Faster!!!!

[davzor]

hey

ok i just want to know what i can do to a geforce 2 64 mb mx400 palit daytona vedio card to make it alot faster...
tweakes.. would be good, i try overclocking but dont seem to do anythin really. Program i used to overclock is NVMAX.

Computer Specs

Duron 900@972mhz via fsb
k7te abit mobo
384 mb sd ram
300w Power Supply etc

[Arkaine23]

Welcome to the forums!

Some things to think about that might help...

Turn off v-sync? Stops monitor refresh rate from limiting max framerate.

Cooling mods? Helps to OC better, obviously.

Ram timings tweaked in bios? OC FSB or video memory any higher? These have a large impact on 3dmark score.

New drivers for card? DirectX version update?

Direct3d set to best performance instead of best quality?

What is your score on that card anyway? MX's are not very good anymore. You might see the overclock's improvement a little better by testing with 3dmark2000 instaed of 3dmark2001.

[davzor]

ehe thanks for the welcome :)

well in 3d mark 2000 i got 5980

vsync is off and direct3d is set to best performance etc

Got the lastest direct x

Also wondering how to overclock properly (just in case im doing something wrong)

i only can go to 972.. i want to go to at least a 1ghz!

[Arkaine23]

So I guess your 3dmark2001 score must be around 2500-3000? Push the video card's memory until you see sprakly distortions in 3dmark2k1, then back it down just a bit. What driver are you using?

What happens when your try to go to 113 FSB? No Post? Windows doesn't load? Crashes in Sandra benchmark? Locks-up, reboots, or closes 3dmark?

The only component you've got that looks like it might be a problem is the Maxtor HDD. Don't know, have never used one, but have heard good and bad things. If it goes bad though, your data will get corrupted (you'll see errors that tell you something like that) and you may have to format/reinstall. It's a good idea to make at least 2 partitions on your HDD so that you can switch files back and forth if you ever have to format/reinstall. That way you don't lose everything. What version of windows are you using anyway?

In your bios you might be able to adjust the memory timings... lower numbers for better performance, higher numbers for better stability and higher overclock.

What kind of Thermaltake heatsink have you got? Thermal paste or tape? What is your CPU temp at idle/load? If your temps are ok (low 40's), you can try raising the cpu's vcore (voltage) to improve stability.

Just some ideas... I'm still pretty new to this stuff myself. Anything I asked that doesn't make sense, just ask and I'll try to elaborate.