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Old Jun 21, 2006, 10:28 AM   #1
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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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Old Jun 21, 2006, 03:32 PM   #2
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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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Old Jun 22, 2006, 06:29 PM   #3
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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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Old Jun 22, 2006, 07:26 PM   #4
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The 6600GT and up is better than a 9800 XT
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Old Jun 22, 2006, 07:56 PM   #5
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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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Old Jun 27, 2006, 11:43 AM   #6
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so does any 1 know?
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Old Jun 27, 2006, 11:49 AM   #7
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The 9800XT is faster, even if it lacks SM3.0.
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Old Jun 29, 2006, 06:03 PM   #8
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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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Old Jun 30, 2006, 05:17 AM   #9
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System Specs

depends on which games too, like source engine vs doom3
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