February 28, 2008 – 10:06 pm
To get started with your overclocking adventures, download RivaTuner from www.guru3d.com, click yes to install and accept the program configuration default. RivaTuner will create registry database which might take a few minute. Read the readme file while you wait, especially the FAQ.
Now you’re ready to begin, Let’s juice it up!
1. Set Fan Speed.
In Rivatuner, click the Cuustomize button in the target adapter box and then click the videocard icon to open a dialog box labelled “Low-level system tweaks.” Click the Fan tab and then place a check mark next to “Enable low-level fan control.” We want to see how far we can push the GPU, so we need to keep it as cool as possible. To do that, click fixed. Now push the slidebar all the way to the right (to 100%) and click apply. If the noise bother you, set the fan speed to a lower value (but realize that won’t be able to push your card as far when using a lower fan speeed). Apply fan settings at Windows startup, “place a check mark next to the box labeled “Restore fan setting after suspended mode, ” and click OK.
2. Adjust Core Clock Speed
Again, click the Customize button in the Target Adapter Box and then click the Videocard icon. Click the Overclocking tab and then place a check mark in the box labeled “Enabled low-level hardware overclocking. Take the software’s advice and reboot so that it can detect the default memory and core clock speed. Relaunch RivaTuner after the system restarts.
Click the customize button again and then the videocard icon to open the “low level system tweaks” dialog box. Place a check mark in the box labeled “Enabled low-level hardware overclocking. “Now use the core clock slider to begin probing the limits of your GPU’s core. If the core is stock-clocked, start with gross adjustments-say, 25MHz at a time (Note: The arrow keys enable more precision than the mouse).
Used a smaller increment if the card is already overclocked or if your system becomes unstable immediately. The idea is to find the system’s outer limit, once you’ve achieved that, place a check mark in the box labeled “Apply overclocking at windows startup, ” click Save, and then click OK.
3. Adjust Memory Clock Speed
This step is identical to Step 2, except you’ll now be adjusting the memory clock slider. You’ll also want to bump your clock in smaller increment this time-say, 5MHz to 10MHz at a time. A warning icon in the form of a yellow triangle with an exclamation point will appear if RivaTuner thinks you’re getting too aggressive, but this isn’t necessarily a sign that you’re going too far; you wont know that until you stress-test the system.
If the system seems stable, place a check mark next to “Apply overclocking at Windows startup, “click Save, and then click OK. Repeat your stress test for at least one hour. If you run into stability problems after adjusting the core or memory clock speeds, reopen the system tweaks dialog box, click the Overclocking tab, and then click default button to rest the card to its original values.
Source: MaximumPC
February 23, 2008 – 12:12 am
This is a good news for hardcore PC gamers. Now you can play your favorite hi-def game like Crysis debt-free. Here’s some announcement from Nvidia own Blog.
GeForce 9600 GT GPU Kicks Off GeForce 9 Series and Offers Huge Value to Gamer.The NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT GPU delivers up to 116%(1) more performance than its predecessor at a price below $199.A point has been reached in PC gaming where the graphics horsepower requirements to play popular games such as Call of Duty 4 and Unreal Tournament 3 at high definition resolutions such as 1900×1200 and above, with high-image-quality features enabled, may have outpaced a lot of the installed hardware. Until now, graphics processors capable of delivering playable frame rates at those stressful settings have cost in excess of $400. With the GeForce 9600 GT GPU, immersive gaming with incredible graphics is now within the reach and budget of PC gamers for less than $199.
“NVIDIA continues to innovate in hardware technology so that game enthusiasts and consumers can fully experience the incredible graphics offerings in Microsoft’s operating systems, including Windows Vista,” said Kevin Unangst, senior global director of Games for Windows, Microsoft. “The new GeForce 9600 GT GPU further extends NVIDIA’s ability to deliver improved DirectX 10 performance on Windows Vista at an affordable price point, so that anyone and everyone can have an amazing gaming experience.”
Related Links : HotHardware GeForce 9600 GT review
February 20, 2008 – 11:45 pm
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Another bad news again for Hardware aficionados, AMD pull-out once again the release of Phenom 9700 and 9900, their reason is to concentrate on lower power consumption chips. Both CPUs were initially expected by the end of this winter but AMD has shifted to a more greener 1.8GHz Phenom 9100E CPU. AMD denies rumours that the delay is due to to continued issues with the TLB bug, saying that the issues has been fixed.
Here’s the latest update from Engadget
“We just got off the phone with AMD, who told us that they’re actually ahead of schedule on the “B3″ Phenom silicon, which fixes that buffer error without requiring a new BIOS, and that they expect to ship higher frequency quad-core Phenoms in Q2 as planned. They would not, however, give us model numbers or clock speeds, and wouldn’t commit to a date in Q2 — so don’t be surprised if these hit as the 9750 and 9950 on the last day of Q2 after all.”
February 16, 2008 – 11:05 pm
Yes, that’s right. This is more than just your typical huge air cooler. The giant radial fan and heatsink combination you’re looking at covers up an underlying pump and self-contained coolant mechanism. It’s a hybrid cooler, one that can apparently suck four times the heat off a CPU using Waytronx’s fancy, proprietary carbon technology. You’ll also note the giant hole in the center of the device–it’s surrounded by a radial fan, akin to what you would find on a stock cooler for an 8800 video card. As you’ll note in the picture above, this CPU cooler is taking on the additional task of cooling two 8800 cards. Don’t be surprised to see this, as nothing outside of a peltier seems to be able to provide adequate cooling for a typical Quad-Core + SLI 8800s setup.But the WayCool designs are just big. Clough swears they’ll fit within Intel’s specification of a 550g (~1.2 pound) maximum heatsink weight, but I just can’t believe that to be accurate in the slightest. Especially given what’s underneath the hood.
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I was expecting a dramatic “woosh” when Clough powered his test machine up for the first time, but the cooler is fairly quiet, given it’s unassuming size. I’m not suggesting it’s silent by any means, but it’s at least not going to blow an eardrum. Of course, this is all just abject speculation–for all I know, the cooler could have been set at its lowest speed setting.
February 13, 2008 – 9:18 pm
I’m sure you want to push the speed of your videocard, but with this third party application you can do it for free. It was Rivatuner - one the leading tweak Utility available for NVIDIA GeForce and (AMD) ATI Radeon based videocards. The good things about this is apps is the ability to permanently set a card’s fan speed, the flexibility to play with the GPU’s core clock, and the capacity to create overclocking profiles for various computing scenarios are just a few of the ways RivaTuner stands out from other utilities. Below is what the their site is saying about this apps.
RivaTuner is a complete powerful tweaking environment, providing you everything you may need to tune NVIDIA GPU based display adapters. The widest driver-level Direct3D / OpenGL and system tuning options, flexible profiling system allowing to make custom settings on per-application basis, both driver-level and low-level hardware access modes, unique diagnostic and real-time hardware monitoring features and exclusive power user oriented tools like built-in registry editor and patch script engine make RivaTuner’s feature set absolutely unmatched. RivaTuner supports all NVIDIA display adapters starting from Riva TNT family up to the latest GeForce 8800 series and widest range of NVIDIA drivers starting from the oldest Detonator 2.08 up to the newest ForceWare drivers family.
In addition to complete NVIDIA hardware support, RivaTuner also provides limited support for display adapters based upon ATI RADEON 8500 and newer ATI graphics processors. All RivaTuner’s features besides driver-level tuning options are also available on supported ATI hardware.
Grab it here at www.guru3d.com
February 7, 2008 – 2:54 am
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