how do i oc my GC?
and how stable is it?
can oc GC burn my GC?

using ATI Tool or Riva Tuner to Overclock.
To test their stability, use ATI Tool , or try to run games over 4hours will all max setting.
OC will overheat your gc and...burn

im using GC XFX 8600GT DDR3 Zalman fan
intel 945PL mobo
proc Pentium D 2.8

ohh..so...no problem

d best is rivatuner...and for monitoring and stability testing...u can use ATI tool. In rivatuner...for optimal oc...u must use d shader overclock...if your card is good, by adjusting shader clock..u can achieve very high performance. U can also use 3dmark in loops for long run testing...especially to find artifacts.

aiyoh scare people only you.

i OC and if overheat then at most it crash lor.

not come by anyone that burned GC out of OCing.

@ goldfries

How far normally u can oc 8600gt - GPU and Memory

can somebody give me a simple guide as to how to use rive tuner, as i cant understand any that i have read...

1. use some software to OC

2. as long as it dont crash or burn then will be alright

3. it can burn ur GC, but not that fast, every GC hv somethings like a failed-safe, once it reach certain temp it GC will crash or shutdown restart like that.

see this thread be4 u really want to OC >> http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/317047

keke..depend on which card. forget to mention

Albatron 8600GT 655/850
Albatron 8600GT (new version) 695 / 825
Galaxy 8600GT OC Edition 660/860

Hope it helps:
http://www.vaguesoft.com/users/dwood/blog/...rials/rivatuner

how bout XFX 8600GT with Zalman fan?

XFX this brand is good, has good OCbility, you can try it yourself. But at your OWN RISK.

REMEMBER!!

once OC, it will void the warranty of ur graphic card, means no more warranty, if u burn ur GC, TAKE CARE.

Correction.Oc will not void your warranty.Only Damage done by Oc will void your warranty.But there are some company that includeds Oc damage in their warranty such as BFG and Xfx.

yah, those are their PROS for BFG , XFX.
Evga also right ?

really?? then i'm gonna burn my GC in fire and get a new one

Burn it then surely no warranty. No company will give such warranty if you burn down your GC

OC won't burn your GC, as Goldfries said earlier, the most it'll crash.

i though there were someone said that software oc won't void warranty...unless you flush bios or whatever..and they detect it.. so...??

Burn your gc in fire ah....all melted how ?
warranty voided...
As far as i know, Evga will cover ocing damage.
But NOT for BFG.
http://www2.bfgtech.com/warranty.aspx

Still finding XFX right now

opened the page and nothing got error only

huh??
oc oso void warranty meh??
thought oni hard mod going to void it...
or changing hsf...
lol...
maybe i'm to old to catch things up...

OC void warranty - YES.

however the thing is no one can prove that you did overclock.

why no manufacturers come up with some form of protection? well an OCable card does look better than a non-OCable one.