OCing my 970 incorrectly?

[Acerpwns]

so ive been trying to OC my 970 but im only able to get +180 on the core clock and +200 on the mem clock on max power limit  and no core voltage increase. even if i raise it by one after 30 seconds of valley my fps drops to 4.6 for a second and then back to normal. if i add to the core voltage nothing changes. am i doing something wrong?

[dadasmithywinkle]

Not all chips are created equal. You just might have gotten one of the lesser ones.

[Oshino Shinobu]

Different cards overclock differently, you've likely just got a bad chip. 

[gollum99]

My 7970 only overclocks 10mhz on memory and core so.... Dont worry, some chips are real bitches, some arent.

[Godlygamer23]

Which 970 do you have?

[Acerpwns]

Not all chips are created equal. You just might have gotten one of the lesser ones.

yeah i know but the silicon lottery aside, am i doing it properly?

[Acerpwns]

Which 970 do you have?

its in sig, the G1 970

[Acerpwns]

Different cards overclock differently, you've likely just got a bad chip. 

arent the G1 chips higher binned? that was actually the reason i got the G1

[Godlygamer23]

its in sig, the G1 970

That's a great overclock.

[Acerpwns]

That's a great overclock.

really? oh

[Godlygamer23]

really? oh

What frequency do you get?

[Acerpwns]

What frequency do you get?

http://imgur.com/qye3YA4

[TheMcSame]

arent the G1 chips higher binned? that was actually the reason i got the G1

+180 on the core is normal for a G1 from what I've seen. 

 

What does GPU-Z say your mem clock is?

 

You god damn ninja....

 

You're memory is lower than average for a G1... Can't you get it any higher?

[Acerpwns]

+180 on the core is normal for a G1 from what I've seen. 

 

What does GPU-Z say your mem clock is?

posted it above m8

[Godlygamer23]

http://imgur.com/qye3YA4

I want a live reading when stress testing.

[DildorTheDecent]

+180 on the core is normal for a G1 from what I've seen. 

 

What does GPU-Z say your mem clock is?

 

You god damn ninja....

 

You're memory is lower than average for a G1... Can't you get it any higher?

7412 effective

[Acerpwns]

 

 

You're memory is lower than average for a G1... Can't you get it any higher?

nope, even if i adjust the clock y 1 and the core by 10 it will still crash for a sec and then proceed like normal.

[Imakuni]

nope, even if i adjust the clock y 1 and the core by 10 it will still crash for a sec and then proceed like normal.

Well.... not really much you can do. You could try removing the cooler and applying high-end thermal paste, or even watercool it. But other than that... not much you can do.

[Acerpwns]

I want a live reading when stress testing.

http://imgur.com/rU7C76v

[Acerpwns]

Well.... not really much you can do. You could try removing the cooler and applying high-end thermal paste, or even watercool it. But other than that... not much you can do.

how would higher end thermal paste help? its not really a heat problem is it? ill just accept i lost the silicon lottery

[xToFxREAPER]

so ive been trying to OC my 970 but im only able to get +180 on the core clock and +200 on the mem clock on max power limit  and no core voltage increase. even if i raise it by one after 30 seconds of valley my fps drops to 4.6 for a second and then back to normal. if i add to the core voltage nothing changes. am i doing something wrong?

Thats a very respectable overclock. Being that the g1 is already pre overclocked from the factory your getting some nice numbers there.

 

Edit: To bad unigine usually doesnt report clock speed correctly.. if it was you would be running almost 1.7ghz on that gpu which is INSANE

[Godlygamer23]

http://imgur.com/rU7C76v

One more time. This time with Afterburner to make sure it's an accurate reading.

[Acerpwns]

One more time. This time with Afterburner to make sure it's an accurate reading.

lmao you shoulda said that earlier

http://imgur.com/bgDdKl3

[Acerpwns]

Thats a very respectable overclock. Being that the g1 is already pre overclocked from the factory your getting some nice numbers there.

 

Edit: To bad unigine usually doesnt report clock speed correctly.. if it was you would be running almost 1.7ghz on that gpu which is INSANE

i just added an afterburner screen m8

[Godlygamer23]

lmao you shoulda said that earlier

http://imgur.com/bgDdKl3

Decent overclock.