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First time really overclocking my gpu

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So I have A 980ti extreme gaming form gigabyte and I really want to get the extra prefomance potential this this has to offer. One of these https://m.newegg.com/products/N82E16814125837... Anyways I know there is a lot of things you can do with A gpu get to get the extra prefomance. This thing has an extra 6 pin connector even in it's side for extra power for extreme overclocking. But I have 2 dedicated 8 pins and I feel the extra 6 pin is to extra. I have also recently replaced the thermal paste on my gpu so the overall temp is now lower. In short I just want to get all the preformance I can out of this thing. Except maybe the bios flash that scares my but if it is easy I will do it

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1 minute ago, CODboyX said:

So I have A 980ti extreme gaming form gigabyte and I really want to get the extra prefomance potential this this has to offer. One of these https://m.newegg.com/products/N82E16814125837... Anyways I know there is a lot of things you can do with A gpu get to get the extra prefomance. This thing has an extra 6 pin connector even in it's side for extra power for extreme overclocking. But I have 2 dedicated 8 pins and I feel the extra 6 pin is to extra. I have also recently replaced the thermal paste on my gpu so the overall temp is now lower. In short I just want to get all the preformance I can out of this thing. Except maybe the bios flash that scares my but if it is easy I will do it

I have a 1200 watt gold psu so power is fine

 

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Install MSI afterburner and set power limit to the max, then up the memory in 50MHZ increments and the core in 25 until you start to get crashes in applications or the sound from the fans is too much for you to take.

When you get to that point back it down 5mhz at a time till its stable.

At least that's what I would do with that card.

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4 minutes ago, CODboyX said:

So I have A 980ti extreme gaming form gigabyte and I really want to get the extra prefomance potential this this has to offer. One of these https://m.newegg.com/products/N82E16814125837... Anyways I know there is a lot of things you can do with A gpu get to get the extra prefomance. This thing has an extra 6 pin connector even in it's side for extra power for extreme overclocking. But I have 2 dedicated 8 pins and I feel the extra 6 pin is to extra. I have also recently replaced the thermal paste on my gpu so the overall temp is now lower. In short I just want to get all the preformance I can out of this thing. Except maybe the bios flash that scares my but if it is easy I will do it

What are your current spec's ? I.e

Core clock
Mem Clock

Etc

Hayabusa

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Just now, CODboyX said:

I know a bios flash can help in some cases

Lets just get you overclocking normally first... Trust me as someone thats borked a flash before (did manage to recover it) you do not need that stress yet. 

Hayabusa

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Just now, Hayabusa1989 said:

Lets just get you overclocking normally first... Trust me as someone thats borked a flash before (did manage to recover it) you do not need that stress yet. 

Well this is not the first time but I know how to do the basics but this is not A normal card it's really me asking how do I get the most out of this card... Because this card is a beast and not a normal mid tier card I'm used to

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5 minutes ago, TheGlenlivet said:

Install MSI afterburner and set power limit to the max, then up the memory in 50MHZ increments and the core in 25 until you start to get crashes in applications or the sound from the fans is too much for you to take.

When you get to that point back it down 5mhz at a time till its stable.

At least that's what I would do with that card.

I concur, solid enough advice.

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To OC your gpu, get ASUS GPU Tweak or MSI Afterburner. You will also need AIDA 64 to stress test the OC to make sure that it's stable. DO NOT BIOS FLASH, YOU MAY BRICK YOUR CARD! OC in roughly 50MHz increments until you hit the clocks you are comfortable with.

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