MSI GTX 970

[Master Yuki]

In the MSI GTX 970, it says the the core clock is 1140mhz and the boost clock is 1279mhz. Is the boost clock the overclocking limit of the GPU?

[007agentHP]

no, you can overclock further, thats just the limit that to company allowed out of the box

[beach_boy98]

Probably not. A safe estimate by the manufacture. Most go higher.

[arronleeds]

thats the oc mode if you have the msi oc app, you can push it higher, mine hits 1554mhz stable.

 

out of the box it hits 1253mhz boost.

 

take a look:

 

[terrahertz]

No it is the clock the gpu automatically clocks its self at when more performance is needed... so it starts of at 1149mhz and it will overclock its self automatically up to 1279mhz for better performance.

 

You can overclock the gpu all you want as long as you provide enough cooling and voltage.

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

In most cases nope. There might be a chance still. But you can rest easy as those cases are very rare. 

Also it varies to how much you can overclock. Some reach 1400mhz+, some 1500mhz+ and some golden ones reach 1600mhz+ 

[Godlygamer23]

The boost clock is the advertised boost frequency that the card will hit. It does not necessarily correlate with the maximum overclocking capability of the chip. For example, my GTX 970 from Gigabyte boosts to about 1329MHz, but I can hit 1500MHz.

[Heavyhero93]

ive seen aloooooot of videos about the msi 970 4gb latly, all the the people stress tests, and performance compairisons, are getting around 1550, and the temp only goes to like 61c? these cards can clock for alot, and run very well, one of the reasons im looking at the msi 970 100me,

[Nena Trinity]

OC limit is a lottery some lets ya overclock 100 more some lets you not even OC 1 more...

[Master Yuki]

OC limit is a lottery some lets ya overclock 100 more some lets you not even OC 1 more...

 

 

ive seen aloooooot of videos about the msi 970 4gb latly, all the the people stress tests, and performance compairisons, are getting around 1550, and the temp only goes to like 61c? these cards can clock for alot, and run very well, one of the reasons im looking at the msi 970 100me,

 

 

The boost clock is the advertised boost frequency that the card will hit. It does not necessarily correlate with the maximum overclocking capability of the chip. For example, my GTX 970 from Gigabyte boosts to about 1329MHz, but I can hit 1500MHz.

 

 

In most cases nope. There might be a chance still. But you can rest easy as those cases are very rare. 

Also it varies to how much you can overclock. Some reach 1400mhz+, some 1500mhz+ and some golden ones reach 1600mhz+ 

 

 

No it is the clock the gpu automatically clocks its self at when more performance is needed... so it starts of at 1149mhz and it will overclock its self automatically up to 1279mhz for better performance.

 

You can overclock the gpu all you want as long as you provide enough cooling and voltage.

 

 

thats the oc mode if you have the msi oc app, you can push it higher, mine hits 1554mhz stable.

 

out of the box it hits 1253mhz boost.

 

take a look:

 

 

 

Probably not. A safe estimate by the manufacture. Most go higher.

 

 

no, you can overclock further, thats just the limit that to company allowed out of the box

 

What if you overclock your GPU above the boost clock? Will it void your warranty?

[007agentHP]

What if you overclock your GPU above the boost clock? Will it void your warranty?

es, but wont damage it (unless u go WAAAAY OVER  power limit or clock speed

[Nena Trinity]

What if you overclock your GPU above the boost clock? Will it void your warranty?

Well depends on who you bought it from I heard EVGA does not void unless the OC was what broke it.