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Old October 5, 2009, 09:14 AM
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Default PNY 8800 GTS 512mb OC experience?
thinking about it. want to do it. any experience or advice?
(i have 2 running in sli, they both have zalman vf900 hsf's)
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Old October 5, 2009, 05:31 PM
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depends, if you think 5-20FPS is life and death then its worth it to overclock it.

and i don't see a monitor in your sig. if its under 1680x1050 you won't notice the differences

a good tool for nvidia gpu is the evga precision
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Old October 5, 2009, 07:06 PM
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^^ yes monitor is 22" samsung bbw53 or something..yes im running 1680x1050. 5-20 fps isnt life or death but it is possibly desireable
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HDD:150GB Raptor,WD500GB,WD1TB BLACK
MOBO:Asus Striker 2 Formula
RAM:OCZ HPC REAPER 4GB 1066mhz pc2-8500 (5-5-5-15)@2.2v
PSU:CORSAIR 750W
CASE:Silvertstone TJ07
SOUND:Auzentech X-Fi Prelude
Keyboard:Logitech G15 V2
Mouse:Razer DeathAdder
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