OCing posabilties on free rig

MrSniffles · 22-January-05, 10:59 AM

I just got a free rig and was wondering about the ocing posabilties on its vid card. Its a Hercules Prophet 3D 4500 64mb. I cant afford a new card for my main rig never mind this one

so thats not an option.

Setup:
AMD Duron 900
Coolermaster HSF
MSI (im at a friends house and cant remember the model # ill get back to ya later on this one) MoBo
60 gig WD HDD
oh and the fan on the cooler is seized so i have to fix that too, itll probably have a TT crystal orb on it.

Thanks pimps

Spectrum · 22-January-05, 11:12 AM

The Duron 900Mhz is a decent overclocker, but your motherboard is gonna decide what you can do with it. What ram does it have?

j-dogg · 22-January-05, 11:26 AM

Are you sure that Prophet is a 64mb card? 4500 sounds a lot like a 3dfx chipset to me.

MrSniffles · 22-January-05, 01:56 PM

j-dogg yes it is a 64mb card its in front of me (forgot the vid card at friends house, where i am now)

Spectrum it has DDR i belive but its only a 256 value stick right now but that can be fixed at some point.

I'll post the MoBo model number later tonight when i get home.

MrSniffles · 25-January-05, 06:07 PM

The MoBo is a MSI K7T266 PRO VER1.0, sorry about the delay in the response but sat night to sun night we got like 18+ inchs of snow

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nev_payne · 26-January-05, 04:37 AM

Heresa the GPU... form a scan through of some old reviews, it seems to be a 3DFX/nVidia interveening chipset.

The motherboard,

seems to be cool, usual specs for a usual board. Nothing special. The down fall is the Volt regulation area being right slam bang next to the NB and not vary far away form the Socket. The MOSFETs are in abundance though, so stability isnt a problem. If you sided, say, $70-100, you could get some decent sinks on all those areas, and/or a faily good HSF for the CPU.

Spectrum is the man to tlak to in regards to Duron overclocking, so im not going to incroch on his turf.

j-dogg · 26-January-05, 04:43 AM

No way a Kyro3D card? Those things are impossible to find, I have only seen one in real life.

$SOLID$ Necro · 26-January-05, 05:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by j-dogg


	No way a Kyro3D card? Those things are impossible to find, I have only seen one in real life.

Well then upgrade him to your "Run of the mill" Voodoo 5500 64 MB in a swap, I can hear you drooling on your keyboard from here!

turbopsi · 26-January-05, 06:44 AM

I had a Duron 800 running near 1ghz, the OC was mobo limited. Your mobo looks like it has the capability of OCing that Duron quite nice.

I don't know anything about that video card on the other hand.

mot19 · 26-January-05, 10:15 AM

the kyro 2 is abut the equivalent of a geforce 2 mx unfortunitly, even a little slower. Also good luck finding drivers for it

REVIEW

turbopsi · 26-January-05, 10:43 AM

Nice link mot, and it answers the question at hand.

Your video card will barely OC at all....

MrSniffles · 26-January-05, 11:11 AM

Thats so sad

So will my Geforce 2 mx 400 64mb OC better? I know that they both suck but im poor and cant get a new vid card for a while.

Thanks for the info so far pimps

22-January-05, 10:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
MrSniffles Apex Advanced Techie Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 154	OCing posabilties on free rig I just got a free rig and was wondering about the ocing posabilties on its vid card. Its a Hercules Prophet 3D 4500 64mb. I cant afford a new card for my main rig never mind this one so thats not an option. Setup: AMD Duron 900 Coolermaster HSF MSI (im at a friends house and cant remember the model # ill get back to ya later on this one) MoBo 60 gig WD HDD oh and the fan on the cooler is seized so i have to fix that too, itll probably have a TT crystal orb on it. Thanks pimps

22-January-05, 11:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
Spectrum Former GameApex Editor Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,669	The Duron 900Mhz is a decent overclocker, but your motherboard is gonna decide what you can do with it. What ram does it have? __________________

22-January-05, 11:26 AM	#3 (permalink)
j-dogg Mystical Schwinn Guru Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: West Melbourne, Fl-HOE-rida Posts: 8,821	Are you sure that Prophet is a 64mb card? 4500 sounds a lot like a 3dfx chipset to me. __________________

22-January-05, 01:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
MrSniffles Apex Advanced Techie Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 154	j-dogg yes it is a 64mb card its in front of me (forgot the vid card at friends house, where i am now) Spectrum it has DDR i belive but its only a 256 value stick right now but that can be fixed at some point. I'll post the MoBo model number later tonight when i get home. Last edited by MrSniffles; 25-January-05 at 06:08 PM.

26-January-05, 04:37 AM	#6 (permalink)
nev_payne Apex Tech God Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Somerset, England UK........ News Threads: 8,143 Posts: 4,085	Heresa the GPU... form a scan through of some old reviews, it seems to be a 3DFX/nVidia interveening chipset. The motherboard, seems to be cool, usual specs for a usual board. Nothing special. The down fall is the Volt regulation area being right slam bang next to the NB and not vary far away form the Socket. The MOSFETs are in abundance though, so stability isnt a problem. If you sided, say, $70-100, you could get some decent sinks on all those areas, and/or a faily good HSF for the CPU. Spectrum is the man to tlak to in regards to Duron overclocking, so im not going to incroch on his turf. __________________ You have reached Nev's Voicemail. Please leave a message in the PM. Thank-you.

25-January-05, 06:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
MrSniffles Apex Advanced Techie Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 154	The MoBo is a MSI K7T266 PRO VER1.0, sorry about the delay in the response but sat night to sun night we got like 18+ inchs of snow .

26-January-05, 04:43 AM	#7 (permalink)
j-dogg Mystical Schwinn Guru Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: West Melbourne, Fl-HOE-rida Posts: 8,821	No way a Kyro3D card? Those things are impossible to find, I have only seen one in real life. __________________

26-January-05, 06:44 AM	#9 (permalink)
turbopsi Supe-Hoe-Charged Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Birmingham, Alabama Posts: 1,737	I had a Duron 800 running near 1ghz, the OC was mobo limited. Your mobo looks like it has the capability of OCing that Duron quite nice. I don't know anything about that video card on the other hand. __________________

26-January-05, 10:15 AM	#10 (permalink)
mot19 Apex Tech God Join Date: May 2003 Location: arizona Posts: 2,649	the kyro 2 is abut the equivalent of a geforce 2 mx unfortunitly, even a little slower. Also good luck finding drivers for it REVIEW __________________ My Guide to Unlocking the 6800's Extra Pipes My Video Card Overclocking Guide CHECK OUT MY OLD BAND Kill Some Time

26-January-05, 10:43 AM	#11 (permalink)
turbopsi Supe-Hoe-Charged Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Birmingham, Alabama Posts: 1,737	Nice link mot, and it answers the question at hand. Your video card will barely OC at all.... __________________

26-January-05, 11:11 AM	#12 (permalink)
MrSniffles Apex Advanced Techie Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 154	Thats so sad So will my Geforce 2 mx 400 64mb OC better? I know that they both suck but im poor and cant get a new vid card for a while. Thanks for the info so far pimps

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