R9 280x OC issue

[007agentHP]

hello, i am using the sapphire trixx software to oc my r9 280x tri x gpu. i got to 1250 mhz core clock and 1650 memory clock while idleing at 60 degrees Celcius. when i push any further, myh screen goes black for 2 seconds then the image comes back with the game/ benchamrk crashing. then it tells me my display drivers crashed and recovered. does this mean i hit the ceiling on my oc or is there a driver issue?

[ForsakenLive]

It means you got to a non-stable overclock. Do some stability testing at what looks to be the limit at that voltage; If it's solid then keep it; 1250mhz is not bad.

[hadesjoy72]

hello, i am using the sapphire trixx software to oc my r9 280x tri x gpu. i got to 1250 mhz core clock and 1650 memory clock while idleing at 60 degrees Celcius. when i push any further, myh screen goes black for 2 seconds then the image comes back with the game/ benchamrk crashing. then it tells me my display drivers crashed and recovered. does this mean i hit the ceiling on my oc or is there a driver issue?

Sounds like you hit the OC wall.  Back up about 5 Mhz at a time on both core and memory. Then run bench each time you back off....then increase if stable.  Check voltage as ForsakenLive suggested as well once you hit a stable OC.  Trial and error...good luck.