How overclock past CCC limit

[almoststew1990]

Hi all, I'm overclocking my Sapphire 4850 512 GDDR3. Stock clocks are 625/993 and I've got up to the maximum CCC allows- 700 and 1200. It is stable and hitting 74c in Furmark, about 69 in games, so I'm thinking I can overclock further. What application would let me overclock further? And i'd have to put the clocks back to stock and turn off Overdrive in CCC first, right?

Might as well ask whilst I'm here, It is with a phenom ii x2 545 3GHz, overclocked to 3.6. Is there any point in overclocking my 4850?

 

[wazza300]

try asus gpu tweak,works for me,just tick voltage control or something like that and it will let you adjust it

 

[Gav_881]

try asus gpu tweak,works for me,just tick voltage control or something like that and it will let you adjust it

snap, lets you set up to 6 profiles too so you dont have to have it running at full tilt when playing minesweeper.

There is no golden rule for matching a cpu/gpu, as which will bottleneck depends entirely on the game and resolution you play at.

On the same computer, same game, you could find your GPU holds you back at 1080p, while dropping the resolution to 720p relieves workload from your GPU and you'll than have a bottleneck at your CPU.

On the same system, using a 1080p monitor and playing 2 different games, you can change bottlenecks quickly. Some games like Skyrim and Starcraft 2 are very CPU heavy and not threaded well while also being easy on the visuals, can easily become CPU bottlenecked. Other games such as Crysis are very GPU demanding and will become GPU bottlenecked on the same system.

Your usually fine and won't have any major bottlenecking unless you do something absurd like pair a $60 Athlon II X2 with a $400+ GPU like the GTX 580. If your getting a high end GPU, get a high end CPU.

 

[RetrogamerX]

try asus gpu tweak,works for me,just tick voltage control or something like that and it will let you adjust it

Agree, Asus GPU Tweak is the best for my card. I've tried all of them.