What should I overclock my 1070 superclocked to?

[JamesRainsGames]

I want to overclock it past the factory overclock but I am not sure what a stable limit is. I am getting it for christmas and I just want an idea of what I'll be able to get it up to.

[Naeaes]

3 minutes ago, JamesRainsGames said:

I want to overclock it past the factory overclock but I am not sure what a stable limit is. I am getting it for christmas and I just want an idea of what I'll be able to get it up to.

Dream on, brother! Dream on.

 

If the chips in your GPU could handle anything higher, EVGA would have used them for an FTW unit. But they couldn't so they became a SC unit. The difference between SC and FTW is 13MHz. Here's more on what's called "binning". 

[Aytex]

Depends on the cards the silicon is different

 

my gtx 1060 out of the box I OC'd mine to 2.1 max voltage is 1.06 thats a +225 mhz boost

[TheNaitsyrk]

Increase by 10 until you crash. Then revert by 10 and stress test for 8 hours. If stable, you're good to go.

[Taja]

Just now, Naeaes said:

Dream on, brother! Dream on.

 

If the chips in your GPU could handle anything higher, EVGA would have used them for an FTW unit. But they couldn't so they became a SC unit. The difference between SC and FTW is 13MHz. Here's more on what's called "binning". 

I OCed My gtx 750ti SC by 40 MHz stable. And ofc, memory OC also helps.

Yo know what OC you will get, only testing will Tell.

[Delicieuxz]

49 minutes ago, Naeaes said:

Dream on, brother! Dream on.

 

If the chips in your GPU could handle anything higher, EVGA would have used them for an FTW unit. But they couldn't so they became a SC unit. The difference between SC and FTW is 13MHz. Here's more on what's called "binning". 

None of the EVGA chips are binned, so the chips that become FTW and Classified come from the same pile as those that are ACX3.0 vanilla and SC. There are many SCs that overclock more than many FTW and Classified.

 

Also, since all the chips are coming from the same pile, all of them have to be able to exceed the highest-tier model by default, as there's no way for EVGA to tell whether a particular chip with a particular performance will end up on an SC, or a Classified. Basically, all EVGA 1070 chips will GPU-boost beyond the specs of a 1070 Classified, right out of the box. My 1070 SC GPU-boosts to 1999 Mhz core, right out of the box.

 

 

OP, the SC's voltage is BIOS-locked. That means that you can just crank the voltage, power, and thermal limits all to their max, and they won't exceed what is safe, because they are capped below any dangerous levels in the BIOS.

 

To discover your GPU's max overclock, you'll have to try different things out, because each card is different. Some can just barely reach 2000 Mhz, while some can exceed 2150 Mhz. You have to go through trial and error to find what your own GPU is able to accomplish. The same goes for the memory clock, which is also good to overclock. 

 

I'm currently running 2101 Mhz core, 4646 Mhz memory, but it took me a lot of testing and tweaking, over months to find this to be a solid and stable overclock for my GPU.

 

 

Also, the cooler your GPU is running, the more you'll be able to overclock it, and have its overclock be stable. So, if you create a more intense custom fan profile for your GPU, you'll be able to increase its stable overclock. I can still increase my GPU overclock further, if I create a more intensive fan profile - but doing so will increase fan noise.

 

I'm waiting for EVGA to mail out my thermal pad mod for my GPU (yours won't need it, because it will come with them pre-installed), but once I have and install them, I'll be able to push my overclock further, still.