I recently gained some new insights on GPU overclocking.
I recently gained some new insights on GPU overclocking.
I've begun pushing my GTX 970 Strix to its maximum limits for overclocking and eventually encountered an issue. The core wouldn't increase further without graphical glitches during benchmarking. The voltage on my card is fixed at 1.212V, which means I had limited options, so I looked into other factors that were hindering my progress. After some hours of searching and watching a GPU-Z tutorial, I discovered the power ceiling had been reached. I explored methods to work around it and learned about custom BIOS settings. Eventually, I crafted a custom BIOS focusing on adjusting the power limit using the provided guide (http://www.overclock.net/t/1573308/nvidi...on-request) and a specific download (http://www.overclock.net/t/1521334/offic...ti-titan-x). I also found another resource at (this https://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/25...aker-v1-36).
Here is my most stable overclock achieved before the new BIOS (using Afterburner):
Core +234 (reached 1562Mhz in Heaven benchmark)
Memory +510 (4016Mhz)
Power target 120%
Core voltage +0 (1.2120V)
And this is the overclock after applying the new BIOS (still not pushing it too high):
Core +243 (1572Mhz in Heaven benchmark)
Memory +510 (4016Mhz)
Power target 145%
(Reached 127.8% maximum while running Heaven)
Core voltage +0 (still locked at 1.2120V)
I hope this helps. I would have benefited greatly if I had shared this before resolving the issue on my own.