My EVGA Precision doesn't let me change its speed, so I can't make it run faster than stock settings.
My EVGA Precision doesn't let me change its speed, so I can't make it run faster than stock settings.
I can't move any slider except for voltage, so it does nothing. The only thing I can change is the fan speed, but everything else stays grayed out. It shows core clock and memory clock at 0 MHz even though the slider is maxed out. I tried MSI Afterburner and it works fine, but I can't increase voltage. Any help with that? Specs are: PSU Segotep 500W, CPU i5-6500 3.20GHz, Mobo Gigabyte B150M D3H, RAM 8GB 2133 single channel, GPU Gainward GT 9600 512MB (I know I'm trying to upgrade), and drivers are 342.01 WHQL with BIOS version 62.94.82.00.00
after digging around, it looks like my guess was correct. It's just an really old card, so the limits are tight. From what i can tell, you generally cannot raise voltages to whatever you want. You can only tweak the core speed and the memory speed (but be careful with the memory, since it probably won't handle any changes well). If you use the old RivaTuner software from way back before MSI Afterburner was all that, you can also change the shader clock if you're interested in doing so. Disclaimer: warning: If you use this program, you do it at your own risk, and any bad stuff that happens is on you and i won't blame anyone. This post is about overclocking that specific card using...
Well as you noticed, you can't do much with EVGA Precision X because it's not built to handle old computers, but MSI Afterburner is okay if you tweak some things. Open up its settings and make sure that box lets you unlock the voltage slider. Then also check the boxes so your main app window shows real-time clock speed and voltage changes on screen.
no matter what i do msi afterburner won't let me change the voltage. The only thing that seemed to work is this link from asus forum: "voltage control" in MSI Afterburner. But when i tried it, the voltage got unlocked but i can't move the slider and it says 1010mv and it won't go up anymore