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Jun 21, 2006, 03:28 PM
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overclocking a 6600 256mb agp
hi,
could anybody give me any advise on how to overclock a (6600 256mb agp) please e.g tips, what cooling is best and the do's and dont's
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Jun 21, 2006, 08:32 PM
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Cooling, can't get better than a VF700 Cu in my opinion. Watercooling would beat that obviously but yeah. Then all you do is enable Coolbits and let 'er rip!
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Jun 22, 2006, 11:29 PM
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could anybody tell me whats better a nvidia 6600 256mb or a ati 9800xt 256mb both agp?
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Jun 23, 2006, 12:26 AM
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The 6600GT and up is better than a 9800 XT
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Jun 23, 2006, 12:56 AM
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i have a 6600 (not gt) 256mb but i was thinking about the 9800xt but i dont know what is better?
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Jun 27, 2006, 04:43 PM
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so does any 1 know?
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Jun 27, 2006, 04:49 PM
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The 9800XT is faster, even if it lacks SM3.0.
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Jun 29, 2006, 11:03 PM
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but my 6600 was cheaper (£50) brand new what i didnt think was that bad i was on a budget and i have always liked nvidia's
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Jun 30, 2006, 10:17 AM
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depends on which games too, like source engine vs doom3
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