Overclocking 8600 gts

dolmaface · 04-02-2008, 05:27 PM

i overclocked my cpu, and now i want to overclock my 8600 gts. I did some research on it finding for the 8600 in particular 40 C is cool, 50- 60 C is normal, and 70- 80 C is Hot. For some reason though when i overclock the card, even to 800 mhz, the temperatures stay the same. i checked on nvidia monitor and gpu- Z. Same results from both. I'm using and antec 900, case fans all on high, and gpu fan on about 60 percent. Is this normal, safe?

1 g0t 0wn3d · 04-02-2008, 05:30 PM

it should idle the same but the loads may be different

a few mhz really dont make much of a temp difference

WyrDOuT · 04-07-2008, 07:21 AM

Well Dolmaface...

Overclocking your GPU and CPU will not cause the Temps to go up until U put a load on them.. Load a game or 3D application and run it for about 20 or 30 minutes and then check your temps....

04-02-2008, 05:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
dolmaface Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 35 OS: vista home premium 64 bit	Overclocking 8600 gts i overclocked my cpu, and now i want to overclock my 8600 gts. I did some research on it finding for the 8600 in particular 40 C is cool, 50- 60 C is normal, and 70- 80 C is Hot. For some reason though when i overclock the card, even to 800 mhz, the temperatures stay the same. i checked on nvidia monitor and gpu- Z. Same results from both. I'm using and antec 900, case fans all on high, and gpu fan on about 60 percent. Is this normal, safe?

04-02-2008, 05:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
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04-07-2008, 07:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
WyrDOuT Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: West Virginia Posts: 9 OS: Windows XP (Screw Vista)	Re: Overclocking 8600 gts Well Dolmaface... Overclocking your GPU and CPU will not cause the Temps to go up until U put a load on them.. Load a game or 3D application and run it for about 20 or 30 minutes and then check your temps....