8600 GTS--Amazing OC Potential

[sawman3]

I've had my EVGEA 8600 GTS for awhile now and for a bit it seemd as though I was banging my head against the wall. I had read it was a great peformer, and though it was on some games it wasnt so much on others (*ahem* Crysis). It felt a lot like this: :bang head

But then I decided to OC it, and it is incredible. Very stable, even at high clocks, and now even Crysis in DX10 can run on very high with stable, easily playable FPS.

Anyone else know about this? Cause I cant believe how well this thing performs with a little OC'ing :bday:

[Brolloks]

I've had my EVGEA 8600 GTS for awhile now and for a bit it seemd as though I was banging my head against the wall. I had read it was a great peformer, and though it was on some games it wasnt so much on others (*ahem* Crysis). It felt a lot like this: :bang head

But then I decided to OC it, and it is incredible. Very stable, even at high clocks, and now even Crysis in DX10 can run on very high with stable, easily playable FPS.

Anyone else know about this? Cause I cant believe how well this thing performs with a little OC'ing :bday:

To what have you OC'd it, can you post a Crysis Time demo, what resolution are you running Crysis at and what is your ave FPS?
Not that I'm not believing you but this must be a 8600 GTS with a 8800 GTX GPU if you can run Crysis at very high settings comfortably (>40 FPS)

[sawman3]

There is the misinterpretation. For me comfortably is like 30+. It is OC'd to 25 mhz over the stock settings, on a 19 inch monitor. Avg. FPS on Medium settings=55
On very high settings: 34

[Brolloks]

There is the misinterpretation. For me comfortably is like 30+. It is OC'd to 25 mhz over the stock settings, on a 19 inch monitor. Avg. FPS on Medium settings=55
On very high settings: 34

Frankly that is impossible, I get an ave of 35 with a E6750 OC'd to 3.6 and a 8800 GT at 700/1000/1750 on most features on very high settings, some on high that does not matter...

[nd4spdbh2]

There is the misinterpretation. For me comfortably is like 30+. It is OC'd to 25 mhz over the stock settings, on a 19 inch monitor. Avg. FPS on Medium settings=55
On very high settings: 34

ahahhahahah super high oc of 25mhz baby!

and theres no way ur gettin thoes kinda fps in crysis even at medium settings... less ur running at 320x240 res.

[Colton H]

ahahhahahah super high oc of 25mhz baby!

and theres no way ur gettin thoes kinda fps in crysis even at medium settings... less ur running at 320x240 res.

Hehe kinda gotta agree. 25mhz oc you wont notice a difference on anything. I wanna see some pics ;p

[Hazaro]

Maybe he meant 250 Mhz lol

Still shouldn't play that high (DX 10, Very High, AND PLAYABLE?)

I call BS unless you're running it at 320x240

[masakabassist]

I'm running Crysis on high settings with a 7900GTOC and it runs comfortably, saying that every so often it jumps a little (as if its thinking for a few milliseconds), so I wouldn't say its impossible.

[nd4spdbh2]

I'm running Crysis on high settings with a 7900GTOC and it runs comfortably, saying that every so often it jumps a little (as if its thinking for a few milliseconds), so I wouldn't say its impossible.

haha a 7900GTO tromps on a 8600gts like no ones business

theres no WAY the person in the OP could run crysis on very high all settings (only avaliable in vista cus of dx10) at even a res of 1280x1024... on my 8800gts i grab a wopping oh 12fps with thoes settings.

[Neural Net]

haha a 7900GTO tromps on a 8600gts like no ones business

theres no WAY the person in the OP could run crysis on very high all settings (only avaliable in vista cus of dx10) at even a res of 1280x1024... on my 8800gts i grab a wopping oh 12fps with thoes settings.

Currently have my setup running Crysis at 1024x768 all medium at an average of 35fps. Just fyi. :)

[Brolloks]

Currently have my setup running Crysis at 1024x768 all medium at an average of 35fps. Just fyi. :)

Try 1680 x 1050 at all high...

[nd4spdbh2]

Try 1680 x 1050 at all high...

ya crysis starts to rick roll the best comps out there with a res of 1280x1024 or higher with high or very high settings.... its redicolous

[Brolloks]

ya crysis starts to rick roll the best comps out there with a res of 1280x1024 or higher with high or very high settings.... its redicolous


Tell me about it, I thought this 8800GT is going to stand up to what Crysis demands...the game is brutal on resources...I need another 2 GT's to tackle the game;)

[MadMan007]

Maybe you guys should be nicer and :welcome: new members :( Kind of dissapointed at some of the posts here to be honest.

sawman - glad to see you enjoy your computer, whatever it might be. Post some more with your resolution and other system specs.

[Brolloks]

Yeah, Sawman welcome ...and please take no offence to my comments, we tend to get carried away sometimes and forget about common courtesy:)

[Trottel]

I had my hopes up until I read all the responses. :(

[hank123]

omg this fruit is messing with u guys.
hahahahaha this is so funny

[nd4spdbh2]

omg this fruit is messing with u guys.
hahahahaha this is so funny

lawls he might be but if hes not

OP im sorry if we came on strong but the facts just dont line up... its like saying you won a drag race against an Ariel Atom with your stock honda civic..

and for thoes who dont kno the Ariel atom is arguably the fastest car 0-60 with a time of 2.5-2.9 secs... depending on how fast you can shift ... google it

[xilix]

haha a 7900GTO tromps on a 8600gts like no ones business

theres no WAY the person in the OP could run crysis on very high all settings (only avaliable in vista cus of dx10) at even a res of 1280x1024... on my 8800gts i grab a wopping oh 12fps with thoes settings.

Dude I run very high settings in XP at 1680x1050 and I crack 20-25fps average.

[Neural Net]

Try 1680 x 1050 at all high...

No. :beer:

I've tried 1280x1024, all High.

2fps.

I cried. :D

[Dan0512]

No. :beer:

I've tried 1280x1024, all High.

2fps.

I cried. :D


I get around 11 fps avg. @ 1680 * 1050 with everything on high, hacked ¨very high¨ cuts it in half :(.

dan

[jason4207]

Dude I run very high settings in XP at 1680x1050 and I crack 20-25fps average.

I thought very high was only available on VISTA?

Anyway, on my 320GTS I was getting 40-70 fps on a mix of med & high settings @ 1280x1024.

My GT will be here on Monday. Eagerly awaiting very high settings at 1600x1200, or 1280x960 w/ 2xAA...I hope.

[PMental]

Dude I run very high settings in XP at 1680x1050 and I crack 20-25fps average.
Uhh, no you don't. Very high is only available in Vista using DX10.

Unless you hacked the game...

[MasterTelia]

LOL @ all

you scared him away

now we will never know if this is true, even though i cant imagine it is

[Immortal_Hero]

Uhh, no you don't. Very high is only available in Vista using DX10.

Unless you hacked the game...

All you have to do is modify a couple of ini files to run very high in XP.

See: http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=534133

[Metallica]

lawls he might be but if hes not

OP im sorry if we came on strong but the facts just dont line up... its like saying you won a drag race against an Ariel Atom with your stock honda civic..

and for thoes who dont kno the Ariel atom is arguably the fastest car 0-60 with a time of 2.5-2.9 secs... depending on how fast you can shift ... google it

Fastest street legal car ... lol

Top Fuel dragsters = 0 - 100 MPH in .8 seconds / 0 -275 MPH in 3 secs / 0 - 320 MPH in 4.5 secs :D

[Freaky_Llama]

Now, i know there are some haters here, but at 1280x1024, with 8600GT SLI, I sit around 35fps avg on medium settings at stock speeds, so if anything, I can be a testament that the OP's post isn't in line realistically.

However, welcome sawman3, and don't let a few rude comments sway you away from here. There are some douches no matter where you go, but for what we do, this place has some of the best info around.

[Alien1099]

There is the misinterpretation. For me comfortably is like 30+. It is OC'd to 25 mhz over the stock settings, on a 19 inch monitor. Avg. FPS on Medium settings=55
On very high settings: 34

The difference between stock speed and 25MHz more would be very little and not very noticeable unless you are running tests/benchmarks. Even a difference of going from say 600 to 700 (100MHz increase)is only an improvement of 16% which is about where it would be noticeable.

I'm running Crysis on high settings with a 7900GTOC and it runs comfortably, saying that every so often it jumps a little (as if its thinking for a few milliseconds), so I wouldn't say its impossible.

I had a 7950GT 512MB overclocked to 740 core and the game wasn't very playable/comfortable at high. On medium it ran perfectly fine, but high put the frame rate down to like 20FPS, so I have to wonder about the validity of your statement. Obviously somebody will say "well comfortable is all subjective." 30 FPS is plenty for me. I'm happy if I'm at or above that.

[Brolloks]

All you have to do is modify a couple of ini files to run very high in XP.

See: http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=534133

Excellent, this is what I've been waiting for...I hate Vista's sensitivity to OC and it's random errors, with this I can go back to XP and still get the eye candy on Crysis:beer:

[Brolloks]

Now, i know there are some haters here, but at 1280x1024, with 8600GT SLI, I sit around 35fps avg on medium settings at stock speeds, so if anything, I can be a testament that the OP's post isn't in line realistically.

However, welcome sawman3, and don't let a few rude comments sway you away from here. There are some douches no matter where you go, but for what we do, this place has some of the best info around.

Carefull now mate...I know you are referring to me...I did appologize didn't I...

[Alien1099]

Carefull now mate...I know you are referring to me...I did appologize didn't I...

Or what will you do?! :o





:p

[Brolloks]

Or what will you do?! :o





:p

I would rather not share my thoughts and keep this civil, I would just like to say that your response is a reflection of your maturity or the lack thereoff

[nd4spdbh2]

Fastest street legal car ... lol

Top Fuel dragsters = 0 - 100 MPH in .8 seconds / 0 -275 MPH in 3 secs / 0 - 320 MPH in 4.5 secs :D


well u get what i mean lols... i have always wanted an ariel atom!

[xilix]

Uhh, no you don't. Very high is only available in Vista using DX10.

Unless you hacked the game...

It's called a Cvar/ini tweak. I wouldn't have said it unless it was true. Very high gets me about 20 constant, with dips to 18-19, high gets me over 20 constant, with highs of 25-30+.

Edit: Maybe the OP got confused as to what setting he had the game on? You guys are brutal.

[Alien1099]

I would rather not share my thoughts and keep this civil, I would just like to say that your response is a reflection of your maturity or the lack thereoff

What? I just thought it was funny because by the way you worded it, it sounds like you're threatening him or he's going to set you off.

Relax man.

[Metallica]

What? I just thought it was funny because by the way you worded it, it sounds like you're threatening him or he's going to set you off.

Relax man.


Dude you dont even know ...

He's a bomb ready to esplode!

:D (jokes)

[Brolloks]

Dude you dont even know ...

He's a bomb ready to esplode!

:D (jokes)

Yeah, I'm the exploding man in Heroes (TV-Series):eek:

[kiljaden5]

i don't believe it

i mean look at this guy and he has a much better video card:
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=534133 (www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU)

[xilix]

To the OP:

You can go way higher than 25mhz on the core and memory. With my 8800GTS my stock speeds are 513mhz on the core and 792mhz memory. I overclocked the core 143mhz and the memory 253mhz. I'm sure you could get at least 80-100 more mhz out of both the core and memory. Just keep it slow and go about 5-10mhz at a time, and then benchmark it to make sure no artifacts are showing, and keep an eye on your heat as well. Try not to let your GPU get above 90c and you should be fine.

[jason4207]

That tweak to allow you to set Crysis to very high in XP can't be comparable to setting the game to very high in VISTA. I mean DX10 isn't available in XP, so you won't be enabling the same eye-candy in the game.

Am I wrong or am I missing something?

[nd4spdbh2]

That tweak to allow you to set Crysis to very high in XP can't be comparable to setting the game to very high in VISTA. I mean DX10 isn't available in XP, so you won't be enabling the same eye-candy in the game.

Am I wrong or am I missing something?

its very close... the benefits of the eye candy dx10 offers really arnt all that aparent at all.

[Alien1099]

Dude you dont even know ...

He's a bomb ready to esplode!

:D (jokes)

I hope he's registered with the BATFE! Sorta like those karate guys that gotta register their fists as deadly weapons! $200 tax stamps for each fist and foot! :eek:







Yes that is a joke about the karate guys but Brollocks had better send in the paperwork and check immediately! :p

[Freaky_Llama]

Carefull now mate...I know you are referring to me...I did appologize didn't I...

I wasn't referring to anyone that posted here. I meant in general no matter where you go (i can be douchey at times, and I'll be the first to admit it). I did see that most, if not all the people who got heated apologized, and it takes a bigger person to apologize. Kudos. I just wanted to say that although people here may come off harsh (they apparently apologize) the info here cannot be beat.

That being said, I cannot wait to see some reference material from the OP.

[Brolloks]

I wasn't referring to anyone that posted here. I meant in general no matter where you go (i can be douchey at times, and I'll be the first to admit it). I did see that most, if not all the people who got heated apologized, and it takes a bigger person to apologize. Kudos. I just wanted to say that although people here may come off harsh (they apparently apologize) the info here cannot be beat.

That being said, I cannot wait to see some reference material from the OP.

No problem from my side...we all learned a great deal from this Forum and I certainly want to give some of my knowledge back...:beer:

[NettieZoom]

After reading this i went and ran the crysis demo on my kids computer.

5200+ @ 2.9ghz
2GB DDR2 800
8600GTS with about a %15 OC on core and 10% on mem
Vista Ultimate

I got 15-20 FPS max @ 1680X1050 using med settings

Seemed like a slide show compared to my 8800 hehe