is coolbits...detect optimal frequency based on temp increase

[otispunkmeyer]

ok so i tunr on my rig this mornin...its 18 degrees c in my room, the ambient temp of my 6800gt is only 22 degrees when i get into windows..out of curiosity i use detect optimal frequncies....it says 421mhz core and 1.14Ghz mem

later on when things have gotten warmed up abit, still 19 degrees in room, jus come out of a CS:S feast and detect optimal frequency again out of curiosity.... this time it reports 404mhz core and 1.11ghz mem

so is cool bits simply going on predicted heat increase or something?

 

[mattsaccount]

It's not very accurate--the only way to be sure is to OC and see if there are artifacts. It can often give a "ballbark" estimate, but don't take the figures it reports as gospel.