ok to leave gpu oced?

[jnev_89]

i've been wondering about this for a while now. when i oc my video card, should i leave it at its oced settings, or should i go back to default when i'm not gaming? my cpu i (obviously) leave oced, but i wasn't sure about the video card...

also, for the people who have a evga 6600gt, how far have you been able to oc yours? right now i leave my card at default settings, but later i'll start ocing when i start noticing low fps in games.


thanks

 

[DJ-CHRIS]

It already sets itself to 300 / 1000 while not in 3dmode

My XFX's have done like 597 / 1120 and my other XFX has done 574 / 1220, both stable

The clocks are lower now

 

[jnev_89]

mine doesn't reset to default when not gaming...

i use powerstrip

 

[m3trj]

If it's stable then there is no problem leaving it. It just saves the hassle of adjustment whenever you want to play a game.

 

[KorKwin]

It has a 2D and a 3D mode. You can clock them seperately but with my friends 6800, when I change the memory in one, it carries over to the other one...

 

[timmer]

yea 2d mode is for windows and 3d mode is for games just over clock the 3d mode and leave it and make sure ur temps dont go over 75C

 

[Him]

When you OC your GFX card, does it drop the OC when the GPU is not heavily in use?