Issue with overclocking on EVGA 970 SSC
Issue with overclocking on EVGA 970 SSC
Hello, I'm experiencing issues with overclocking my GTX 970 SSC even slightly. I have a 700 watt power supply and an i7-4770k processor, and temperatures remain stable during full load gaming. I tried increasing the clock speed beyond 50 MHz but it crashes in 3DMARK. I've followed many overclocking guides and believe I did everything correctly. What might be causing this problem? I haven't added any voltage yet because it crashes at such low frequencies.
I prefer the Afterburner option, regardless of which GPU vendor I'm working with. I believe the highest setting possible in Afterburner for these older cards is around 100mV, which is very small. Even at +100mV, the effect is less noticeable than the errors in low-quality power supplies.
Overclocking can be a delicate process. You gradually increase settings until you encounter issues, then reduce them back.
The process of raising voltage often enhances stability during overclocking. Which software are you employing for this purpose? I've got an EVGA card and used precision X; I tried Afterburner too, but it didn't change much. Are you confident about safely boosting your voltage?
I prefer the Afterburner option, regardless of which GPU vendor I'm working with. I believe the highest setting possible in Afterburner for these older cards is around 100mV, which is very small. Even at +100mV, the effect is less noticeable than the errors in low-quality power supplies.
Overclocking can be a delicate process. You gradually increase settings until you encounter issues, then reduce them again.
TehPenguin shares his experience sticking with the Afterburner setting, regardless of the vendor or GPU being overclocked. He believes the highest possible adjustment in Afterburner for older cards is around 100mV, which is very small. Even at +100mV, the voltage change is less than the errors from cheap power supplies. Overclocking can be risky—make tiny changes until you hit a failure, then reduce back.
He plans to experiment slightly more with voltage but feels he’s already encountered a problematic GPU. The 970 SSC still works fine, but the new card is behaving oddly and becoming unstable. He’s seeing more frequent Nvidia kernel mode driver crashes, which isn’t ideal.