gpu

[rogueeskimo]

ok i overclocked my 7600 gpu a small bit...
core clock: from 580 MHz to 612 MHz
memory clock: from 1450 MHz to 1772 MHz

would it be safe to continue overclocking?

will i see any noticeable differences if i continue (3dmark 05's frame rates went up between 5-10 fps so far )

 

[PC eye]

Anytime you OC you actually place more stress on the hardware then would normally be seen. That does kind of shorten the life of the device(cpu, memory, video card) that is oced to any great extent.

 

[thealmightyone]

To be honest, you would get artifacts before your card would die. And obviously, you would want your overclock to be stable, so you would drop your overclock down a bit.

 

[Rambo]

Anytime you OC you actually place more stress on the hardware then would normally be seen. That does kind of shorten the life of the device(cpu, memory, video card) that is oced to any great extent.

So, what about my overclock then? I went from 1.86 Ghz to 3.25 Ghz. How much (approx.) life has been taken away? 50%? 25%?

 

[PC eye]

So, what about my overclock then? I went from 1.86 Ghz to 3.25 Ghz. How much (approx.) life has been taken away? 50%? 25%?

You don't necessarily lose life out of a cpu at a few ocs. But the continual stress will degrade hardwares over a period of time. The one thing that will have the most effect is ocing with higher temps. You want effective cooling inplace there. Obviously some hardwares are better for ocing then others.

 

[m0nk3ys1ms]

You don't necessarily lose life out of a cpu at a few ocs. But the continual stress will degrade hardwares over a period of time. The one thing that will have the most effect is ocing with higher temps. You want effective cooling inplace there. Obviously some hardwares are better for ocing then others.

Which is why they say high voltage kills your CPU, since it generates more heat. Rambo, isn't your overclock on stock voltage, or close to it?

@Roughskeemo. Just watch your temperatures, and run 3DMark06 or something and see how stable your overclock is.

 

[PC eye]

I never touch the core voltage and still see higher cpu temps when spinning the 3500+ here up a few notches. That takes the 34-35C idle usually seen and gets upto about 48-50C easy enough. You can grab the free but limited version of 3DMark06 at http://www.download.com/3001-2121_4-10492453.html?idl=n

The one main thing to keep an eye is temps alright. If you see those go too far your cpu will backclock itself. On the older models the cpu would simply cook if pushed too far.

 

[jljhlhl]

From what I've seen, people upgrade their hardware before it dies. OCing or not.

 

[diduknowthat]

I've pushed my GPU from 500 stock, to 625 before without seeing a significant increase in idle temp (45 to 48). But i didn't keep it there just cause I wouldn't feel safe with it that high.

 

[m0nk3ys1ms]

My 7600GS is 400/400 stock, and I got it to 629/431 rock solid stable.

 

[PC eye]

That's what to look for. You don't want to see things wandering all over the place when giving the system a little boost by ocing. The newer boards and cpus have made things easier for this.

 

[34erd]

Which is why they say high voltage kills your CPU, since it generates more heat. Rambo, isn't your overclock on stock voltage, or close to it?

@Roughskeemo. Just watch your temperatures, and run 3DMark06 or something and see how stable your overclock is.

You can kill a CPU with just voltage, it's not only heat that does it.

 

[PC eye]

You can kill a CPU with just voltage, it's not only heat that does it.

If you raise the core voltage too much your cpu will wander into oblivion.