OC my gtX?

[edma2]

Just wondering if

1. OCing my 2 week old MSI 7800GTX (Lite) would kill my Newegg refund/RMA warranty???
2. Easiest and fastest way to get a stable OC. I don't want to go into hardcore tweaking yet b/c
a.) I'm still working on CPU :)
b.)Not 100% sure I want to keep this card
3. Is it safe? How much risk is involved in a light OC for this card?

[Turtle Shell]

its safe as long as you watch the temps and dont pump masses volts in the card just watch the card and test to make sure its staple and maybe get some after market cooling O and have fun with it:cool:

[icedogg9999]

1. Yes, it would kill your warranty.
2. I'd install coolbits or rivatuner. With coolbits, you can have it auto detect the optimal overclocking frequencies. (safely overclocking)
3. Its completey safe, just monitor your temps like always, and make sure there aren't any artifacts whatsoever, and you should be set.

[tom10167]

The other day I got bored and decided to overclock my ram to... well, I don't know, I think it went three times the stock speed, but the whole monitor turned pink and green.
I restarted the computer and everything was fine. I'm on stock cooling in a case with poor airflow.

My point? Pretty hard to screw up an OC through software.

[Rex_foxhound]

1. Yes, it would kill your warranty.
2. I'd install coolbits or rivatuner. With coolbits, you can have it auto detect the optimal overclocking frequencies. (safely overclocking)
3. Its completey safe, just monitor your temps like always, and make sure there aren't any artifacts whatsoever, and you should be set.
I didn't think it was possible for anyone to tell that you had oc'ed it if you had to return it. I :shrug: could be totally wrong though.

[3DFlyer]

We don't RMA cards that have been OC'd. It's dishonest. If you tell them you OC'd it, or the warranty covers OC'ing a card (and some do), then it's OK, but please don't RMA a card that out of warranty. We all pay for those extra cards they have to eat.

Saying that, it's usually pretty safe, but there are no gurantees with OC'ing. If you don't have the money to replace your stuff, don't OC it.

If you do, heck yeah...OC it! You can only gain by doing so. I have only lost 2 pieces of hardware in my life due to OC'ing, and I've had alot of computers and hardware. One of those pieces was due to the fact I got a wild hair, and had to pump too much voltage through a Northwood CPU (a 2.4) and killed it. I also killed a RAM stick one time, but tha wasn't a big loss as it was cheap RAM anyway.

You pay your money, and you take your chances when you OC. That's just part of the game. :)

[edma2]

If all I did was say, detect optimal coolbits settings... is there almost no danger?

[d94]

If all I did was say, detect optimal coolbits settings... is there almost no danger?
dude autodetecting deff wont hurt the card :p

[trendx]

Great point 3DFlyer, honest is the best policy ;-)