There are many ways to overclock a TNT card.
My preferred way is to use a program call
TNTCLK available from The Tech Zone
download page.
TNTCLK is very small program written by Chris
Groenveld. The thing I like about the program is that it allows you to modify
the clock settings of any RIVA TNT/TNT2 based board WITHOUT having to reboot
your system. You can adjust the core speed from 100 to 200Mhz and memory speed
from 100 to 250Mhz. You can also have your settings apply on startup. No need to
set the speed every time you bootup.
The stock speed of the Asus 3800 is
150/183. I began by increasing that to 175/200. This is the speed of the fastest
TNT2 Ultra card on the market. It ran at this speed without any problems.
Right now I have the card running at the same
speed as my Viper Ultra, 185/243. I'm pretty sure it can go higher but I'm going
to let it run at this speed for a few days before I push it further. Speed wise,
it's the same as the Viper. This is no suspires considering I'm using the same
reference drivers for both cards. Look for a complete review of the Asus 3800
soon.
Total cost of this little project is about
$50US plus the cost of the Asus V3800. Is it worth it? Judging by the ear to ear
grin I get when I show this card to friends, I would have to say "Oh YA Baby!!!"
:-)
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