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I have a question - I am relatively unfamiliar with building my own Gaming-PC, but I'm going to build an own new Gaming PC at the end of the year.

 

How much does stock-overclocked GPUs effect lifetime of the GPU?

What are your experiences related to this topic? 

I'd like to see the GPU working for at least 3-4 years and maybe upgrade the system with a second card.

 

Thanks!!

It should barely effect it at all if you adjust the fan speed with the overclock.

My GTX670 is still running perfectly after 2 years and I overclocked it from day 1.

Depending on how high you can get your OC it can give you huge boosts I get 9-10 extra fps from it.

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Got my Gigabyte 970 to 1555MHz core and 7.8GHz memory :D

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When there is no danger of failure there is no pleasure in success.

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Ok so I've set up my rig.... Ran bioshock infinite at ultra @68 fps...

However.... The game that made me pissed that I have a i5 650

Minecraft with shaders. @20 fps

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I submitted using the link a while ago still haven't showed up, do I need to type things here too? (In comment section)

I submitted 3+ days ago I think.

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    AMD Ryzen R9 5900x @ 5.1GHz - Auto OC
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    ASUS ROG STRIX x570-F Gaming
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I'm missing the i7 physics scores I used to have...

 

2600K @ 4.6 + Gigabyte WF3 290-OC @ 1150/1275 Can go higher, but its summer in Australia, will update in winter

:/
CPU/GPU OC Info - http://oi60.tinypic.com/jpeh3b.jpg
3Dmark06 P34195 - http://www.3dmark.com/3dm06/17522256
3DmarkVantage P41451 - http://www.3dmark.com/3dmv/4945930
3Dmark11 P14322 - http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/7923655
3Dmark Firestrike P9789 - http://www.3dmark.com/fs/1659273
Heaven 2.5 - FPS 93.9 - Score 2366 - http://oi61.tinypic.com/23ogaq.jpg


Then today I cracked 10k in Firestrike with Gigabyte's 290-OC @ 1170mhz/1370mhz with +88coreV(I think I can lower this more too) and no Aux/Mem voltage added.

Firestrike score = 10185 - http://www.3dmark.com/fs/1663529

 

Intel i5 4690 + Gigabyte's R9 290-OC

Current Clockspeeds - http://oi60.tinypic.com/2v12cco.jpg

 

3DMark Fire Strike-P - 10050 - i5 4690 3.9Ghz @ 4.17Ghz (107Mhz.BCLK) / Gigabyte 290-OC @ 1175/1333 - http://www.3dmark.com/fs/2878276

^This is the only test with the CPU overclocked higher than the other tests.

 

3DMark 11-P - 13936 - i5 4690 3.9Ghz @ 4.025Ghz (103.2Mhz.BCLK) / Gigabyte 290-OC @ 1175/1333 - http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/8785224

 

3DMark Vantage-P - 38255 - i5 4690 3.9Ghz @ 4.025Ghz (103.2Mhz.BCLK) / Gigabyte 290-OC @ 1175/1333 - http://www.3dmark.com/3dmv/5124446

^Is this CPU score low you think?

 

3DMark 06 - 34002 - i5 4690 3.9Ghz @ 4.025Ghz (103.2Mhz.BCLK) / Gigabyte 290-OC @ 1175/1333 - http://www.3dmark.com/3dm06/17663852

 

3DMark 05 - 42743 - i5 4690 3.9Ghz @ 4.025Ghz (103.2Mhz.BCLK) / Gigabyte 290-OC @ 1175/1333 - http://www.3dmark.com/3dm05/5521968

 

3Dmark 03 - 152875 - i5 4690 3.9Ghz @ 4.025Ghz (103.2Mhz.BCLK) / Gigabyte 290-OC @ 1175/1333 - http://oi59.tinypic.com/257p310.jpg

 

Heaven 2.5 - 88.1FPS / Score = 2219 - http://oi61.tinypic.com/2qvauyo.jpg

 

Valley X-HD - 61.5FPS / Score = 2574 - http://oi59.tinypic.com/2db75uw.jpg

Maximums - Asus Z97-K /w i5 4690 Bclk @106.9Mhz * x39 = 4.17Ghz, 8GB of 2600Mhz DDR3,.. Gigabyte GTX970 G1-Gaming @ 1550Mhz

 

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I overclock my GTX 680, tested and after that i see the stable OC... i modded the bios with a GTX 770 one but changed by in the better version one. :)

 

This is the result, transformed GTX 680 intro GTX 770 :))

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CPU : Intel i7 2600K OC@ 4.5 GHz ;

MOB : ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 ;

RAM : Corsair 8 GB DDR3 1866 MHz ;

GPU : EVGA GTX 680 2Gb (GTX 770 Bios modded and instaled with voltage and fan speed unlock) OC@ 1228 MHz on GPU and 7012 MHz on Memory ;

 

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Pushing the Limits on the Asus Z97-K with the BCLK @ 106.6Mhz x Multiplier locked constant at 39x Turbo (No speedstep) = the i5 4690 @ 4.167Ghz & the Gigabyte R9 290 is OC'd to 1175Mhz/1565Mhz (From my old max attempt of 1100/1333)

(CPU barely gets to 70*c, hovering usually around 58-64*c under load, GPU Core is up to 81*c, maybe pushes to 85*c after some time, Vrm1 gets to 90-96*c the Max I've seen over time.

I also aimed a fan underneath my GPU still whisper quiet @ 1650rpm's which helped a fair bit with overall airflow in the case.

 

(Currently uploading video's of Avermedia LGP direct HDMI capture uploading of my OC'd runs Heaven/Valley/3D11/FS)

Firestrike - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BRcGBpqiFI

10092 http://www.3dmark.com/fs/2904253 - Firestrike had a small performance hit due to the HDD getting intermittently saved to using Avermedia behind Firestrike

 

Final Firestrike Score of 10170 @- http://www.3dmark.com/fs/2903520

^Without Recording, Pure OC Go Go Go Run.

Maximums - Asus Z97-K /w i5 4690 Bclk @106.9Mhz * x39 = 4.17Ghz, 8GB of 2600Mhz DDR3,.. Gigabyte GTX970 G1-Gaming @ 1550Mhz

 

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So after picking up the gigabyte g1 gaming 970 I got curious and started overclocking. I can get +180 on the core for a 1562 total boost on the core and +500 for a whopping 4000mhz on the memory. I can't go a single digit over that or it fails the valley benchmark. It will black out the screen for a few seconds, flash the screen then crash the driver and then resume valley at stock speeds. So my question is, is that the limit to the card I got? I know that is a formidable overclock and it performs satisfactory at the moment but I would like to know if I can squeeze out more of this card before I'm resorted to buying a second one for sli.

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+180 on the G1 core should net you way more than the 1562MHz you are getting, since +150 gets me the same, and both our GPUs are the same.  What I usually do when OC is back down 2 stops before the crash.  If I crash at +160, I setp back to +140 and it's a guaranteed stable environment.  +150 is rock solid in benchmarks, but in games I have seen it freeze games before without the driver actually crashing.  Same goes for CPU OC, go 2 steps back for 100% stability.

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How often does the Database get updated?

Submitted a GTX 980 OC the other day - still not been updated though :/

Everyone have a cool signature. I don't, so I thought I would write something.

- Cool right?

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Physx off

my score

Gigabyte g1 version is so awesome.

 

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i like what their doing, im a beginner when it comes to overclocking so its nice to have a place to go to compare and make my own opinion. 

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Hey guys, didn't want to start a new thread so here goes.  Does anyone know how to unlock the voltage in MSI afterburner build 4.0.0 (September 2014) past 1.3 volts for a Radeon HD 7970?  (reference Sapphire model)

 

I should add that I've been able to pump it up 300Mhz from 925 to 1225 100% rock stable at 1.3Volts.  I feel like this thing could go about 100-150mhz higher if I can just somehow supply it with more juice... thanks!

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+180 on the G1 core should net you way more than the 1562MHz you are getting, since +150 gets me the same, and both our GPUs are the same.  What I usually do when OC is back down 2 stops before the crash.  If I crash at +160, I setp back to +140 and it's a guaranteed stable environment.  +150 is rock solid in benchmarks, but in games I have seen it freeze games before without the driver actually crashing.  Same goes for CPU OC, go 2 steps back for 100% stability.

With my Gigabyte 970 G1 I can consistently pass Valley without fail at +170mhz, usually pass 3Dmark Firestrike at +150mhz (100% solid at 140mhz), and then for actually playing games like Shadow of Mordor, it seems to crash until it's down to around +125mhz.
Valley really disappointed me because I thought my card was amazing, then actually doing other benchmarks and playing games it seems like I have an underperformer.
That or the card was amazing and I somehow damaged it overclocking and now it's worse than average, it's my first time overclocking, hell it's my first time owning a graphics card or a gaming PC.
 
In 15 hours of playing Shadow of Mordor it artifacted once for a split second (I almost missed it), hopefully not a bad sign for the future... 
Temps seem good, usually hitting mid 60's at the highest, definitely not my limiting factor.
 
Despite all that, lowering my OC from +170mhz to +125mhz only lowers my Valley score from 2804 to 2774 on the Extreme HD preset, losing a mere 1fps in average FPS. In 3Dmark Firestrike, I can achieve a score of 10957, which puts me in about the top 10% of results with the same CPU and GPU, outperforming many other G1's with higher OC's like +150mhz.
So I don't know if I should be happy or confused, currently I'm both.
 
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With my Gigabyte 970 G1 I can consistently pass Valley without fail at +170mhz, usually pass 3Dmark Firestrike at +150mhz (100% solid at 140mhz), and then for actually playing games like Shadow of Mordor, it seems to crash until it's down to around +125mhz.
Valley really disappointed me because I thought my card was amazing, then actually doing other benchmarks and playing games it seems like I have an underperformer.
That or the card was amazing and I somehow damaged it overclocking and now it's worse than average, it's my first time overclocking, hell it's my first time owning a graphics card or a gaming PC.
 
In 15 hours of playing Shadow of Mordor it artifacted once for a split second (I almost missed it), hopefully not a bad sign for the future... 
Temps seem good, usually hitting mid 60's at the highest, definitely not my limiting factor.
 
Despite all that, lowering my OC from +170mhz to +125mhz only lowers my Valley score from 2804 to 2774 on the Extreme HD preset, losing a mere 1fps in average FPS. In 3Dmark Firestrike, I can achieve a score of 10957, which puts me in about the top 10% of results with the same CPU and GPU, outperforming many other G1's with higher OC's like +150mhz.
So I don't know if I should be happy or confused, currently I'm both.
 

 

 Nvidia doesn't give a toss about Unigine benchmarks, that's why you are seeing minimal improvements.  Not optimized on the driver side for it.  On 3D Mark though, I am around 13.5k GPU score which you seem to be getting too.  For stable in games, +130-140 seems to be the sweet spot for me, while on Benchmarks I can go as high as +150 and nothing crashes.

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We are one, we are many, we are, the Enthusiasts.

Cpu: AMD Fx-8350 Motherboard: MSI 970A G46 RAM: 18 GBs GPU: R9 290 w/ Kraken G10

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That CPU is holding you back :D

INTEL Core i7-4790K │ ASUS Maximus VII Ranger │ CORSAIR Vengeance Pro 8GB 2133MHz │ EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti │ SAMSUNG 850 EVO 250GB │ CORSAIR AX860i │ CORSAIR Obsidian 750D

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That CPU is holding you back :D

 Holdin  me back? wat

We are one, we are many, we are, the Enthusiasts.

Cpu: AMD Fx-8350 Motherboard: MSI 970A G46 RAM: 18 GBs GPU: R9 290 w/ Kraken G10

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My combined score is %25 higher than yours and I only got a 280X. You scored lower with an overclocked 290. Which is pretty weird.

INTEL Core i7-4790K │ ASUS Maximus VII Ranger │ CORSAIR Vengeance Pro 8GB 2133MHz │ EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti │ SAMSUNG 850 EVO 250GB │ CORSAIR AX860i │ CORSAIR Obsidian 750D

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My combined score is %25 higher than yours and I only got a 280X. You scored lower with an overclocked 290. Which is pretty weird.

The 8350 might hold back my Firestrike score but it's not really notable in games I've played so far. I might be going to Intel if Amd has nothing to offer in the next year

We are one, we are many, we are, the Enthusiasts.

Cpu: AMD Fx-8350 Motherboard: MSI 970A G46 RAM: 18 GBs GPU: R9 290 w/ Kraken G10

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I reposted the same post somehow, this is better than seeing the same thing again

We are one, we are many, we are, the Enthusiasts.

Cpu: AMD Fx-8350 Motherboard: MSI 970A G46 RAM: 18 GBs GPU: R9 290 w/ Kraken G10

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Trying to squeeze a little more performance out of my card

Heaven benchmark: https://i.imgur.com/wRPE0rP.jpg

Temps and other info: https://i.imgur.com/NINUPvX.jpg

 

Quite a high OC on that I think :D

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