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  • _FZ_
    mini MURCer
    • Sep 2001
    • 1
    #1

    G400 Tweaking...

    Hi everyone!
    I've downloaded the
    Matrox Technical Support Tweak Utility...and I want to increase
    the clock speed..but..I don't want to damage the card!
    Oh, I don't know the effects of a wrong move!

    I'm using W2000 ...and I'm afraid to try and throw away the G400!!!!


    Some helps??

    Thanks
    FZ
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    • omegaRED
      MURCer
      • Feb 2001
      • 915
      #2
      Its safe to go to around 110% on stock cooling without fear that the card might get damaged ... also, you could try MGATweak, it offers more options than the MTSTU ...

      http://www.murc.ws/cgi-bin/dl.cgi?si...l=Mgat120b.zip
      Seth, are you ok? I`m peachy Kate. The world is my oyster. - Seth Gecko

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        • EvilDonnyboy
          MURCer
          • Mar 2001
          • 239
          #3
          Hmmm, i feel that that's too much of a generalization. 1st revisions of the G400 would probably get pretty hot at even just 110%.

          But later revisions will go up and over the 120% mark with just a tiny bit of extra cooling.

          What's best is to overclock a little at a time, and test the system for instability and/or visual anomalies (weird polygons, strange pixels that shouldn't be there). If all seems well than you overclock a bit more, and so on.

          happy overclocking, Good Luck.
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            • Rags
              Super MURCer
              • Aug 1999
              • 4052
              #4
              Actually some of the early G400s were amongst the best overclockers.

              Rags

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                • xortam
                  Super MURCer
                  • Sep 1999
                  • 4534
                  #5
                  I recall the early G400s regularly being o/c'ed above 120%. I felt somewhat left out of the o/c'ing fun because the Max strained to o/c 110%.
                  <TABLE BGCOLOR=Red><TR><TD><Font-weight="+1"><font COLOR=Black>The world just changed, Sep. 11, 2001</font></Font-weight></TR></TD></TABLE>

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                    • sepek
                      mini MURCer
                      • Aug 2000
                      • 10
                      #6
                      I have tried both 4.18 and Mgat tweaks for G400 & G400max. I did have somekind of problems with matrox own because it didn´t let me tweak as much i liked. But with Mgat i can get 133% increase with G400max (according to 4.18).
                      3Dmk2k 3000>3600 16bit/ 2200>2700 32bit
                      3Dmk2k1 1200>1600. I also checked my temps (+28 - +40 Celcius)very carefully not to destroy it.4.18 is much easier to use and i use it as a monitor.

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