gforce gtx 980 Overclocking issues Gforce GTX 980

[Q13E5]

(a moderator said to resubmit a new forum post and to be more specific)

 

i own a Gforce GTX 980, EVGA, SC, 4GB GDDR5: GPU running off a Z97-GD65 motherboard.

 

when i use the official updated EVGA overclocking software and overclock it even a small amount. 3d applications gray-screen and crash around 5 seconds after launch.

 

i have No other GPU overclocking software installed.

 

the only overclocking software i have installed and used is the, EVGA PrecisionX 16.

 

If i do not have enough power, my PC is powered by a Corsair RM750 powerblock.

 

I used the same Corsair RM750 brick on both motherboards

I tested my gforce GTX 980 on my older motherboard with the EVGA overclocking software and i achieved a stable 300 overclock from stock

when i tried Overclocking on my Z97-GD65 motherboard, even overclocking by 20 over stock clock crashes 3d applications

 

My tests demonstrate that the motherboard seems to be the issue. i looked around the bios for settings that modify the Gforce GTX 980 And couldn't.

 

 

These are my main questions i would like answered if anyone knows:

Do i have enough power from my Corsair RM750 in my system for my GPU?

Is there a motherboard feature in my Z97-GD65 motherboard bios i need to disable?

[TheRandomness]

Both of those questions have the same answer: no. Also, did you add voltage when trying to overclock?

[Q13E5]

4 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

Both of those questions have the same answer: no. Also, did you add voltage when trying to overclock?

yes, i did add voltage and time. i overclock in small numbers. step by step. when i overclock it even over 20+, applications crash. as stated above.

[TheRandomness]

Just now, Q13E5 said:

yes, i did add voltage and time. i overclock in small numbers. step by step. when i overclock it even over 20+, applications crash.

How much voltage did you add?

[Q13E5]

7 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

How much voltage did you add?

you do not have to add voltage in the first overclocking steps. but i tried adding up to 87mV, and still its crashing. I had no problem overclocking on my older motherboard at all. the only thing that changed is the motherboard, ram, and the CPU. as my testing concludes, i believe its the motherboard.

[TheRandomness]

Just now, Q13E5 said:

you do not have to add voltage in the first overclocking steps. but i tried adding 87mV, and still its crashing. I had no problem overclocking on my older motherboard at all. the only thing that changed is the motherboard, ram, and the CPU. as my testing concludes, i believe its the motherboard.

The motherboard shouldn't affect GPU overclocking in any way. Try add the max amount of voltage and push the power limit to the max before trying to overclock. 

[Q13E5]

I already have tried that. i maxed out powertarget and overvolted to the max safe range of 87 as EVGA PrecisionX 16 allows. i find it strange my GPU wont overclock on this motherboard, but had no problem on my older motherboard.

[Q13E5]

even+20MHz overclock crashed 3d applications after long durations.