[amdoverclocker]

can o'c eventually break your card??
also how can i check the temp of the card
what is a suitable temp for radeon 9550 256mb
also how high can i get a radeon 9550 up im currently on 413 core 213memory
from 250 to 200

 

[steveo42024]

Ocing wil shorten the life of the card b/c your stressing it more but if you have good cooling your fine. I think motherboard moniter 5 (mbm5) will get you some temps.

 

[6600Gt1047]

ocing is ok... but not to offfend the site or anything but ocing doesnt do much to boost a score. Atleast when ur ocing 30 or 40 MHZ what I did.

 

[amdoverclocker]

im using a stock fan thats comes with it is this ok?

 

[steveo42024]

You should be fine. One thing i found is a pci fan. http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...888-112&depa=0 It keeps my 6600gt cool. If your not satisfied with the stock hsf http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...110-106&depa=0 might give you better cooling.

 

[Realm_walker]

How much do you think ti would cut the life of your card down? Im runnign only stock heat sink on my R9600SE so should I oc at all? Earlier I had it running stable at 434/229. Shuold I tone it down a bit?

 

[steveo42024]

I think its worth the 17 bones

 

[YiffyGriffy]

Average life expectancy for a microprocessor is 120,000 hours... even if ocing cut its lifespan in half, it'll still be fine for years of continuous use.

 

[Realm_walker]

Quote:

Originally Posted by steveo420 I think its worth the 17 bones

17 bones???

 

[steveo42024]

Im saying the pci fan is a worthwhile investment for 17 dollars

 

[Realm_walker]

Quote:

Originally Posted by steveo420 Im saying the pci fan is a worthwhile investment for 17 dollars

lol Im canadian so it costs something like twice the amount for me but I think I might look into it anyway. Thanks for the url

About compatibility, I have a smaller mobo and it only has two pci slots and an agp slot. In one of the pci slot I have an audigy 2 so if I were to put the fan inbetween the audigy 2 and the agp would that be enough breathing space for the fan? I was thinking maybe I would just go for the fan that goes right on the VGA. What do you think?

 

[steveo42024]

Stick with the vga fan if you only have 2 pci slots.

 

[Realm_walker]

Quote:

Originally Posted by steveo420 Stick with the vga fan if you only have 2 pci slots.

oki, awsome. Thanks for the help