ASUS V6800/64 MB GeForce

Overclocking

Overclocking the ASUS V6800/64 was a breeze. Included in the software package is the usually neglected overclocking utility. Although this utility would prove to be fine for cautious users out there, the fact is that the limits of the program are way to conservative, allowing only minor MHz to be gained.

The true power of the V6800/64 is not realized until the card is overclocked using a separate overclocking program. By using PowerStrip we were able to adjust the core and memory speeds to almost any speed desired. Doing so showed how well the cooling combination of thermal grease and heatsink performed and also showed us the large overclockability of the Hyundai SDRAM. When all was said and done, the card performed completely stable at a core speed of 161 MHz and a memory speed of 367 MHz. This is 41 MHz overclocked in the core and a huge 67 MHz (33.5 MHz DDR) overclocked for the memory clock. Upping the speed so high proved to produce a card capable of tackling almost anything thrown at it as well as making it one of the fastest cards AnandTech has seen yet. To see what role the memory and core speeds play in card performance, see our 64 MB GeForce review.