New Card - 9800gtx+ - I have a couple Q's

[mattydies]

I just bought a used EVGA 9800gtx+ from a friend this weekend. Popped it in the computer, installed the cd, runs great.

I have a couple questions.

1) Should I update the driver/forceware? I am not sure where to find which version it is, but the "driver date" is Dec 26, 2008. Where can I find which version I am using?

2) I want to overclock the card. I figure I may as well use the EVGA software that came with it. What is the order of overclocking? I assume do the GPU first, then what is the next step - shader or memory? Am I right in about the process or????

Any other thoughts?



Thanks :)

[Jake_HT]

Yes you should definitely update the drivers. Uninstall the video drivers first and delete the files from the NVIDIA folder in C drive. Some recommend using a driver cleaner.. however you can be fine without it.

You can find the drivers for your system here:

Drivers - Download NVIDIA Drivers

I haven't used the EVGA overclocking tool, but RivaTuner works very well and is used by many.

[JD]

Originally Posted by Jake_HT

I haven't used the EVGA overclocking tool, but RivaTuner works very well and is used by many.

Which is all EVGA's software is, just has an easier to use GUI.

[rjbarker]

Congrats on your new 9800 GTX+, the same card I threw in my 2nd Rig...greaqt Card for the $$$...I was totally impressed playing titles such as Crysis Warhead, FC2 etc...
Precision is a great OC'ing tool and a whole lot easier and less confusing the Riva (same developer)..many questions you;'ll have can be found here, including OC'ing anbd those Cards OC like the banshee, I know I had my Core running at 810 Mhz..can't remember what I had shaders and Memory at..also quite cool compared to my 280's..Max Temps under load 68c Fan speed at 60%...enjoy!
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