Overclocking EVGA 1070 FTW
Overclocking EVGA 1070 FTW
Hey there. I'm trying to push my 1070 further and I'm still figuring things out. I've watched some YouTube videos and read a few articles, but I'm not entirely sure I grasp everything yet. I'm using MSI Afterburner and here are my current settings:
Voltage - 50
Power Limit - 110
Max Temp - 91c
Core - 100
Memory - 400
Fan - Auto
I have a few questions:
1. The temperature stays around 70°C during benchmarking. Is that acceptable?
2. Should I lower the voltage? I'm not completely clear on how it works or if it's really necessary. I saw some videos suggesting it can help remove artifacts.
3. What should be a suitable core and memory temperature range? Since I encounter some artifacts in benchmarks but not in games like Siege, I'm trying to find a balance.
4. Should I keep the power limit at 110 or adjust it to match what the benchmark uses?
5. My i5 6600K isn't overclocked yet. Could this be limiting my performance? I also want to try overclocking it, but I'm not sure where to begin. Any advice would be really helpful.
Thanks a lot!
Wait what? You increased the core clock by 50mV? That's really high! If stressing the GPU causes artifacts, you definitely need to lower something else! It doesn't seem like the 100 mhz is the issue, but those 50 mvs are way too much. First, set the power limit to 110%, then keep the STOCK voltage and gradually add 15 mhz for at least 20-25 minutes. If there are still artifacts, try adding more mhz. Artifacts? Then increase the VMs. Add +5 mvs and check again. No artifacts? Increase mhz further.
Wait what? You increased the core clock by 50mV? That's way too much! If stressing the GPU causes artifacts, you definitely need to lower something else! I don't think it's just because of the 100MHz you added, but those 50mV are excessive. First, set the power limit to 110%, then keep the stock voltage and start adding 15MHz, stressing it for at least 20-25 minutes. If there are still artifacts, add more mHz. No artifacts? Increase the mV further. Artifacts? Add some more mV and try again. No artifacts? More mHz allowed.
And also, boost your fans to 85% or higher, we don't like overheating
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Wait what? You increased the core clock by 50mV? That's way too much! If stressing the GPU causes artifacts, you definitely need to lower something else! I don't think it's just because of the 100MHz you added, but those 50mV are excessive. First, set the power limit to 110%, then keep the STOCK voltage and start adding 15MHz, stressing it out for at least 20-25 minutes. If there are no artifacts, check the temperatures—if they're below 80/85°C, add a few more MHz to the core and try again. Artifacts? Then add some more VMs. Add +5VMs and repeat. No artifacts? Increase the MHz further.
Your high temperatures and artifacts during benchmarking are definitely caused by excessive overvolting.
Once you hit your core clock limit, start adding more MHz to the VRAM in a similar way. I usually don't exceed 15MHz. On my previous GTX 960, I added 182MHz on the core and 201MHz on the VRAM with just 15MHz.
Hope this helps! I'll give it a shot.