oc'ing 6600gt

[towly]

I was wondering on an oc'ed 6600gt to get the core clock to 600mhz and the memory clock to 1100mhz, what kinda cooling would I need? Im assuming the stock cooling wouldn't suffice, I know that it comes with a 60mm fan.

right now im at like 1000mhz memory clock, and 540mhz core clock.

 

[Vampiric Rouge]

Well, Yes you will need a new HSF for your video card but there are 2 questions you have to ask yourself when picking out a HSF for a video card. 1: Do I need my other slots? 2: How cold do i want it? These two are both good.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835124006
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835116013

 

[Hairy_Lee]

i doubt that overclock would generate any extra heat; well not enough to warrant extra cooling. i would think that you only need extra cooling if you are gonna voltmod it

 

[towly]

what are some good programs I can use to monitor the temperature of my video card? Also, what is the temperature norm for a 6600gt?

 

[mrjack]

Well it depends on if the 6600GT has a temperature diod (s?), high end cards usually have those. When I want to know how hot my GFX card is I simply touch the heat sink.

 

[towly]

also would the first one work with my card? It doesn't say anything about being compatible with the 6600gt.

I know that each overclock depends on the card, but what is the major limiting factor when oc'ing a video card? Is it heat or is it something else?

 

[Archangel]

Well it depends on if the 6600GT has a temperature diod (s?), high end cards usually have those. When I want to know how hot my GFX card is I simply touch the heat sink.

as far as i know, you cant measure temperature with diodes. only with temperature dependant resistors.

ow, and go to the display drivers. the temperature shoud show up there

 

[apj101]

as far as i know, you cant measure temperature with diodes. only with temperature dependant resistors.

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ow, and go to the display drivers. the temperature shoud show up there

as far as i know, you cant measure temperature with drivers

 

[towly]

are heat pipes really that good or would it be better to go with this.

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=373042

also what limits oc'ing on video card, isnt it the amount of heat?

 

[towly]

bump

 

[Cromewell]

heat pipes work well, but that zalman probably does as well (haven't used it before).

Heat isn't the only factor. Some parts will only go to a certain speed before they stop working properly.

 

[Praetor]

That and voltage tweaks on videocards arent nearly as easy to do

 

[Archangel]

well.. i had a bios editing program for nvidia bios's. (i only used it to mess a bit with my old fx5200.) but i wouldnt risk blowing up a 6600GT.