Should i do this?

[ToKeN]

Well, I have a geforce FX 5200... it didn't come with a fan and it runs cool.... I have a fan laying around should I put it on because I want to try OCing my card a little bit.

 

[beedubaya]

Well, the fact that the GeForce FX 5200 doens't have a fan shows how weak it is. I am not sure what kind of fan you have or what it takes, but if it fits and works, then I would go for it. Then again, I wouldn't have an FX 5200.

 

[ToKeN]

Yeah, well i got it 1 year ago and it was "kind" of decent at the time.

 

[beedubaya]

Yes, I had an FX 5200 for a couple of hours in my old HP. Then I went back to my GeForce 4 MX because I didnt notice much of a difference at all.

 

[ShoobieRat]

The amount you're going to be able to overclock that card without it eating itself, is so minimal you won't notice the difference, so it's not worth it. I would suggest upgrading if you're running into problems.

 

[ToKeN]

I know I can get the memory up 30 Mhz and the the core up a good 40.

 

[ShoobieRat]

You ain't gonna notice it, buddy. 30MHz on a G-card is n0thing. If you're really lucky, you might render at 1 frame faster than before. And if you're SUPER lucky, you might actually be able to notice that 1 extra frame.

 

[ToKeN]

I went up by 30 and my points in 3dmark went up 200.

 

[Josh18657]

Sounds like you already know the answer to your question.

Josh

 

[ShoobieRat]

I went up by 30 and my points in 3dmark went up 200.

Great. Awesome. You've managed to alter a statistical algorithm through a marginal-at-best increase. Wonderful. I'm really happy for you.

Now can you see that change at all in anything?