[GTX 480] Overclocking and fan temp.

[K1boRG]

So I tried to OC my GTX 480 today, reached stable settings at:
core cloak 860
shader cloak 1720
memory cloak 2205, can go up to 2.4k, but wanted see exp'd OCing oppinion

fan speed = core temp in settings, usually since I OCed gpu, temp reaches 75C and fan also at 75% load in BF3 1920x1080.

My question is, is it pointless to go higher at memory cloak than 2k+ with my current stable shader/core cloaks and FAN load, should i change settings or 75% load is okay on AIR in BF3? I'm wondering if I won't kill my fan cooler like that...?

[K1boRG]

I haven't played with voltage boosting, because doesn't know how far I can go with air cooling, basically I want to get stable core cloak to 900 and shader to about 1700-1800, but for that I need voltage change which is kind of risky for me, since never done it before for gpu's

[K1boRG]

started to see artifacts while playin BF under 900 core cloak, so going down to 800/1600 with 2k memory cloak for now with 1.1k v

while playing BF, max core temp reached 73C so I'll stay on this profile for a while, don't want to damage this card while not planned to upgrade for couple months...

I OCed GPU, cuz I had 20fps in BF3, now I get 40-60+ with extra 150 core cloack OC

[Fascinate]

I have a gtx 465 and the highest stable overclock without touching voltages was 750 core and 1750 memory, which is a pretty large improvement over the 607 stock core clock. I know of people hitting 900 when they raise the voltage but i really dont see a point in doing that, dont touch voltage and have card last longer imo.

[Milkshake86]

started to see artifacts while playin BF under 900 core cloak, so going down to 800/1600 with 2k memory cloak for now with 1.1k v

while playing BF, max core temp reached 73C so I'll stay on this profile for a while, don't want to damage this card while not planned to upgrade for couple months...

I OCed GPU, cuz I had 20fps in BF3, now I get 40-60+ with extra 150 core cloack OC

20 fps on a 480...@ stock my 6950 doesnt even break a sweat in BF3, I'd be checking other problems as the 480 is not a bad card nor is it underpowered. It is a power hungry whore w/ a heat output like a heater.

[K1boRG]

20 fps on a 480...@ stock my 6950 doesnt even break a sweat in BF3, I'd be checking other problems as the 480 is not a bad card nor is it underpowered. It is a power hungry whore w/ a heat output like a heater.

the problem is my old processor and RAM, since its q8300 which is couple years old and RAM is also old, ddr2 + I would upgrade instantly RAM if I could, but my motherboard doesn't support ddr-3