I just bought me a Inno3D GF4 Ti4200 128MB version yesterday. I was of course curious as to what results i could get when overlocking. So I read some overclocking guides. I used PowerStrip to increase Core and Memory speeds. I wasn't able to raise Core speed at all. So I checked the bios for some AGP Voltage settings, since i figured thats was the problem since I couldn't raise my Core speed. Turned out my mainboard (Abit KT7A) doesnt have any setting for that. Its pretty old so it might be that. So I left the core speed where it was.
Anyway, i managed to raise my Memory speed from 450 to 500. And it worked stable through a few 3DMark2001SE tests i did. So i was happy with that. I played games all day yesterday and everthing was all good.
This morning when booting up my comp my new graphics card wouldnt work, not at all. I tried many times and switching between my old card and my new one. So now im using my old card.
My question is. Could i have damaged my new card by overclocking as I did? I mean if it was because i raised memory speed? If in fact the memory couldnt handle the heat, wouldn't I get a graphical lockup, and then not be able to use the card no more? Because everything worked fine all day yesterday. I shut my computer down as usual, no lockup no nothing.
If its broken because of me overclocking, would the company be able to see that if i try to return it for my 1 year factory warranty?
Thanks
/Kodde
Anyway, i managed to raise my Memory speed from 450 to 500. And it worked stable through a few 3DMark2001SE tests i did. So i was happy with that. I played games all day yesterday and everthing was all good.
This morning when booting up my comp my new graphics card wouldnt work, not at all. I tried many times and switching between my old card and my new one. So now im using my old card.
My question is. Could i have damaged my new card by overclocking as I did? I mean if it was because i raised memory speed? If in fact the memory couldnt handle the heat, wouldn't I get a graphical lockup, and then not be able to use the card no more? Because everything worked fine all day yesterday. I shut my computer down as usual, no lockup no nothing.
If its broken because of me overclocking, would the company be able to see that if i try to return it for my 1 year factory warranty?
Thanks
/Kodde
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