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How come my overclock is not stable anymore?

Ramalez
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Hi everyone, thanks for reading!

I'm currently trying to overclock my 'Asus GTX 970 Turbo OC,' and something weird occurred (I'm a total noob into this, so please don't laugh at me if this is something easy).
I overclocked my 'core clock' with +190MHz. It was stable, then I tried +200MHz, and it crashed, so I thought no problem and did a stress test with +190MHz again to come to the surprise it also crashed. 
I'm currently sitting at +150MHz and still not stable anymore, what happened? I did restart my computer after that the 190MHz crashed.
My 'memory clock' was already overclocked to +150MHz, Powerlimit 110% (max I can go).

 

I use 3D mark, stress test 'Time Spy'.

 

Full PC specs:

 

  CASE: Antec VSK4000E  

  PSU: Corsair RM650x  

  MOBO: GigaByte GA-H170-HD3  

  GPU: Asus GTX 970 Turbo OC  

  CPU: Intel Core i7-6700  

  CPU COOLER: Stock  

  RAM: 2x8GB DDR4 2133 MHz  

  SSD 1: Samsung M.2 SSD 960 EVO 250GB (OS)  

  SSD 2: Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB (GAMES)  

  SSD 3: Intel SSD 530 Series 240GB (DROPBOX)  

  HDD: Western Digital Green 2TB 5.400rpm  

  OS: Windows 10 64-bit Dutch

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you might be giving it to much voltage 

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cpu: ryzen 5 3600 @4.4ghz @1.35v

gpu: rx5700xt 2200mhz

ram: vengeance lpx c15 3200mhz

mobo: gigabyte b550 auros pro 

psu: cooler master mwe 650w

case: masterbox mbx520

fans:Noctua industrial 3000rpm x6

 

 

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Just now, scuff gang said:

you might be giving it to much voltage 

Hi, thanks for the reply! I didn't touch the voltage. I only moved the Core clock, memory clock and power limit, and fan speed curve.

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Because the card warmed up over time? Dont tell me you're using Furmark for stress testing, that's an awful idea

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

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Desktop benching:

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Just now, Ramalez said:

Hi, thanks for the reply! I didn't touch the voltage. I only moved the Core clock, memory clock and power limit, and fan speed curve.

what is your memory clock?

AMD blackout rig

 

cpu: ryzen 5 3600 @4.4ghz @1.35v

gpu: rx5700xt 2200mhz

ram: vengeance lpx c15 3200mhz

mobo: gigabyte b550 auros pro 

psu: cooler master mwe 650w

case: masterbox mbx520

fans:Noctua industrial 3000rpm x6

 

 

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4 minutes ago, Ramalez said:

so I thought no problem and did a stress test with +190MHz again to come to the surprise it also crashed

I mean... you can't claim it's stable because you stressed it once at that clock for a while.

 

Also what are you using to test stability?

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Luna, the temporary Desktop:

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1 minute ago, Jurrunio said:

Because the card warmed up over time? Dont tell me you're using Furmark for stress testing, that's an awful idea

I use 3D mark, stress test 'Time Spy'. (going to edit that in the post)

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2 minutes ago, scuff gang said:

what is your memory clock?

currently 150MHz as well, both are atm at 150MHz.

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2 minutes ago, Princess Luna said:

I mean... you can't claim it's stable because you stressed it once at that clock for a while.

 

Also what are you using to test stability?

I use 3D mark, stress test 'Time Spy'. (just edited it in the OG post)

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also since its a pre OC card it might be already at its  top...

AMD blackout rig

 

cpu: ryzen 5 3600 @4.4ghz @1.35v

gpu: rx5700xt 2200mhz

ram: vengeance lpx c15 3200mhz

mobo: gigabyte b550 auros pro 

psu: cooler master mwe 650w

case: masterbox mbx520

fans:Noctua industrial 3000rpm x6

 

 

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Just now, scuff gang said:

also since its a pre OC card it might be already at its  top...

It was alright at core clock 150MHz and memory clock 150MHz before. Then I had to quit because I had to go, so I decided to continue today and ran into this, you think this is the problem?

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1 minute ago, Ramalez said:

It was alright at core clock 150MHz and memory clock 150MHz before. Then I had to quit because I had to go, so I decided to continue today and ran into this, you think this is the problem?

Electromigration

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6 minutes ago, muito_gostoso said:

Electromigration

What can I do about that?

 

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8 minutes ago, Ramalez said:

What can I do about that?

 

nothing, you hit a best case "escenario", from your past oc go down 2 or 3 mhz, to set your new oc standard, remember dont trust 100% the mhz you are setting, they are fluctuating via VRMS... LOL

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1 minute ago, muito_gostoso said:

nothing, you hit a best case "escenario", from your past oc go down 2 or 3 mhz, to set your new oc standard, remember dont trust 100% the mhz you are setting, they are fluctuating via VRMS... the boost on performance will be 1 or 4 fps.

 

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5 hours ago, Ramalez said:

I overclocked my 'core clock' with +190MHz. It was stable, then I tried +200MHz, and it crashed, so I thought no problem and did a stress test with +190MHz again to come to the surprise it also crashed. 

Crank up the voltage, to low voltage can cause stability issues when overclocked, check your temp and boost clock while under load, you should be able to achieve somewhere around 1500Mhz trying to push the limit.

 

Here is my 3DMark TimeSpy results https://www.3dmark.com/spy/8467026

Gaming With a 4:3 CRT

System specs below

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X with a Noctua NH-U9S cooler 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 Aorus M (Because it was cheap)
RAM: 32GB (4 x 8GB) Corsair Vengance LPX 3200Mhz CL16
GPU: EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC Blower Card
HDD: 7200RPM TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 1TB, External HDD: 5400RPM 2TB WD My Passport
SSD: 1tb Samsung 970 evo m.2 nvme
PSU: Corsair CX650M
Displays: ViewSonic VA2012WB LCD 1680x1050p @ 75Hz
Gateway VX920 CRT: 1920x1440@65Hz, 1600x1200@75Hz, 1200x900@100Hz, 960x720@125Hz
Gateway VX900 CRT: 1920x1440@64Hz, 1600x1200@75Hz, 1200x900@100Hz, 960x720@120Hz (Can be pushed to 175Hz)
 
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