D.O.T

[eastley]

Does using D.O.T on my Graphics card shorten the life span of it? I just got a MSI 5900XT-VTD128 and it comes with a feature called D.O.T (Dynamic Overclocking Technology) does this feature over clock my card or is it like a Turbo mode?

 

[413xram]

I believe that it is more of a safe overclock. I think it detects mhz speeds that are relatively safe. I'm not 100% sure though.

 

[Marsumane]

Its an overclock from the sounds of it. This wont decrease the life of your card by much tho, if at all if u keep it within safe levels.

 

[Mavrick007]

Just overclocking the card by gpu and ram should not kill the card any faster if you do not increase the voltage, unless you take in the fact that heat kills. It will run faster and hotter so it may end up lasting 2-3 years instead of 3-4 years.. but if you put extra cooling it should alleviate that concern a bit.

It's all a crap shoot though. Any part can die at anytime.

 

[eastley]

I just read a page on the MSI site, and for some cards it does limit there life by 50%, so i guess I wont be using D.O.T.

 

[preAARP]

looking for that page at MSI...link?

 

[otispunkmeyer]

hey well if it busts using dot then its MSI's fault and its free replacement for u