ASUS' OCgear 8600 GT graphics dials-in the overclocking

Turn that GPU up to 11 son, ASUS is prepped to unveil their OCgear overclocking kit at Computex next week. The new 8600 GT card slips into a 5.25-inch PC drive bay for a quick twiddle of your GPU speed -- just like their external XG Station for laptops. It also provides adjustment to the fan speed and system volume (somehow) while displaying the GPU temperature and FPS. Best of all, it has enough flashing lights to safeguard your virginity well into the foreseeable future.

[Via The Inquirer]

[F orrest Posted May 29th 2007 11:31AM]

"Best of all, it has enough flashing lights to safeguard your virginity well into the foreseeable future."

You, sir, win the Internet!

[(Unverified) Posted May 29th 2007 11:36AM]

human virginity maybe, pshh, sooo 20th century thinking, the sweet tender embrace of the cold steel bosom of a zubikanus and the soothing voice of a totally not loser counter strike player as he shouts "die ni**er!" is all i need to get off.

[stridermt2k Posted May 29th 2007 11:38AM]

Agreed.
Excellent flail to the pure.

Kudos!

[(Unverified) Posted May 29th 2007 11:50AM]

I'm sold!

[(Unverified) Posted May 29th 2007 11:59AM]

Why?

Once you've found your highest clock speeds, you set 'em, and forget 'em. Only a complete tool would want to turn them down!

Even at load, there's only like 12* between a stock and OC'ed card.

[(Unverified) Posted May 29th 2007 1:39PM]

@Pedro

"but sir, the TPS report really did take seven hours to complete..."

[(Unverified) Posted May 29th 2007 12:11PM]

When is the XG station coming!!!!!!!

[(Unverified) Posted May 29th 2007 1:11PM]

Pedro; as a physicist I can tell you that for every 10* you increase a semiconductor by, you half it's lifespan. That 12*C over stock will probabbly reduce your cards life by 55-60% -possibly more depending upon any small GPU transistor defects.

When there are so many automated overclocking solutions that will overclock your card only when you need it, there really is no good reason to running permanently overclocked!

[(Unverified) Posted May 29th 2007 5:40PM]

People who are really into overclocking simply do not care about card lifespan. By the time the card burns out it is already time to buy a new one. So why tell them to not use their card to its full potential?

[(Unverified) Posted May 29th 2007 7:32PM]

It's entirely false to say that everyone who overclocks their card disregards lifespan. I overclock my card heavily -but only when gaming. The rest of the time it runs underclocked because the horsepower is simply redundant. I use the card to it's full potential AND achieve the best life possible when doing so.

[(Unverified) Posted May 29th 2007 3:44PM]

looks nice with that FPS display .cool showoff!! :)

[(Unverified) Posted May 29th 2007 6:10PM]

Wait.. sooooo does this thing itself have a card in it.. oooorrrr.. does it OC the pci-e card.....:S