Quick Questions

[WhatComesAround]

I am very new to overclocking although I did watch a few videos on how to overclock. My first question is : I am having a problem in overclocking my VRAM by more than 100 mhz(I have a GTX 980 (MSI)). What do I do to get a higher clock speed.

 

Question number two : I am folding right now and I have my overclocked profile applied, my gpu is at 75 degrees MAX and I am wondering if it is safe to increase the overclock.

 

Question number three : are the clock speeds directly proportional to the core voltage?

 

Question number four : would I increase my gpu's lifespan by keeping it cool more often?

[LukaH]

1st question maybe increase voltage by just a tiny bit and see if that does it

 

2nd question 75°C is fine i would not go past 80 though 

 

3rd question yes and no. I mean yes the core uses more voltage when it is being used and less when its idle. When overclocking sometimes you need to increase the voltage to reach a certain speed and sometimes you dont its down to the silicon lottery. But usually more speed=more voltage to get it stable but dont go crazy like "ok ill just pump in 100V and overclock to 100 billion MHz" 

 

4th question yes it would since it is heat that usually kills components 

[WhatComesAround]

3 minutes ago, LukaH said:

1st question maybe increase voltage by just a tiny bit and see if that does it

 

2nd question 75°C is fine i would not go past 80 though 

 

3rd question yes and no. I mean yes the core uses more voltage when it is being used and less when its idle. When overclocking sometimes you need to increase the voltage to reach a certain speed and sometimes you dont its down to the silicon lottery. But usually more speed=more voltage to get it stable but dont go crazy like "ok ill just pump in 100V and overclock to 100 billion MHz" 

 

4th question yes it would since it is heat that usually kills components 

All cleared up, thanks

[WhatComesAround]

6 minutes ago, LukaH said:

1st question maybe increase voltage by just a tiny bit and see if that does it

 

2nd question 75°C is fine i would not go past 80 though 

 

3rd question yes and no. I mean yes the core uses more voltage when it is being used and less when its idle. When overclocking sometimes you need to increase the voltage to reach a certain speed and sometimes you dont its down to the silicon lottery. But usually more speed=more voltage to get it stable but dont go crazy like "ok ill just pump in 100V and overclock to 100 billion MHz" 

 

4th question yes it would since it is heat that usually kills components 

Still can't get it past 100 tho, here are my overclock settings

[WhatComesAround]

13 minutes ago, LukaH said:

1st question maybe increase voltage by just a tiny bit and see if that does it

 

2nd question 75°C is fine i would not go past 80 though 

 

3rd question yes and no. I mean yes the core uses more voltage when it is being used and less when its idle. When overclocking sometimes you need to increase the voltage to reach a certain speed and sometimes you dont its down to the silicon lottery. But usually more speed=more voltage to get it stable but dont go crazy like "ok ill just pump in 100V and overclock to 100 billion MHz" 

 

4th question yes it would since it is heat that usually kills components 

Never mind, I have gotten it to +200

[LukaH]

if it will not go higher then i guess its already at max or you just got unlucky in the lottery  the 980 is still a beast so I wouldnt worry too much

 

EDIT glad to hear you got it working