Geforce 6800NU overclocking

BYUNews · 07-15-04, 09:22 PM

While I was fiddling around with my Geforce 6800, I noticed some strange overclocking results. Check this out:

60.80 Drivers
325/700: 7800 3DMarks
325/775: 8000 3DMarks
350/775: 8400 3DMarks (highest overclock)

61.72 Drivers
325/700: 8000 3DMarks
325/850: 8100 3DMarks
350/850: 8100 3DMarks
400/850: 9400 3DMarks (highest overclock)

Using the new drivers (which allowed me to clock much higher), nothing really happened with overclocking until - BAM! - I hit the magic 400/850 clock speed! 9400!. I never expected my 6800NU to run that fast. This sure seems to be the "sweet spot" for 6800NU OC'ers. I'm amazed what this card can do. Has anyone else gotten better results?

ChrisRay · 07-15-04, 09:32 PM

hmm whats your processor speed?

I get 8,710 @ 325/900

Jas28 · 07-16-04, 12:19 AM

my best so far is 10034 with my 6800nu. I can clock it at 400/900. This is with the 61.34's. With the 61.72 I only get 9600. With the 62.11 I get 9900.

BYUNews · 07-16-04, 06:05 AM

Jas28: Impressive. Maybe I'll give those 61.34 drivers a spin. What clock could you hit using 61.72s? Was it lower than 400/900? Do you think I could hit 400/900 if I changed my drivers? I'd really love to break 10K.

ChrisRay: I am running a Barton 2800 with 512mb DDR333 RAM, a Geforce 6800NU (of course), and an Audigy 2 ZS. I would clock it at 3200+, but I got duped into buying a KT400 (333mhz FSB) motherboard). I think you'd see some gains if you upped your core and put all that memory bandwidth to good use ...

Another thing, I'm very impressed with how cool this card is. I played Far Cry for 45 miinutes while overclocked last night, alt-tabbed with the temperature reading in front of me, and it was only 59 degrees!

garikfox · 07-16-04, 08:01 AM

325/700

Driver:62.01

Havent benched 400/800 yet.

BYUNews · 07-16-04, 09:28 AM

Garik: Nice score. It's probably higher than mine was at stock because you have a way faster CPU, but I'll make a point of trying those drivers out.

carnivor3 · 07-16-04, 02:39 PM

hello!
here is my score!
i tested it with my xp2400 and OC 6800nu @ 396/824
3dmark2003

does anyone activate the other 4 Pipelines @ 6800nu??

BYUNews · 07-16-04, 06:27 PM

Carnivore: I don't think that's possible. Nvidia made a point of not pulling a "Radeon 9500", and made the 6800NU a different core than the other 6800s. I don't think the pipelines are physically there.

ChrisRay · 07-16-04, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by garikfox

325/700

Driver:62.01

Havent benched 400/800 yet.

Thats really impressed sometimes makes me wonder whats wrong with my system. Either or Memory OCS dont seem to help 2003 much.

BYUNews · 07-16-04, 09:56 PM

Chris: Try upping the core. Memory OCs really didn't do anything for me until the core hit 400 (as you can see). Will your drivers let you bring the core to 400?

ChrisRay · 07-16-04, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BYUNews

Chris: Try upping the core. Memory OCs really didn't do anything for me until the core hit 400 (as you can see). Will your drivers let you bring the core to 400?

Ya if I bump it up to 350/900 I get 9,250 3dmarks, I just dont have the urge to OC my core atm..

Maybe when games start actually running slow at the settings I play in.. I will. Until then its just benching goodness

However I see a huge improvement in Anti Aliasing performance with my Memory @ 900 verses 700. Which is something I see in every game I play

garikfox · 07-16-04, 10:04 PM

Umm guyz thats STOCK but I might have a better CPU/Setup then u may add almost 600points to the mix no ?

07-15-04, 09:22 PM	#1
BYUNews Guess Who's Back Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 87	Geforce 6800NU overclocking While I was fiddling around with my Geforce 6800, I noticed some strange overclocking results. Check this out: 60.80 Drivers 325/700: 7800 3DMarks 325/775: 8000 3DMarks 350/775: 8400 3DMarks (highest overclock) 61.72 Drivers 325/700: 8000 3DMarks 325/850: 8100 3DMarks 350/850: 8100 3DMarks 400/850: 9400 3DMarks (highest overclock) Using the new drivers (which allowed me to clock much higher), nothing really happened with overclocking until - BAM! - I hit the magic 400/850 clock speed! 9400!. I never expected my 6800NU to run that fast. This sure seems to be the "sweet spot" for 6800NU OC'ers. I'm amazed what this card can do. Has anyone else gotten better results?

07-15-04, 09:32 PM	#2
ChrisRay Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Tulsa Posts: 5,101	Re: Geforce 6800NU overclocking hmm whats your processor speed? I get 8,710 @ 325/900 __________________ \|CPU: Intel I7 Lynnfield @ 3.0 Ghz\|Mobo:Asus P7P55 WS Supercomputer \|Memory:8 Gigs DDR3 1333\|Video:Geforce GTX 295 Quad SLI\|Monitor:Samsung Syncmaster 1680x1080 3D Vision\/Olevia 27 Inch Widescreen HDTV 1920x1080 \|CPU: AMD Phenom 9600 Black Edition @ 2.5 Ghz\|Mobo:Asus M3n HT Deluxe Nforce 780A\|Memory: 4 gigs DDR2 800\| Video: Geforce GTX 280x2 SLI Nzone SLI Forum Administrator NVIDIA User Group Members receive free software and/or hardware from NVIDIA from time to time to facilitate the evaluation of NVIDIA products. However, the opinions expressed are solely those of the members

07-16-04, 12:19 AM	#3
Jas28 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 88	Re: Geforce 6800NU overclocking my best so far is 10034 with my 6800nu. I can clock it at 400/900. This is with the 61.34's. With the 61.72 I only get 9600. With the 62.11 I get 9900. __________________ Intel Core i7 860 @3.85GHz w/ Corsair H50 MSI P55-CD53 4Gb A-DATA DDR3 1600 EVGA GeForce GTX 470 Superclocked 1280MB GDDR5 SoundBlaster X-Fi XtremeMusic Windows 7 64-Bit

07-16-04, 06:05 AM	#4
BYUNews Guess Who's Back Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 87	Re: Geforce 6800NU overclocking Jas28: Impressive. Maybe I'll give those 61.34 drivers a spin. What clock could you hit using 61.72s? Was it lower than 400/900? Do you think I could hit 400/900 if I changed my drivers? I'd really love to break 10K. ChrisRay: I am running a Barton 2800 with 512mb DDR333 RAM, a Geforce 6800NU (of course), and an Audigy 2 ZS. I would clock it at 3200+, but I got duped into buying a KT400 (333mhz FSB) motherboard). I think you'd see some gains if you upped your core and put all that memory bandwidth to good use ... Another thing, I'm very impressed with how cool this card is. I played Far Cry for 45 miinutes while overclocked last night, alt-tabbed with the temperature reading in front of me, and it was only 59 degrees!

07-16-04, 08:01 AM	#5
garikfox Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mesa, Az Posts: 803	Re: Geforce 6800NU overclocking 325/700 Driver:62.01 Havent benched 400/800 yet. __________________ "*Human's aren't the only species on Earth, We just act like it...*"

07-16-04, 09:28 AM	#6
BYUNews Guess Who's Back Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 87	Re: Geforce 6800NU overclocking Garik: Nice score. It's probably higher than mine was at stock because you have a way faster CPU, but I'll make a point of trying those drivers out.

07-16-04, 02:39 PM	#7
carnivor3 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2	Re: Geforce 6800NU overclocking hello! here is my score! i tested it with my xp2400 and OC 6800nu @ 396/824 3dmark2003 does anyone activate the other 4 Pipelines @ 6800nu??

07-16-04, 06:27 PM	#8
BYUNews Guess Who's Back Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 87	Re: Geforce 6800NU overclocking Carnivore: I don't think that's possible. Nvidia made a point of not pulling a "Radeon 9500", and made the 6800NU a different core than the other 6800s. I don't think the pipelines are physically there.

07-16-04, 09:56 PM	#10
BYUNews Guess Who's Back Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 87	Re: Geforce 6800NU overclocking Chris: Try upping the core. Memory OCs really didn't do anything for me until the core hit 400 (as you can see). Will your drivers let you bring the core to 400?

07-16-04, 10:04 PM	#12
garikfox Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mesa, Az Posts: 803	Re: Geforce 6800NU overclocking Umm guyz thats STOCK but I might have a better CPU/Setup then u may add almost 600points to the mix no ? __________________ "*Human's aren't the only species on Earth, We just act like it...*"

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