My Geforce 4 ti4200 overclock

studbagel9 · Oct 20, 2003, 08:47 PM

I just got my video card up to 310 / 580 with stock cooling. I have to case fans blowing on it though, so I guess it's kind of like cheating... but hey, all's fair in overclocking right? ;p I don't know what anyone else is getting but it seems like a good one to me, almost 25% right? Anyway, 3dmark01SE score of 12158 at that speed with 45.20 beta det's.

~~DriveEuro~~ · Oct 20, 2003, 09:37 PM

That's a good overclock. Most Ti4200's have problems getting the core that high.

Bane the ECF · Oct 21, 2003, 12:22 AM

A good core overclock is 300MHz - that's the stock core speed of a 4600. Ideally, that's what you want to aim for 300/650 of a 4600 card.

~~DriveEuro~~ · Oct 21, 2003, 02:36 PM

It's the speeds of a Ti4600 but will not perform like a Ti4600 cuz they both use different GPUs

mike2h · Oct 21, 2003, 02:51 PM

i am pretty sure that gpu core is exactly the same on all 3 cards. the only difference is speed binning.

~~craig588~~ · Oct 21, 2003, 02:53 PM

Yep, the exact same core. if you manage to push one to 300/650 it will be exactly as fast as a ti4600.

**MIG-31** · Oct 21, 2003, 03:00 PM

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Originally posted by mike2h
i am pretty sure that gpu core is exactly the same on all 3 cards. the only difference is speed binning.

that were my impression to.but that is good going getting a ti4200 to ti4600 speeds.will need that extra cooling.

i think i would change that heatsink to one much better than stock if he hasn't already.

{edit}just seen his post he hasn't changed heatsink

~~Optimummind~~ · Oct 21, 2003, 03:59 PM

That's a good overclock. On my old Ti-4200, I had reached 320/620 on stock cooling. However, I didn't feel too safe so I set it down to 290/600. If you want to maintain that speed, I would recommend replacing the GPU fan with something more powerful or do a GPU fan mod using a CPU fan.

studbagel9 · Oct 21, 2003, 06:23 PM

I was thinking of that. Optimummind, I've got a stock 2500+ Barton fan lying here... I was wondering it I could cut down some of the fins on the 2500+ heatsink, then bolt that thing on there? That's a lot of weight though.

~~Optimummind~~ · Oct 21, 2003, 06:42 PM

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Originally posted by studbagel9
I was thinking of that. Optimummind, I've got a stock 2500+ Barton fan lying here... I was wondering it I could cut down some of the fins on the 2500+ heatsink, then bolt that thing on there? That's a lot of weight though.

Here is a link where someone installed a CPU HSF on the GPU core.

http://www.rainwulf.com/article_radeon_mod.html

The card he used was a 9700 Pro but the concepts will still apply to nVIDIA GPUs. You just have to be careful but the dimensions. For me, this is too much trouble to do.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Oct 21, 2003, 08:59 PM

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Originally posted by DriveEuro
That's a good overclock. Most Ti4200's have problems getting the core that high.

It is a good overclock but the scores low for what he's got...

I used to get about 12,560 STOCK with a very simular config!!!! and with the same card!

studbagel9 · Oct 22, 2003, 08:30 PM

Really Neon? I wonder what the deal is... different drivers maybe?