well i spent the time today to go up in increments of 10 mhz so i didnt screw anything up and here si what i got

stock

core clock shader clock memory clock
459 mhz 918 mhz 333mhz


after over clock
702 mhz 1404mhz 459mhz

is this good? lol
temp saying aorund 48 on load and 38 normal

getting a 3d mark of 2841

I hope you didn't start with 10mhz increments... That's a lot of movement.

That's a 52% improvement. That's pretty freaking sweet.

My GTX only goes from 575 to 661, so you're doin better than I am (but only stock cooling.)GTX still kills your card, but that's a sweet overclock dude.

I'm pretty lazy and even I try to stick with 5MHz increments when overclocking. You probably don't have to worry much though because it's not until you start messing with the voltage that you really run into permanent damage.

i had to tone the card back abit i was gettin driver errors in vista. but now its stable. was playin cod4 last nite for 7 hours

690 mhz core
1389 mhz shader
and 450 mhz memory clock

now to get a 2nd 8500gt and sli them!!!!

still running smooth. only everytime i reboot my computer riva tuner sets everyting but the memory frequency back to stock.

Programs like RivaTuner overclock via software so you'd have to have it start up when you boot in order to always have your card overclocked. You would have to flash the cards BIOS to permamently set it's clock speeds but it's not worth the risk and I find that overclocks have to be toned down after a while when the heatsinks start getting dirtier and the thermal compound becomes less effective.

I would just get in the habit of starting the program before you game so that way you have the speed when you need it, and it will be clocked to default when you're on the desktop in 2D mode when it doesn't need it.

ok thanks for the info.
yeah i def wont be flashin nothin to the card thats for sure.
and its lookin like my sli idea changed abit

would 1 320mb 8800gtx be better then one of these 8500gt.
i got a line on 2 8800gtx 320mb for just over 200$ for the 2

Absolutely, though I think you mean GTS, not GTX. If you can get 2 for around $200 you should buy it immediately. I've seen a lot of them go for ~$200 each.