successfully overclocked my 9800gt

AbnormalCreatio · 02-12-2009, 10:43 AM

with rivatuner, i went from stock speeds at 600/1500/900 to 650/1650/950

at first i did 740/1740/1030, and that got my 3dmark06 score up an extra 300 points :) but it wasnt too stable. thats a fair bit more than i have now, think i can squeeze out any more mhz?

its runnin about 60 degrees celcius under load with fan speed at 100%. (my room is fairly cold, it helps)

Capricorn1 · 02-12-2009, 06:41 PM

You might want to think about an aftermarket cooler like the Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 Rev 2. I bought one of those + the extra fans and mine now idles at 38-39C and only gets up to about 44-47C under load. Prior to installing the new cooler, it idled at 71-73C and went to the mid to high 70C/ low 80C range in games.

**Jtsou** · 02-12-2009, 07:04 PM

I got my 8800GT(comparable to the 9800GT) to 700/1750/1000 no sweat, its an eVGA though. Make sure you link the core and shader clocks. And also make sure your fan is at least 70-100%.

02-12-2009, 10:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
AbnormalCreatio Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 31 OS: vista business 64 bit	successfully overclocked my 9800gt with rivatuner, i went from stock speeds at 600/1500/900 to 650/1650/950 at first i did 740/1740/1030, and that got my 3dmark06 score up an extra 300 points :) but it wasnt too stable. thats a fair bit more than i have now, think i can squeeze out any more mhz? its runnin about 60 degrees celcius under load with fan speed at 100%. (my room is fairly cold, it helps)

02-12-2009, 06:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
Capricorn1 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 5 OS: Vista Ultimate 64-bit SP1	Re: successfully overclocked my 9800gt You might want to think about an aftermarket cooler like the Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 Rev 2. I bought one of those + the extra fans and mine now idles at 38-39C and only gets up to about 44-47C under load. Prior to installing the new cooler, it idled at 71-73C and went to the mid to high 70C/ low 80C range in games. Last edited by Capricorn1; 02-12-2009 at 06:43 PM.

02-12-2009, 07:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jtsou Hardware Specialist Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Louisburg, NC Posts: 1,214 OS: Vista Home Premium SP1 My System	Re: successfully overclocked my 9800gt I got my 8800GT(comparable to the 9800GT) to 700/1750/1000 no sweat, its an eVGA though. Make sure you link the core and shader clocks. And also make sure your fan is at least 70-100%. __________________ CPU-Z-----GPU-Z-----CoreTemp-----Speedfan