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So, the question is in the title. I wanna oc my MSI GTX 980 Ti Sea Hawk which I should order next week. Good or bad idea? Did any of You oc such an enthusiast - grade gpu before and did anything happen? Any risks? Amything else you wanna add, feel free.

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Um, not terrible to do, not great either

Your GPU is really good right now, no NEED to oc, but go ahead if you want, just don't waaaay over-do it

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As someone who is still puttering along with a GTX 750 and a GTX 760, I would have to ask why you would want to overclock such a powerful card in the first place... But to each his own I guess.

 

You've got the standard risks with overclocking but I don't really see any reason why you couldn't overclock it right out of the box.

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may void warranty, a small chanse of it straigt up breaking if you screw up like REALLY bad, may happed to be exreamly fun, may give you better preformance and higher power draw. also why would anyone get that card and not atleast try to do some OCing :P it can be quite fun to play around with it

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2 minutes ago, DragonTamer1 said:

As someone who is still puttering along with a GTX 750 and a GTX 760, I would have to ask why you would want to overclock such a powerful card in the first place... But to each his own I guess.

 

You've got the standard risks with overclocking but I don't really see any reason why you couldn't overclock it right out of the box.

because fun :)

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1 minute ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

may void warranty, a small chanse of it straigt up breaking if you screw up like REALLY bad, may happed to be exreamly fun, may give you better preformance and higher power draw. also why would anyone get that card and not atleast try to do some OCing :P it can be quite fun to play around with it

If you stay on stock BIOS It is virtually impossible to brick it.

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2 minutes ago, TheGamingBarrel said:

If you stay on stock BIOS It is virtually impossible to brick it.

well if you put up the voltage to something like +3V then you have probably messed up the card lol

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

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The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

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#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

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Just now, Bananasplit_00 said:

well if you put up the voltage to something like +3V then you have probably messed up the card lol

Too bad you cant on the stock BIOS...

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1 minute ago, TheGamingBarrel said:

Too bad you cant on the stock BIOS...

yah lol

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#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

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4 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

may void warranty, a small chanse of it straigt up breaking if you screw up like REALLY bad, may happed to be exreamly fun, may give you better preformance and higher power draw. also why would anyone get that card and not atleast try to do some OCing :P it can be quite fun to play around with it

Yeah, well that "fun" MIGHT just burn the $700 I spent. Yay. Having fun yet? xD

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10 minutes ago, MarkoCroatiaMC said:

So, the question is in the title. I wanna oc my MSI GTX 980 Ti Sea Hawk which I should order next week. Good or bad idea? Did any of You oc such an enthusiast - grade gpu before and did anything happen? Any risks? Amything else you wanna add, feel free.

It´s neither a good nor bad idea as it can change depending on what you do. Wanna oc it by like 100mhz or so just to squeeze a tiny bit more performance outta the card? Seems fine to me, 100 mhz isn´t a big oc at all. Wanna set it to something stupid like 2000mhz? Yeah, that´s a stupid idea.

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Just now, Bananasplit_00 said:

yah lol

Want to show me a slider that lets you? I am gonna need some serious proof, considering how fine it was when I ran my 560 Ti at 1.212V From 1015, with a modded BIOS.

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Just now, MarkoCroatiaMC said:

Yeah, well that "fun" MIGHT just burn the $700 I spent. Yay. Having fun yet? xD

there is almost no way to brick a card, like really brick it. its mostly harmless and if the card cant handle it then just dial it back :) only thing it will cost is a couple of hours of yor time, but really not as bad as with CPU overclocking which takes like days to make sure its OK lol

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

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"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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If you get an unstable OC and use it it could cause fragmenting and/or permanent damage. (correct me if i'm wrong)

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1 minute ago, bugs399 said:

If you get an unstable OC and use it it could cause fragmenting and/or permanent damage. (correct me if i'm wrong)

Unless you are actually pushing past what NVIDIA Normally lets you you are fine.

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2 minutes ago, TheGamingBarrel said:

Want to show me a slider that lets you? I am gonna need some serious proof, considering how fine it was when I ran my 560 Ti at 1.212V From 1015, with a modded BIOS.

cant show you one, it was kinda an over exaduration :P 

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

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"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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Just now, Bananasplit_00 said:

cant show you one, it was kinda an over exaduration :P 

And most cards wont allow more than +200mV

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11 minutes ago, TheGamingBarrel said:

Too bad you cant on the stock BIOS...

I see you "brutally murdered a i5 4690K.. let me guess.. OC?

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Just now, verydogesuchwow said:

I see you "brutally murdered a i5 4690K.. let me guess.. OC?

I purposely killed it due to it being a shit overclocker, 1.6V for 4.9 In XTU With chilled water, selling the RMA Chip right now.

If you are curious about the chip, I killed it with 1.9V Through the cache, literally popped a capacitor.

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18 minutes ago, DragonTamer1 said:

As someone who is still puttering along with a GTX 750 and a GTX 760, I would have to ask why you would want to overclock such a powerful card in the first place... But to each his own I guess.

 

You've got the standard risks with overclocking but I don't really see any reason why you couldn't overclock it right out of the box.

And what are "the standard risks of overclocking"?

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Potential instability, voided warranty and extra heat.

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13 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

there is almost no way to brick a card, like really brick it. its mostly harmless and if the card cant handle it then just dial it back :) only thing it will cost is a couple of hours of yor time, but really not as bad as with CPU overclocking which takes like days to make sure its OK lol

sorry for being a "noob", but what does it mean to "brick a card"?

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19 hours ago, TheGamingBarrel said:

To make it as useless as a brick, AKA Kill it.

 

19 hours ago, DragonTamer1 said:

Potential instability, voided warranty and extra heat.

 

19 hours ago, verydogesuchwow said:

I see you "brutally murdered a i5 4690K.. let me guess.. OC?

 

19 hours ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

well if you put up the voltage to something like +3V then you have probably messed up the card lol

Also, my friends told me that if you oc a card, the faster you oc it, the longer "response time" it has. I think they meant as if I oc a card to around 1400 Mhz on the core, it will take longer time for my oc'd card to send a signal to my monitor (it will be slower), and my non-oc'd card will take shorter time to send a signal to my monitor. Is that true?!?!

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Just now, MarkoCroatiaMC said:

 

 

 

Also, my friends told me that if you oc a card, the faster you oc it, the longer "response time" it has. I think they meant as if I oc a card to around 1400 Mhz on the core, it will take longer time for my oc'd card to send a signal to my monitor (it will be slower), and my non-oc'd card will take shorter time to send a signal to my monitor. Is that true?!?!

No. Not at all.

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