How far can I take my FX 5500?

Fermo · 02-07-05, 12:48 PM

Hi,

I recently overclock my MSI FX 5500, and it score (3DMark01) 8.352. Vcore 301mhz & mem 446mhz. Can somebody give me additional suggestion to overclock it. If I reset the video & mem clock to standard it score 7520.

Thanks
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**saturnotaku** · 02-07-05, 12:53 PM

I'm not quite sure what you're asking here. You've already overclocked the card and have the results. If you're looking for aditional performance, you really should consider buying a new card. Your 3DMark score is right in between the GeForce3 and GeForce4 Ti, just to put it in perspective. For the price they're asking for that card, you would be better off getting at least a GeForce FX 5700 Ultra, if not a 6600 GT.

Daneel Olivaw · 02-07-05, 01:15 PM

This card is alright if you're not an enthousiast, but since your overclocking, I'll give you a tip on how far you can take your FX5500: exactly where you're at.

Fermo · 02-07-05, 09:30 PM

Can I run a 6600 GT in my mobo?

Thanks

NemesisChild · 02-08-05, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fermo

Can I run a 6600 GT in my mobo?

Thanks

PCI-E, doubtful.
AGP model, probably yes.

**saturnotaku** · 02-08-05, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fermo

Can I run a 6600 GT in my mobo?

The AGP version you can, not the PCI-Express one.

02-07-05, 12:48 PM	#1
Fermo Fermo Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4	How far can I take my FX 5500? Hi, I recently overclock my MSI FX 5500, and it score (3DMark01) 8.352. Vcore 301mhz & mem 446mhz. Can somebody give me additional suggestion to overclock it. If I reset the video & mem clock to standard it score 7520. Thanks __________________ MB: A7N8X-X (BIOS 1010) Processor: 3000XP Athlon (FSB 333) MEM: 2x512 K-BYTE PC3200 DDR400 HD: Maxtor Diamond Max 9 (Cache 8MB) 120 GB HD: Maxtor Diamond Max 9 (Cache 8MB) 80 GB Video: MSI FX5500 256MB CD-RW: Sony CRX320A/U

02-07-05, 12:53 PM	#2
saturnotaku Apple user. Deal with it. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The 'burbs, IL USA Posts: 12,502	Re: How far can I take my FX 5500? I'm not quite sure what you're asking here. You've already overclocked the card and have the results. If you're looking for aditional performance, you really should consider buying a new card. Your 3DMark score is right in between the GeForce3 and GeForce4 Ti, just to put it in perspective. For the price they're asking for that card, you would be better off getting at least a GeForce FX 5700 Ultra, if not a 6600 GT.

02-07-05, 01:15 PM	#3
Daneel Olivaw Northwood hugger Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,244	Re: How far can I take my FX 5500? This card is alright if you're not an enthousiast, but since your overclocking, I'll give you a tip on how far you can take your FX5500: exactly where you're at. __________________ -Intel Core2 Duo 4300 (3.0GHz) \| Asus P5N-E SLI \| 6GB Corsair CVS PC2-5300 \| GF8800GT 512MB \| Western Digital 1TB Raid0 \| Antec SLK2600AMB \| Antec Earthwatts 500W -Intel Pentium4 2.4C (3.4GHz) \| Asus P4P800 Dlx \| 2GB Crucial Rendition PC-3200 \| GF6800LE 128MB \| Seagate 200GB \| Antec Overture II \| Antec TruePower 2.0 480W Mild agnosticism —the view that the existence or nonexistence of God or gods is currently unknown but is not necessarily unknowable, therefore one will withhold judgment until/if more evidence is available. A weak agnostic would say "I don't know, but maybe you do."

02-07-05, 09:30 PM	#4
Fermo Fermo Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4	Re: How far can I take my FX 5500? Can I run a 6600 GT in my mobo? Thanks