hou to overclock an asus nvidia Geforce 6600 ?
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Download and run "Coolbits 2.0" Click OK twice.\nIt's a registry entry which unlocks the hidden overclocking features built into the forceware drivers.\n\nATITool 0.25 Beta 10+ also works fine for overclocking nVidia cards, although when you're trying to find the maximum core overclock, it starts from your 2D setting - just annoying. You can use ATITool to scan for artifacts (errors).\n\nThe new "Detect Optimal Frequencies" button (after running Coolbits 2.0) dosen't always find the right clock speeds. For example, my XFX 7800GT (450/1050mhz stock) was supposed to have an optimal core overclock of 474mhz. Although the card wouldn't run anything properly unless I set it back to 469mhz. At the moment, I have my 7800GT running at 465/1200mhz nice and stable.\n\nHave Fun.
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I'd recommend you attach a AGP card of arounfd 256MB, something like NVidia
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http://www.techpowerup.com/atitool/\n\nUse that to overclock ATI cards. What I do is that I make a new file for overclock. Then, I click the button on the screen saying "Max Memory/Core" and it overclocks automatically that way. Then I save, and then I minimize it.\n\nJust if you're wondering, only certain cards have thermometers. So if it doesn't display a temp, mine doesn't either because mine is also a 9600.
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About your best bet is the GeForce 6600 GT brilliant mid range card
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I'd say a nVidia 6600 PCI is the best card out there for under that. It's $150 and pixel and vertex shaders included as well as full support for shader 3.0\nBest card for under 200. Oh dude if you want to play Quake 4 and Fear than you looking at $4-500.
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check and compare specs and prices. know what you want your card to do. i picked up a nvidia geforce 6600gt for around your price and it works fine for me. i also understand if i want to play some of the newer games coming out i might need to get a better card. but for now this one does great for me. keeps up with multiplayer games and works great when i play games offline. \n\n   look at whatever games you have or are going to get and see what they recommend, and get a card a little better then what they recommend so it isn't obsolete to soon.\n \n   P.S. check out  www.newegg.com  there prices are good and ships fairly fast. also you can compare and read others views on the items you are looking at.
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For AGP and PCI-X video cards look on newegg.com :)
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I suggest 9600 PRO (Ati) if you can afford it, its a good value for money card if you want to save some money. However the next step up would be a GeForce Nvidia 6600gt.
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This is going to be a long Reply, so try to stay awake.\n\nThe standard speeds for your card,\n\nCore Clock Speed 400 MHz \nMemory Clock 300 MHz (600 MHz Effective) \n \nOverclocking speeds depends on your card (because each one is different) and what temp you are running at. An average overclock would be,\n\nCore Clock speed 450 MHZ\nMemory Clock 350 MHZ (700 MHz Effective)\n\nBut some cards can go way past this mark.\n\nTHING YOU MUST KNOW TO START!\n\nIf you get sparklies (little sparkly dots or squares) Lower your core! \n\nIf you get artifacts (dark/distorted triangles) Lower your memory!\n\nThese issues are nearly always due to damaged hardware or too much overclocking,if you dont know what they are you should not be fiddling with clockspeeds!!\n\nOVERCLOCKING!\n\nOk, this is the bit you wanna do,remember that you COULD kill your card, PSU or perhaps more if the PSU is dodgy so dont blame me! i am going to try to advise safely.\n\nFirst you need 3DMark 01, 03 &05 (05 is not totally necessary, but as it is an example of newer technologies it is wise to test any overclocking in 05 to minimise problems with newer games.) Get these from futuremark\n\nIf you dont have any extra cooling in your case then DEFINATELY go out and buy as many fans as you can because the lower the case temp the better the air going to the card will be and the better the overclock will be!! \n\nRemember, volts dont kill bits, frequencies dont kill bits, twiddling dont kill bits! HEAT KILLS BITS! \n\nNOTE: If you havent already Benchmarked your cards at stock (normal) speeds then do so, keep a note of the results for 3D01/03 &05 \n \nThe best software to overclock a graphics card is Riva tuner or you could stick with the cards own overclocking utility, which you will find at the card makers web site. Once you run the software and get to the overclocking settings do not change the 2D settings but alter the 3D setting, there will be two sliders one is Gpu core the other is Memory core speed. The best way to overclock is to increase the settings one at a time and only by 5-10 MHz (anymore and you run the risk of frying your card) \n\nRun The 3Dmarks and make a note of the change (with any luck it should be an increase!) But be sure to note any corruption, freezing, artifacts or sparklies, if you get these then it is not a valid overclock because you cannot really play games (except older ones) with these problems, plus it suggests your pushin your hardware too hard. If all is ok and it looks good go back to the overclocking settings and increase again, then run 3DMarks again and see what the differents in score is (overclocking a card can take a number of hours to do it safely, but it is worth it for the better looking games)\n\nREMEMBER! Sparklies are a core problem (usually) and Artifacts are a memory problem, so if you see any you only need to downclock the one thats causing it
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Okay, first of all the X1300 is a horrible card for gaming, second of all, I need to see how much 170 euros is in dollars (goes to Google), okay, nice budget you got there.  I would look toward a nVidia 7600GS or 7600GT.  I would go for the GT though if you could, I'd try to get two 7600GS's as they have performance close to a 7900GT when you pair them together over SLi but then you have to have an SLi motherboard and a suffiecently powerful power supply.\n\nIf you're still stuck with AGP look for either the 6600GS or Radeon X1600, they're far from the best but tons better than the worst cards out there.  I hope you aren't stuck with AGP.\n\nSpeaking of which, you'll be buying new cards in about a year for DirectX 10 support and no card made today supports it, they won't be out until the end of the year.  If you need a stop-gap between them, the 7600GT is an excellent choice.
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Here is an article on the basics;\nhttp://www.sharkyextreme.com/hardware/guides/cpu_oc_guide/\nGenereally, software won't overclock although I know ASUS and Biostar have software overclocking utilities for their motherboards, but they are unreliable and I wouldn't trust them after trying them.\nI have overclocked all my processors for years, but I also upgrade every year and a half so I have noticed no effects that could possibly happen if you had the processor for a long time. I have read about the Sempron 2800+ chip overclocking at 50%. I personally was able to get this $60 CPU running as fast as a $135 CPU (Athlon 3200+) with moderate overclocking, so there is an advantage price wise especially with the AMDs.
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At the nvidia website\nhttp://www.nvidia.com
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Try RivaTuner v2.0 RC 16.1, it has a test button to see if it will support the new settings without having to over cook your card.
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Go to http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp
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2g processor ... 1g+ ram ...nvidia7800 or ati800
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ASUS boards are good for overclocking, just find one that has the number of PCI Express x16 slots you want and the right socket.
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With your configuration i think you will not want to overclock your computer, so what you have to look for if you want a better response, is a DDR with a low CAS delay. Look for a CAS  2 memory.