6200 LE Turbo Cache overclocking fun!

[Dark_Angel]

First up, this isnt a "serious" card. I am using it while waiting for the 8800GTS 320MB to be released, so I am sitting home and I figure, lets have some fun!

To begin with, the board is defaulted at "stock" clocks of 350/600MHZ.

My system comprises of:

E4300 @ 3319 (will overclock this more later on, I am happy with this speed so far, so havent pushed it further)
2GB of Geil Ram
Asus P5N-E SLI
MSI 6200 PCIE LE Turbo Cache 128MB (costs 30 pounds, from here) passively cooled.
Windows XP Pro, SP2, all updates installed. Latest Nvidia Drivers for the GPU installed.
RivaTuner is installed for the GPU overclocking.

Using 3d Mark 2001, I managed to get:

11447 @ 460/760
10881 @ 430/730
10296 @ 400/700
08551 @ stock

Not bad I don't think, for a card that costs 30 quid, and is basically a crippled 6600 series card. The TC series doesn't unlock, which is a bit of a shame really, because I could really have had a lot of fun if it did.

BTW, Counter Strike: Condition Zero @ 1600x900, is now perfectly playable at 80 - 100 FPS (usually stays at 100). Only time anything bad happens to the FPS is when you are in the middle of masses of smoke, then the FPS plumets like a stone to like 20 or so.

I really can't wait for my 8800 GTS to overclock though

Image of some of the results is here:

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/5779/62003dmarkmt6.gif

 

[3t3P]

Thanks for that man, where did you get your card from? Or are you not allowed to say that here?
Only I forgot to connect up the cooler on my 6800GE and it overheated and fried
Will be building a rig In april me thinks and need something to get me into windows in the mean time. Running in safemode is getting really tiring!

Funny how the 6800 still works even tho its so crippled, games are a no-no tho

 

[Dark_Angel]

As I said in my previous post, I purchased it from OCUk.

It is the MSI PCIE 128MB 6200 card. Ignore the picture though, it doesnt have a fan, and is just passively cooled.

It isnt a terrible card. I am downloading half life 2 again thru steam, which I lost after formatting to install My C2D and motherboard, so when that is completed I will have a quick play around with source and HL2, to see if it is even remotely playable.

If you want, I will keep you updated sometime tommorw, to inform you how Source Based games play.

 

[Tombo]

Source is CPU dependant so should be fine.

 

[mattpj]

wow Snap, i bought one to get me thru a few days when my gfx was rma'd I was going to get rid of it naff all after, but you really never know when this card may be useful in the future.