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What Happened? (GPU Overclocking)

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hello, so a while ago i created a topic asking if i did hit the silicon lottery with a sapphire r9 280x that hit 1300 mhz on core and 1700 mhz on memory.

i went again to overclock (and i used heaven benchmark to see if it was stable), because i wanted to know if i could get anything more out of it.

the reason i went to overclock it is because i got a newer card later on, (gtx titan black) and the 280x got put in my closet. i decided to see how far could i push it and it did not matter if the card broke.

here is my results......

 

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im scared to death to push it any further. if i push any further, is there a chance to break not only the card, but my entire system?

thank you. (and yes, the overclock is stable)

 

tl;dr: i pushed my 280x to 1500 mhz on core and 1800 mhz on memory, could this break my entire system if i push any further?

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hello, so a while ago i created a topic asking if i did hit the silicon lottery with a sapphire r9 280x that hit 1300 mhz on core and 1700 mhz on memory.

i went again to overclock (and i used heaven benchmark to see if it was stable), because i wanted to know if i could get anything more out of it.

the reason i went to overclock it is because i got a newer card later on, (gtx titan black) and the 280x got put in my closet. i decided to see how far could i push it and it did not matter if the card broke.

here is my results......

 

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im scared to death to push it any further. if i push any further, is there a chance to break not only the card, but my entire system?

thank you. (and yes, the overclock is stable)

 

tl;dr: i pushed my 280x to 1500 mhz on core and 1800 mhz on memory, could this break my entire system if i push any further?

 

What are load temps?? If they aren't like over 90C it should be fine.

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What are load temps?? If they aren't like over 90C it should be fine.

load temps are around 85-87C

i am very scared as i  never saw a 280x overclock this far.

Rigs I've Built

The Striker i5 4590 @ 3.7 ||  MSI GTX 980 Armor X2 || Corsair RMX 750 || Team Elite Plus 8 GB || Define S || MSI Z97S SLI Krait

The Office PC i3 4160 @ 3.6 || Intel 4600 || EVGA 500B || G.Skill 8 GB || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M Pro4

The Friend PC G3258 @ 4.3 || Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X || EVGA 600B || 8 GB Dell Ram || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M- iTX/ac

The Mom Gaming PC A10-7890K @ 4.4 || iGPU + ASUS R7 250 ||  8 GB Klevv DDR3-2800 Mhz

 

 

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load temps are around 85-87C

i am very scared as i  never saw a 280x overclock this far.

 

well, either the readings are incorrect because of outdated monitoring software, or you have a golden chip...

 

1500MHz, thats 50% OC right?? thats more like a diamond chip then ;)

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well, either the readings are incorrect because of outdated monitoring software, or you have a golden chip...

 

1500MHz, thats 50% OC right?? thats more like a diamond chip then ;)

that's not an incorrect reading as i set it sapphire tri xx software below....

 

 

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Rigs I've Built

The Striker i5 4590 @ 3.7 ||  MSI GTX 980 Armor X2 || Corsair RMX 750 || Team Elite Plus 8 GB || Define S || MSI Z97S SLI Krait

The Office PC i3 4160 @ 3.6 || Intel 4600 || EVGA 500B || G.Skill 8 GB || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M Pro4

The Friend PC G3258 @ 4.3 || Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X || EVGA 600B || 8 GB Dell Ram || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M- iTX/ac

The Mom Gaming PC A10-7890K @ 4.4 || iGPU + ASUS R7 250 ||  8 GB Klevv DDR3-2800 Mhz

 

 

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that's not an incorrect reading as i set it sapphire tri xx software below....

 

 

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just to make 100% sure, can you download the latest version of gpuz (i think its 0.8.2) and screenshot the max values in the sensors tab ?

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