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Asustek Develops Manual Overclocking Tool for Graphics Cards

Slimy   on 05 July 2007 - 04:20 · 9 comments & 4801 views

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Asustek Computer has unveiled what it calls “the world’s first hardware based real-time overclocking device for graphics cards” along with its new Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT-based graphics board. Asustek’s OC Gear real-time overclocking device should be installed into a spare 5.25” bay and connected to a USB port. Specially developed software will allow end-users to adjust system master volume, GPU clock-speed, GPU fan speed using a simple knob as well as monitor GPU temperature and current FPS information.

The EN8600 GT OC Gear graphics card from Asus is equipped with 256MB of high-speed 1ns GDDR3 memory as well as high-performance cooling system. The Asus OC Gear device itself is also compatible with various graphics cards by Asustek Computer, however, the company did not reveal whether the software needed for Asus OC Gear will support other than EN8600 GT graphics boards. Additional money end-users may have to pay for the OC Gear device compared to typical Asus EN8600 GT graphics card without it is unknown.

News source: Xbit Laboratories

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#1 adversedeviant on 05 Jul 2007 - 04:22
cool but not worth it, i'm poor
(1 reply) #2 bilemke on 05 Jul 2007 - 05:04
Sooo.. A hardware interface to a software interface for controlling hardware..
#2.1 Quick Reply on 05 Jul 2007 - 05:41
exactly
(1 reply) #3 BrainDedd on 05 Jul 2007 - 09:52
Um, didn't Abit do this with their uGuru?
#3.1 MrCobra on 05 Jul 2007 - 14:24
Yep.
#4 jimbo11883 on 05 Jul 2007 - 19:18
Sounds useless to me... :/
#5 Croquant on 05 Jul 2007 - 20:22
Why would you need this when RivaTuner can do a better job and it's free?
#6 toadeater on 06 Jul 2007 - 04:42
This takes all the fun out of overclocking.
#7 Atlonite on 08 Jul 2007 - 00:28
nothing says ubergeek like a device to double handle a process that could be done with a software interface once

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