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Increased core voltage of Gigabyte 970 by +80

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Hey guys, I've increased my core voltage of my 970 by +80 after watching a video by Jayztwocents. He said there isn't much to worry about  doing so when overclocking. That said, Jay does liquid cool and I do not. Anyway, I seem to be at a stable overclock. I was wondering if anyone has had any bad experiences with a 900 series GTX card with their voltage turned up that high. My temps seem to be around the mid 70's max. 

 

Again, my card is a Gigabyte GTX 970 Windforce (non G1)

 

 

What are your thoughts?

 

Hope I'm not breaking any rules here as this was my first post.

 

Thanks.

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The GTX 970 has a very low power limit so you can max out the power without damaging your card.

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No rules broken. Don't sweat it! 

 

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As long as your temps aren't going through the roof and you're not crashing, you're probably fine.

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Wow! Thanks for such a warm welcome guys, I really appreciate it. It's good to know that I'm not going to blow my GPU out. :D So does it ultimately come down to temperatures when dealing with voltage? Is there any other type of barometer that implies when enough is enough?

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It will keep its temperatures in check by throttling if necessary, but it looks like you're not getting that issue anyways.  The only risk of increasing voltage would be the inherent risk of having a high voltage (as I said, the temps are fine).

 

One other thing to note, if you are trying to get the most out of it, make sure you increase your power limit up from 100% to whatever it will let you do; most of the time your performance will be capped by this more than anything else

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I was sure to crank the power limit ;) 

 

Thanks again everyone!

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