i am using a Geforce 4 mx4000 and i have it OCed by GPU core speed 125mhz and RAM speed 263mhz that brings my new speeds to GPU 324 RAM 513.what brand is better for OCing nvidia or ATI?
2006-11-20 03:18:31 · 3 answers · asked by U can't B like me 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
The answer relies honestly on what graphic card company you like better. Companies know that there will be someone out there that will try to overclock the hardware. Latley all computer companies has built there computer pieces that allows the user to overclock there compnoents without causing much harm. The only bad effect is that the part might not last as long as it is suppose to. All piecies should be able to overclock at the same rate if you getr similar cards.
2006-11-20 03:28:47 · answer #1 · answered by Explorer.exe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your CPU is great, no problems there. Your RAM- for XP- is fine; more on that in a bit. Your video card needs the update. Suggestions: AMD HD 6670 or HD 6750, these are about 70% of your budget. Occasionally, the HD 5770/6770 dips below $100 after rebate, and I have seen the HD 5830 that low as well. The 5830 tends to run hot, but has the highest bandwidth of all these, and would keep you current for a few more years. If you can find one, a GTX 260 can dip under $100 and would be slightly better than those AMD offerings, or you could step down to the GT 240, which will be roughly half the price. A step down farther would be the GT 440, but these are more expensive than the GT 240, so maybe set the bar at GT 240 and work your way up. And now for the quick and dirty on your RAM. Your memory is going to be stuck there unless you have a 64-bit version of windows. 32-bit OS (like xp home) can only address up to 4GB- but the size of the graphics card is part of the total- so if you have a 1GB graphics card and 4GB RAM on a 32-bit OS, you will only get access to 3GB that memory. Hence, even if you buy 4GB, you're only upgrading by 1GB. Will you notice a difference by going up that much in memory? Yes. Will it be worth it given the price of DDR2 memory these days? Not really. So, stick in a new video card, shop around a bit, I'd put the GT 240, GTX 260, HD 6670 or 6770 as your best bets, depending on what you can find for your budget. Good luck!
2016-03-29 02:43:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not an expert in overclocking really. But I can refer you to some people who are. I check these sites out to see whats new in the IT world.
http://www.tomshardware.com/ Ask on their forum.
http://www.sysopt.com
http://www.ocforums.com/ very nice forum.
2006-11-20 03:27:06 · answer #3 · answered by jack 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋