Overclocking a gf2mx200

[JoeRicard]

Today I attempted to OC my card with Powerstrip. Now please keep in mind im a n00b when it comes to overclocking so I have to ask a few questions.

1. Whats the highest I'm gonna get it?

2. Today i set it to 180mhz engine 178mhz process and it froze (in wrong order?) And it froze, had to reboot. I need some tips from some of the pros


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3. Need more cooling?

4. Additional tweaks?


Please help me out. Any additional information would be highly appriciated..


-joe

 

[dbal]

Search Anandtech for the article "Overclocking the GeForce2MX"-things are not as simple as you might think in order to get real performance boost.....
And IMHO try overclocking through coolbits. Since nVidia provides it almost officially why bother with Powerstrip, Rivatuner or any other 3rd party application? You also have the chance of testing before applying your new clock settings. At least that's what I used to do whenever I owned an nVidia card and NEVER ran into problems.....!

 

[merlocka]

1. Whats the highest I'm gonna get it?

As with any overclocking, results vary from card to card.

2. Today i set it to 180mhz engine 178mhz process and it froze (in wrong order?) And it froze, had to reboot. I need some tips from some of the pros

I think you might mean 180MHz core 178MHz memory?

3. Need more cooling?

To overclock higher, additional cooling can help. Yes.

4. Additional tweaks?

Well, additional cooling can cost you anywhere from $10-$30 bucks depending on how crazy you want to get.

Considering that you are interested in overclocking, i.e. getting more performance out of your hardware, I suggest

1. not spending the money on cooling for a MX200

2. sell the MX200, because the 64bit memory architecture severly cripples the performance of the card.

3. take the money and buy a card with 128bit DDR memory such as a Geforce2 GTS-V from newegg for $48 + S/h or a Radeon LE for about the same price. Either of these cards will provide over 300% the performance of the MX200 at resolutions like 1024x768x32bpp.

 

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[JoeRicard]

Merlocka,

Thanks A LOT for your input. Most appriciated. I only play Counter-Strike and from time to time I play Max Payne and MOH:AA.

I'm sure going with the video card from newegg you suggested (Geforce2 GTS-V) This will certainly help my performance out.

So once again, I thank you for your help.

PS!


Anyone one play MOHAA with a Geforce2 GTS-V??


Just curious what FPS you get with that badboy.


-Joe