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[NoobPCUser]

can someone help me using catalyst control center

[Altecice]

What do you need help with exactly?

[NoobPCUser]

What do you need help with exactly?

well clock settings

 

every game i play crashes. i have stock voltages and fan maxed.

 

i nned to underclock to get the games to run more than two minutes 

 

idont know whats wrong

[Imaginaerum]

If you need to underclock it sounds like you're clocking your card too high. Clock it down further until it doesn't crash, then inch it up from there until it crashes. You find the highest clock your card can handle around that point.

[Altecice]

well clock settings

 

every game i play crashes. i have stock voltages and fan maxed.

 

i nned to underclock to get the games to run more than two minutes 

 

idont know whats wrong

 

Could you please list your full computer specs

what temps are you getting to?

[supaginge]

Try reinstalling th divers or going to a friends house and testing your gou on their rig

[NoobPCUser]

If you need to underclock it sounds like you're clocking your card too high. Clock it down further until it doesn't crash, then inch it up from there until it crashes. You find the highest clock your card can handle around that point.

i already stated that my games vrash at stock voltages

[NoobPCUser]

Could you please list your full computer specs

what temps are you getting to?

check my profile i listed everything there

[Imaginaerum]

i already stated that my games vrash at stock voltages

What about your clock speeds? It's kind of meaningless to up your voltages if you aren't upping your RAM or GPU Hz, so I'm guessing you raised those and need to lower them. If your CPU is overclocked that might be causing a crash too.

[NoobPCUser]

What about your clock speeds? It's kind of meaningless to up your voltages if you aren't upping your RAM or GPU Hz, so I'm guessing you raised those and need to lower them. If your CPU is overclocked that might be causing a crash too.

arent clock speeds and voltages the same thing

[FrozenIpaq]

Is this a brand new card? If so you should RMA it.

[Imaginaerum]

arent clock speeds and voltages the same thing

No... Voltages control the power that your card consumes. If you increase the voltage it will take more power from your PSU.

 

Clock speeds control the speed of your GPU. The VRAM speeds controls the speed of your GPU's memory.

 

Generally you increase your clock speed until something crashes. The next step is to increase the voltage a little, since giving your GPU more power will allow you to increase your clock and VRAM speeds. You repeat this until the card runs too hot, since increased voltages introduce the most amount of heat.

 

You probably just need to disable the control center somehow or disable the overclocking utility and get your card to run at completely default settings. If your games still crash then reinstall the drivers. If it crashes after that you may have a faulty card. Messing with the voltage is a little tricky, and I don't think the Catalyst Center lets you increase it to the point that you can fry the card but it's something to be wary of.

[harrynowl]

RMA the card, if it's not running at stock it's not fit for purpose and needs replacing.