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Name: moko24
Date: July 6, 2005 at 11:49:36 Pacific
Subject: overclocking the geforce
OS: XP
CPU/Ram: celeron 1.2
Comment:

hi,

i have a geforce fx5200, which i ran the overclocking detection tool which put it on 323 for the core clock and 482 for the memory clock.

the thing is i tried a couple of games and they kinda "hiccup" but the 3d does run faster.

is there anyway of enjoying the speed without thses hiccups?

thanks.


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Response Number 1
Name: jam
Date: July 6, 2005 at 12:40:09 Pacific
Reply: (edit)

It's supposed to run at what...250/400??

Try experimenting...back off a little & see if it still "hiccups". Try something like 300/450, 320,/460, etc. It's all trial & error.

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Response Number 2
Name: UpAndComing
Date: July 6, 2005 at 13:04:33 Pacific
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yeah, i've learned/decided that the best way to overclock is over a VERY long period of time, for GPUs and CPUs. Because stress tests are good if you've just made a change (I use Prime95 for my CPU and 3Dmark03 on a loop for my GPU), and if the overclock passes that test, I'll leave it and just use the computer normally for a few weeks. That's the only true, field-work type test.

good luck!


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Response Number 3
Name: Dumb Geek (by bitboy)
Date: July 6, 2005 at 18:21:30 Pacific
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5200 is a pretty low end card. even you OC it, i still think that it wont make much difference.

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Response Number 4
Name: skyfear
Date: July 7, 2005 at 21:28:48 Pacific
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323/482!? Holy Jesus that's some massive OCing... you must have an igloo for a case to get it to run stable. If you're getting hiccups as you call them, back down by about 5 MHZ at a time and run your games for hours. If you get to a point where your comp's been going hot for awhile and you get no graphical issues, hold it at that speed. OCing takes a long time.


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