Cannot increase GPU speed, Nvidia driver issues causing crashes
Cannot increase GPU speed, Nvidia driver issues causing crashes
Hello, I purchased myself a G1 GTX 970 about a month ago. I had a silverstone sp-ss 500W PSU and knew I couldn't overclock it. However, for the sake of trying, I attempted to do so and when playing games like CS:GO, the screen would just turn black or display some random color, forcing me to reset my computer. So I bought a new PSU, the Fractal Design Integra M 750W, which is a bit more than necessary but I want to be future-proof. I overclocked it to around 160+ core clock and 250+ memory clock. There were no artifacts, and the games ran smoothly until it would crash and show the message: "Nvidia kernel mode driver has stopped responding and has recovered." I decided to lower the overclock settings, adjusting core clock to 150+ and memory to 200+, and people suggested this might be a stable setting. But the issue repeated. I went to regedit and added a value meant to fix the crash, but it didn’t help. Now I’m down to 50+, 50+, and it works. Any suggestions on why I can’t overclock further?
Regards, Ben.
Each game is unique, and each driver is unique. A single clock won't suit everything. Whenever things change, your overclocks will too. Certain games are especially sensitive to maintaining stability with overclocked GPUs. You might want to try adjusting the voltage slightly and raising the power target limit to its maximum, just to check if it makes a difference, but... it seems quite typical.
Each game is unique, and each driver is unique. A single clock won't suit everything. Whenever things change, your overclocks will too. Certain games are especially sensitive to maintaining stability with overclocked GPUs. You might want to try adjusting the voltage slightly and raising the power target limit to its maximum, just to check if it makes a difference. After all, it seems pretty standard to me.