Overclocking a Dell 8200?

[Exfoliate]

I've got a friend with that model I believe with a PCIe 6800 but for some weird reason in the vVidia control panel there's no overclocking options? Go figure huh, is Dell like anit-oc or something? In fact alot of the options are simply not there, just the very basics like overview, color correction, that stuff. Anyone know what I'm saying? Any thoughts?

 

[zRoCkIsAdDiCtInG]

3rd party overclocking programs can raise FSB speed

hope that helps

 

[Exfoliate]

Yeah but you'd think that Dell had struck a deal with nVidia that would at least persent the option, not many Dell users would use it anyway, unless it's the XPS type anyway.

 

[zRoCkIsAdDiCtInG]

you can probably unlock coolbits for the video card

 

[ninja fetus]

yeah, coolbits for the win

 

[Big B]

It's not a Dell thing. The standard drivers do not have OC options. You can either use Coolbits or a 3rd party OC tool like RivaTuner.

 

[Exfoliate]

Really, interesting. Must have been when I downloaded RivaTuner, though I always thought is was right in with the rest of the nVidia display stuff.

 

[Exfoliate]

There you go NF and zRock, you've been awarded, sorry Z, thanked you for the wrong one but oh well, dang it now I'm losing my lead:O