Check Overclock?

[Genix]

What is a good program to use to check if your overclock is working properly. I used to use 3DMark2001 SE (one specific test, the horse one) but that program stopped working on my computer for some reason. What do you guys use now?

 

[Metalloid]

I would go with 3Dmark03.

 

[Genix]

All of the tests? That takes a little long.

 

[Metalloid]

Originally posted by: Genix
All of the tests? That takes a little long.

Actually I would recommend looping it a few times. The first time around won't always show artifacts. Or you could try running the demo a few times if you find the tests to be boring.

 

[gururu]

3dmark03, as much flak as it is taking, has been my most recent choice. the most sensitive test(visually) to artifacts in my experience has been the scene where the chick enters the library above the ogre hideout. an unstable overclock will show a degraded backdrop (white specs over the blackness). therefore, it is not necessary to run the whole benchmark.

so, this will tell you at what speed artifacts become visually obvious, but it doesn't mean that the card will crash during games, so sacrificing visual quality for speed might be an option.

good luck

 

[Genix]

Thanks for the replies.

 

[AtomicDude512]

Originally posted by: Metalloid15
I would go with 3Dmark03.

Yeah. That test is so ridulously resource intensive it could make anything OC'ed screw up.

 

[zogg]

How about h-oda's wcpuid. It will tell you exactly what speed your cpu is running at among other things.
www.h-oda.com
h-odas wcpuid

 

[Genix]

How does that test if my vid card is overclocked too high?

 

[zogg]

you didnt say too high...you simply said properly. I assumed you ment what speed it was running at

 

[Genix]

Oh I meant I wanted something that would show me like white blocks or artifacts.

 

[Lonyo]

My horsie test fecks up, but all games and stuff run fine, so don't just use the test as an indicator.