MSI 7300GT DDRII, now what?

[blackleopard92]

hi guys,
after browsing through the forums, i finally landed myself on MSI heatsink 7300GT.
just wanted to know how to extract the best performance from the card.
have installed latest drivers.

 

[Genius_mod]

just play games and enjoy now keep your drivers updated this card is meant for gaming and A HEAVY DUTY PIPELINE SO ENJOY!!! DO NOT TRY TO OVERCLOCK IT !!! IT WILL GIVE YOU FULL THROTLE IN RECENT GAMES LIKE NFS C AND HITMAN BLOOD MONEY AND COD2 andd FEAR others

 

[samrulez]

why not OC it???

Go ahead and OC it a little bit.....and enjoy!

 

[deathvirus_me]

OC it .. the core should easily manage 500 MHz , RAM maybe maxed at 450 (i hope not) ..

 

[blackleopard92]

OC it .. the core should easily manage 500 MHz , RAM maybe maxed at 450 (i hope not) ..

woow, currently both are running at 350hz.

i haven't OCed it yet, however i have enabled MSI's DOT( dynamic overclocking technology) to general.
the card runs at about temp of 55C(after playing fear for 2hrs).is that normal?

also, since the card does not have a fan type of cooler, i havent' tried OCing.

however,there are two stratigically placed fans which are at the sides of the cabinet, above the gfx card, and hence maybe it's running cool at general setting in DOT(assuming 55C after playing fear for about 2hrs is normal.)

the card
*www.msi.com.tw/program/products/vga/vga/pro_vga_detail.php?UID=743

 

[samrulez]

Well 55 degs at full load is good....OC it ...it should easily do 450Mhz on core...or maybe even 500MHz....go ahead and OC it till its 65-70degs at load...

 

[assasin]

@blackleopard How much did the card cost u?

 

[blackleopard92]

Rs 5000
i bought a heatsink cooled version, hence costlier.