Did i break it?

[Galygious]

So. i tried to overclock an msi gtx 970 gaming gpu. but i may have done a stupid. i progressed by 50s to 300+ clock speed over clock. and a 150 memory. at which point even after tuning back down. any time an application that made use of the gpu would be launched about a third of the screen was covered in a black bar. im not sure if it was just overheating and this was an anomoly or if this card is just now a unexpected highly functional very posh paper holder for my very windy bedroom :D. thanks for any replies

[keskparane]

I don't know much about overclocking so someone may have a much better idea. But if it were me I would reflash the original BIOS.

[JoeAguiar]

26 minutes ago, Galygious said:

So. i tried to overclock an msi gtx 970 gaming gpu. but i may have done a stupid. i progressed by 50s to 300+ clock speed over clock. and a 150 memory. at which point even after tuning back down. any time an application that made use of the gpu would be launched about a third of the screen was covered in a black bar. im not sure if it was just overheating and this was an anomoly or if this card is just now a unexpected highly functional very posh paper holder for my very windy bedroom :D. thanks for any replies

Have you reseted you settings after you noticed those artifacts?

[Fasauceome]

Unplug GPU and turn on the system without it, then turn it off and plug it in and turn it back on. Might help fix it.

15 minutes ago, keskparane said:

But if it were me I would reflash the original BIOS.

I didn't get the impression that OP flashed a new BIOS on the card, did I miss something?

[Galygious]

ya no bios flash and yes i reset settings to base and even then the black bar still shows up. the card was still very toasty when this happened but i never saw a heat driven artifact like this. is this normal?

 

[Galygious]

maybe i should plug it back in and see if it still has it now that the card is cooled?

 

[keskparane]

1 hour ago, fasauceome said:

Unplug GPU and turn on the system without it, then turn it off and plug it in and turn it back on. Might help fix it.

I didn't get the impression that OP flashed a new BIOS on the card, did I miss something?

Neither did I. But if somethings gone wrong I don't trust a BIOS reset. I see no problem with a flash just to make sure.

[Fasauceome]

Just now, keskparane said:

I see no problem with a flash just to make sure.

gpu BIOS flashes can go wrong a lot easier than mobo flashes, I only ever recommend it as a last resort.

[keskparane]

2 hours ago, fasauceome said:

gpu BIOS flashes can go wrong a lot easier than mobo flashes, I only ever recommend it as a last resort.

If a normal reset worked I wouldn't use it either.