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overclocking with afterburner

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Hi ive just got my twin frozr 2 5850 and im trying to overclock it with afterburner.

Why is the core clock slider is maxed out at 775?

Thanks
 
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Have you tried ccc? Of they are both the same then yiu may need to use voltage. I HAVE NEVER USED VOLTAGE CONTROL MYSELF SO BE VERY CAREFUL AND MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING.
 
Can i bump this and ask what are considered safe setting for this card, thanks.
For the MSI Twin FrozR 5850 it should be safe even using the max allowed 1.300v as long as the temp is ok...however if going beyond that (via another voltage unlock which go beyond 1.300v) without watercooling, it might be enter danger zone.
 
Oh right, ok thanks for your help. Never overclocked a graphics card before, little worried to do so as i aint had the card very long.
Just thought you should note that while I can overclock my MSI 5850 Twin FrozR to 970MHz, it does require fair bit of voltage which does increase the temp a bit. I found that clock speed is actually overkill for most games I'm playing, so I have made a separate overclock profile with 835MHz core clock and using a low voltage of 1.165v instead of 970MHz at 1.265v.

For games that the 5850 with a lower overclock is fast enough for, I really don't think there's the need for the card to run at high overclock speed, which require using higher voltage, consume more power, and run hotter.
 
Ok, thankyou. I will download the msi afterburner right now and have a mess. most intense game i play is San Andreas and Need for Speed ( new one ).
 
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