Get assistance with overclocking the ASUS DirectCU II R9 280X!
Get assistance with overclocking the ASUS DirectCU II R9 280X!
Overclocking is straightforward with GPU adjustments. I think Asus has already pushed it to 970mhz.
Visit your AMD overdrive in the catalyst control centre and adjust the power limit to +20% (this lets your card draw as much power as desired).
Next, in GPU tweak, change the core clock speed from 970mhz to roughly 1050mhz (the typical setting for many 280x OC cards).
Download the Heaven and Valley benchmarks from here: http://unigine.com/
If your system crashes during testing, reduce the clock by 20mhz and retry. If it remains stable after a few cycles, increase the core clock to around 1100mhz and recheck the benchmarks. If it still fails, revert to a lower frequency.
Overclocking is straightforward with GPU adjustments. I think Asus has already pushed it to 970mhz.
Visit your AMD overdrive settings in the catalyst control panel and adjust the power limit to +20%.
This will let your card draw as much power as desired.
Next, in GPU tweak, change the core clock speed from 970mhz to roughly 1050mhz (the typical setting for many 280x OC cards).
Download the Heaven and Valley benchmarks from here: http://unigine.com/
If your system crashes during testing, reduce the clock by 20mhz and retry. If it continues to crash after several cycles, raise the core clock slightly to 1100mhz and repeat the tests. If it still fails, lower it again.
After reaching 1100mhz, increase the core clock in small steps of about 20mhz until the benchmarks stop working—this indicates you’ve hit your ceiling. Then decrease by 20mhz and verify stability in your preferred games.
While running benchmarks or games, monitor temperatures closely.
Once you identify your maximum stable overclock under stock voltages (without risking damage from voltage changes), you’re set.
Good luck!
Alee Haleem :
I actually found that I can run at 1160core clock mhz / 1641 mem clock / 10 powertune / 75 fan speed with no problem at stock voltage
Hey that's a great overclock
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Now you can probably overclock even further, but that means adding more voltage to your card, which can actually put more wear on the card and perhaps damage it. If you're happy with what you already got there's no point in adding more voltage
I discovered that I can operate smoothly at 1160core clock mhz / 1641 mem clock / 10 powertune / 75 fan speed without any issues at the standard voltage.
"1641 mem clock" refers to a 1641 MHz memory clock, though my card's default is 6000 MHz. Should I adjust it down? Need advice.
tshrjain :
Alee Haleem shared their experience about achieving performance at 1160core clock with specific settings. They clarified that "1641 mem clock" refers to a 1641 MHz memory clock, but their card's default is 6000 MHz. They suggested adjusting the effective memory clock by multiplying by 4 and dividing the stock clock by 4, or checking if there’s a program setting affecting the display. They advised looking for other threads or starting a new one. Good luck!