overclocking my alienware NV go 6800 ULTRA

TCG_Modder · 13-March-07, 09:17 AM

so... think its worth doing?

nothing wrong with the card. plays Supreme commander just fine even at high settings.
just wanted to screw around. used riva tuner thinking i would open up some pipes, but not sure if that is a good idea since this card might be actually different than normal cards. meaning the layout of the pipes and whatever else.

anyways, feel free to drop your 2 cents. i

PS, i have used nvidias utility to OC, and i think it works on this card. i have installed it and it reads the card just fine and detects clock speeds and all. hmm maybe i will screw around with that.

just bored here in iraq... god i wish GPN would get here to replace me!!!

PurpleDiamond · 13-March-07, 10:30 AM

I think the ultra has all pipes open. I like the coolbits utility for overclocking, it has not failed me yet. You may be able to push the card speed but I would keep an eye on the temps.

reflux · 13-March-07, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by TCG_Modder


	so... think its worth doing? nothing wrong with the card. plays Supreme commander just fine even at high settings. just wanted to screw around. used riva tuner thinking i would open up some pipes, but not sure if that is a good idea since this card might be actually different than normal cards. meaning the layout of the pipes and whatever else. anyways, feel free to drop your 2 cents. i PS, i have used nvidias utility to OC, and i think it works on this card. i have installed it and it reads the card just fine and detects clock speeds and all. hmm maybe i will screw around with that. just bored here in iraq... god i wish GPN would get here to replace me!!!

Are you talking about the laptop 6800 Go Ultra? I managed to get 200mhz on the memory and around 50mhz on the core. There are no extra pipes to unlock. And make sure you apply some AS5 before you OC, the stock thermal pads that manufacturers use are rubbish.

Dex · 13-March-07, 12:54 PM

ATi Tool is probably the best graphics card OC utility, got my 7900GS much further with it than Coolbits would allow.

Zaltan · 13-March-07, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Dex


	ATi Tool is probably the best graphics card OC utility, got my 7900GS much further with it than Coolbits would allow.

Can't go wrong with ATiTool, dunno if it'll work with the mobile 6800.

reflux · 13-March-07, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Zaltan


	Can't go wrong with ATiTool, dunno if it'll work with the mobile 6800.

AFAIK the Dell cards are the only ones that have overclocking locked out from the BIOS - other than that, it should be fine.

goodman123 · 19-March-07, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Dex


	ATi Tool is probably the best graphics card OC utility, got my 7900GS much further with it than Coolbits would allow.

LOL!! at first i thought you wer joking , i always used coolbit for nvidia cards
anyhow i had ati tool in my directory softwares\drivers so i decide to installed ati tool & see ,
guess what it worked!!

i didn't know that i always though to be only for ati cards , well for now on i'll be using ati tool for both ati & nvidia cards.

thx! for the tip Dex.

THRASHER2 · 19-March-07, 05:54 PM

Pic's..... Pic's..... Pic's.....

Coelacanth · 10-April-07, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by goodman123


	LOL!! at first i thought you wer joking , i always used coolbit for nvidia cards anyhow i had ati tool in my directory softwares\drivers so i decide to installed ati tool & see , guess what it worked!! i didn't know that i always though to be only for ati cards , well for now on i'll be using ati tool for both ati & nvidia cards. thx! for the tip Dex.

Hmm I was rather surprised too! I've always used Coolbits for nVidia cards, and ATI Tool for ATI cards. The question now becomes: Does Coolbits work with ATI cards?

reflux · 10-April-07, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Coelacanth


	Hmm I was rather surprised too! I've always used Coolbits for nVidia cards, and ATI Tool for ATI cards. The question now becomes: Does Coolbits work with ATI cards?

Erm....nope...because Coolbits is (was...) merely tucked away in the nVidia drivers, you just needed to enable it.

Coelacanth · 10-April-07, 02:39 PM

Ah, true. Coolbits points to a specific spot in the registry for nVidia...I remember wayyy back in the old days, when I enabled overclocking on a GeForce256 (I think it was) by manually editing the registry...before someone figured to make a .REG file that was a whole lot easier!

13-March-07, 09:17 AM		#1 (permalink)
TCG_Modder Apex Tech Fanatic	overclocking my alienware NV go 6800 ULTRA so... think its worth doing? nothing wrong with the card. plays Supreme commander just fine even at high settings. just wanted to screw around. used riva tuner thinking i would open up some pipes, but not sure if that is a good idea since this card might be actually different than normal cards. meaning the layout of the pipes and whatever else. anyways, feel free to drop your 2 cents. i PS, i have used nvidias utility to OC, and i think it works on this card. i have installed it and it reads the card just fine and detects clock speeds and all. hmm maybe i will screw around with that. just bored here in iraq... god i wish GPN would get here to replace me!!!

13-March-07, 10:30 AM		#2 (permalink)
PurpleDiamond Apex Tech Maniac Supreme	Re: overclocking my alienware NV go 6800 ULTRA I think the ultra has all pipes open. I like the coolbits utility for overclocking, it has not failed me yet. You may be able to push the card speed but I would keep an eye on the temps.

13-March-07, 12:54 PM		#4 (permalink)
Dex Retr-hoe Reviewer	Re: overclocking my alienware NV go 6800 ULTRA ATi Tool is probably the best graphics card OC utility, got my 7900GS much further with it than Coolbits would allow.

19-March-07, 05:54 PM		#8 (permalink)
THRASHER2 PCApex Newscaster	Re: overclocking my alienware NV go 6800 ULTRA Pic's..... Pic's..... Pic's.....

10-April-07, 02:39 PM		#11 (permalink)
Coelacanth Apex Tech God	Re: overclocking my alienware NV go 6800 ULTRA Ah, true. Coolbits points to a specific spot in the registry for nVidia...I remember wayyy back in the old days, when I enabled overclocking on a GeForce256 (I think it was) by manually editing the registry...before someone figured to make a .REG file that was a whole lot easier!

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