No registry hack was needed to overclock this video card, after installing the newest drivers the option to do so was already there. This video card comes with an active heatsink which is nice because normally budget video cards only have a passive heatsink. I slowly overclocked the card little by little so that it would be able to burn in and adjust. After slowly increasing the speed of the card I reached the highest stable speed which was 370MHz core and 670MHz memory.
If I overclocked the video card any more my system would lock up when stress testing with 3DMark2001SE. I think that if there were some RAMsinks on the RAM I would have been able to overclock even further. I am pretty impressed with the overclock that this card is capable of especially considering that it is a lower end video card.
Conclusion
This being my first experience with a GeForceFX video card I am pretty impressed. I was not expecting to be blown away by a GeForceFX 5200 Ultra and I was not. This is a really good low end/budget video card which can still perform up there with a GeForce 4 Ti4200. I really like the purple PCB and the fact that the card has S-Video and a DVI connection which can be absent in a lot of budget cards. I would have liked to see a better software bundle and some more accessories provided with the card but that would have raised the price of the card. The overclockability of this video card is pretty impressive, I have to say I expected less out of it. I would not suggest this video card for those of you who want a gaming video card because you will be disappointed. If you are looking for a good, low priced, DirectX 9 video card I would recommend this for you. I am actually very impressed with this video card and am going to give it a 9/10 and award it the OCmodshop Seal of Approval. I would like to thank Palit Microsystems for sending me this card.
Pros
- VGA, S-Video, and DVI connections
- S-Video cable included
- Purple PCB
- Active heatsink and lots of thermal compound
- Overclocks very well
Cons
- No software bundle
- Not for hardcore gamers
- Lacking DVI to VGA adapter
