Nvidia 8800GT Bios UPDATE?

[hertzpt]

Hi everyone i'm new in the forums but i already follow the reviews and news many time ago.

My question is should I update my bios of graphic card to maybe improve some performance or is too risky and the work don't worth it?
My card is a zotac 8800GT 512MB 660/900/1600mhz and yes it's very old but it's working for the last 6years and didn't disappoint me, just on the last titles with Directx 11!

I'm asking this because i will buy a new one in January or December and should be from the new AMD generation, but until them i want to play the games with a more fps and if you ask yes i already made OC.

Cheers!

 

[vega22]

yea, flashing the vga bios wont get you dx11 from a dx10 only card dude.

overclocking would be my tip for you, those cards where good for 800 core most of the time

 

[hertzpt]

Yes but my graphic is heating a little because of the years, already changed the thermal paste but i din't saw any improve, whatever i have moreless in full power 70ºC
My overclock was 675/960/1700... But what do you think about the clocks of Amp edition, seems to have the same cooler, so should do in my?
Core Clock: 700MH
Shader Clock: 1,674MHz
Memory Clock: 2,000MHz

 

[Frick]

As said, overclockign is the way to go here. If it gets too hot and you're planning on upgrading soon anyway I wouldn't bother though.

Also, overclocking is a game. You get different results from different cards.

 

[hertzpt]

After search by the Amp edition i saw the temperatures and i have to say, my is not so bad like I though

Anyway i will test some OCs and basin in the benchmarks i will see which is better...

 

[hertzpt]

Well after some tests, i chosed the values:

Score stock:
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/1343374

With OC:
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/1343522

 

[Frick]

Oh didn't see that you only reached 70 degrees. Yeah that's nothing for a GPU unless there's something wrong with it. My GPU can't handle more than 73 degrees, but something is wrong with it.

 

[hertzpt]

Yeah i had all time this temperatures even less, so I think can say that i had luck with this one...

 

[Bo$$]

try getting some more from the shader you'll be able to go higher with ease if you have an AMP edition

 

[hertzpt]

I tried but don't get more, I change the number and nothing happen...

 

[Bo$$]

I tried but don't get more, I change the number and nothing happen...

what program are you using?

try MSI afterburner or EVGA Precision

 

[hertzpt]

I'm using the nvidia performance...

 

[Tigerfox]

I have the same card and got massivly lower temps by removing the next PCI-bracket below the card so the hot air could get out of the case better.
Died on me a few months ago though, had to repair it by baking it in the ocen two times, now it has run without problems for two months.

My results were somewhre between 720 and 740 MHz Core and 1GHz Mem.

 

[hertzpt]

Nice to hear that man but you refer that removed what? can you show me a photo?

 

[Tigerfox]

this thingy: http://media.digikey.com/Photos/Keystone Elect Photos/9200.jpg

 

[hertzpt]

Ah ok, i think that will be hard to remove...

 

[Tigerfox]

Why should it, those brackets are made to be removed for installing expansion cards.

 

[hertzpt]

Ah I thought that you removed from graphic card And in that case I have all removed

 

[Bo$$]

That only helps to lower temps. Download MSI Afterburner you'll hit much higher!