Overclocking my video cards

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   My video cards are overclocked at 680/1152. I ran crysis at 1920x1200 all very high and my cards were at 62 C. Getting around 27fps. Should I overclock some more, whats the average temp on gpus at max stress?

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Rolet Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 02 May 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 287	Quote Reply Topic: Overclocking my video cards Posted: 10 Sep 2008 at 6:47pm
	My video cards are overclocked at 680/1152. I ran crysis at 1920x1200 all very high and my cards were at 62 C. Getting around 27fps. Should I overclock some more, whats the average temp on gpus at max stress?
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Clinton Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 08 Sep 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 298	Quote Reply Posted: 10 Sep 2008 at 7:18pm
	That's getting up there, you could probably get a little more out of them though. Just be careful and watch them. Edited by Clinton - 10 Sep 2008 at 7:18pm


Kelly Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Digital Storm Customer Service Joined: 13 May 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 791	Quote Reply Posted: 10 Sep 2008 at 7:49pm
	nah, you can go higher... those cards can run at 80+ without issues.

Rolet Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 02 May 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 287	Quote Reply Posted: 10 Sep 2008 at 8:53pm
	Awesome. I'll see what I can do tomorrow.
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Clinton Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 08 Sep 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 298	Quote Reply Posted: 10 Sep 2008 at 10:46pm
	Are you using EVGA Precision to do this?


Rolet Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 02 May 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 287	Quote Reply Posted: 10 Sep 2008 at 11:05pm
	ESA, using precision to monitor temps.
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Clinton Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 08 Sep 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 298	Quote Reply Posted: 10 Sep 2008 at 11:09pm
	Oh, very nice. Definitely see what you can do with these cards.


Rolet Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 02 May 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 287	Quote Reply Posted: 12 Sep 2008 at 9:23am
	I have question about the card fan. My cards are currently at 60% fan speed, I hear recommendations of setting it to 80%. Would setting it at that speed make my computer louder? Cause its already loud Also would it degrade the card faster at that speed?
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MarkNY Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 13 Dec 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 476	Quote Reply Posted: 12 Sep 2008 at 9:47am
	I'm not sure what you mean by card fan. Do you mean the fans on the radiators? They should be silent. If both of your GPU are watercooled, there is no way to adjust the fans (because there are none).

Rolet Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 02 May 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 287	Quote Reply Posted: 12 Sep 2008 at 1:24pm
	I OC them to 700/1728 and it ran smoothly in heavy fire with crysis. My temps were 64-66 and 68 sometimes. I got 38-40 fps all very high. Huge improvement!
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Kelly Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Digital Storm Customer Service Joined: 13 May 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 791	Quote Reply Posted: 12 Sep 2008 at 2:25pm
	I would consider bumping up the fans, you can use esa to make the profile to where if the cards hit 65, then it turns the fans to full speed (yes, it will be a little louder), but when it hits 62, then it turns down to 50%, and then in the 50's or lower, you can have it set to turn down to 30%.

Rolet Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 02 May 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 287	Quote Reply Posted: 12 Sep 2008 at 3:22pm
	I really don't understand these profile things, I set the rule for both cards to increase fan at 100% when they reach 65. Could we talk about this over the phone? Could use some help on making some policies to make my rig more efficient and also quieter when I'm not gaming. Edited by Rolet - 12 Sep 2008 at 3:31pm
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Jail Bird Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 17 Sep 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 63	Quote Reply Posted: 27 Sep 2008 at 7:48pm
	Can DS only overclock the gpu safely, w/o oc'ing the cpu/ram ?
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DST4ME Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DS ELITE Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 36758	Quote Reply Posted: 27 Sep 2008 at 8:08pm
	yes but its better to OC the CPU then the GPU, faster PC makes lots more difference then faster GPU, also GPU-s get really hot and you have to counter that.
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