how to use riva tuner to overclock my geforce card?

Question

How do i use riva tuner to overclock my geforce 8600 gts 512mb card? i downloaded it etc. but i have never used anything glike this before!

Answer 1

Typically, with Riva Tuner or any other overclocking software like ATI Tool or VDO Tool, you adjust core clock and memory clock in GRADUAL steps. Usually it is core clock first. After hitting the limit or your target, back off a bit then start raising the memory clock.

Before starting anything, check out the reviews as to how far your card could go. You could then have your overclocking target. Cards with large coolers tend to overclock higher. Here's an example of how far different 8600GTS cards could go:
http://www.benchzone.com/page.php?al=asus_8800_twintech_8600&pg=16
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=2107&page=3
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=2105&page=5

Answer 2

somewhat enable me clarify this in genuine international wording. to get blazing speedy video 3 issues could desire to take place. the drivers that run the video.......an excellerator....( you won't have a sort of) and adequate memory to run the video you're desirous to work out. reckoning on what platform you utilize: mac, living house windows xp, vista, or living house windows 7...... you're able to desire above 8 megs of memory: sdram or what ever random memory your pc makes use of. experiencing slow video? generally memory is at fault. get a memory improve and keep for a video accelerator additionally: once you're a extreme gamer.

Answer 3

The link below will guide you thru it. I am unsure, however, if your card is overclockable.