Reputable Contributor AbnRanger Posted February 13, 2010 Reputable Contributor Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 I just wanted to point out that the most recent NVidia updated drivers seem to lock any ability to overclock your NVidia cards, in case anyone here overclocks their NVidia cards. some cards come factory OC'ed and I don't know if that is affected any. I think it just locks the settings so you only have what ships from the factory. That was not the case until recently, when I updated the drivers a few weeks ago. I have a software utility from my card manufacturer that allows me to change the settings within the Windows environment (instead of having to do so in Bios settings) to overclock, test and apply settings. Sometimes I'll overclock just before using 3DC, so I get the most out of the card when I need it (an overclocked GTX 275 can outperform the stock 285 which costs about $150 more). The the new driver was blocking this utility as well. I couldn't figure out what was causing it until I installed a driver from a month or two ago. Not sure why they suddenly started doing that, but I thought it might be worth mentioning here, as NVidia cards do have some OC headroom to give you about $100-$200 worth of extra juice. You just need to do a little (Google) research on your particular model and see where others were successful in OC'ing theirs and test it yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contributor Tony Nemo Posted February 13, 2010 Contributor Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 I just wanted to point out that the most recent NVidia updated drivers seem to lock any ability to overclock your NVidia cards, in case anyone here overclocks their NVidia cards. some cards come factory OC'ed and I don't know if that is affected any. I think it just locks the settings so you only have what ships from the factory. That was not the case until recently, when I updated the drivers a few weeks ago. I have a software utility from my card manufacturer that allows me to change the settings within the Windows environment (instead of having to do so in Bios settings) to overclock, test and apply settings. Sometimes I'll overclock just before using 3DC, so I get the most out of the card when I need it (an overclocked GTX 275 can outperform the stock 285 which costs about $150 more). The the new driver was blocking this utility as well. I couldn't figure out what was causing it until I installed a driver from a month or two ago. Not sure why they suddenly started doing that, but I thought it might be worth mentioning here, as NVidia cards do have some OC headroom to give you about $100-$200 worth of extra juice. You just need to do a little (Google) research on your particular model and see where others were successful in OC'ing theirs and test it yourself. Sounds like Nvidea wants to capture your 275=285 for their bottom line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputable Contributor AbnRanger Posted February 13, 2010 Author Reputable Contributor Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 Sounds like Nvidea wants to capture your 275=285 for their bottom line. Well....I was just giving that as an example. It's the same with most any card. Especially if you have one with the aftermarket cooling installed from the factory. Those are meant for overclocking, and come with software to help you do so. After a little digging, I found out why:Tom's Hardware Guide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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