Whats a normal video card temperature?
Right now I am running 48C with full high quality on right now.
I am planning to over clock it, I am just wondering what temperature should I look out for so my card doesn't go over its threshold.
I heard cards can take 100C just fine...
I am going to use this nTune to overclock everything.
I am also confused if you can help me with this, I have my card set with the most high quality image settings possible, and is there any reason to go to performance settings if I don't notice anything wrong with my frames?
I am guessing performance if your expeirencing frame issues...
I am planning to over clock it, I am just wondering what temperature should I look out for so my card doesn't go over its threshold.
I heard cards can take 100C just fine...
I am going to use this nTune to overclock everything.
I am also confused if you can help me with this, I have my card set with the most high quality image settings possible, and is there any reason to go to performance settings if I don't notice anything wrong with my frames?
I am guessing performance if your expeirencing frame issues...
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So basically I want the best performance of this card, its certified to be "overclocked" by bfg but... I dont think so.
I dont know... I just feel this card can do more..... you know what I mean? I dont feel I am utilizing its full potential.
I also can adjust the fan control, theres no harm making it run at 100% always right? Right now its on automatic, adjusts the fans speed for the card.
I mean if sound isnt a issue, I guess I can just put it on 100% speed
So what temperature should I get worried about tho and tone it down if it gets to high.
Overclocking my video card would increase performance of frame rates right? So means you can push your cards graphic settings higher?
And Overclocking your main proccessor of your system just makes everything work faster overall even the video card?
Also what do you do with your vertical sync option? Currently I have it at 3D application use and triple buffering ON
Having vsinc off allows higher framerates but is more stressful on your graphics card.
My monitor is set at 75hz refresh
If I was playing WoW and I had vsinc on then I'd be stuck at 60fps, but if I turned that off, hid my interface and went somewhere quiet I'd hit 600-700fps.
And as for overclocking a video card, does it take a very high temperature to fry a card or I guess it depends on the card there...
To fry a graphics card? Probably 150c+ which is a riddiculous temp, but its' not so much the temperature that fries it as the voltage. I don't know much about GPU voltages but to overclock you increase the voltage too, or that's part of it. The higher you go the higher the voltage and if that goes too high for the GPU to handle then it's gunna blow.
Well I guess your right, so in some games like WoW you would use vertical sync on I guess, and for crysis just leave it off.
I guess I will have to experiment a little.
Also on a offnote, how would you overclock your CPU, Mine is in my sig. I probably wont go this far but would like to know regardless
At stock speed my processor is 333Mhz (bus speed) multiplied by 8 (CPU multiplier) at about 1.3Volts. To overclock you change those, currently my bus speed is 450, multiplier 8 and the voltage about 1.45. 1.5V+ is the danger zone.
If you want to overclock your CPU you'll need most likely want to ask for more help before overclocking since its complicated and dangerous- Heck, I've learned everything I know from Icrontic
Thanks for the replies I will post back if I have anymore questions, currently working right now so might be awhile till I try this.
is it ok to install ntune with rivatuner going?
Yes. On the main RivaTuner page select "Customize..." under the "Target Adapter" section. Then click "Hardware Monitoring" to chart pretty much anything including real core/shader/memory frequencies, fan speed, framerate, and of course temperature. It is also highly configurable.
Yeah you can even put the temperature number in the task tray!
So much easier now. Just look at the task tray
Thanks