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    Should I...

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by DarkMortar, Aug 4, 2007.

  1. DarkMortar

    DarkMortar Notebook Consultant

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    Should i overclock my 8600gt? When i feel that vents after 20min of gaming it feels very hot, really hot, and the bottom. I hear this is normal, well its ok if its hot, as long as my components are protected. So, i heard temps wont really rise if i overclock this gpu, but im afraid of stressing it too far.

    If i should overclock, what should i use? ATI tool? I have overlock my 7600gs on my desktop with coolbits.

    Also most importantly, what drivers should i used, i currently use the stock dell drivers, because they work, i tried one from laptop2video.com and it ended up to where none of my games worked so it made me furious, so i got the dell drivers back on and all is fine now. Also, if i OC will my battery life be destroyed? Or does it matter? Because when im on battery i dont game anyway, but i was just hoping the performance clocks dont interfere with vista gfx clock speeds.

    thanx.
     
    DarkMortar, Aug 4, 2007
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    caveman017 Notebook Consultant

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    Well if you use ATI tool, nothing will happen... as it is a nVidia video card.

    I think Coolbits is the nVidia program
     
    caveman017, Aug 4, 2007
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    DarkMortar Notebook Consultant

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    yeah but i see people on this froums who use it on nvidia
     
    DarkMortar, Aug 4, 2007
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  4. Rodster

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    I use coolbits on my nVidia card and it works great. Here's a link on how activate it as it's there when you install the drivers.

    http://oc3dmark.octeams.com/tip02.html

    You can also try Rivatuner. I'm using v2.01 and it allows for overclocking, controls fan speed and several other things.
     
    Rodster, Aug 4, 2007
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