Help with overclocking GPU
Help with overclocking GPU
the best approach is to install msi afterburner and occt. i usually set the power to 100 in afterburner. then i tweak my core gradually in steps of +10 on the afterburner control. next, i run occt for a few minutes to look for issues; if there are none, i increase aagin by +10 until an error appears. when an error occurs, i lower the core clock by -5 and check again. once stable, i proceed with heaven 4.0 or valley benchmark—if everything works smoothly, it passes without artifacts or crashes. after confirming stability, i note the core speed, reset to default, and repeat the process for memory. finally, apply these settings in afterburner, run occt for 5...
Consented, I installed Afterburner and EVGA OXC, opened each once and found Afterburner superior in a significant way. Initially, I adjusted the fan curve to a custom setting. Then, my main recommendation is to keep the voltage settings until you grasp what you're doing. Voltage values are typically fixed in OC programs for a reason; altering them without understanding can harm your card.
I began by raising the power limit to +5%, followed by increasing the GPU clock by roughly 6-7%, and the memory by similar amounts, then performed a stress test using 3dMark before running benchmark tests.
Vellinious:
The bios restricts the voltage on the Maxwell cards. You can't push the voltage too high on the stock bios to cause damage.
Fair enough, I didn't read the original post closely, but most OC tutorials suggest adjusting voltage last. I saw one from an EVGA engineer repeating the same idea. Harm depends on perspective, and for someone just starting with overclocking, what I meant was begin with power target and GPU frequency, get a sense of it, then move to voltage.
the best approach is to install msi afterburner and occt. i usually set the power to 100 in afterburner. then i tweak my core gradually in steps of +10 on the afterburner control. next, i run occt for a few minutes to look for any issues; if there are none, i increase aagin by +10 until an error appears. when an error occurs, i lower the core clock by -5 until no errors show. then i try heaven 4.0 or valley benchmark—if it runs smoothly without artifacts or crashes, it passes all tests. after confirming stability, i note the core speed, reset it to default, and repeat with memory. once both core and memory are stable, apply these settings in afterburner, run occt for 5 minutes, then do a final benchmark in heaven. if it fails, reduce the clocks slowly until it clears both tests. set the fans at 100% during overclocking, and when you’re satisfied with the noise level, create a custom fan curve—my card stays quiet at full speed, so i quickly increase rpm while keeping it cool.