BFG 6800 gt overclocking help pls

[Ironmanstl]

I am getting a 3dmark03 score of 11741 with system at stock cpu and stock video card speeds.

I have trouble making it thru 3dmark when turing it up to 400/1100.
What else would you suggest I do to make this setting more stable.
Sometimes it makes it thru 3dmark, but my score is lower than stock somehow.

preciate your help

Iron

 

[eVaoVe]

Maybe your card is one of the ones that aren't cut for OC/ing and if its giving you trouble then you should probably back off.

 

[INGlewood78]

What are your temps. I think its the heat

link

 

[Ironmanstl]

My idle temp is 53-55 core, 33 ambient
Haven't tried to check my temp during load.
Is there anyway to track full temp?

my case temp is around 25ish

 

[INGlewood78]

u can d/l rivatuner and it will record your temps for you during load

rivatuner

 

[kylebisme]

Originally posted by: Ironmanstl
I have trouble making it thru 3dmark when turing it up to 400/1100.
What else would you suggest I do to make this setting more stable.

Get a 6800ultra.

 

[Ironmanstl]

Originally posted by: TheSnowman

Originally posted by: Ironmanstl
I have trouble making it thru 3dmark when turing it up to 400/1100.
What else would you suggest I do to make this setting more stable.

Get a 6800ultra.

ur too quick for me...

 

[Keysplayr]

I heard somewhere that 350/1000 is super stable for 6800GT's.

 

[Ironmanstl]

Thanx for the link,

After running doom3 I max out around 71 core and 43 ambient

Will upping the agp voltage do anything?

 

[Ironmanstl]

Originally posted by: keysplayr2003
I heard somewhere that 350/1000 is super stable for 6800GT's.

Sorry I though I was in the Video forum where I could ask for help and not receive dum ass answers.

 

[INGlewood78]

try this demo..it taxes ur videocard much more than any game can do..

link

my card was running stable up to 90C...so it doenst seem like temperature is a problem for you. Is the videocard only connected to one rail? Do you have a good power supply? A volt mod might help, but I'd do that as a last resort. Other than that, you might have just gotten a poor overclocking card

 

[lordtyranus]

Non overclocking = suckage. These 6800 GT's can't match the x800 Pro anymore IMO.

 

[Adn4n]

I had the same problem as my scores dropped from 20k to 13k. In fact, I just resolved it 20 minutes ago. Get the latest chipset drivers from your manufacturer and install them. The ones from the mobo cd won't cut it.

 

[jim1976]

I assume that with a system like that you have a quality psu right? (especially when you o/c)
If this is true then I believe that it must be your card. Some of them are just poor@O/C even@Ultra speeds only. BTW what brand is it?
Temps seem normal at your case so...

 

[JBT]

Originally posted by: INGlewood78
try this demo..it taxes ur videocard much more than any game can do..

link

my card was running stable up to 90C...so it doenst seem like temperature is a problem for you. Is the videocard only connected to one rail? Do you have a good power supply? A volt mod might help, but I'd do that as a last resort. Other than that, you might have just gotten a poor overclocking card

Hmm I think its the exact opposite. My card gests hottest playing Far Cry along with other Dx9 games and rthdribl barely gets it to 73C. Weird.

 

[Ironmanstl]

Ill try the latest m/b drivers

Its a bfg 6800 gt oc so it is stock at 370/1000

My power supply is a thermaltake 480w, I assumed this would be all I would need?

thanx for the help so far guys

Iron

 

[INGlewood78]

I read somewhere that turning off fast right and/or AGP spread spectrum helped out in their overclock...

 

[Ironmanstl]

Well I figured out what was wrong...

With my MSI K8N neo2 (which is currently on its way back to the orient) the max I could get stable out of my card was 380/ 1020

I swapped out that board for an Asus A8V and now have no problem running at 400/ 1100
3dmark03 scores have jumped up to 12522.

Thanx for all your suggestions,
Iron