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GPU overclock gone wrong

GPU overclock gone wrong

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PurplePandaMC
Member
87
09-08-2016, 10:01 PM
#1
Hello, welcome to Overclocking! Please forgive any confusion if I'm not explaining clearly.

I have a GTX 750 Ti GPU. One day I tried to overclock it using Thunder Master, aiming to boost the core speed by 200 (the default is 1084) and the memory clock by about 150. After clicking OK, the screen started to behave strangely—flickering, crashing, and showing error messages like "display adapter has been removed." The game stopped working entirely. I reset the GPU and memory clock settings back to defaults and restarted my computer. Since then, I’ve been getting around 7–15 FPS in games like Watch Dogs and Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor. Before this, I could run those games smoothly at 50–60 FPS and WatchDogs at 35–45 FPS.

It was a mistake to push my GPU that high, especially since I'm just starting out. I also checked the Device Manager, and my GPU still appears under the display adapter.

So, was my GPU damaged? And what steps can I take to get back to normal performance?
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PurplePandaMC
09-08-2016, 10:01 PM #1

Hello, welcome to Overclocking! Please forgive any confusion if I'm not explaining clearly.

I have a GTX 750 Ti GPU. One day I tried to overclock it using Thunder Master, aiming to boost the core speed by 200 (the default is 1084) and the memory clock by about 150. After clicking OK, the screen started to behave strangely—flickering, crashing, and showing error messages like "display adapter has been removed." The game stopped working entirely. I reset the GPU and memory clock settings back to defaults and restarted my computer. Since then, I’ve been getting around 7–15 FPS in games like Watch Dogs and Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor. Before this, I could run those games smoothly at 50–60 FPS and WatchDogs at 35–45 FPS.

It was a mistake to push my GPU that high, especially since I'm just starting out. I also checked the Device Manager, and my GPU still appears under the display adapter.

So, was my GPU damaged? And what steps can I take to get back to normal performance?

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noelanixD
Junior Member
46
09-10-2016, 06:40 PM
#2
Remove your nvidia drivers via the control panel or apply this utility to delete them: http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/disp...nload.html
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noelanixD
09-10-2016, 06:40 PM #2

Remove your nvidia drivers via the control panel or apply this utility to delete them: http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/disp...nload.html

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auron0226
Junior Member
16
09-15-2016, 06:26 PM
#3
Reinstall your gpu drivers.
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auron0226
09-15-2016, 06:26 PM #3

Reinstall your gpu drivers.

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Hoovered
Member
64
09-21-2016, 05:50 AM
#4
you can easily and quickly reinstall your gpu drivers by following the recommended steps for your system.
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Hoovered
09-21-2016, 05:50 AM #4

you can easily and quickly reinstall your gpu drivers by following the recommended steps for your system.

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Meowables
Senior Member
608
09-21-2016, 06:43 AM
#5
Remove your nvidia drivers via the control panel or employ this utility to delete them: http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/disp...nload.html
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Meowables
09-21-2016, 06:43 AM #5

Remove your nvidia drivers via the control panel or employ this utility to delete them: http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/disp...nload.html

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gabbylife
Member
228
09-23-2016, 12:13 AM
#6
I faced the same issue with the same GPU. I reset all MSI afterburner configurations and reinstalled the drivers. I'm unsure if that affected my GPU, but it now functions properly with 60fps in BF4 at ultra settings.
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gabbylife
09-23-2016, 12:13 AM #6

I faced the same issue with the same GPU. I reset all MSI afterburner configurations and reinstalled the drivers. I'm unsure if that affected my GPU, but it now functions properly with 60fps in BF4 at ultra settings.

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RobloxKid69
Member
102
09-23-2016, 01:18 AM
#7
Please remove the Nvidia drivers from your control panel or try this tool to delete them: http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/disp...nload.html
It seems to have worked for me, though I’m still unsure.
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RobloxKid69
09-23-2016, 01:18 AM #7

Please remove the Nvidia drivers from your control panel or try this tool to delete them: http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/disp...nload.html
It seems to have worked for me, though I’m still unsure.

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DuskLit
Junior Member
4
09-23-2016, 03:24 AM
#8
Please remove the Nvidia drivers from your control panel or try this tool to delete them: http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/disp...nload.html
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DuskLit
09-23-2016, 03:24 AM #8

Please remove the Nvidia drivers from your control panel or try this tool to delete them: http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/disp...nload.html

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Sage_Deceit
Member
65
09-23-2016, 06:55 PM
#9
I tried tonight and the only mistakes were that I overclocked my friend's computer while testing the GTX 560 Ti. It worked for a while, but when the game started to crash and the green things appeared everywhere on the screen, MP3 your solution The Hobbit words badly. Thank you very much.
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Sage_Deceit
09-23-2016, 06:55 PM #9

I tried tonight and the only mistakes were that I overclocked my friend's computer while testing the GTX 560 Ti. It worked for a while, but when the game started to crash and the green things appeared everywhere on the screen, MP3 your solution The Hobbit words badly. Thank you very much.