afford to mess around with this card, but is there anything I ought to know before hand? For instance, when I look in the BIOS, all I find as far as the vid card is a freq option (currently at 66MHz), am I overlooking other options, how does that relate to the 200/450, and can you o/c the memory seperately from the core? Also is there anywhere I can go to find some information out on this?

 

[myocardia]

No, leave your agp frequency set at 66mhz. You overclock your video card through Windows. First, go here and download that file, then after you execute it, right-click on the desktop. Select Properties from the drop-down box that will appear, then go to Settings, then click on advanced. Click on GeForce3 Ti200 (always the tab that's in the back right), and there will now be a selection called Clock Frequencies. And using this way, that's designed into all nVidia video card drivers is way, way better in my opinion, than trying to use some third-party software, like Powerstrip.

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: myocardia
No, leave your agp frequency set at 66mhz. You overclock your video card through Windows. First, go here and download that file, then after you execute it, right-click on the desktop. Select Properties from the drop-down box that will appear, then go to Settings, then click on advanced. Click on GeForce3 Ti200 (always the tab that's in the back right), and there will now be a selection called Clock Frequencies. And using this way, that's designed into all nVidia video card drivers is way, way better in my opinion, than trying to use some third-party software, like Powerstrip.

Registry changes require a reboot before they become effective

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: Jeff7181

Originally posted by: myocardia
No, leave your agp frequency set at 66mhz. You overclock your video card through Windows. First, go here and download that file, then after you execute it, right-click on the desktop. Select Properties from the drop-down box that will appear, then go to Settings, then click on advanced. Click on GeForce3 Ti200 (always the tab that's in the back right), and there will now be a selection called Clock Frequencies. And using this way, that's designed into all nVidia video card drivers is way, way better in my opinion, than trying to use some third-party software, like Powerstrip.

Registry changes require a reboot before they become effective

I know that, but if he can't follow onscreen instructions, he doesn't need to be doing anything with that computer besides websurfing.

 

[DKlein]

Thanks guys. I got the program, and got my card to 240/497 before encountering slight graphical glitching. My 3DMark03 score went up from 983 to 1282 and there's been a significant change in smoothness in games.

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: myocardia

Originally posted by: Jeff7181

Originally posted by: myocardia
No, leave your agp frequency set at 66mhz. You overclock your video card through Windows. First, go here and download that file, then after you execute it, right-click on the desktop. Select Properties from the drop-down box that will appear, then go to Settings, then click on advanced. Click on GeForce3 Ti200 (always the tab that's in the back right), and there will now be a selection called Clock Frequencies. And using this way, that's designed into all nVidia video card drivers is way, way better in my opinion, than trying to use some third-party software, like Powerstrip.

Registry changes require a reboot before they become effective

I know that, but if he can't follow onscreen instructions, he doesn't need to be doing anything with that computer besides websurfing.

I don't believe coolbits tells you to reboot... does it?