Discussion on voltage regulation in AB and general overclocking
Discussion on voltage regulation in AB and general overclocking
I need to understand the voltage control setting in MSI Afterburner because many people adjust it to +100, but I’m curious about its purpose and when it’s useful. It helps me know when it’s actually necessary. Regarding my clocks, my GTX 1060 reaches a stable maximum core clock of 2080MHz, yet during gameplay in Witcher 3 it drops even when I enable the highest performance settings in NVIDIA. The lowest temperature I’ve seen is around 2025, and I’m not sure if that’s typical for intense usage or if there’s an issue with the overclock. My temperatures stay well below 68°C.
I need to understand why I must adjust the voltage control in MSI Afterburner—I see many people setting it to +100, but I don’t really know the reason or when I should use it. Also, regarding my clocks, my GTX 1060 has a stable maximum core clock of 2080MHz, yet when I play Witcher 3, it drops even with maximum performance enabled in NVIDIA settings. It only drops slightly to 2025, and I’m not sure if that’s normal during intense use or if there’s an issue with the overclock. My temperatures stay below 68°C, and I believe the GPU will naturally slow down when it gets hotter. Increasing the voltage might help stabilize the overclock.
I need to understand why I should use the voltage control setting in MSI Afterburner. Many people adjust it to +100, but I’m not sure why or when I should do it.
Regarding my clocks, my GTX 1060 has a stable maximum core clock of 2080MHz. However, when I play Witcher 3, the clock drops even when I enable maximum performance in NVIDIA settings. The lowest it ever went was 2025. I’m curious if this is typical during intense usage or if there’s an issue with my overclock. My temperatures never exceed 68°C. It seems normal for the GPU to lower its clock speed when overheating, and raising the voltage might help stability but usually raises the temperature further.
Makentox :
Elegost3000 :
I wonder why I need the voltage control in MSI Afterburner, many people set it to +100 but I never understood the purpose. I’d like to know when and why I actually need it.
My other concern is with my clocks. My GTX 1060 has a stable max core clock of 2080MHz, but when I play Witcher 3, it drops even when I enable maximum performance in NVIDIA settings. It only drops slightly to 2025, and I just want to confirm if that’s typical during intense use or if there’s an issue with the overclock. My temperatures stay below 68°C.
It’s normal for the GPU to lower its clock speed when overheating, but raising the voltage might help stability, though it usually raises the temperature too. Should I adjust the voltage or just tweak the clocks further? What’s the best approach for my 1060?
Elegost3000 :
Makentox :
Why should I adjust the voltage control in MSI Afterburner? Many people set it to +100, but I’m curious about the purpose and timing.
My other concern is with my clocks. My GTX 1060 has a stable max core clock of 2080MHz, yet when playing Witcher 3, it drops even when maximum performance is enabled in NVIDIA settings. The lowest it ever went was 2025. I just want to confirm if this is typical for intense usage or if there’s an issue with the overclock. My temperatures never exceed 68°C.
It seems normal for the GPU to lower its clock speed when overheating, which may help stability but usually raises temperature further. Should I raise the voltage or adjust the clocks to push overclocking? It feels similar to CPU overclocking—try setting the voltage to the maximum (+100) and increasing the core clock. Observe how much you can go beyond stock voltage compared to what you’re using now. For instance, my GTX 1070 stays unstable regardless of voltage changes, but maybe your setup is different.