by curious101 on Wed Dec 22, 2004 8:36 am
@ajpyoung,
Wow!!! You're actually overclocking your graphics card? Yeah, always make sure that you have ample cooling. Too much heat actually slows down overall system performance.
What driver are you using right now? I'm using Omega and I can play the game at max detail settings at 800x600x32 or 1024x768x32 screen resolution. I had flickering problems with ForceWare 66.93.
If you're overclocking your card though, be sure it's not more than 30% of your default Core and Memory clock frequencies. Anything more than this could increase the risk of damaging your card. For example, my FX5200 has a default core clock of 250. I can overclock it at no more than 325 (250 * 1.30). My memory clock is 332...431.6. Ample graphics card cooling means that you should have sufficient cooling both on the GPU and the memory modules of the card. Stock heatsink/fans of graphics cards may not be enough. There are many vga coolers out there like Vantec Iceberq, Coolermaster CoolViva, Thermaltake CL-G0009, etc. As for the memory modules of the gfx card, a heatsink (passive cooling) is enough. It's also advisable to put at least one intake fan at the side panel right in front of the AGP slot to cool the card. OC friendly graphics card brands include Gainward, Leadtek, Palit Daytona, Sparkle.
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