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dario03 · 03-07-2008, 03:57 PM

Okay guys I'm going to try some more overclocking with my 8800gt if it can handle it but I'm wondering if my e2180 @ 3.3ghz is going to bottleneck it.

At stock 2.0ghz on the chip I only got 8,100 in 3dmark06. Once I overclocked the cpu it went up to 12,000. I then went to ntune and tried a 25mhz increase on the gpu core with no effect and then another 25mhz on the gpu core and only got a 50 point increase. Could my cpu be a bottleneck or do I just need to mess with more settings on the gpu?

Also what temps should I look for on a 8800gt and whats the best overclocking software for the 8800gt?

03-07-2008, 03:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
dario03 Monster Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,389	Is my cpu going to bottleneck a 8800gt? Okay guys I'm going to try some more overclocking with my 8800gt if it can handle it but I'm wondering if my e2180 @ 3.3ghz is going to bottleneck it. At stock 2.0ghz on the chip I only got 8,100 in 3dmark06. Once I overclocked the cpu it went up to 12,000. I then went to ntune and tried a 25mhz increase on the gpu core with no effect and then another 25mhz on the gpu core and only got a 50 point increase. Could my cpu be a bottleneck or do I just need to mess with more settings on the gpu? Also what temps should I look for on a 8800gt and whats the best overclocking software for the 8800gt? __________________ Intel e2180 @ 3.3ghz, Cooler Master Hyper TX2 92MM, Abit IP35-V, 6gb OCZ ddr2 800, OCZ StealthXStream 600W, X-Infinity case (silver with blue led) EVGA 8800GT. 3dmark06 = ~12,000 "Now I lay my computer down to sleep, I pray the hard drive my files to keep, If I should lose power before I save, I pray the hard drive my backups to take" The Techies' Bible - Dario 1:1