Bad overclock result for a GF3 Ti 200?

[PastorDan]

I just got a new VisionTek GF3 Ti200. The highest I can get it to go is 185/440. Doesn't that seem a little on the low side? (Yes, I know overclocking is a gamble, but this seems to be the lowest I've heard of.) Does anyone else have another GF3 Ti200 which is similarly limited in its OC'ing ability?

PastorDan

 

[jiffylube1024]

I have an MSI GF3 Ti200. Mine goes to 220/500 rock stable. Less stable is 235/520 ; 240 core does not work without artifacts and 540 mem definately does not work for me. I just tried o/cing my friends MSI Ti200; his goes to 240 core without breaking a sweat and 260 core with artifacts (but still works!!) his memory is ludacris, it goes to 550 without breaking a sweat!

As for your o/cing problem; make sure that you have ample case cooling and you're not running it in a hot place. I cannot believe your core only goes up to 185; the only thing that I can think of why that would happen is because the HSF isn't connected properly; if you get a crystal orb and install it with arctic silver/alumina, or just unattach and reattachthe HSF with better thermal compound it should go a lot higher. As for the memory; GF3 Ti200 memory is rated to run at 500 so 440 seems very low.

 

[BFG10K]

Overclocking always varies and is never guaranteed. Sometimes you will get a dud and there's nothing you can do about it.

 

[minipow]

how do you figure out how fast the ram is supposed to run at? should ti200's have 4ns or 5ns ram?

 

[DoubleL]

Could be wrong but I would say you have a problem looking for a place to happen, No I have never seen a Ti200 that wouldn't clock over 200, I would say it could have a problem just at 175 and has a short life, Have you checked to see if the heatsink fan might be warped and not making a full contact

 

[nj]

I just got a new Visiontek GF2 Ti 200 and my GPU is stuck at around 200. Anything more and I get some major problems. However my ram went to 500. I'm happy at that, but after all I've read I was sure I was going to get a lot more. Luck of the draw I guess.

 

[dakata24]

sorry to hear.. what are you using for system cooling?

my gainward gf3 ti200 gs is running at 250/550 stock cooling.. the gainwards/leadteks seem to be the better overclockers.. but still, a gf3 ti200 is no slouch even at stock speeds.