Normal Overclock for a 970?

[RADEON_GUY]

So this is what I was able to achieve with my 970:

+15 core voltage

105% power limit

+170 at the core(runs at 1475mhz in FurMark)

+200 at the memory

Max temp at full load: 75C

The power usage never goes about 102%

Is this a good overclock? My card is an ASUS Turbo GTX970

These are craaazy high clock speeds for someone who used to like AMD

[W-L]

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That's pretty good, you can probbaly push the mem up a fair bit I've seen others do +500 on mem alone. If your temps are good I would try pushing the core clock so more to see what your card can do, overall that's a pretty solid OC.

[Mew]

Don't use furmark; use unigine valley or heaven, 3dmark, or actual games to test stability and actual in game clock speeds.

[App4that]

The clock speeds don't translate back and forth from AMD to Nvidia. Takes much more of an increase in clock speed to see an improvement than AMD.

[RADEON_GUY]

That's pretty good, you can probbaly push the mem up a fair bit I've seen others do +500 on mem alone. If your temps are good I would try pushing the core clock so more to see what your card can do, overall that's a pretty solid OC.

170 was the highest I could achieve and also being stable. I tried 175 and lost the display driver . And all this on a blower card. It's a bit crazy. My case cooling is pretty good though. But still. INTEL CPU STOCK COOLER MASTERRACE.

[RADEON_GUY]

Don't use furmark; use unigine valley or heaven, 3dmark, or actual games to test stability and actual in game clock speeds.

Um, actually I chose furmark because I can choose if I want to push the card balls to the wall or just stability. It's very flexible.

[RADEON_GUY]

The clock speeds don't translate back and forth from AMD to Nvidia. Takes much more of an increase in clock speed to see an improvement than AMD.

I know that, but on AMD overclocking was basically drag the sliders to the end. If you lose the display driver, drag the slider back just a wee bit. And then you were all set. For Nvidia, it takes some time, but after seeing what other people did, it's way easier.

[LeonKennedy6]

The Radeon Guy has a 970?

[W-L]

170 was the highest I could achieve and also being stable. I tried 175 and lost the display driver . And all this on a blower card. It's a bit crazy. My case cooling is pretty good though. But still. INTEL CPU STOCK COOLER MASTERRACE.

 

You can try pushing more voltage the 970 you can max out the slider and it will be fine since the GPU has a physical shunt that limits the voltages. 

[Godlygamer23]

Avoid using FurMark during testing. It pushes the cards so hard that the drivers for both AMD and NVIDIA are programmed to automatically cause the card to throttle. Use real games or Unigine Valley/Heaven. They're both free.

[RADEON_GUY]

You can try pushing more voltage the 970 you can max out the slider and it will be fine since the GPU has a physical shunt that limits the voltages. 

alright. will do.

Edited December 15, 2015 by Godlygamer23

[Patrick Bateman]

meh.. try for 1500mhz

[RADEON_GUY]

You can try pushing more voltage the 970 you can max out the slider and it will be fine since the GPU has a physical shunt that limits the voltages. 

Almost got it to 1500mhz... I have to restart. Lost the driver . I'll tell you if I get 1500

[RADEON_GUY]

Avoid using FurMark during testing. It pushes the cards so hard that the drivers for both AMD and NVIDIA are programmed to automatically cause the card to throttle. Use real games or Unigine Valley/Heaven. They're both free.

Ok. You may not believe this buut... I got the thing working at 1615mhz stable. Ran it through Valley. 1615 friggin mhz. I am confident I got a good sample of a gtx970

[Godlygamer23]

Ok. You may not believe this buut... I got the thing working at 1615mhz stable. Ran it through Valley. 1615 friggin mhz. I am confident I got a good sample of a gtx970

If the 970 can sustain that, that is a fantastic sample.

[W-L]

Ok. You may not believe this buut... I got the thing working at 1615mhz stable. Ran it through Valley. 1615 friggin mhz. I am confident I got a good sample of a gtx970

 

If you can keep temps down GPU boost can sometimes go higher than what you may enter in as the overclock value, but sounds like it's going well there. I watercooled my 970 but was only able to get shy of 1600Mhz stable.

[Patrick Bateman]

Ok. You may not believe this buut... I got the thing working at 1615mhz stable. Ran it through Valley. 1615 friggin mhz. I am confident I got a good sample of a gtx970

pics or didnt happen.. make sure its correct reading through msi afterburner

[RADEON_GUY]

Aaaand we lost the driver again. Might just have to bump down the core voltage. I don't want to fry my gpu or myself.

I am still confident I can achieve something between 1600 and 1500.

[Godlygamer23]

Aaaand we lost the driver again. Might just have to bump down the core voltage. I don't want to fry my gpu or myself.

I am still confident I can achieve something between 1600 and 1500.

Because of NVIDIA's limitations put on the BIOS, you will never fry the GPU from voltage. It might degrade faster, but it won't fry.

[shibbs]

I've had a MSI 970 GAMING and I quit trying above 1450mhz clock, and got the memory to 3703mhz.

 

I since traded with a friend for an EVGA ACX card, and now I run 1475mhz, and same on the memory.

 

I'm pretty sure I could get 1500, just because it's an even number, but eh. 

[Godlygamer23]

I've had a MSI 970 GAMING and I quit trying above 1450mhz clock, and got the memory to 3703mhz.

 

I since traded with a friend for an EVGA ACX card, and now I run 1475mhz, and same on the memory.

 

I'm pretty sure I could get 1500, just because it's an even number, but eh. 

1450 is even too.

[RADEON_GUY]

Because of NVIDIA's limitations put on the BIOS, you will never fry the GPU from voltage. It might degrade faster, but it won't fry.

I still want my gpu to last more than 2 hours though . And a failing driver is never a good sign anyway. I'll see what I can do between 1500 and 1600 and I'll update you later. Definetly a great overclock nevertheless.

[Godlygamer23]

I still want my gpu to last more than 2 hours though . And a failing driver is never a good sign anyway. I'll see what I can do between 1500 and 1600 and I'll update you later. Definetly a great overclock nevertheless.

Like I said, NVIDIA's limitations will not allow anything catastrophic to happen to the GPU. Even at the highest currently allowable setting, the card will last a while.

[W-L]

I still want my gpu to last more than 2 hours though . And a failing driver is never a good sign anyway. I'll see what I can do between 1500 and 1600 and I'll update you later. Definetly a great overclock nevertheless.

 

You'll be fine pushing it all the way I have mine at the max 87mV that is allowed on my card 24/7, as said there is a physical voltage limit.

[RADEON_GUY]

Like I said, NVIDIA's limitations will not allow anything catastrophic to happen to the GPU. Even at the highest currently allowable setting, the card will last a while.

sorry. I cannot think straight right now. I think I have to go to sleep. I'll update you tomorrow. Got it perfectly stable a 1504, 60C for now. I am hoping for a 1550