Geforce 2 Ultra

[Dingo-The-Man]

Hi, I've quite new to PC's and all and having assembled my own pc I now want to start getting the most out of it performance wise. I've just got a Geforce 2 Ultra card 64mb DDRand have with software (geforce yweaker) overclocked it to 265 Mhz core and 475 memory ( it was 250/450) anyway I ran a 3D benchmark which says its at it max settings. However, I've seen these cards go higher but with cooling system, and the reason I'm posting is I don't know how you figure out what fan you need, how you get hold of one (are they specialist?) and how I can find out how fast the card can go? Also where the extra fan would go and how to install it?

Loads of Q's I know!!I would be most grateful if someone could help me outas I'd prefer to trust someone who's actually overclock a geforce card before rather than mag advice etc.

My system spec is

1.4 Ghz Athlon Thunderbird
ECS K7VZA Mobo
384 Mb SdRam
Geforce 2 ultra 64Mb video
Codec 97 on board (sound)

Thanx!

Dan

 

[Captain Slug]

You forgot to mention wether you've upgraded to the latest (and most compatible) Nvidia drivers or not.
Having the newest drivers will make a significant performance difference in everything you do.

 

[---X---]

Usually you figure out what cooling to go with from your budget and willingness to buy/mod...I dont know of a chart or something that shows the relationship between cooling and OCing. For the fan, people usually use a Thermaltake Crystal Orb or something of the like, though some have jury-rigged 1U rackmount HSF's to their card. Also, a case fan (usually 120mm or maybe 92mm) mounting on the side panel, blowing in on the video card and pci slots helps a lot

 

[Über~PhLuBB]

You can check out how I modded my GF2U, and the performance it got me here at the O/C main site.

That OC lasted me about a year and a half before the card succumbed to termal O/C sickness.

Now I'm pumping out 10K 3D Marks with a $160 card. Go nVidia! =)_)

 

[Dingo-The-Man]

GEFORCE 2 ULTRA

Thanx guys that helps a lot. Also "Captain Slug" yeah I have got the latest drivers from nvidia.com, v29.32 or whatever it is

 

[Nikoror]

you shouldn't always have the latest drivers when you have an older card because the newest are optimized for gf4. I have a gf2ti and it runs best with the 23.12 drivers, and is quite stable as well.

 

[moonunit]

Purely out of curiousity, who made your GF2?

Mine goes to 300/515 with the fan and ramsinks it came with, but that's with one of those exhuast blowers rammed in its face.

Presently its at 280/500 for comfort, and no modding necessary.
Good luck finding the ceiling.

As for how to attach fans, I recommend rugged sticky tape .

 

[---X---]

As for how to attach fans, I recommend rugged sticky tape .

Or some AA epoxy if its right on the chip

 

[Dingo-The-Man]

Yeah mines a chaintech too. I'm gonna have a play with it soon.....so hopefully I won't mess it up too much! Thanx for ya help guys!

 

[Dingo-The-Man]

However, it seems to run at different speeds to ecveryone else which is odd, guessing it was one of the first released or something. I got it off a guy on ebay you see

 

[Spacepiston]

Mines at 320 and mem is at 490.

Its an OCZ Titan Ultra....the retail heatsink's fan is removed and a larger fan has been dropped on top..but I havent actually replaced the heatsink..no time..no motivation.

I can set the memory higher but I start getting slight visual defects on screen..especially when I type..so 490 is where it stays.

 

[Zer0fight3r]

Wow.. you maxed out that low.. What are your tempatures CPU/Case?