OCing XFX 6800 XT

[bromro]

Does anyone have a 6800 XT and has overclocked it?

[Miker]

Linux quote is great.

I never OCed my 6800 though.

[werty316]

I used to have a 6800 vanilla which I did overclock.

[Andrew1990]

Well I got the XFX 6800XT XXX Edition, and before it started to overheat I was able to get it up to 450/1100 but mileage may vary depending on the card. I am probably going to throw a few fans in my case to see if I can cool it enough to overclock again because it helped somewhat in games.

[bromro]

My card idles at 50 degrees, should i try to OC?

[Andrew1990]

Mine idles at about 55C and load is at 70C but I dont have any fans in my case besides the CPU fan. I am going to put back the 80mm exhaust fans that were there before and see what happens. Just make sure the video card doesnt go over 70C under load.

[hatakezetsumei]

What are your temps under load? Also if you are in the U.S. and i think XFX covers the 6 series with there over clockers warranty then i would do it. But thats just me.

[bromro]

Is there an over clockers warranty in Canada?

[Miker]

Yes, that is North America.

[Andrew1990]

well, the worst that can happen is it burns out and you are out a video card for a few weeks until the RMA process returns one to you.

[bromro]

So my load temp is around 60, core clock 350, mem clock 1000, and the fan is set to 53%.

[Ranzear]

See sig :grin:

Ran Lost Coast no sweat and Oblivion with some major tweaking and the FPS Optimizer mod. Temps were ???

[Andrew1990]

See sig :grin:

Ran Lost Coast no sweat and Oblivion with some major tweaking and the FPS Optimizer mod. Temps were ???


Be weary though, I believe some AGP 6800xts used a different core than the PCIe version. It really depended on the manufacturer so you might not get an overclock like this.

Although I could get the same overclock as him so you should be able to get to those timings.


Also I am about to say farewell to my mighty 6800xt for the replacement of a 8600gt...

Farewell

[Miker]

Be weary though, I believe some AGP 6800xts used a different core than the PCIe version. It really depended on the manufacturer so you might not get an overclock like this.

Although I could get the same overclock as him so you should be able to get to those timings.


Also I am about to say farewell to my mighty 6800xt for the replacement of a 8600gt...

Farewell

I would get a 7950GT 512m not a 8600GT, as the 7950GT will be better unless you need DX10.

[Ranzear]

I would get a 7950GT 512m not a 8600GT, as the 7950GT will be better unless you need DX10.
I would go 8-series anyway, unless you want a really cheap (inexpensive) card.

Technically they're 'last-series' now. Lucky I stick of even-numbers only anyway.