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is it safe to overclock my GPU?

Longshot
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i have an MSI GTX 970.

 

and it came with a MSI Gaming App which allows you 3 modes.

 

Silent Mode - this should be obvious

 

Gaming Mode - normal mode

 

OC Mode.

 

is it safe to overclock my gpu?

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Yes. You won't ruin anything unless you play around with voltages when you don't know what you're doing.

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Yup,go through all the options first (Look at them and find out what they do),then go through tutorials/articles 

You're good to go 

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yes, but experiment first.

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You can get a pretty decent performance boost without even messing with voltages.  I wouldn't recommend programs like Furmark for your stress-testing, I've heard too many horror stories involving it.  I'd recommend Unigine's Heaven benchmark to test your overclock.

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