Am I lucky or is this normal?
Am I lucky or is this normal?
So I found out my GTX 970 (I bought it on september last year, so it's not that old) has 74.3% ASIC, with an avg. of 69.9%. I tried to OC my GPU (MSI GTX 970 4GB Armour 2X). The stock speed for the GPU is 1102MHz, OC'ed to 1241 and it goes to 1316 with Boost. I managed to OC it to 1.5GHz and it's stable as fck. No artifacts, low temps (avg of 75C with 75% fan speed on the new Unigine benchmark, runned 3 times). The artifacts appear only at 250MHz OC (some random collors and flares appear on the screen). My questions are: am I lucky or 1.5GHz is quite normal on GTX 970's? And, is it stable to run 1.5GHz if I don't get artifacts?
if the temperatures on the GPU and VRMs stay consistent, it's a solid overclock. keep an eye on things occasionally and consider adding another fan to push cooler air inside the case for even better results. remember, not every GPU handles this well, so maybe you're lucky—until someone claims they hit 1550MHz. 😄
if the temperatures on the GPU and VRMs stay consistent, it's a solid overclock. just keep an eye on temperature changes occasionally and consider adding another fan to push cooler air inside the case for even better results. remember, not every GPU handles this well, so maybe you're lucky—until someone claims they hit 1550MHz. 😄
the temperatures on gpu and vrms are stable, it's a solid overclock. Just keep an eye on time to time for any changes and consider adding another fan to push cold air inside the case for even better cooling if needed. Not every GPU handles this well, so maybe you're lucky—until someone claims they hit 1550mhz, that's life. 😀
I managed to reach 1526mhz without issues, but I went back to 1.5ghz. How do you check the VRM temperature? I don’t think this GPU has enough cooling power compared to the MSI Gaming edition. And I have four fans in my case (Zalman Z3 Plus).
You can't see VRM temperatures in Windows. These components manage power output; if they get too hot, the GPU may reduce performance or stop working.
Well, you can't monitor VRM temperatures in Windows. The VRMs manage the power supplied; if they overheat, the GPU will slow down or possibly fail.
I understand what VRMs are. I was just trying to find out where this GPU might fail and discovered something. I don’t think the 180MHz overclock is necessary for a few more frames per second... Especially since I plan to sell this card soon when Vega or Volta comes out.