8600GT Overclocking Results

Zitat

The result was quite stunning, surpassing my overclock on the 8600GTS I tried. Well over 1GHz Core, 1020MHz on the Core was achieved. The Memory bandwidth was pulling it back as there was no way to hit 1GHz Memory with the 1.3ns RAMs. 1020MHz Core and 955MHz Memory and it was just so close to breaking 7K on 3D Mark 06!

The Palit 8600GT proved to be a formidable overclocker, yielding results better than the Inno3D 8600GT, hitting an even higher clockspeed that my 8600GTS gave. The G84 core from the same vine once again showed that 1GHz core with aircooling is so achievable, even on the lower-end 8600GT. This is even more of a pleasant surprise when one is reminded that this card spots no PCIE power connector, drawing it's whole power through the slot. The only disadvantage this 8600GT spots compared to a GTS is the slower Memory on the card, which is why it can't reach the same height as a GTS, albeit it comes sniffingly close!