Is OCCT Relaible

[Shaan5]

I have been trying to Overclock my G1 GTX 970 for the last few days and have got it Stable and Running well at

112% Power Limit

+125 OC

+265 Memory

I get no issues with this setup (As far as I can tell)

But for some reason, whenever I push the memory past +265, OCCT Gives me errors. Is OCCT Reliable when it comes to Memory Overclocking or Should I just push it until I get artifacting and then Dial it back

Just asking because I've seen some people get up to +500 without issues

Thanks

[EMENCII]

@Shaan5

I wouldnt use OCCT for GPUs, as for the memory I'd tell you to watch out for artifacts and to test it with Valley benchmark or EVGA's OCScanner

[BigDay]

In my experience in overclocking my video card using OCCT with error check enabled, it is a very reliable way to make sure your card is stable with OC settings. When OCing, I run it with error check enabled for 30 minutes. If it passes with 0 errors, I consider that clock to be stable.

 

I don't see how you can effectively find a stable overclock using any other program. Using your eyes with Heaven or Valley makes no sense. Error check is far superior IMO. There are many errors that you cannot see, hence the need for a program to detect them.

 

After using OCCT with error check enabled, I have had no crashes with my overclocked settings while playing the latest games. If you encounter errors while using OCCT, consider that clock unstable.