3D_Paradox

Hi this is my second post here but first official post and im gonna ba getting a job soon and my dad and i have made a deal with getting my comp suped up well basically im throwing this one to my little brother and im getting a bad a$$ one for the price i can get at an early stage.Anyway at the moment i have a GeForce FX 5700 256mb GPU from Leadtek and i wanted to know what is the max i can overclock it without blowing it up or something like that and i have a 1gb RAM and 400W ATX PSU for the mean time until i get the parts for my new comp,anyone know what it can go to? at the moment i have the graphics at 425mhz(default) and memory at 501mhz(default is 475 i think )Any help would be appreciate it.

reflux

I'm not very knowledgeable about this kind of thing, but welcome to PimpRig.

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3D_Paradox

wow! that was the quickest reply i've ever had and thanx np about the info plus anyone who might be able to help me if ya need more info about my card i can find them out .

nev_payne

Google would be your primary source of information on this, unless another member has some experience with the same GPU. Overclocking does depend on a variety of factors, right down to who made the card (ie how it was produced).

The best thing to prep. your card is to buy some ramsinks (NOT BGA ones if you can help it), and either remove your HSF on the card to clean of the thermal paste and replace it with Artic Silver 5, or buy into an enthusiast cooling solution for your particular chip - Artic Cooling have a huge range to help the avid user - each model is designed for a specific chip.

Also check your AGP Voltage feed - you should be able to tweak the voltage given to the AGP slot - usually ranges from 1.6-1.8 . For stable results, set it to the latter. Following this, install a program like Rivatuner - get the latest version from their site if possible. In the program you should find the clock frequency adjustment area - this is where you should begin.

Take regular checks that your card is stable - have a game CD in the drive and after say...every 5MHz overclock, load the game and check for artifacts and discolouration.

Thats about all I can say heh...I have some good experience with the 5200, but not its bigger brother.

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prime-evil

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Kratos

I checking prices on the FX 5700, ~$55 USD on amazon... I wouldn't want to OC it as the rest of my hardware is bull crap. Is it a decent card compared to GeForce MX 4000? (Duh...)

PS. Hate the steal a thread

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Splitter

Yeah, it is much better than the MX4000. The MX4000 is the bare basic card while the 5700 is a few steps up. It CAN be OC'd, with a little cooling and a few extra clock cycles, it is a decent performer.

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reflux

Run a mile from the MX4000! It's a terrible card, and a very sneaky marketing move by nVidia.

"Let's recycle our old GF2 chips and put them in a card that punters will think is a budget GF4"

Except what many of the punters didn't realise (like my mate Karl) is that the chip doesn't even have Pixel Shader, making it totally useless for modern gaming, as most new games use PS.

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Kratos

noted. Looking at this


EDIT: Dead link

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turbopsi

Actually, Nev, you don't get any benifits from increasing the AGP voltage, it doesn't help you overclock any..

You can actually damage your video card increasing it...

Just make sure your 5700 has good cooling, maybe buy an aftermarket cooler for it, and overclock it. That's the best way to find out what it will do.

Overclocking it using Rivatuner or Coolbits, and overclock it only in small 5mhz steps, each time you increase it, run 3dmark 03.

If your computer locks up, or if you see visual artifacts or messed up graphics(can look like small white dots everywhere, or jagged triangles on the screen), turn it down 10mhz, or until the artifacts go away. That will be your max stable overclock, and it should last a good long time like that.

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reflux

Arctic Cooling have, according to Custom PC magazine, the best cooler/silencer for graphics cards:

If you're still serious about your FX5700, this is what you want.
http://www.arctic-cooling.com/vga2.php?idx=62

It's pretty cheap too.

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THRASHER2

Quote: Originally Posted by 3D_Paradox wow! that was the quickest reply i've ever had and thanx np about the info plus anyone who might be able to help me if ya need more info about my card i can find them out .

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rades7

well I have MSI FX 5700 TD 128 MB
In 2D mode it runs at 300 MHz - Core and 550 Mhz - Memory
In 3D mode memory stays at 550 MHz but core clock is now 425 MHz

Without anything touched just with simple tools like RivaTuner I get to
515 MHz core clock and 610 MHz for memory

Here's the link for perfect and simple tool for overclocking your card :
http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=911

hope this will help you

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Kemosabe79

Quote: Originally Posted by turbopsi Actually, Nev, you don't get any benifits from increasing the AGP voltage, it doesn't help you overclock

It actually does help, in my case anyway, with stability at higher clocks. I wouldnt go over 1.6V though. On my 6600GT, I have no problems running it at stock voltage. Im pretty sure it has to do with the molex connector because my cards that dont draw power off the PSU, perform better with a little voltage from the AGP slot. He doesnt use a molex connector on the 5700(meaning the AGP slot is his only source of power), so I would actually recommend a little voltage boost. It might just nab him a few more MHz.

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turbopsi

Quote: Originally Posted by Kemosabe79 It actually does help, in my case anyway, with stability at higher clocks. I wouldnt go over 1.6V though. On my 6600GT, I have no problems running it at stock voltage. Im pretty sure it has to do with the molex connector because my cards that dont draw power off the PSU, perform better with a little voltage from the AGP slot. He doesnt use a molex connector on the 5700(meaning the AGP slot is his only source of power), so I would actually recommend a little voltage boost. It might just nab him a few more MHz.

I don't think that's possible man. I've been doing this for a long time, and I have seen no benefit from that. Increasing the AGP voltage doesn't give the core anymore voltage, the voltage regulators control that..

The only way to send more voltage to the core, is either by means of BIOS, or voltmodding the control regulator, so it in fact does send more voltage..

But you are entitled to your opinion.

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Kemosabe79

Im only saying that is true in my case. Voltage increase on my 6600GT does absolutely squat. Now on my 9600XT, Im stable 10MHz higher on the core than stock voltage. There seems to be alot of mixed feelings about the benifits of raising the AGP voltage everywhere ive looked. Im just stating my experience with it. I dont think that telling him flat out it wont make a difference is the best thing to say. My advice: Play with it. Try it at stock and see how far you can get stable. Then try it with 1.6V. If there is no difference, stay at stock voltage.

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