Overclocking???

[Verakum]

hello mi friends from ngemu, i resently read here something about overclocking your video card and im wondering what does overclocking your video card mean?, also what is the difference about using your video card with or without overclock?... plz i really would like to know.

[thc]

a) You're going to find this post somewhere in hardware when some mod gets here
b) tell us what's Your GFX.

[Verakum]

Originally Posted by thc

a) You're going to find this post somewhere in hardware when some mod gets here
b) tell us what's Your GFX.

i have an ati radeon X550 256mb

[Nachbrenner]

I don't read the magic word "PCSX2" in this question.
Hence i move this to hardware discussion

[Verakum]

Originally Posted by thc

a) You're going to find this post somewhere in hardware when some mod gets here
b) tell us what's Your GFX.

i have an ati radeon X550 256mb

btw: sorry about this im stil new at this forum thing :P

[thc]

download ATItool
read for example this

and then about posting see this :P

UPDATE:
Linked wrong ATItool... new one here

[Verakum]

Originally Posted by thc

download ATItool
read for example this

and then about posting see this :P

UPDATE:
Linked wrong ATItool... new one here

ok thx for the info, but i still have a question, what does it do, it improves your video card from 256(me) to 512 or something?
is it dangerous for your video card?

[thc]

well... You can make Your GFX burn If You overdo it... however not when You do it in little steps as explained in that post I linked.
It'll make it faster 256 is onboard memory of GFX that can't be changed.
GPU (like CPU however on graphic card) has it's speed in MHz and if You increase it You're increasing speed in which it render crap to Your screen. same thing goes for memory.

[tuanming]

I don't think 256mb and 512mb make a difference in PCSX2... But it does make a big difference if you're playing a pc game at 1600X1200 resolutions and up...bigger resolution means more mb to fill those pixels!

[andrew733]

how do i overclock my nvidia geforce fx 5500 256mb card ???

[Clements]

Simplest way is to use either Coolbits (enables hidden overclocking settings in the NV control panel through a registry mod) or Rivatuner (3rd party tweak utility for graphics cards).

These are all available at http://www.guru3d.com

I suggest you read some basic material on overclocking unless you wish to brick your graphics card.

[Cid Highwind]

Overclocking is like cracking the whip on your videocard's back. You are letting it work harder than the manufacturer intended it to.

Certain cards have a lot of headroom, like my 7800GS, which can run at 485/1485 as opposed to the standard 375/1200 (core speed/memory speed).

Others don't overclock at all, read up something more and google your videocard + overclocking to see what the results of others are. Don't overdo it or you'll simply fry your card. Also, it will draw more power, so your power supply has to be up for it.