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I have an EVGA GTX 660 2gb gddr5 and I want to overclock with out causing it to die in less then a year lol I already have EVGA precision x so if I could use that t would be sweet :) please give me some walk through the process please or just specs on what to put everything at :)

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Every card is different. Put the core as high as it can go without artifacting. Then increase the voltage until the temps are too high. And again increase the core until it artifacts. Voltage and core and mem are really the only things to worry about.

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Every card is different. Put the core as high as it can go without artifacting. Then increase the voltage until the temps are too high. And again increase the core until it artifacts. Voltage and core and mem are really the only things to worry about.

what is artifacting???

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what is artifacting???

random spots or lines, mostly just being unstable.

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How have the drivers not crashed lol.

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Every card is different. Put the core as high as it can go without artifacting. Then increase the voltage until the temps are too high. And again increase the core until it artifacts. Voltage and core and mem are really the only things to worry about.

Can you give me step bye step instructions

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Can you give me step bye step instructions

No, not really. Just experiment. There is no manual on this...

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No, not really. Just experiment. There is no manual on this...

Just tell me what to slide first lol I literally have never done this

 

There is power target, temp target, gpu clock offset, memory clock offset....

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Just tell me what to slide first lol I literally have never done this

 

There is power target, temp target, gpu clock offset, memory clock offset....

Slide the clock offset and mem offset by 50 each. Then test. 50 again. then test. when it doesn't work, increase voltage until the temps are too high. If it still doesn't work when the temps are too high, reduce the clock and mem. you can also increase power and temp target to try to make it stable.

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Slide the clock offset and mem offset by 50 each. Then test. 50 again. then test. when it doesn't work, increase voltage until the temps are too high. If it still doesn't work when the temps are too high, reduce the clock and mem. you can also increase power and temp target to try to make it stable.

What do you mean when it doesnt work??? also whad does it mean if it still doesn't work when the temps are too high???

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What do you mean when it doesnt work??? also whad does it mean if it still doesn't work when the temps are too high???

When it artifacts or when the drivers crash. Making the voltage higher can help prevent this but also increase the temperatures. If you crank the voltage too high the card will run too hot. When the card is running hot, if it is still not stable, the you need to drop the core and mem back until it does work.

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When it artifacts or when the drivers crash. Making the voltage higher can help prevent this but also increase the temperatures. If you crank the voltage too high the card will run too hot. When the card is running hot, if it is still not stable, the you need to drop the core and mem back until it does work.

So basically slide everything till it works lol Also could this break my card??

Not in like a split second right???

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So basically slide everything till it works lol Also could this break my card??

NO. DO NOT SLIDE IT RANDOMLY. Just turn up the clocks slowly until it doesn't work. Then increase the voltage until it is too hot. If it doesn't work then, turn the clocks down. Stop at a reasonable level as well. It should not break your card unless you let it run too hot or crank the clocks like 300 mhz without proper cooling. 

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NO. DO NOT SLIDE IT RANDOMLY. Just turn up the clocks slowly until it doesn't work. Then increase the voltage until it is too hot. If it doesn't work then, turn the clocks down. Stop at a reasonable level as well. It should not break your card unless you let it run too hot or crank the clocks like 300 mhz without proper cooling. 

how many +mhz is enough??? what temp is to high???

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how many +mhz is enough??? what temp is to high???

Every card is different. Go up by 25 or 50. shouldn't go higher than 87 really but it can go to 95.

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Every card is different. Go up by 25 or 50. shouldn't go higher than 87 really but it can go to 95.

what is the difference between power target and voltage???

I am at 950 mv and 100% power target.... which one do I slide up???

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what is the difference between power target and voltage???

I think it's wattage vs voltage

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what one do I side

What do you mean? I've explained this 3 times now.

 

This really isn't that hard. At some point just google it ok.

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What do you mean? I've explained this 3 times now.

 

This really isn't that hard. At some point just google it ok.

slide power target or voltage??? btw this is really appreciated :)

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slide power target or voltage??? btw this is really appreciated :)

Is your card not stable yet? Have you overclocked it yet? how much did you add? 

 

slide voltage

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Is your card not stable yet? Have you overclocked it yet? how much did you add? 

 

slide voltage

k I seem to run into a problem.... As I am udjusting this and playing battlefield, evga precision x is saying it is staying at 992mhz and hasnt changed??

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k I seem to run into a problem.... As I am udjusting this and playing battlefield, evga precision x is saying it is staying at 992mhz and hasnt changed??

have you adjusted anything besides the voltage?

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