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Hi all I have an msi gtx 970 card. I was wondering if it is overclockable and if it is, how can i do so? First time attempting this sorta thing. Any help is greatly appreciated :)

Cpu: Intel i5 4690k l Mobo: msi z97 pcmate l GPU: MSI Gtx 970 4gb OC l PSU: CM V550 l RAM: RipJaws 8gb l Case: NZXT H440 l Cooling: CM Hyper 212x l Storage: Crucial mx100 128gb ssd l OS: Windows 7 l Keyboard: CM storm quickfire ultimate(Blue) l Mouse: Razor Mamba l Display: Some shitty samsung monitor

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Hi all I have an msi gtx 970 card. I was wondering if it is overclockable and if it is, how can i do so? First time attempting this sorta thing. Any help is greatly appreciated :)

Download MSI Afterburner, up the clocks a bit, test with a game, make the clocks higher or lower depending on results. 

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Download MSI Afterburner, up the clocks a bit, test with a game, make the clocks higher or lower depending on results. 

Do I have to leave the afterburner on during gameplay?

Cpu: Intel i5 4690k l Mobo: msi z97 pcmate l GPU: MSI Gtx 970 4gb OC l PSU: CM V550 l RAM: RipJaws 8gb l Case: NZXT H440 l Cooling: CM Hyper 212x l Storage: Crucial mx100 128gb ssd l OS: Windows 7 l Keyboard: CM storm quickfire ultimate(Blue) l Mouse: Razor Mamba l Display: Some shitty samsung monitor

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Do I have to leave the afterburner on during gameplay?

yes it will always be running, it's very light and very useful, you can use it to display all your stats on screen while gaming if you want it to...control your fans...etc...you WANT this running...always.

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Do I have to leave the afterburner on during gameplay?

Yeah, leave it open. In fact have it start with Windows.

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Yeah, leave it open. In fact have it start with Windows.

 

yes it will always be running, it's very light and very useful, you can use it to display all your stats on screen while gaming if you want it to...control your fans...etc...you WANT this running...always.

 

Thanks, what about limits? Any idea how much my card can overclock?

Cpu: Intel i5 4690k l Mobo: msi z97 pcmate l GPU: MSI Gtx 970 4gb OC l PSU: CM V550 l RAM: RipJaws 8gb l Case: NZXT H440 l Cooling: CM Hyper 212x l Storage: Crucial mx100 128gb ssd l OS: Windows 7 l Keyboard: CM storm quickfire ultimate(Blue) l Mouse: Razor Mamba l Display: Some shitty samsung monitor

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Thanks, what about limits? Any idea how much my card can overclock?

I'd just go up by 100MHz until you get instabilities.  Maybe more though, if you want to get it done faster.

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Thanks, what about limits? Any idea how much my card can overclock?

you will see two sliders (one for powerlimit the other for overvoltage) push those two as far as they go (you cant harm anything those are VERY limited to make sure you won't hurt your card) and then start increasing the core clockspeed of the card by about +100 mhz and test...then +120 and test etc. until the driver crash...then back it off by 20...and then do the same with the memory slider.

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you will see two sliders (one for powerlimit the other for overvoltage) push those two as far as they go (you cant harm anything those are VERY limited to make sure you won't hurt your card) and then start increasing the core clockspeed of the card by about +100 mhz and test...then +120 and test etc. until the driver crash...then back it off by 20...and then do the same with the memory slider.

If it crashes will the card be damaged or smth? Haha sry if it's a stupid question. I feel stupid typing it tbh.

Cpu: Intel i5 4690k l Mobo: msi z97 pcmate l GPU: MSI Gtx 970 4gb OC l PSU: CM V550 l RAM: RipJaws 8gb l Case: NZXT H440 l Cooling: CM Hyper 212x l Storage: Crucial mx100 128gb ssd l OS: Windows 7 l Keyboard: CM storm quickfire ultimate(Blue) l Mouse: Razor Mamba l Display: Some shitty samsung monitor

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If it crashes will the card be damaged or smth? Haha sry if it's a stupid question. I feel stupid typing it tbh.

no absolutely not you'll most likely be re-directed to your desktop with a message saying the driver has crashed just reboot the computer...in the event that the computer would lock up (can happen as well) just reset and boot back.,..you can't hurt anything.

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no absolutely not you'll most likely be re-directed to your desktop with a message saying the driver has crashed just reboot the computer...in the event that the computer would lock up (can happen as well) just reset and boot back.,..you can't hurt anything.

hahahaha funny thing, my computer did crash. I opend skyrim and it froze rofl.

Cpu: Intel i5 4690k l Mobo: msi z97 pcmate l GPU: MSI Gtx 970 4gb OC l PSU: CM V550 l RAM: RipJaws 8gb l Case: NZXT H440 l Cooling: CM Hyper 212x l Storage: Crucial mx100 128gb ssd l OS: Windows 7 l Keyboard: CM storm quickfire ultimate(Blue) l Mouse: Razor Mamba l Display: Some shitty samsung monitor

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hahahaha funny thing, my computer did crash. I opend skyrim and it froze rofl.

you pushed both power sliders and added +100MHZ on the core and got a crash?

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you pushed both power sliders and added +100MHZ on the core and got a crash?

haha nope i pushed the core slider to the far right and it crashed.

Cpu: Intel i5 4690k l Mobo: msi z97 pcmate l GPU: MSI Gtx 970 4gb OC l PSU: CM V550 l RAM: RipJaws 8gb l Case: NZXT H440 l Cooling: CM Hyper 212x l Storage: Crucial mx100 128gb ssd l OS: Windows 7 l Keyboard: CM storm quickfire ultimate(Blue) l Mouse: Razor Mamba l Display: Some shitty samsung monitor

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haha nope i pushed the core slider to the far right and it crashed.

 

Yeah... don't do that. :)

 

Just keep adding increments of 10-20 MHz until it's unstable (driver crashes, game crashes, artifacting) and then back off. You have a 970, so it should get anywhere from 1200-1500ish MHz depending on luck.

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Yeah... don't do that. :)

 

Just keep adding increments of 10-20 MHz until it's unstable (driver crashes, game crashes, artifacting) and then back off. You have a 970, so it should get anywhere from 1200-1500ish MHz depending on luck.

 i just got a max of 1470 on the core clock! 

Cpu: Intel i5 4690k l Mobo: msi z97 pcmate l GPU: MSI Gtx 970 4gb OC l PSU: CM V550 l RAM: RipJaws 8gb l Case: NZXT H440 l Cooling: CM Hyper 212x l Storage: Crucial mx100 128gb ssd l OS: Windows 7 l Keyboard: CM storm quickfire ultimate(Blue) l Mouse: Razor Mamba l Display: Some shitty samsung monitor

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 i just got a max of 1470 on the core clock! 

 

Well done! I hope I can get clock speeds like that when I get my 970 in the coming weeks. Do you have the MSI GTX 970 Gaming? Or the tiger one?

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Well done! I hope I can get clock speeds like that when I get my 970 in the coming weeks. Do you have the MSI GTX 970 Gaming? Or the tiger one?

The msi one. It looks hella boss imo

Cpu: Intel i5 4690k l Mobo: msi z97 pcmate l GPU: MSI Gtx 970 4gb OC l PSU: CM V550 l RAM: RipJaws 8gb l Case: NZXT H440 l Cooling: CM Hyper 212x l Storage: Crucial mx100 128gb ssd l OS: Windows 7 l Keyboard: CM storm quickfire ultimate(Blue) l Mouse: Razor Mamba l Display: Some shitty samsung monitor

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