juz want to ask,i should OC or not my newly bought GPU??

my simple pc specs are :
DELL 530s (intel e2200)
NEW! Sapphire HD 5570 (Low Profile)
250w AcBel PSU (stock)
standard fan (stock)

p/s : i need feedback from LYN otai

This post has been edited by qiffahsnissuh: Sep 7 2010, 10:14 PM

yes u should...

turn off the fan and oc it to the max for extra performance!!!

250w AcBel PSU ??????

turn off the fan??how can??
should i use catalyst centre of atitool to OC it??

hahhaa...
i know sound crazy...
but its my only choice...
if i set the fan to 100%,will it drain more power from psu??

yeah push that baby till the psu blows

yippy

nice guide from u..

how much do you think you can gain from OCing that 5570? a low performance graphic card after OCing is still low performance graphic card.

low end GC or not,still increase the performance...
mybe 10-15 fps increases is acceptable for me...

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Added on September 8, 2010, 12:54 pmi've juz realised...that u all is toying me...
sorry for my idiocy....


This post has been edited by qiffahsnissuh: Sep 8 2010, 12:54 PM

hehe. 10 - 15 fps gain? i doubt it.

and just to make sure, i did a little homework.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-5570-review/21

10-15fps? If that's the case no one would bother buying mid range cards

ok...i believe in you...
hahhaa...sorry2

my earlier comment was based on my experience.

I used to OC GCs, every GC i get will be OCed. I still do GC OC but I spend less time on them, and often just the initial stages during testing.

I couldn't be bothered to spend time on it, boosting 100mhz - 200mhz (core / mem shader) is offers little performance boost. 10-15 fps boost is too huge a gain, nowadays OCing i find i get like ~3fps most often. if' it's 18fps to 21fps then it's pointless. if it's already above 45 fps average most of the time then additional frames is just purely feel good, at least to me it is.

btw that link was to just add the nail to the coffin.

*oh and to add, that's not to say 5 - 10 fps boost isn't impossible, if you're really into it you could get it but depends on the card. You see that cards like GTX 470 can get quite some boost but that also depends on how far you push it, what details of the game and even what game engine is running. balblablablabla. like what i mentioned earlier, pusing 18fps to 25fps is pointless since average at 25 mean you'll face lag quite often. upping 45 fps to 55 fps would be pointless to since it's going to be fast most of the time.

looks like u have many exp in OCing..
mind if i asked,if i set the fan into 100%(default is 20%) will it drain many watt from my psu??
and will it be any difference??

i wouldn't worry about fan speed power drain at all.

The fan doesn't draw a lot of power and running it at 100% would keep your temps slightly lower but in return, it might be noisy.

will it reduce the fan's life??

Yes, for sure it will. you can try google the lifespan of 120mm fan, u will get better answers from there

If you're worried just invest on after market coolers or water cooling like our moderator here, Mr. metsatsu

just keep in mind that EVERY single component on your computer will have lifespan reduced as long as you're using them.

but before that,i still need to upgrade my psu...
do you know where to find 350w psu for slimcase??
at LYN cn also...