has anyone able to OC their 8600GT to 8600GTS sucessfully? how is the 3dmark score compare to 8600GTS stock ? near or no difference?

still can't use AA in CS:Source. Tried setting it manually in nVidia CP, also in CS:Source video options... but no luck.

8600gt
forceware 158.22
winxp sp2

any comments?

that is too hot.. by at least 10 C. my GTX idles at 71-75......... and at about 60 on load. so u must have a ventilation problem in your casing. your crashing problem sound like an overheating gc. just a hunch...... how about opening the side panel and see of the temp goes down. if not maybe ur fan is not working properly. did u set the fan speed to manual? maybe the gc fan was accidently set to slow RPM

just my 2 cents..

btw



new test using futuremark 2006......... 9067. i think the proc and ram is holding me down

new test.. weird really. last 2 weeks i ran the same test using the same driver only got 8064...................how suddenly rise by 1K.. bizarre

and another thing.when i OC this card the score is always lower than stock. what could be the problem?

This post has been edited by obefiend: May 15 2007, 10:49 PM

yo guys, im staying far from lyp, thus i can't make a decent survey on the gfx

i would like to get my hands on the 8800gts 320mb, but im not sure which brand is the best, and the lyp price for it.

If anyone can help me, i will be much appreciated.

Apart from stock 8800gts, i also would like to know about the OC version as well as the price for it too.

Thanks in advance..

go here
http://www.hardwarezone.com.my/priceguide/
to check latest prices in LYP stores

nah
game at higher reso.
forget ure proc.

i open my side panel and the temp stays the same. theres no fan control afaik to speed the fan up, and the fan is definitely working. (well its spinning) any other ideas?

i already posted in other thread what u need to do to fix ure problem with vista.

aye probably best to keep it all in the other thread. thanks for the help by the way ^^

[quote=cstkl1,May 16 2007, 01:11 AM]
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nah
game at higher reso.
forget ure proc.

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huh? high res games? i think 1680x1050 is gud enuff for me since the native res for my monitor is that. i was just trying to get some juice out of ths card. dont really see any difference post OC-ing.

as the question goes

how come the 3dmark goes down after OC... should it go up.. ram up the core to 700.........thats a good 100+ mhz faster than stock..

[quote=obefiend,May 16 2007, 04:32 AM]
nah
game at higher reso.
forget ure proc.

[/quote]

huh? high res games? i think 1680x1050 is gud enuff for me since the native res for my monitor is that. i was just trying to get some juice out of ths card. dont really see any difference post OC-ing.

as the question goes

how come the 3dmark goes down after OC... should it go up.. ram up the core to 700.........thats a good 100+ mhz faster than stock..

[/quote]
Graphics card no getting enough "juice" I mean voltage. When running 3DMark, is there any freezing or slowdown?

What "juice" mean here i think is da current run in da rail rather than da rail's voltage thought

Just wondering, anyone knows where i can get XFX 8600GTS here in Malaysia and would the ST56F be powerful enough to power up the 8600GTS or maybe the 320MB 8800GTS?

Hard to say, don't even know what PSU he's using.

The PSU is even enough to power 8800GTX with your current system spec, no worries. 8600GTS and 8800GTS consume more less power than GTX.

IMO, ST56F will be good , either 8600GTS or 8800GTS, even 8800GTX no problem with ST56F

Thanks..I was waiting for ATI all these time but was worried about the 8pin connector thingy from PSU and with the price of the 86series seems to be coming down slightly every now and then, i guess maybe its time to give it a try..Preferbly to get the 8600GT/GTS from XFX..

Well, in the other thread, most already confirm running HD2900XT with only 2 x 6 pins PCI-E connectors is possible to overclock, just only Overdrive feature is disabled. Maybe you should wait for awhile, who knows there will be any price drop.

Bros, the first DX10 demo game is out Lost Planet.

Download links from this thread:
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/443487#

Anyone can try this out on their 8 series cards and post some screenshots?

I oredi standby my Vista Rig, all it needs is a dx10 card...

I would not purchase a 8600series unless i could find the XFX or maybe other brand that offers a good price though..For now, i am getting tired of waiting for ATI to at least show us, the consumer, something more of the mid end series..Anything over 1k is totally out of my hands for now. Was eagerly waiting for the 8800 series to drop to about 900..lol..Then i can start to aim for one..


Not to mention, show us the difference in that game using those DX9 card as well..

This post has been edited by akachester: May 16 2007, 12:12 PM

I see. Who knows I might change in near future.