My EVGA card

[Paralectic]

So I do have an EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC and it has the blower reference design because the lack of airflow in my case.

My question is:

 

can I just simply overclock my card and run it on 85-90 degrees celcius ( 1200-1175 overclock+ ) if it runs on these temperatures stable.

Will EVGA still cover me with the warranty whenever it breaks/burns to death? Because I don't care about the GPUs temperature as long as it runs stable and works ( even on 100% fan mode on, I will wear my headphones and won't hear it ).

Because I can just overclock it to the max and run my games a bit better than I'm doing right now.

 

Thanks :-)

[acidydragon]

Good question... Subbed for the answer ( I have an EVGA 780 Classified... I want to know the same thing )

[Lord Pantaloons]

Lol you copied that from a post on the EVGA forums didn't you? anyways they will cover you as it should fall under overclocking protection.

[lani100]

Yep you will be fine, I wouldn't reach the temps over 85 degrees tho.

[BloodWithIce]

So I do have an EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SC and it has the blower reference design because the lack of airflow in my case.

My question is:

 

can I just simply overclock my card and run it on 85-90 degrees celcius ( 1200-1175 overclock+ ) if it runs on these temperatures stable.

Will EVGA still cover me with the warranty whenever it breaks/burns to death? Because I don't care about the GPUs temperature as long as it runs stable and works ( even on 100% fan mode on, I will wear my headphones and won't hear it ).

Because I can just overclock it to the max and run my games a bit better than I'm doing right now.

 

Thanks :-)

The card won't burn unless you flash the bios and overclock it more than you can. The card will automatically down-clock or slow down whenever the temperatures exceed the maximum set. Use an overclocking tool like EVGA Precision X (the one I use). 

I wouldn't expect that much out of a reference design, but you can still try. Heat slowly decrease the lifetime of your card, so keep this in mind. If the card burns or stops working you can try contacting EVGA for a replacement. 

[Paralectic]

The card won't burn unless you flash the bios and overclock it more than you can. The card will automatically down-clock or slow down whenever the temperatures exceed the maximum set. Use an overclocking tool like EVGA Precision X (the one I use). 

I wouldn't expect that much out of a reference design, but you can still try. Heat slowly decrease the lifetime of your card, so keep this in mind. If the card burns or stops working you can try contacting EVGA for a replacement. 

I don't mind replacing my GPU if it burns lol, I've got like 18 months of warranty left.

[BloodWithIce]

I don't mind replacing my GPU if it burns lol, I've got like 18 months of warranty left.

Go for it then  

[LukaP]

EVGA will never even know you overclocked,unless you bios flash, so go for it. and if it does burn out somehow, evga will replace it with a better model anyway ahah

[Paralectic]

EVGA will never even know you overclocked,unless you bios flash, so go for it. and if it does burn out somehow, evga will replace it with a better model anyway ahah

I think so lol, but is it EVGA themselves or the store where I bought it who will replace it?

[LukaP]

I think so lol, but is it EVGA themselves or the store where I bought it who will replace it?

 

I think so lol, but is it EVGA themselves or the store where I bought it who will replace it?

you rma to evga in germany

[Paralectic]

you rma to evga in germany

But the store where I bought it also has warranty and might instant replace it right? I can't be bothered sending it to germany ( I don't know how and how much it will cost ).

[Osmium]

I wouldn't even if it can be replaced. The performance gains OCing the 600 series are not that great so I don't really think it is worth it. Even flashing the BIOS of my 660ti and OCing like crazy only got me a few extra frames anyway. You can but I don't think it is worth the trouble.

[LukaP]

But the store where I bought it also has warranty and might instant replace it right? I can't be bothered sending it to germany ( I don't know how and how much it will cost ).

EVGA covers it, and since its not common for them to have 6xx series card anymore, you will probably get a 760, or even a 770 instead

[Rageodontist]

The card will most likely bottleneck above 85 degrees cause of gpu boost.

[LukaP]

The card will most likely bottleneck above 85 degrees cause of gpu boost.

i have no idea what you mean here.... if its that the card will throttle down, yeah it will, but hes not asking that... plus you can put an agressive fan curve on it to keep it under, and increase the temp limit to 95

[Rageodontist]

Wh

 

i have no idea what you mean here.... if its that the card will throttle down, yeah it will, but hes not asking that... plus you can put an agressive fan curve on it to keep it under, and increase the temp limit to 95

When I said bottleneck I meant throttle down. Nvidia cards don't like heat.

[Paralectic]

Lol you copied that from a post on the EVGA forums didn't you? anyways they will cover you as it should fall under overclocking protection.

I didn't copy this thread? I just made it italic.

[LukaP]

Wh

 

When I said bottleneck I meant throttle down. Nvidia cards don't like heat.

in that case my point stands

[Rageodontist]

in that case my point stands

yes it does.