can you damage a gpu,as i tried ati tool on a radeon 9550 but bottled out after 1 second of using the core memory tool,i think it had only gone about 2mhz until i saw the word "heating"and thats when i thought "no",its not worth it
it seems ok and when i run dxdiag all tests come back ok,i have run some ati demos and they are ok,but if i would of carried on ,would it have damaged the card or would it just stop when it got to its max operating speed
also ,which is the better card,ati or nvidia,ive had both(i reckon nvidia(ecspecially for games)),but are matrox cards any good,ive done a bit of research on them,but some feedback would be helpful
2006-06-09 07:38:33 · 10 answers · asked by brianthesnail123 7 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
In my opinion you can. Even if theoretically overclocking shouldn't damage the processor i saw it happening. Not sure why but after using a tool like yours on an ati card it became instable. So in practice it can happen, but in theory it shouldn't. I think it depends also on the design of the card. Maybe something else except the cpu gets burned like a memory module, etc.
2006-06-09 07:39:55 · answer #1 · answered by lbalan791 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course. You can damage a GPU the same way you damage a CPU: overlocking and lack of cooling.
The thing with lower end cards like the 9550 and 9250 is that they don't have alot to overlock. There aren't unused pixel Pipelines that existed on the early 9600 that could be added to make it run like a 9800. Plus, the 9550 only has a heatsink. You do not want to overlock something that only has a heatsink. Sure you could probably replace the heatsink with a fan, and then overlock, but given the core and memory of the 9550, you're simply better off just buying a new, better card. Futhermore, the card itself is really obsolete. Even if you do spend the time to replace the cooling and then overlock maybe 1.5-2 times, you're still only operating on a 128 or 64 bitrate with 4 pixel pipelines. Faster clock, terrible PPs and bits.
Some cards shutdown at a critical heat level, some burn out. It's really a crapshoot with lower end cards.
Just buy a new card, you can get a x1600 pro for under $120, or a Nvidia 6800 used for under $150.
2006-06-09 17:33:41 · answer #2 · answered by Obvious Child 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure you can hurt your gpu. I'm an nvidia person so I'm not familiar with their software. Too much overclocking and/or not enough cooling will prematurely kill your video card. Some software is capable of finding what the max is of that gpu, while some just overclock to where you tell it to go--these programs can be dangerous if the user doesn't know what he is doing. Also, messing with your video card's bios can be a bad idea. Make sure you back up the bios first if you decide to play around
Matrox? I haven't heard about them in a while. Nvidia and Ati are definately the 2 front runners. Which one is better for you is hard to tell. If you are a gamer, pick the 2 or 3 games that you play most and then look for benchmarks on those games with video cards that you can afford. Pick the winner. If you are looking for an all around card just to put in your system, then definately go nvidia. Their drivers are much better (in my experience, and I've worked on both as a computer tech for a couple of years now).
2006-06-09 07:46:08 · answer #3 · answered by allama1126 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Then you will never know. Why stop and ask the question? You do not have the courage of your own conviction. Do it yourself and then you will be in a position to answer your question. Maybe you are American and need someone else to do the work before you take the credit fot it yourself!
2006-06-09 07:46:49 · answer #4 · answered by Dave p 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey everyone. i say we all get guns and compltely destroy that GPU. maybe a flamethrower that are to do it . Go to the empire state buildings roof and toss it down. Watch out for pedestrians.
but if you wanna fix your already damaged GPU im sorry but I hardly know what that is . Thanks for my 2 points
2006-06-10 13:10:56 · answer #5 · answered by Belly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
overclocking will kill any gpu if you dont' have the right cooling. Trust me, i did it a month ago. Try using an automatic overclocker
2006-06-16 04:54:03 · answer #6 · answered by Eng 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are very techie person, wow i must put you in the watch list you're a kind of person who will test the hardware to its limits thanks for the info.
2006-06-12 04:44:55 · answer #7 · answered by lepactodeloupes 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wots a gpu?
2006-06-09 14:25:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup
2006-06-12 09:25:32 · answer #9 · answered by Chris 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you sure you don't mean a gnu
2006-06-09 07:43:24 · answer #10 · answered by scallywag 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋