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Unable to overclock GPU memory

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I am current running 2 GTX 980s in SLI. I was overclocking them using MSI Afterburner. I have no problem overclocking the GPU core, but for some reason, every time I enter a memory overclock and hit apply, the number reverts back to zero. EVGA Precision X says it is applying a memory overclock, but GPU-Z shows that nothing happened. Does anyone have a fix for this? I currently using Nvidia Driver 355.98. 

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I am current running 2 GTX 980s in SLI. I was overclocking them using MSI Afterburner. I have no problem overclocking the GPU core, but for some reason, every time I enter a memory overclock and hit apply, the number reverts back to zero. EVGA Precision X says it is applying a memory overclock, but GPU-Z shows that nothing happened. Does anyone have a fix for this? I currently using Nvidia Driver 355.98. 

 

 

Try uninstalling your driver and go back to 353.62, all the new drivers have problems in my experience as well as a bunch of my friends.

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I am current running 2 GTX 980s in SLI. I was overclocking them using MSI Afterburner. I have no problem overclocking the GPU core, but for some reason, every time I enter a memory overclock and hit apply, the number reverts back to zero. EVGA Precision X says it is applying a memory overclock, but GPU-Z shows that nothing happened. Does anyone have a fix for this? I currently using Nvidia Driver 355.98.

I had this problem too I did a virus and malware scan, which removed some stuff

Did a restart and all was good

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I just noticed something. When I enable SLI in Nvidia Control Panel, I am unable to overclock the memory. When SLI is disabled, I can overclock the memory. I don't get why having the cards in SLI would prevent a memory OC. Is this normal? I have reverted back to driver 355.82, but that did nothing. 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X (liquid cooled) GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 Ultra non-LHR MOBO: Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero Wi-Fi RAM: 32GB G.Skill TridentZ RGB 3600MHz DDR4 (2x16GB) PSU: Corsair HX1200i (overkill yes, but was free!) Storage: 1 TB XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe, 2TB XPG SX8100 NVMe, 4TB WD Blue SATA SSD, 2x 480GB SATA SSDs, 3TB Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm Case: Corsair Obsidian 750D Airflow (with upgraded USB-C front panel) Sound Card: EVGA Nu Audio Liquid Cooling parts: EK Supremacy Classic RGB AMD Nickel+Plexi, EK-XRES 140 Revo D5 RGB PWM (incl. pump), 2x EK 240mm PE radiator, EK Duraclear clear tubing

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Seems to be the new drivers that are the problem. I done a fresh install the other day and it's still the same, I overclock the memory and it resets to 0 when I hit apply. 

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