Video Card FAQ

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Nvidia

Drivers

Official Drivers

Betas

Reactorcritical
3D Chipset

Det Performance
winHQ's nVidia Detonator Driver Comparison

Ati

Drivers

Official Drivers

3dfx

Drivers

Official Drivers
3rd Party Drivers (mainly for users of 2k/xp) I highly recommend the AmigaMerlin series.

BitBoys Oy
LOL yeah right!

MISC

Q: Does the extra 64MB found on Ti-4200 128MB make any difference?
A: Here is the answer. You can see that the extra 64MB does not improve performance by much. However, Ati does benefit from the extra 64MB of ram.

Q: How do I improve 3D performance with my Iwill XP-333 MB?
A: Have a look here, http://forums.overclockers.co.nz/sho...&threadid=1149

OS
Q: How can I get > 60Hz refresh rate in Win2k/XP?
A: NVRefreshTool, it works with any DET drivers.


Overclocking

Q: How should I go about overclock my brand new video card?
A: Here is a few links to get you started.

Tweakers AU

Q: Which software should I use?
A: Riva Tuner, NVMax

Q: How can I overclock my locked R9X00 series?
A: [http://forums.overclockers.co.nz/sho...&threadid=7891]R9500Pro overclocking guide[/url]

Q: How far can I overclock my video card?
A: It depend on the card that you've got and also your luck.
However, we do have a rough guide line.

GF2 Series
GF2 MX with 6 ns ram -> 200~220C/180~200M
GF2 MX with 5 ns ram -> 200~240C/200~240M
GF2 GTS/Pro/Ultra??
GF2 Ti with 5ns ram -> 270~300C/~450M
GF2 Ti with 4ns ram -> 270~300C/500~530M

GF3 Series
GF3??
GF3 Ti-200 with 4ns ram -> 220~250C/500~530M
GF3 Ti-500??

GF4 Series
GF4 MX-420 ?? (why bother??)
GF4 MX-440 with 4ns ram -> 300~320C/500~530M
GF4 MX-460 with 3.6ns ram -> 350~370C/~600M

GF4 Ti-4200 with Samsung 4ns ram -> ~320C/550M
GF4 Ti-4200 with 3.8ns ram -> ??
GF4 Ti-4600 with 2.8ns ram -> 330C/750M

ATi Radeon R9500Pro
R9500Pro with 3 ns ram -> 330~350C/666M
R9500Pro with 3.3 ns ram -> 330~350C/640M
R9500Pro with 3.6 ns ram -> 330~350C/580M

Q: I want to do voltage mod on my Nvidia card. Where can I find some guides?
A:
GF2 Series
GTS
GF2 GTS/MX

GF3 Series
GF3
GF3 Ti 200/500

GF4 Series
VisionTek Xtasy GeForce4 Ti4400

Generally speaking, people no longer voltage mod the GeForceFX series, as they generate way too much heat.


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