msi gtx 1080 ti gaming x Overclocking

[Kylian]

Hello I would like to OC this card a lot more it stays at 60C on Max load.
But even when I try to OC a bit more it becomes supper unstable and I think it is the power limit on this card it can only go up to 117% feels really low to me if the card dosn't go above 60-65C.

 

Now I am thinking of flashing the card to unlock the power/voltage on this card but I have no idea how to go about this.
I have read some things that people flash these bios version on the MSI gtx 1080 TI (gaming X)

 

XOC BIOS to remove power limit completely (idk anything about XOC BIOS)
ZOTAC Arctic storm bios
Palit 1080ti Gamerock Premium BIOS
FTW3 bios

 

The things I would like to know is What is the risk of flashing the card.
If I brick the bios of the card can I fix it (I have onboard gpu)
If I can fix it how would I do this.
And last how to flash the card and if I flash it do the drivers for this card still work or do I need to install the drivers form the bios that is flashed on it.

Thanx in advance

 

PS i have flashed AMD cards in the past for mining

[Dedayog]

9 minutes ago, Kylian said:

Hello I would like to OC this card a lot more it stays at 60C on Max load.
But even when I try to OC a bit more it becomes supper unstable and I think it is the power limit on this card it can only go up to 117% feels really low to me if the card dosn't go above 60-65C.

 

Now I am thinking of flashing the card to unlock the power/voltage on this card but I have no idea how to go about this.
I have read some things that people flash these bios version on the MSI gtx 1080 TI (gaming X)

 

XOC BIOS to remove power limit completely (idk anything about XOC BIOS)
ZOTAC Arctic storm bios
Palit 1080ti Gamerock Premium BIOS
FTW3 bios

 

The things I would like to know is What is the risk of flashing the card.
If I brick the bios of the card can I fix it (I have onboard gpu)
If I can fix it how would I do this.
And last how to flash the card and if I flash it do the drivers for this card still work or do I need to install the drivers form the bios that is flashed on it.

Thanx in advance

 

PS i have flashed AMD cards in the past for mining

What are your frequency overclocks?  Regardless of power limits, these cards rarely eek past 2050MHz.

[Kylian]

58 minutes ago, jstudrawa said:

What are your frequency overclocks?  Regardless of power limits, these cards rarely eek past 2050MHz.

Core voltage +100%

Power limit 117%

Temp limit 90C

Core clock +75Mhz

Memoryclock +550Mhz

 

in msi afterburner any higher it is realy unstable even though 60-65C

[Jurrunio]

It comes with 280w BIOS at stock so you're already running 330w power limit, 132% on a 250w bios.  Are you hitting the power limit though? Many software can show % TDP, if your card isnt around 117% all the time then a higher power limit BIOS isn't going to help

 

14 minutes ago, Kylian said:

XOC BIOS to remove power limit completely (idk anything about XOC BIOS)

XOC means extreme overclocking, usually involving liquid nitrogen or dry ice. Not available in the public.

 

2 minutes ago, Kylian said:

Core voltage +100%

Power limit 117%

Temp limit 90C

Core clock +75Mhz

Memoryclock +550Mhz

 

in msi afterburner any higher it is realy unstable even though 60-65C

yeah but what is the actual % TDP it's reaching when under load?

[Kylian]

56 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

It comes with 280w BIOS at stock so you're already running 330w power limit, 132% on a 250w bios.  Are you hitting the power limit though? Many software can show % TDP, if your card isnt around 117% all the time then a higher power limit BIOS isn't going to help

 

XOC means extreme overclocking, usually involving liquid nitrogen or dry ice. Not available in the public.

 

yeah but what is the actual % TDP it's reaching when under load?

it instantly goes up to max wen using a program like furmar or any benchmark tools

[Jurrunio]

Just now, Kylian said:

it instantly goes up to max wen using a program like furmar or any benchmark tools

don't run Furmark, its only use is to push the power consumption high. Run a GPU heavy game instead

[Kylian]

55 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

don't run Furmark, its only use is to push the power consumption high. Run a GPU heavy game instead

i can try GTAV ?

would the benchmar in gta V be good?

[Jurrunio]

Just now, Kylian said:

i can try GTAV ?

would the benchmar in gta V be good?

not the one I would have used, it's quite CPU heavy. Newer tomb raider series or the Witcher 3 will be good for that with maxed out graphics settings.

[Kylian]

56 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

not the one I would have used, it's quite CPU heavy. Newer tomb raider series or the Witcher 3 will be good for that with maxed out graphics settings.

i do not own those games how ever i do own The elder scrolls online

[Jurrunio]

1 minute ago, Kylian said:

i do not own those games how ever i do own The elder scrolls online

back to GTA 5 then. Do you know how to make it run 4K regardless of monitor? (unless you're already running 4k)

[Kylian]

56 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

back to GTA 5 then. Do you know how to make it run 4K regardless of monitor? (unless you're already running 4k)

i used to have a 4k monitor but it is broken i htink i can just set it in the setings to 4k?

[Jurrunio]

3 minutes ago, Kylian said:

i used to have a 4k monitor but it is broken i htink i can just set it in the setings to 4k?

no the option wont show up. You need to go to Nvidia control panel and use the multipliers in DSR.

[Kylian]

57 minutes ago, Kylian said:

i used to have a 4k monitor but it is broken i htink i can just set it in the setings to 4k?

just ran it at 1080P

Voltage limit reached 100% as far i can tell

https://gyazo.com/dc1b33059e2c1ae481d4e7b3147d4c77

[Kylian]

58 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

no the option wont show up. You need to go to Nvidia control panel and use the multipliers in DSR.

alride i set it to 4096 × 2160

[SolarNova]

Stock , 1080ti's will power limit on anything above 1v.

 

XOC bios will remove the power limit entirely, if u push to much voltage it will go ham with the power and can potentially overwhelm the power delivery, so be careful.

 

From my experience so far..

I have yet to flash my bios as my card is a reference design and right at this moment i dont feel like risking bricking the the one and only bios this card has if something goes wrong. That said if/when i do i will be using the XOC bios as my card is power limited.

 

I have managed a stable 2088mhz on the core and 1559mhz VRAM (6236 effective) at 1.05v (I make do with some power limiting) This is on a Gigabyte Gaming OC which is one of the cheapest reference models. Ofc its watercooled.

 

1080ti's like being cool, lower temps will increase the core clock due to how turbo boost works. It starts to drop the frequency as low as ~40c.

 

You will likely find that if u lower the voltage, lower the target clock, ur card will actualy run more often at a higher clock than if ur trying to push more voltage in and aiming for a higher clock (due to power limit kicking in and downclocking it), resulting in a higher bench score, and more stable clocks in game.

[Kylian]

so basicly my PC froze up and power and voltage where stuck at 100%

[Kylian]

1 hour ago, SolarNova said:

Stock , 1080ti's will power limit on anything above 1v.

 

XOC bios will remove the power limit entirely, if u push to much voltage it will go ham with the power and can potentially overwhelm the power delivery, so be careful.

 

From my experience so far..

I have yet to flash my bios as my card is a reference design and right at this moment i dont feel like risking bricking the the one and only bios this card has if something goes wrong. That said if/when i do i will be using the XOC bios as my card is power limited.

 

I have managed a stable 2088mhz on the core and 1559mhz VRAM (6236 effective) at 1.05v (I make do with some power limiting) This is on a Gigabyte Gaming OC which is one of the cheapest reference models. Ofc its watercooled.

 

1080ti's like being cool, lower temps will increase the core clock due to how turbo boost works. It starts to drop the frequency as low as ~40c.

 

You will likely find that if u lower the voltage, lower the target clock, ur card will actualy run more often at a higher clock than if ur trying to push more voltage in and aiming for a higher clock 9due to power limit kicking in and downclocking it), resulting in a higher bench score, and more stable clocks in game.

will try that also i am soon going to water/chill cool it soon