Robert Murphy
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'Llo All,
Question: for those of you who overclock your V-card, have any of you actually 'succeeded' in causing damage to the hardware? Some say this is hard to do, others (and not just the card manufacturers) say this an easy way to nuke a good graphics card.
While I now own a 9800Pro, way back when when I owned a GeForce 256 I tried using Powerstrip to overclockin it moderately (so I thought). The result was I two transparent bands across the screen, that were a permanent new feature--after clocking right back to default, the bands remained; I even tested it on another monitor and in another PC.
BUT!! That was just a (very) old GeForce, perhaps these latest ATI cards are 'hardier.'
One last question for you overclockers: does your system run stably, and (be honest) aside from jacked up benchmarks, do you honestly notice faster performance in games or graphic design apps?
Any replies greatly appreciated,
Robert
Question: for those of you who overclock your V-card, have any of you actually 'succeeded' in causing damage to the hardware? Some say this is hard to do, others (and not just the card manufacturers) say this an easy way to nuke a good graphics card.
While I now own a 9800Pro, way back when when I owned a GeForce 256 I tried using Powerstrip to overclockin it moderately (so I thought). The result was I two transparent bands across the screen, that were a permanent new feature--after clocking right back to default, the bands remained; I even tested it on another monitor and in another PC.
BUT!! That was just a (very) old GeForce, perhaps these latest ATI cards are 'hardier.'
One last question for you overclockers: does your system run stably, and (be honest) aside from jacked up benchmarks, do you honestly notice faster performance in games or graphic design apps?
Any replies greatly appreciated,
Robert