EVGA 1070 SC Question

[AuraDesru]

I currently have a 500W EVGA power supply.

 

My Current core clock on the GPU is 1594 mhz and the memory is 2000mhz.

Is this normal or is my graphics card underclocking itself?

I'm so confused

I thought the memory clock was 8000 mhz on default?

Is something wrong?

[bgibbz]

That is normal. Memory click on GPUs are represented in weird ways. I don't feel like explaining it cause I'm on mobile, so here you go. http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2563911/memory-clock-effective.html

[AuraDesru]

What's with HWmonitor showing it as 4006mhz now?

 

[bgibbz]

Just now, AuraDesru said:

What's with HWmonitor showing it as 4006mhz now?

 

I don't know. I will say with confidence that everything is fine. 

[AuraDesru]

Just now, bgibbz said:

I don't know. I will say with confidence that everything is fine. 

Thanks dude

I thought my PSU wouldn't be enough

[bgibbz]

Just now, AuraDesru said:

Thanks dude

I thought my PSU wouldn't be enough

It's defiantly at the edge, but it should be enough. 

[AuraDesru]

4 minutes ago, bgibbz said:

It's defiantly at the edge, but it should be enough. 

I thought I would be safer with a 1070 then a r9 285. I remember that the r9 285 used more power than the 1070 at load. I think it was like a 20w difference.

Would my PSU be fine without any overclocking on my 1070?

http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=100-W1-0500-KR

My PSU

[bgibbz]

It should work, but it is a low end psu. Psu are one of the parts that you don't want to go cheap on so I would strongly recommend upgrading to a 650 watt 80+ bronze psu at some point. 

[AuraDesru]

1 minute ago, bgibbz said:

It should work, but it is a low end psu. Psu are one of the parts that you don't want to go cheap on so I would strongly recommend upgrading to a 650 watt 80+ bronze psu at some point. 

any suggestions under 60 dollars?

[bgibbz]

5 minutes ago, AuraDesru said:

any suggestions under 60 dollars?

http://pcpartpicker.com/product/V9bp99/evga-power-supply-100b10600kr

[Techicolors]

i dont think you can get 8000mhz effective memory clock... the highest you can go is probably 4600, if you won the silicon lottery 

 

as for the clock speed, you can OC a lot higher than the factory OC. it'll run just a bit hotter and consume a little more power, but it's very stable at around 2000 mhz. usually 1070s hit their max at 2100 mhz. also you'll notice it'll jump around - that is gpu boost 3.0, new in Pascal cards. this core clock will jump around depending on power target, temp target, voltage range, and OC you set. 

[AuraDesru]

Just now, Technicolors said:

i dont think you can get 8000mhz effective memory clock... the highest you can go is probably 4600, if you won the silicon lottery 

 

as for the clock speed, you can OC a lot higher than the factory OC. it'll run just a bit hotter and consume a little more power, but it's very stable at around 2000 mhz. usually 1070s hit their max at 2100 mhz. also you'll notice it'll jump around - that is gpu boost 3.0, new in Pascal cards. this core clock will jump around depending on power target, temp target, voltage range, and OC you set. 

what do you mean by silicon lottery?

its listed as 8000 mhz memory clock?

[Techicolors]

Just now, AuraDesru said:

what do you mean by silicon lottery?

its listed as 8000 mhz memory clock?

basically the silicon in the manufacturing process can be better than intended, thus allowing more headroom for OC. of course you have no way of knowing if the silicon can handle a higher OC until you try it. 

 

yeah i don't know where they got those numbers. it's half that 

[CrackheadKyle]

1 hour ago, AuraDesru said:

I currently have a 500W EVGA power supply.

 

My Current core clock on the GPU is 1594 mhz and the memory is 2000mhz.

Is this normal or is my graphics card underclocking itself?

I'm so confused

I thought the memory clock was 8000 mhz on default?

Is something wrong?

It's on edge and is clocking itself but it is normal. If you're really really concerned then upgrade your PSU to like 650 or 750

[AuraDesru]

HWMonitor and MSI afterburner both say that memory clock is 4007mhz

Howeverm GPU-Z says 2002mhz

 

I thought MSI afterburner cut it by half 

So you multiplied it by 2 to get the actual effective memory?