GeForce 2 Pro, coolbit, overclocking

[JayJay]

Was wondering: How do I use coolbits to overclock my vid card???

[Allan]

I assume you already have the coolbit.reg file downloaded? If not, go grab it at www.aoafiles.com

Run the proggy, and now you have a new tab called overclocking available.

1. Right-click on your desktop.
2. Choose Properties
3. Click the Settings tab
4. Click on the Advanced buttion
5. Click the GeForce tab
6. Click on Properties button or whatever its called. (I forgot)
7. Now there is a tab about clock freq. Click it.
8. OVERCLOCK the card!

Not too much at first. Try to give it a bit and run 3Dmark to see how much you actually gain. Go up a bit more if everything is ok. If you get debris on the screen, set it back somewhat.

Good luck!

[JayJay]

Just double click the reg file??? thats it??

[Allan]

Yes, just double click it and click "ok" or whatever when it asks if it can edit the reg file for you... thats it m8.

[JayJay]

Thanks!!

BTW In case I overclock too much all I do is enter WinXP in Safe Mode and back it down right???

[Pinky]

Originally posted by JayJay
Thanks!!

BTW In case I overclock too much all I do is enter WinXP in Safe Mode and back it down right???

Well, yes... I guess...

But the proper way to overclock it is in small (5mhz) increments (first memory, then core), then run a 3D test. When you start seeing artifacts (visual distortions) then you've gone too high and need to decrease the setting until the artifacts go away.

[JayJay]

Hey Pinky,

The most stable I got it to is 230/460. How I tested it was I'd Quake 3 benchmark it and loop 3DMark2001 SE. If I overclocked it too high Quake 3 would hang.

[Allan]

Ooh oooh, you've caught the video card overclocking addiction!

Now you make sure there is thermal grease on the GPU (Just a paper thin layer), and the next thing you know you are replacing the puny fan with a much bigger and better HSF!

If you press the CTRL key while starting up the computer, it will use default settings instead of overclocked settings..

[JayJay]

Well, the ingrdients are: Arctic Silver 2 Thermal Adhesive, Blue Orb, and Thermaltake ram sinks

WHat you guys think??? Should I go higher??? hhehehehehe

[Allan]

I really dislike the Blue Orbs, but I guess some people like them.

My GeForce has a modded CPU HSF on it, it looks mighty kewl.

[Pinky]

230/460 is a damn fine overclock for a GF2 Pro

[Samuknow]

Originally posted by Allan
I really dislike the Blue Orbs, but I guess some people like them.

My GeForce has a modded CPU HSF on it, it looks mighty kewl.

Geeze Allan,

That is a monster looking thing. Did you build a brace to hold the card up?

I bet it is "cool" though.....

[JayJay]

Originally posted by Pinky
230/460 is a damn fine overclock for a GF2 Pro

Is there any program out there that could verify my overclock??? Something like wcpuid for a CPU.........

I see that I have successfully increased the core and mem speed under the clock frquencies tab and have gotten a 15fps increase in Quake3. But I want a second opinion none the less.

[Staz]

Maybe you could use coolbits to overclock your card then use powerstrip. it should detect your current core and memory speed and set them as default.

[Allan]

Originally posted by Samuknow


Geeze Allan,

That is a monster looking thing. Did you build a brace to hold the card up?

I bet it is "cool" though.....

Nope, its epoxied on now. It has been there for over a year now, so I consider it fairly safe.

You can read the whole article here:
http://www.overclockers.com/tips577/

[Samuknow]

Originally posted by Allan


Nope, its epoxied on now. It has been there for over a year now, so I consider it fairly safe.

You can read the whole article here:
http://www.overclockers.com/tips577/

Most execelent.

In true over clocker form. On the cheap...