OC GTX 970 HOF help

[smolkomartin1]

I've got HOF 970 and plan to overclock it. Have you got some advice in which OC numbers you will start and end up.

 

Thanks.

[Nacho Marco Segui]

Every chip is different, but which is your boost clock atm?

[SPAS-ID]

go search some OC Tutorial Video, Linus has some actually, never touch Voltage if you don't know what are you doing, so does with Custom BIOS, if you're going to OC for Benchmark i recommend to use 100% on Fan, but for gaming 70% is the Sweet Spot

[GSTARR]

if you have headphones, my only recommendation is to hit that back button and start looking at tutorials

[Vellinious]

The voltage settings in your bios won't allow for much adjustment with normal tools....if it all, if I recall correctly.  As long as your temps are ok, you should be good up to 1.282v.  Though, as I said, I'm 99% certain your stock bios won't allow for that much anyway.  

Any time you overclock, put the power target slider to max.  Try +100 core, and +300 memory, and adjust from there.

Use GPUz sensors tab.  It's critical in getting a good overclock on the Maxwell series cards.  Watch the PerfCap Reason line, specifically.  You're watching for, and hoping not to see green.  Green indicates the "PWR" perf cap.  Power limit....if you see that in your testing, you will either need to lower your clocks / voltage, OR, flash to a custom bios.  

If you start hitting the power limit perf cap post back here, and we can help you adjust to get around it.