Question Low overclocks on GTX 980 TI
Question Low overclocks on GTX 980 TI
Hello, this is my initial visit to this forum. I thought it would be a suitable place to ask this question. Here I am.
I own a GTX 980 Ti Zotac AMP! (Not extremely powerful) which isn't the absolute best card available, but it should still manage a decent core clock on the GPU according to reviews. The PCB in the card is of a standard design and comes with a maximum out-of-box boost of 1228Mhz for me. Other forums suggest these cards can easily reach over 1400Mhz at a stock 1.187 Vcore, but my card only manages around 1340Mhz at the same voltage and tops out at 1405Mhz at 1.24 Vcore, even then it can freeze randomly.
All tests were performed on Heaven 4.0 with MAX details, AA, Tessellation, DX11. The card is connected to a 2560x1600 display and runs at approximately 30 - 50 FPS under those settings.
I might be making a mistake, the card hasn't been flashed with a custom VBIOS since purchase, it hasn't been overclocked since then, and I haven’t experienced any issues before. It also doesn’t show thermal throttling because the operating temperatures have stayed between 55°C and 60°C throughout its life with a custom fan profile from MSI AB. The card is clean of dust and dirt and was re-pasted shortly after noticing the low OCs, which lowered the temps by 2°C from the factory setting. I also measured the VRM and VRAM temperatures using a K-type: VRM at 70c - 80c (hottest MOSFET), VRAM at 70c - 80c (hottest VRAM IC).
My computer is plugged directly into a wall outlet, I have a 240V supply. The EVGA GQ 750 PSU is used. The GPU has two separate PEG power connectors from the PSU (1x 8pin, 1x 6pin). The PCI-e slot is set to 3.0 X 16 as configured in the BIOS.
Could anyone provide any advice moving forward? Is there something wrong with my card?
Hello, this is my initial attempt at using this forum site. It felt like the ideal spot to post this inquiry, so here I am.
I own a GTX 980 Ti Zotac AMP! (Not extremely powerful) which isn’t the absolute top-tier card, but it should still manage a decent core clock on the GPU based on reviews. The motherboard used in the card is a standard design and comes with a maximum out-of-box boost of 1228Mhz for me. Other forums suggest these cards can easily hit 1400+ Mhz at a stock 1.187 Vcore, but my card only reaches over 1340Mhz at that voltage and tops out at 1405Mhz at 1.24 Vcore, even then it can randomly freeze.
All tests were conducted on Heaven 4.0 with MAX details, AA, Tessellation, DX11. The card supports a 2560x1600 display and maintains around 30 - 50 FPS under those settings.
I might be making a mistake, the card hasn’t been flashed with a custom VBIOS since purchase, it hasn’t been overclocked since then, and I haven’t experienced any issues before. It also doesn’t show thermal throttling thanks to operating temperatures between 55c - 60c throughout its life with a custom fan profile on MSI AB. The card is clean of dust and dirt and was re-pasted shortly after noticing the low OCs, which lowered the temps by 2c from the factory setting. I also measured the VRM and VRAM temperatures using a K-type: VRM 70c - 80c (hottest MOSFET), VRAM 70c - 80c (hottest VRAM IC).
My PC is plugged directly into the wall outlet, with a 240V supply. I’m using an EVGA GQ 750 PSU. The GPU has two separate PEG power connectors from the PSU—one 8pin and one 6pin. The PCI-e slot is set to 3.0 X 16 as configured in the BIOS.
Could anyone provide any advice moving forward? Is there something wrong with my card?
(I already asked this question in Overclocking, I also posted here for broader coverage)
it seems you're fine-tuning your board's power delivery design.
extreme edition offers a few additional VRMs and two 8-pin headers for enhanced overclocking.
The draw in the silicon lottery might have been unlucky. A high overclock doesn't ensure success.
I would just leave it alone, not sure what your trying to get to happen by overclocking it? If it's just benchmarks OUCH, if it's for gaming then if you were getting 100 FPS and could overclock the card 10% you get a whopping 110FPS with the chance of damaging/killing the card.
EDIT Look at the prices of new cards not really something I would be playing with right now.
No, I'm nowhere near that level. The card draws about 200w to 220w when running at full speed, but I increased the board power to 275w in MSI AB and didn't notice any difference.
Maybe I've got a really bad overclocker in my hands.