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Old 04-15-2006, 01:03 AM   #1 (permalink)
 
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I just got a 7900 gt and i was wondering was is the best program to monitor and possibly overclock a nvidia graphics card. previously i had a radeon x800 so i dont know what they use for nvidia.
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coolbits, just download it and blam, should come w/ instructions
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hey i just tried the coolbits but nothing happened. it extracted files. i went to where they were and there was only like a regedit thing in there. and there were no instructions.
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right click on the desktop
-> properties
-> settings
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-> Geforce 7900 GT (has Nvidia icon)
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Once you add the coolbits registry, all you have to do is right click NVIDIA display then choose your monitor there should be a clock Frequency settings where you can overclock
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Just be carefull If you have the OC version....

and if your really looking for a rush, Volt mod it
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what happens if u have the oc version?
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What are the benefits of coolbits over rivatuner?
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nothing. it just comes with the Forceware drivers

though rivatuner doesn't work with forceware drivers over about 82.xx I think
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well i'm running XP x64....right now the latest drivers are 81.92 for my OS to my knowledge so rivatuner is just fine
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