To overclock the
Annihilator 2, I used Powerstrip by EnTech (available at
the
download page). Powerstrip allows you to overclock
the Gladiac as high as 250Mhz core and 450Mhz memory. To
help keep the card cool, I attached
The Card Cooler to it. The Card Cooler is a really
nice product. Not only does it help keep the Annihilator
2 running nice and cool, it cools down all my PCI
devices too.
With the help of the
card cooler, I was able to overclock the Annihilator 2
all the way to 235Mhz core and 375Mhz memory. I was
hoping for more than that because I've seen
AnandTech managed to get their Annihilator 2 all the
way to 250Mhz core and 395Mhz memory. My unit was not so
lucky. I'm sure if I add in some AMK RAM sinks and the
news AMK Core sink (look for a review soon) I can get
the speed higher.
Overclocking the Annihilator 2 doesn't improve speed
below 1024x768. It's only when you move up to 1600x1200
that you will see a difference. You really can't
complain about 70+ frames per second. :) Overclocking
the card also helps when you step up to 32 bit color.
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