6600GT OC Question

Ok so ive got my MSI 6600GT and purchased a Siencer 6 rev 2 as well as taking a dremel to my stock heatsink and removing the portions that covered the memory. Since the silencer dosent cool the memory i figure since i got a side fan that blows on the card i can just throw the cut off peices back on the cards memory.

off topic question: was that a great idea or is it not necessary to cool the cards mem?

Abyway.. i got RivaTuner and iv got my clocks set to 550/1150 and i was wondering a few things.

1.) I only see a one degree diffrence in the core temps.. thought it would make a bigger diffrence than that.

2.) What does the "Test" on rivetuner really do.. and how should i do a seperate test? Can i use 3DMark05 as a test? and if i do use 3DMark05 as a test am i watchin the screen for artifacts or am i just comparing scores or maybe theres somthing more..

Temps listed as Idle/Load

3.) if you had my setup and your temps where 32/40 and you overclocked to the 550/1150 and your temps where 33/42... would you be under the impression that you can pull a much better OC? or is 42C a good temp to stay at?

Also how many times would you run 3dMark05(Free version) to get your Load temp readings?

Loop the last test for a few hours

JasonDTM said:

Loop the last test for a few hours

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thanks.. turns out my temps more like 55C under heavy load..

but i was forced to manually loop it.. is ther a way to auto loop the test in the free version?

is it odd that i cant get my temp over 46C in 2+ hours of game... only 3dmark can get it that high?

Are you watching the temps as you game, or checking them after closing it? Temps can drop a few degrees in that time...

But, if 46C is your high in gaming, be proud! Mine idles that high...

brickout said:

Are you watching the temps as you game, or checking them after closing it? Temps can drop a few degrees in that time...

But, if 46C is your high in gaming, be proud! Mine idles that high...

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No I have Rivatuner watching temps and after i exit game (about 1hour and 45 min last time i played) i simply do the Mark High Core Temp and it seems to top off bout 46C but if i let it run and use 3D mark 2005 my high core temp is 55

Not really a questions as much as an observation..

3DMark 2005 just seems to be able to heat up my card better than any game.

I think you should cool your memory cause mine has noo memory cooling and its gets super hot. I mean i cant even put my finger on it.

By adding ramsinks, I managed to gain a small ammount of Memory OC, it was definately a good choice to sink them.