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Old 01-07-09   #1 (permalink)
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hello I have an ati radeon HD3400 I'm wondering if I should overclock this so I can get some more speed out of it help my gaming situation or is it really worth it? and if it is can I get some tips on how to overclock it sorry for seeming really noobish about this Ive never overclocked a gpu before
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Its not really worth it, but if you want to overclock your GPU, look into Catalyst Control Center, RiviaTuner, ATi Tool.

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The smaller cards usually get fairly decent (though still awful) performance increases. I OC'd my X300 and went from 20 FPS in ATITool to 34 FPS!

Make sure you have active cooling though, with just a heatsink you won't get very far.
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The smaller cards usually get fairly decent (though still awful) performance increases. I OC'd my X300 and went from 20 FPS in ATITool to 34 FPS!

Make sure you have active cooling though, with just a heatsink you won't get very far.
the HD 3400 is an IGP.

The HD 3450 and 3470 are the Dedicated cards.

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Tator is correct. But some have dedicated RAM (side ported). As said not going to make a bad card good or anything but give it a shot.

I use AMD GPU Clock Utility. I like it because I have to set it every time I start Windows. I like that because for most of what I do I don't need OC. If I want to game I might set it. By the way I have the mobility HD3650.

Run GPU-Z see if any RAM shows up.

With a desktop I would really recommend buying a better card, they don't cost much. Us notebook guys do not have that option.

Oh and if you bought a 36xx or 48xx most OC to go from xx50's to xx70's if money is tight.

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You can also try getting an HD3450 and running hybrid CrossfireX which will yeild a 50% improvement right off the bat.

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