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Looking for guidance on boosting your GTX970 and i5 4690K?

Looking for guidance on boosting your GTX970 and i5 4690K?

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someguy220
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02-23-2016, 10:53 AM
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Hi everyone,
I'm brand new to overclocking, so I really need some guidance here.
To be honest, I have a GTX 970 G1 gaming card, an i5 4690k processor, an XFX 550 TS (80+ bronze) power supply, a Gigabyte GA-Z97x-Gaming 3 motherboard, and just recently installed a Cryorig H5 CPU cooler.
I'm curious about how much I can overclock my GPU and CPU given the power available. Should I focus on overclocking the GPU to get the best performance in games (since this setup is all about gaming)?
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someguy220
02-23-2016, 10:53 AM #1

Hi everyone,
I'm brand new to overclocking, so I really need some guidance here.
To be honest, I have a GTX 970 G1 gaming card, an i5 4690k processor, an XFX 550 TS (80+ bronze) power supply, a Gigabyte GA-Z97x-Gaming 3 motherboard, and just recently installed a Cryorig H5 CPU cooler.
I'm curious about how much I can overclock my GPU and CPU given the power available. Should I focus on overclocking the GPU to get the best performance in games (since this setup is all about gaming)?

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NottaSpy
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02-23-2016, 02:27 PM
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You're definitely in a strong position to achieve a solid overclock, lucky guess!
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NottaSpy
02-23-2016, 02:27 PM #2

You're definitely in a strong position to achieve a solid overclock, lucky guess!

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callumduff16
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03-04-2016, 06:18 AM
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Your i5 should handle gaming well without any overclocking, and you wouldn't need to make much changes. If you wanted a higher speed, you could easily push it to around 4-4.2ghz with just a few adjustments, though this would need some fine-tuning and voltage tweaks. The GPU overclocking might offer better performance in games, which is your main priority.
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callumduff16
03-04-2016, 06:18 AM #3

Your i5 should handle gaming well without any overclocking, and you wouldn't need to make much changes. If you wanted a higher speed, you could easily push it to around 4-4.2ghz with just a few adjustments, though this would need some fine-tuning and voltage tweaks. The GPU overclocking might offer better performance in games, which is your main priority.

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905xA
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03-04-2016, 01:43 PM
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don't set the gpu to 1 or 2 fps on a low-end card, it doesn't work well. the cpu has many "how to overclock your cpu" guides, like maxing out at 4.5ghz, but temperatures will rise constantly.
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905xA
03-04-2016, 01:43 PM #4

don't set the gpu to 1 or 2 fps on a low-end card, it doesn't work well. the cpu has many "how to overclock your cpu" guides, like maxing out at 4.5ghz, but temperatures will rise constantly.

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FIZZY258
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03-14-2016, 01:50 PM
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Absolutely, that's the main concern for me. I'm checking how much performance I'd get from using the GPU. If it drops below 5 frames per second, I think it wouldn't be worth it. Thanks for the guidance.
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FIZZY258
03-14-2016, 01:50 PM #5

Absolutely, that's the main concern for me. I'm checking how much performance I'd get from using the GPU. If it drops below 5 frames per second, I think it wouldn't be worth it. Thanks for the guidance.

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