Looking for the easiest/best STABLE overclock for my gpu

[Chaos Network]

EVGA GTX 1080 TI SC2 Gaming ICX

 

I have had this card coming up on 2 years this June. Bought it second hand and just never got around to overclocking it. My old GPU was a 980ti, also from evga, and the buddy I bought it from had installed some odd nzxt aio style cooler on it and I was able to OC the absolute piss out of it. In fact it was a crazy enough OC, I actually did not notice much difference switching to the 1080ti other than vram capacity.

 

My main reason for wanting this OC is that i have a 1080p 144hz monitor that I just cant get that consistently in a few modern AAA titles such as Halo Infinite (sat about 70fps on medium) and call of duty cold war (honestly dont remember what i get)

 

This card is installed in my system:

CPU: Ryzen 5 3600x  at 3.8ghz (MSI Game boost turned up to 11 as of today, was running at base clocks before

Ram: HyperX 2x32gb 3600 kit (was on XMP profile 1, turned that to profile 2 today, have yet to notice any difference)

Motherboard: MSI MEG X570 ACE (MS-7C35) ~ this board has killed 2 samsung 970 pro m.2 drives and one inland professional m.2, getting sick of it.

GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 TI SC2 Gaming ICX ( Currently running stock, thats what this post is about)

Cooler: the age old Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML120 AIO (had this since my first build on gen 1 ryzen, i get good temps so no reason to upgrade)

Storage: Several sata SSDs and a hdd. Currently booting from a 240gb Sata ssd i have set up as my "backup boot drive" because these m.2s keep dying and i have one out on rma currently

Case: Lian Li 011 Dynamic Razer edition

OS: Windows 11 Home 21H2, Build: 22000.613

 

Any help/suggestions from a professional is appreciated. I already have MSI afterburner installed so i am set and ready to go. 

 

I may not reply instantly on here, so feel free to message me on discord @CnKole#7887

[svmlegacy]

In my experience, if you aren't willing to deal with potential instability then GPU OC'ing isn't for you.

 

If you are willing to learn, a good start is to understand the differences between core clock, mem clock, voltage, power limits and temps. All 1080 Ti's perform a little different under OC and what works for someone may not work for you. Some programs will run stable while others may be unstable on the same settings.

 

That being said, you're pretty safe to adjust the sliders on MSI Afterburner without causing significant damage. It may crash if you go too aggressive, but a reboot will fix that.

[Chaos Network]

3 minutes ago, svmlegacy said:

In my experience, if you aren't willing to deal with potential instability then GPU OC'ing isn't for you.

 

If you are willing to learn, a good start is to understand the differences between core clock, mem clock, voltage, power limits and temps. All 1080 Ti's perform a little different under OC and what works for someone may not work for you. Some programs will run stable while others may be unstable on the same settings.

 

That being said, you're pretty safe to adjust the sliders on MSI Afterburner without causing significant damage. It may crash if you go too aggressive, but a reboot will fix that.

Not necessarily looking for the most stable, but usable without constantly crashing. lmao

Where would you recommend i start?

[jones177]

I had 3 of these cards and they all overclocked the same.

 

Spoiler

As for stable. There are some games that don't like any overclock on this card.

 

 

[RMTM]

- Install and run Kombustor based from your monitor resolution.

 

In MSI Afterburner(keep Kombustor running):

- max-out(adjust to full right of the percentage bar) your power limit. Click on "Apply".

- add 200Mhz to gpu's memory clock. Click on "Apply".

- then add 100Mhz to the gpu's core clock. Click on "Apply". Then keep adding, in 2Mhz increments, to your gpu'c core clock. And click "Apply" everytime you add 2Mhz. Wait for at least 10 seconds, then keep adding the 2Mhz to the gpu core clock until your system hangs and/or reboots.

 

Don't worry, your system will be just fine. When it hangs and/or reboots, that means you have reached the full capability of your gpu based from your overall system setup. Just remember where were you on the gpu core clock MHZ figure before it hanged and/or rebooted. Because the gpu core clock number(in MHZ) before the last figure you've added is your stable gpu overclocked value. Go back to the afterburner and input that last stable gpu core clock number(Mhz). Save a profile number, and apply. Then you can now enjoy your newly overclocked gpu settings.

 

Note: Just make sure that your gpu fans are not running on default firmware configuration. To maximize gpu cooling effiency.

 

Enjoy and have fun!

[Chaos Network]

8 minutes ago, RMTM said:

- Install and run Kombustor based from your monitor resolution.

 

In MSI Afterburner(keep Kombustor running):

- max-out(adjust to full right of the percentage bar) your power limit. Click on "Apply".

- add 200Mhz to gpu's memory clock. Click on "Apply".

- then add 100Mhz to the gpu's core clock. Click on "Apply". Then keep adding, in 2Mhz increments, to your gpu'c core clock. And click "Apply" everytime you add 2Mhz. Wait for at least 10 seconds, then keep adding the 2Mhz to the gpu core clock until your system hangs and/or reboots.

 

Don't worry, your system will be just fine. When it hangs and/or reboots, that means you have reached the full capacity of your gpu based from your overall system setup. Just remember where were you on the gpu core clock MHZ figure before it hanged and/or rebooted. Because the gpu core clock number(in MHZ) before the last figure you've added is your stable gpu overclocked value. Go back to the afterburner and input that last stable gpu core clock number(Mhz). Save a profile number, and apply. Then you can now enjoy your newly overclocked gpu settings.

 

Enjoy and have fun!

Ill try this and let you know how it goes

[RMTM]

3 minutes ago, Chaos Network said:

Ill try this and let you know how it goes

Great! Kindly do us(here) a favor and screenshot your stable overclocked values using MSI afterburner. It can help other OPs as well. Thanks in advance.

[Chaos Network]

16 minutes ago, RMTM said:

- Install and run Kombustor based from your monitor resolution.

 

In MSI Afterburner(keep Kombustor running):

- max-out(adjust to full right of the percentage bar) your power limit. Click on "Apply".

- add 200Mhz to gpu's memory clock. Click on "Apply".

- then add 100Mhz to the gpu's core clock. Click on "Apply". Then keep adding, in 2Mhz increments, to your gpu'c core clock. And click "Apply" everytime you add 2Mhz. Wait for at least 10 seconds, then keep adding the 2Mhz to the gpu core clock until your system hangs and/or reboots.

 

Don't worry, your system will be just fine. When it hangs and/or reboots, that means you have reached the full capacity of your gpu based from your overall system setup. Just remember where were you on the gpu core clock MHZ figure before it hanged and/or rebooted. Because the gpu core clock number(in MHZ) before the last figure you've added is your stable gpu overclocked value. Go back to the afterburner and input that last stable gpu core clock number(Mhz). Save a profile number, and apply. Then you can now enjoy your newly overclocked gpu settings.

 

Enjoy and have fun!

What do i do if the stress test keeps crashing, it started crashing after i hit apply on the 100mhz core clock increase. and what about core voltage %, do i do anything with that?

[RMTM]

1 hour ago, Chaos Network said:

Ram: HyperX 2x32gb 3600 kit (was on XMP profile 1, turned that to profile 2 today, have yet to notice any difference)

Kingston's Profile 2 usually lowers down your clock speeds(depending on the model you have) but boosts your RAM sticks Latency(CL##-##-##-##). The lower the CL timings, the better for your system. It will just give you a bit more responsive system. Not much to notice on the overall speed.

[RMTM]

4 minutes ago, Chaos Network said:

What do i do if the stress test keeps crashing, it started crashing after i hit apply on the 100mhz core clock increase

Some gpu builds/manufacturers do that. Or a power unit(psu) can do cause that. But no worries. As what I have mentioned above, it depends on your system overall setup. You can start from 50Mhz on gpu core clock. Then do the 2Mhz increments again. Until you reach its maxed value.

[Chaos Network]

9 minutes ago, RMTM said:

Some gpu builds/manufacturers do that. Or a power unit(psu) can do cause that. But no worries. As what I have mentioned above, it depends on your system overall setup. You can start from 50Mhz on gpu core clock. Then do the 2Mhz increments again. Until you reach its maxed value.

Got to 62 stabley and went to 64 and then the stress test crashed and this happened. Just to make sure, I’m not supposed to touch core voltage %, correct?

 

my system is still running and I can hear people on discord and I can still use everything, just these artifacts

Edited April 19, 2022 by Chaos Network
Forgot pictured. Added pic

[RMTM]

7 minutes ago, Chaos Network said:

Got to 62 stabley and went to 64 and then the stress test crashed and this happened. Just to make sure, I’m not supposed to touch core voltage %, correct?

 

my system is still running and I can hear people on discord and I can still use everything, just these artifacts

Yes. You can leave both memory clock and power limit overclock settings you did earlier untouched.

 

Try to reboot. and see if those artifacts will be gone. If not, the +62 is not stable for you then. You have to lower it in 2 incerements.

[Chaos Network]

1 minute ago, RMTM said:

Yes. You can leave both memory clock and power limit overclock settings you did earlier untouched.

Your stable gpu overclocked value(additive) is then "+62Mhz"!

Enjoy!

went back down to 62 and the stress test crashed after about 3 minutes, should i then go down to 60?

[RMTM]

Just now, Chaos Network said:

went back down to 62 and the stress test crashed after about 3 minutes, should i then go down to 60?

Yes. I edited my comment above when I saw the pixelized artifacts.

[Chaos Network]

3 minutes ago, RMTM said:

Yes. I edited my comment above when I saw the pixelized artifacts.

60 crashed the test at 3:16, starting to think this test just dont like me lmao

[RMTM]

1 minute ago, Chaos Network said:

60 crashed the test at 3:16, starting to think this test just dont like me lmao

So sorry to hear that. But just don't give up yet. There is still one more that you can try. You can try the automatic OC feature of Afternburner.

 

 

You may then save the OC profile once it's done auto overclock scanning your gpu. It should be stable, on the OEM manufacturer side.

 

[Chaos Network]

4 minutes ago, RMTM said:

So sorry to hear that. But just don't give up yet. There is still one more that you can try. You can try the automatic OC feature of Afternburner.

 

 

You may then save the OC profile once it's done auto overclock scanning your gpu. It should be stable, on the OEM manufacturer side.

 

Just did this run on heaven and it went perfectly at 60, but when i went to take the screenshot, the pixelation artifacts came back, so i really dont know at this point

[RMTM]

2 minutes ago, Chaos Network said:

Just did this run on heaven and it went perfectly at 60, but when i went to take the screenshot, the pixelation artifacts came back, so i really dont know at this point

Try the Afterburner's auto Overclocking Scanner I commented above.

[Chaos Network]

1 minute ago, RMTM said:

Try the Afterburner's auto Overclocking Scanner I commented above.

doing that now

[svmlegacy]

6 hours ago, Chaos Network said:

Got to 62 stabley and went to 64 and then the stress test crashed and this happened. Just to make sure, I’m not supposed to touch core voltage %, correct?

 

my system is still running and I can hear people on discord and I can still use everything, just these artifacts

Try reducing the VRAM OC, this looks a lot like memory corruption.