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Vacsol
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I only started doing big overclocks on my 980 and this is what I got so far without any issues. is this good?

 

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If it is totally stable and the temps are safe then that's pretty good :D 

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If it is totally stable and the temps are safe then that's pretty good :D

is Kboost recommended? does it give an advantage in intensive games?

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Max out the temp target and power limit.

 

The only OC I would try now is +500 on the memory. 8GHz is a nice place to be on and it's a nice whole number :P

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is Kboost recommended? does it give an advantage in intensive games?

Kboost just makes it so that it does not downclock when it's under low load. It's useful for dialing in the OC number because you don't need to stress the GPU to see the full boost speeds. With Kboost enabled If I add 1 to the core clock and hit apply the GPU will instantly increase its frequency to the appriopriate one

 

I've yet to find a use for Kboost other than this

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@Vacsol

 

Max out the temp target and power limit.

 

The only OC I would try now is +500 on the memory. 8GHz is a nice place to be on and it's a nice whole number :P

I'm on a reference cooler. maxing out the temp and power targets makes it get pretty hot.

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