overclocking gtx 1050
overclocking gtx 1050
I have a GTX 1050 Gigabyte WindForce Edition. I'm checking if these settings are safe since the card uses only the PCIe slot and has those clock speeds. If there are better configurations available, let me know.
You have the option to increase them as much as desired without causing damage. The settings will stay within the limits set by the GPU's vbios. In short, you can't destroy the card unless you bypass the bios or expose it to liquid.
Sure, let's clarify this a bit more, rgd1101.
It’s not really about a single “safe” setting, because there are so many factors to consider. It’s like asking if driving at 120 km/h on a road that’s only 90 km/h is safe—probably yes, but there are still risks involved.
You should test and determine what your safe limits are, especially when temperatures are high (over 75-80°C) and you want to avoid any crashes in your system.
+200 core clock is definitely not stable.
10 and 20 series cards should all be capable of +100 core. Past that, there's very little headroom.
The memory clock is what you can crank up, but did you work your way up to +800? That seems a little high.
Test with:
Msi Kombustor: if it finds errors/artifacts, turn the memory clock down. The longer you test for, the better.
Unigine Heaven: if you notice artifacts, turn the clock down. The longer the test, the better.
Asus Realbench: 8hr stress test run. It'll stop if it finds errors.
i noticed someone boosting their graphics card to 175 and 500 MHz, and the benchmarks looked great. their channel is nj tech.
you should determine the optimal settings by testing with 40+ increments and checking if it works, then repeating the process.
Yep.
I attempted using an MSI's OC Scanner tool, but discovered it was too forceful with core clock overrides. My card doesn't appear to accept core clocks above 110, yet the program continued to display numbers like 130s, 140s—even 164—and consistently gave a '90%' confidence rating until I actually ran some tests... Memory OC seems to be what these graphics cards prefer, so it wasn't a major issue for me.