[mrdaveyk]

right the msi 8600gt card i bought has dot express with it

(dynamic overclocking technology)

now apparently to use this software i must install the MSI display drivers rather than nvidia

nvidia apparently stops the use of this software

http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=2146

scroll down to dot and it explains it in the first paragraph.

has anybody overclocked with this technique?

i can see installing msi drivers will conflict with my nvidia so whats the best way to stop any conflict?

the fact i have value ram installed on my motherboard, will it be affected by OC'in my graphics card?

i read OC'in is bad when using value ram, but im not sure if they meant when overclocking your ram or your card

cheers guys!

[Dave Hybrid]

Will be overclocking mine when it arrives tomorrow.

Here is the guide i intend to follow, might help.

http://www.legionhardware.com/document.php?id=657

[mrdaveyk]

cheers Dai!

there shouldn't be an issue with the ram i use though would there?

EDIT

they use a program called ntune as you've most likely already read.

id prefer that than to muck about with my drivers

[Dave Hybrid]

No you should be fine.

Overclocking a CPU will need good RAM as FSB speeds increase which puts extra load on the memory.

As far as I know, a GPU overclock will not effect any other part.

And I'd use the nTune nvidia software regardless of any MSI DOT stuff, I doubt it will make much difference.

[alex]

Originally Posted by Dave Hybrid As far as I know, a GPU overclock will not effect any other part.

Aside from needing more juice from the psu, correct.