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Potato.

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Should I try to get a full refund for my MSI GTX 970 and use the money to get a "Used - Like New" Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970 from Amazon?

What has the TDP to do with a RMA?

 

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Unless you overclock quite a bit I would just keep the current working card. it will also remind you to do your homework next time.

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Should I try to get a full refund for my MSI GTX 970 and use the money to get a "Used - Like New" Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970 from Amazon?

didn't know the voltage was unlocked. I didn't get that great of a overclocker as far as g1 are considered. what boost clock did you get? 

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Nothing, I just know the G1 Gaming is a lot better :P

But you are aware that the TDP is not the factor why you can´t OC more right? TDP is a thermal threshold...

 

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How much of an Overcock are you getting?

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But you are aware that the TDP is not the factor why you can´t OC more right? TDP is a thermal threshold...

I'm talking about the power limit and it's preventing me from going as high as I could

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didn't know the voltage was unlocked. I didn't get that great of a overclocker as far as g1 are considered. what boost clock did you get? 

You can run your GPU at 1.3v and get a much better overclocker.

 

@Gofspar is a genius when it comes to BIOS flashing a card to higher voltages :)

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I'm talking about the power limit and it's preventing me from going as high as I could

Which has nothing to do with the TDP.

 

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Unless you overclock quite a bit I would just keep the current working card. it will also remind you to do your homework next time.

I have started to do a lot of overclocking and would like a 1600MHz card :)

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Lol WHOOPS

And usually all it takes to remove the lock on the PT (PowerTarget) is a modded BIOS. GM204 is for the most parts just held back by the PT a little bit and not so much the Voltage.

 

I modded enough BIOS for GM204 and GM200 to know that. My GTX980s could go on air boost stable up to 1618MHz with over 8GHz effective VRAM clock.

 

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I can't go over 1510MHz because of the power limit lock

this is higher than my stable clock of 1460 ish. i have never increased the volts though. 1.220 volts i believe is what  mine is. 

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I can't go over 1510MHz because of the power limit lock

Try flashing the Bios.

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Try flashing the Bios.

 

 

And usually all it takes to remove the lock on the PT (PowerTarget) is a modded BIOS. GM204 is for the most parts just held back by the PT a little bit and not so much the Voltage.

 

I modded enough BIOS for GM204 and GM200 to know that. My GTX980s could go on air boost stable up to 1618MHz with over 8GHz effective VRAM clock.

I already know all of this.

 

It's HARDWARE LOCKED

@Gofspar and @KingCry have already tried and it starts throttling at anything over 110%

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I already know all of this.

 

It's HARDWARE LOCKED

@Gofspar and @KingCry have already tried and it starts throttling at anything over 110%

Is it a Stock cooler or an MSI Gaming One?

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I already know all of this.

 

It's HARDWARE LOCKED

@Gofspar and @KingCry have already tried and it starts throttling at anything over 110%

It never throttled though with my BIOS just Vrel was triggered. Remeber? 

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It never throttled though with my BIOS just Vrel was triggered. Remeber? 

Who was the other person that tried to up the power limit then..

 

Pretty sure you tried power limit too and the V Rel seems to be all the time now tbh.

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