I Need help!
I Need help!
Alright boys so, i need some help here because i might be acting really stupid. So I bought a gtx 950 FTW in November of last year because I had saw that it was able to be overclocked to the max. So I put it in and i have always though i was running it all the way overclocked but I was watching a video and some dude put his mem slider all the way up and so i googled what that did and now people are saying that is actually how you overclock it (Using EVGA Precision X OC). Now my slider is not all the way up but is it going to be dangerous to turn it up? My motherboard is a b150m and the card has its stock coolers which I can max those out if I need to and I assume they go fast because they get real loud. Thanks.
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Dunlop0078 :
So you bought a 950 FTW and were running it at stock assuming it was already overcloked as far as it can go? If so no it was not, not only the memory clock but the core clocks were likely a lot lower than what the card is capable of. No overcloking wont damage the card not using evga percsion x anyway it wont let you crank the voltage or power limits so high that it damages the card, the worse you will do is crash your system because you pushed the clocks too high. Here is a video guide on how to oc using msi afterburner which i personally prefer over precision x, yes it will work with an evga card.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUEMS-B1Siw
Okay cool, so I can push it up to 100 mhz without changing voltage or any of that...
if you're new to overclocking, don't even consider it. study guides and check the exact model of your card to understand its limits. if you wish to experiment, proceed carefully, taking one small step at a time. avoid saving changes automatically. keep track of the settings and verify stability each time.
So you bought a 950 FTW and were running it at stock assuming it was already overcloked as far as it can go? If so no it was not, not only the memory clock but the core clocks were likely a lot lower than what the card is capable of. No overcloking wont damage the card not using evga percsion x anyway it wont let you crank the voltage or power limits so high that it damages the card, the worse you will do is crash your system because you pushed the clocks too high. Here is a video guide on how to oc using msi afterburner which i personally prefer over precision x, yes it will work with an evga card.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUEMS-B1Siw
You bought a 950 FTW and thought it could run at stock with overclocking, but it wasn't that case. The memory and core clocks were probably not as high as the card can handle. Overclocking won’t harm the card unless you exceed voltage or power limits, which usually leads to system crashes. Here’s a video guide on using MSI Afterburner for overclocking, which I personally prefer over Precision X—yes, it works with an EVGA card. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUEMS-B1Siw
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Dunlop0078 :
So you bought a 950 FTW and were running it at stock assuming it was already overcloked as far as it can go? If so no it was not, not only the memory clock but the core clocks were likely a lot lower than what the card is capable of. No overcloking wont damage the card not using evga percsion x anyway it wont let you crank the voltage or power limits so high that it damages the card, the worse you will do is crash your system because you pushed the clocks too high. Here is a video guide on how to oc using msi afterburner which i personally prefer over precision x, yes it will work with an evga card.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUEMS-B1Siw
Okay cool, so I can push it up to 100 mhz without changing voltage or any of that?
Probably, if not turn up the voltage none of those programs are going to let you push it very far. It may go beyond a 100mhz offset.
This appears to be a poor suggestion. If you prefer not to experiment, you can use the "EVGA OC ScannerX" integrated into the Precision X OC. It will gradually increase the GPU and memory clock speeds until it fails or encounters problems.
Dunlop0078 :
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Dunlop0078 :
So you bought a 950 FTW and were running it at stock assuming it was already overcloked as far as it can go? If so no it was not, not only the memory clock but the core clocks were likely a lot lower than what the card is capable of. No overcloking wont damage the card not using evga percsion x anyway it wont let you crank the voltage or power limits so high that it damages the card, the worse you will do is crash your system because you pushed the clocks too high. Here is a video guide on how to oc using msi afterburner which i personally prefer over precision x, yes it will work with an evga card.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUEMS-B1Siw
Okay cool, so I can push it up to 100 mhz without changing voltage or any of that?
Probably, if not turn up the voltage none of those programs are going to let you push it very far. It may go beyond a 100mhz offset.
Can I change to clock offset with that? I changed the mem offset already or is that a bad idea?
I would agree, memory overclocking has minimal impact on game performance. A bigger improvement comes from overclocking the core or both. If you're interested, watch the video linked above to learn proper techniques. I'm sure you won't damage your GPU by adjusting settings in MSI Afterburner or Perfcision X, as the BIOS and software have built-in limits that are unlikely to harm the card. The only serious risk comes from flashing custom BIOS and voltage modifications, which can really stress a GPU.