Burn baby burn... Overclockers, read this !

3615buck

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Just got a "little" problem...
My brand new Creative Labs Geforce 2 GTS is dead...
It did not like overclocking...

I don't understand, it was not set so high, from default 200-333 core/memory to 220-380 on a 73 FSB (146/2).

I had been running it at that speed for 3 weeks without any problem, but my first heavy Unreal Tournament session (2 hours) was apparently too hard for my poor little card...

Did anybody have this kind of problem ?

Is there any chance I get a new one from Creative or will they see immediately that the card was overclocked and say the warranty is voided because of this ?

I'm now using a good old Matrox mystique with 2Mb RAM !!!
Waoooooooooooooooooooooow ! FAST !!!
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PistachioByAzul

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This is why video card overclocking is dumb. It's so easy to fry your card, and for what, 5% higher fps in Quake3?
 

Viper GTS

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My GF2 GTS has been happily running at 220/400 for months on end.

I would try to RMA it. They shouldn't be able to tell it was OC'd, & I sincerely doubt your overclocking it is what made it die. 220/380 is pretty weak as far as GF2 overclocks go.

Besides, what's the worst they can tell you? No?

Viper GTS