Video card Artifacting & temps?

[Cargoslug]

I have a 7800gtx that is currently clocked 480/1400. Its stock was 460/1300. When I OC anyhigher I get artifacting. Is there like a max temp you hit then artifacting occurs? Is it possible for me to get my card going higher with liquid cooling? I have seen people with like 530/high mem. Is there like a limit on my card or is it just the temps?

[lil_jimmy_norton]

Re: Video card Artifacting & temps?

There is no "set" temp you will get errors, it may be a temp issue or it may be a deficiency in the card. What are your temps?

[Cargoslug]

Re: Video card Artifacting & temps?

Idle at 480/1400 I'm at 43C and under 3dmark 05 I get to a high of 69C.

[lil_jimmy_norton]

Re: Video card Artifacting & temps?

You may see an increase with liquid. Those were about the temps I was running pre-liquid and I got quite a good bump from better cooling.

You can always try a good 3rd party cooling solution.

[imported_mn9500]

Re: Video card Artifacting & temps?

yeah, with my 7800gt, i set it to detect optimal freqs and i still get artifacts, but i think the only way to get rid of them is to get some vga cooling.

[Cargoslug]

Re: Video card Artifacting & temps?

So my card isnt "locked"? It it is the tempature limiting me?


So liquid cooling would get me like in the 520/1400 range? With some nice heat compound.....

[lil_jimmy_norton]

Re: Video card Artifacting & temps?

So my card isnt "locked"? It it is the tempature limiting me?


So liquid cooling would get me like in the 520/1400 range? With some nice heat compound.....

Nothing is gaurenteed. You probably won't get the memory up that high as most GPU blocks do not cool the memory.

[Cargoslug]

Re: Video card Artifacting & temps?

But with liquid cooling I could get my core to over 500 right? and get some FPS boost?

[lil_jimmy_norton]

Re: Video card Artifacting & temps?

But with liquid cooling I could get my core to over 500 right? and get some FPS boost?

Like I said nothing is gaurenteed. I got to 535 or so with mine, but you may or may not see the same results.

[ConscriptVirus]

Re: Video card Artifacting & temps?

just note that sometimes overclocking may slow down ur performance.(thats waht i heard from other ppl), and it does shorten the lifespan of ur video card...so dont go extreme on the ocing

[BOBSONATOR025]

Re: Video card Artifacting & temps?

And with a voltmod you could even hit higher speeds.

[Cargoslug]

Re: Video card Artifacting & temps?

So about the volt mod.... fill me in