So, did it help with overclocking? Only by adding a few more
ram mhz, but it does look better! After looking for other results
on the internet I found that generally this won't help you overclock
your GPU what-so-ever. Sometimes it will help you to get 1-10
mhz more, but this is in rather rare instances. As for the ram,
in many situations it does help people to get an extra 5-20
mhz. However, sometimes the ram is already maxed out before
you attach the heatsinks, not because of heat, but because it
just can't take anymore.
Our GPU did overclock to our goal,
it runs 275mhz on the core and 550mhz on the memory perfectly
stable (ti4400 speeds). An overclock which is not bad for a
250/444 stock setting. A maximum overclock of 282 core and 590
memory can be reached, but this is when the artifacts start
to appear.
One interesting thing to note,
is that many people who did get a good overclocking boost really
didn't have great case air flow. Those people with good case
flow didn't receive as much of a difference. Also, being a slightly
larger and faster fan than the stock fan, this does produce
more noise. However, those of you with several case fans, or
a high rpm CPU fan probably won't even notice.
I do recommend this product to
anyone that is trying to get everyone ounce of overclocking
power out of their video card, or anyone who wants things running
as cold as possible. Also, those of you who have a plain looking
GF4 may like one just to spruce it up a little. However, to
the average users out there this really isn't a necessary product.
Pros: ·May allow some extra overclocking ·Easy to install if your heatsink isn't
attached with some type of adhesive ·Feels good to know it keeps it cooler ·Looks good
Cons: ·Louder than stock fan ·Doesn't always help overclocking ·Core and ram heatsink
colors don't quite match
Final Score: C
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