How do I overclock my video card?

[Hahah307]

I have a Nvidia TNT2 M64 AGP. I just downloaded PowerStrip, but I can't figure out how to set the frequency. Any advise?

 

[MechEngineer]

right click on the powerstrip icon in the system tray.
click on advanced options
click on performance.....

tweak mainly the memory clock

This is typically where you will get the most bang for your buck.

bump it up a few mhz at a time testing at it at each new setting with a benchmark or intense 3d game. When it locks up....and it will eventually....back it down a few notches....

My TNT2 M64 card seems like would stand around 165-170 mhz on the memory clock. I could be confusing it with the core clock though.....

Anyhow, I ran mine about 150/165 most of the time.

 

[Deeko]

You use the Detonators for that, right? Search the boards for Coolbits, its the built in overclocking utility....I'd give you a link but I don't have one. But I know it's been talked about here before.

 

[xtreme2k]

use coolbits

no point using powerstrip

coolbit
much more easier since they are by nvidia

 

[Howard]

This is the file.

 

[MechEngineer]

The only problem with the Detonator3 drivers and the TNT 2 card is that although compatible, the benchmarks I have seen show a decrease in framerate in 3d games over their detonator 2 drivers. I am not sure the "coolbits" tweak will work on the Detonator 2 drivers. This is not a problem with the Geforce based chipsets....a big boost in performance over the Detonator 2 drivers.... .