I'm an overclocking noob.

[TheChronoGamer]

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I bought a 660TI 3GB in October and lately it just hasn't been cutting it, I have been thinking about overclocking for a while but haven't gotten around to it, today I ran unigine heaven and 3dmark11 got some surprising results and seen that my GPU runs about 75c. So I was wondering if it is safe to overclock it when it reaches a tempt this high already, i'm only using its stock cooler.

[Theo]

75C isnt high for GPU's my 680 runs at 85C and its oc'ed quite a bit, i wouldnt be comfortable if it went over 85 though

[BlackOutCrisis]

Download afterburner are start stress testing some overclocks. See what you get.

[TheChronoGamer]

75C isnt high for GPU's my 680 runs at 85C and its oc'ed quite a bit, i wouldnt be comfortable if it went over 85 though

Even though it is just the stock cooler?

[Volbet]

You could try and overclock it using MSI Afterburner or EVGA Precision Tool. You just have to raise the core clok by 20-30MHz and then stability test with 3DMark 11 or Unigin Heavne/Vally on a loop. I dont think you can begin to raise voltages, because of Nvidias greenlight program.

 

Edit: 75 degress celsius is fine for a graphicscard

[Theo]

Yep, ive the stock cooler too! use MSI afterburner to set a custom fan curve ( you ll see its easy to do ) so that if the GPU reaches a certain temp, the fan will spin faster and the card wont pass that temp, its how ive set mine up!

[TheChronoGamer]

Yep, ive the stock cooler too! use MSI afterburner to set a custom fan curve ( you ll see its easy to do ) so that if the GPU reaches a certain temp, the fan will spin faster and the card wont pass that temp, its how ive set mine up!

Ok thanks!

[TheChronoGamer]

I appreciate all the help, and this is what I did so far, is there anything else I can raise? I tried unigine heaven and got better FPS from what I could tell, and the temp only reached 65c because I enable automatic fan control.
 

 

[BlackOutCrisis]

I'd personally increase it until the max temps are 85c then stop. So keep going until you can't get it stable then drop it slightly or until max temps are 85c

[Theo]

As to have some reference on the oc you can get, I dno if my 680 can count but I've it on +125mhz core and 220mhz memory and yeah increase the temps! No one can tell if you oc'ed the card

[TheChronoGamer]

So thanks for all the help, I was just wondering why after I used 3Dmark11 why didn't it say my core clock changed? I will have pictures down below of before and after I overclocked it. Also the test says my processor clock increased. SO if anyone has these answer please tell me, I would greatly appreciate it.

[TheChronoGamer]

[TheChronoGamer]

[A10-FTW]

try a GPU-Z and a 3DMark11 "together" (we will use the GPU-Z to check the results reach on the 3DMark11)  :rolleyes: 

[D3MON]

havent overclcoked a modern nvidia gpu but i think i can offer a tip

in afterburner get the fan speed control and slowly put it up 5% at a time untill you reach a noise level that you're comfortable with in while gaming in something like minecraft (not silent but not blaring music either), my gtx 285 is only audible at 55% it only gets annoying at 70%+, its only going to got hot when gaming remember.

go into afterburner and set a custom fan profile so that the very last notch is at 85*c (or whatever, this is the MAXIMUM temperature your comfortable with your card ever hitting even a year down the line when its filled with dust, for my gtx 285 this is set to 100% fan speed at 80*c-I hate hot cards.,

the next fan speed point down from that should be a mix of the fan speed you're comfortable of having a noise level at and a temperiture your comfortable at in games, for my gtx 285 its 70%@70*c
then use a slope down from there
i use 100%@80*C running furmark
70%@70*C gaming
40%@50*C watching movies
30%@40*c (idles at this)

once you've done this then start overclocking...
sorry i cant help otherwise, "+50" assumes you know the stock clocks...