Is it a good idea to overclock an unlocked Evga 6800???

[1stPersonTooter]

Has anyone unlocked & overclocked this card?

I just got a Evga 6800 and I'm not sure what to do with it. Is it best to overclock, unlock or both?

 

[hans030390]

Unlock as much as you can, then try OCing it.

 

[1stPersonTooter]

I heard it doesnt OC well after unlocking. Is that correct?

 

[Hacp]

Nope. You can still OC it. Just OC until you see artifacts then back down.

 

[1stPersonTooter]

Whats a good program to check for artifacs?

 

[Slicedbread]

You can unlock it and oc, but it doesnt seem to go very high. The "determine best settings" gives me like 6mhz on core and 25 on memory. But you can go higher. I keep it in the safe range of 350MHz. I think the reason it doesnt oc well is because it needs more pipes becuase of the extra pipes and vertex shader.

 

[Lord Banshee]

Rivatuner for Overclockiing and unlocking
ATI TOOL to test fir artifacts.


My evga will not overclock or unlock

 

[1stPersonTooter]

Wont OC or unlock? Bummer, I heard Evga's are usually good in that area

 

[1stPersonTooter]

Also, while we're on the topic of Evga 6800nu's...... whats the best aftermarket cooling device to use when OCn'?

 

[Powermoloch]

agp 6800 NUs = they can be unlocked and overclocked
PCI-e 6800 NUs = they can't be unlocked , but can be overclocked

 

[Crescent13]

Originally posted by: Powermoloch
agp 6800 NUs = they can be unlocked and overclocked
PCI-e 6800 NUs = they can't be unlocked , but can be overclocked

QFT!! What card do you have? AGP or PCI-e?

 

[Powermoloch]

Originally posted by: Crescent13

Originally posted by: Powermoloch
agp 6800 NUs = they can be unlocked and overclocked
PCI-e 6800 NUs = they can't be unlocked , but can be overclocked

QFT!! What card do you have? AGP or PCI-e?

WE NEED ANSWERS OR BE BANN3D :Q !

 

[1stPersonTooter]

AGP