Nvidia Geforce 5500 FX Overclock

P11 · 11-04-2004, 05:54 PM

I want to overclock my card but i want to know where i can get the program and if its actually worth it...and i am also wondering if there could be any cooling porblems with the card after its overclock

>>>Geforce 5500FX 256 DDR

4W4K3 · 11-04-2004, 06:54 PM

Google: coolbits
It's a register tweak for nvidia cards that lets you overclock it and a few other features.
There is no "cooling program" for the video card. You will have to go out and buy a heatsink and fan to fit your card if it ends up overheating. A temp probe would be convenient to check every once in a while during a game to see if you need a cooling upgrade.

nyoung356 · 11-04-2004, 08:59 PM

my nividia fx 5700 came with an overclocking program built into the driver, kinds of nifty works well, you might go to the nvidia website and download the new driver for all graphics cards. the driver basiclly supports all the nvidia cards, and should give you the nividia overclocking program

Blue · 11-04-2004, 09:07 PM

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my nividia fx 5700 came with an overclocking program built into the driver, kinds of nifty works well, you might go to the nvidia website and download the new driver for all graphics cards. the driver basiclly supports all the nvidia cards, and should give you the nividia overclocking program

It doesn't

4W4K3 · 11-04-2004, 09:41 PM

once again...Google = coolbits. It supports ALL nvidia cards with DetonatorXP drivers i believe. Ran on my MX-440 with regular nvidia drivers just fine. I remember my overclock too, 350/500

decent little card lol.

Blue · 11-04-2004, 10:15 PM

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once again...Google = coolbits. It supports ALL nvidia cards with DetonatorXP drivers i believe.

Listen to this guy :-).. coolbits and coolbits 2 work well for detonator and Forceware drivers. and only needs a quick double click to add to the registry and usualy does not require a reboot. fast easy and it's great! :-)

P11 · 11-04-2004, 11:25 PM

so is it worth to overclock my card and will their be any cooling problems?

and can anyone explain to me how coolbits works.

4W4K3 · 11-04-2004, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by P11

so is it worth to overclock my card and will their be any cooling problems?

and can anyone explain to me how coolbits works.

If you overclock your card it will heat up more, but with decent cooling it should be O.K. I dont think you would need a massive coolerunless u plan on voltmodding.
Coolbits is just a registry tweak..double click it, say OK, and its done. then just go into card properties and start overclocking. very simple.

Blue · 11-04-2004, 11:44 PM

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so is it worth to overclock my card and will their be any cooling problems?

In some cases yes and other cases no :-).. and as far as heat goes it really depends on a few factors. case,vga cooler, how much you overclock, case fans.

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and can anyone explain to me how coolbits works.

It's real simple actualy.. Download it and double click it and it adds what's needed to the registry and then you simply go into the Nvidia control panel and you'll notice a bunch of new stuff :-).. you'll have more advanced controls over your video cards advanced settings and overclock ability and temperature settings for those gpu's that apply.

Look here to see the overclock settings in the control panel
http://www.avdesignpro.com/coolbits.JPG

P11 · 11-04-2004, 11:59 PM

ok i got another question i went to overclock menu and then should i change it to Performance (3D) and then auto detect -when i did this my card rasied from 270/303 and 400/470 is that good for my card ? Once again auto detect did these settings

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4W4K3 VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Lewisville, TX Age: 20 Posts: 6,875	Google: coolbits It's a register tweak for nvidia cards that lets you overclock it and a few other features. There is no "cooling program" for the video card. You will have to go out and buy a heatsink and fan to fit your card if it ends up overheating. A temp probe would be convenient to check every once in a while during a game to see if you need a cooling upgrade. __________________ My Computer I choose to believe what I was programmed to believe. Can I eat your brain? FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358

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4W4K3 VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Lewisville, TX Age: 20 Posts: 6,875	once again...Google = coolbits. It supports ALL nvidia cards with DetonatorXP drivers i believe. Ran on my MX-440 with regular nvidia drivers just fine. I remember my overclock too, 350/500 decent little card lol. __________________ My Computer I choose to believe what I was programmed to believe. Can I eat your brain? FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358

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P11 VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Toronto Age: 19 Posts: 1,309	so is it worth to overclock my card and will their be any cooling problems? and can anyone explain to me how coolbits works. __________________ Asus K8V-SE Deluxe AMD 64 3400+ 2.56 Ghz Cosair 1.5 GB PC-3200 400Mhz Enermax 535W/SLI-Ready/12V @38A 250GB Western Digital HD 8mb cache IDE 320GB Western Digital My Book Premium External HD Sony DVD+RW/+R Double Layer burner drive Logitech MX5000 Bluetooth Combo ATI X850XT 256MB ;) Diablotek Samurai ATX Case 3DMark03 PC Exposure : www.pcexposure.com Last edited by P11; 11-04-2004 at 11:29 PM.

11-04-2004, 11:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
P11 VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Toronto Age: 19 Posts: 1,309	ok i got another question i went to overclock menu and then should i change it to Performance (3D) and then auto detect -when i did this my card rasied from 270/303 and 400/470 is that good for my card ? Once again auto detect did these settings __________________ Asus K8V-SE Deluxe AMD 64 3400+ 2.56 Ghz Cosair 1.5 GB PC-3200 400Mhz Enermax 535W/SLI-Ready/12V @38A 250GB Western Digital HD 8mb cache IDE 320GB Western Digital My Book Premium External HD Sony DVD+RW/+R Double Layer burner drive Logitech MX5000 Bluetooth Combo ATI X850XT 256MB ;) Diablotek Samurai ATX Case 3DMark03 PC Exposure : www.pcexposure.com

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