oc affected by driver?

superballz00 · Feb 13, 2005, 07:58 PM

i was wondering if newer drivers improve oc ability? my 9700pro seems to max out at 335/330 no matter wat driver i use. even when i first got it with driver versions in 2002 to present drivers i cant seem to oc my card anymore than 335/330 without crashing.

redsolar · Feb 14, 2005, 10:47 AM

No, OC ability is dependent on your physical card parameters. Drivers won't have anything to do with it.

Chaos · Feb 14, 2005, 12:11 PM

good airflow and great system cooling are essential items also

Feb 13, 2005, 07:58 PM	#1
superballz00 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	oc affected by driver? i was wondering if newer drivers improve oc ability? my 9700pro seems to max out at 335/330 no matter wat driver i use. even when i first got it with driver versions in 2002 to present drivers i cant seem to oc my card anymore than 335/330 without crashing. __________________ system specs: AMD athlon XP palomino 2000+ Asus A7V8X 1024mb of pc2700 ddr ram Radeon 9700pro Sound Blaster Audigy Gamer 80gig harddrive 7200rpm 400 watt psu

Feb 14, 2005, 10:47 AM	#2
redsolar Off duty Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Iowa, USA Posts: 1,252 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	No, OC ability is dependent on your physical card parameters. Drivers won't have anything to do with it. __________________ Real_Men_Do_Not_Use_Space_Bar Main rig: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.6 GHz (Zerotherm Nirvana NV120) \| 2x2GB Mushkin + 2x2GB Corsair DDR2-800 5-5-5-18 \| Abit IP35 Pro \| XFX 8800GTS 512 800/1100 \| 2x160GB Seagate 7200.9 RAID1 + Hitachi 1TB 32MB \| NEC SATA DVD+RW + Xbox 360 USB HD DVD Drive \| Antec TruePower Quattro 850W PSU \| Antec Nine Hundred Case \| 3x 24" LCD (Dell 2407WFP + 2x StarLogic) \| Logitech Z-5500 \| Vista Business x64 Laptop: Dell Vostro 1500 \| Core 2 Duo T7500 \| 2.5 GB RAM \| nVidia GeForce 8600M GT \| 200GB 7200 RPM \| DVDRW \| 15.4" 1680x1050 LCD \| XP Pro

Feb 14, 2005, 12:11 PM	#3
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,140 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	good airflow and great system cooling are essential items also __________________