s about overclocking the Asus 1060 with 6GB dual OC memory
s about overclocking the Asus 1060 with 6GB dual OC memory
Hello All,
Hope everyone is doing well! I have a few simple questions, sorry ahead of time. I'm still getting familiar with overclocking and it's just a bit of a beginner for me.
I own an Asus GTX 1060 with 6GB dual OC, Intel i5-6600k at 3.5ghz, 16GB DDR4 Ballistix, and an Asus Z170-AR with a 750W Supernova Gold PSU. After reading about overclocking tips, I downloaded Afterburner after uninstalling GPUTweakII, followed Tom's Guide, some forum discussions, adjusted the Power Limit (as shown in the post), left Core Voltage untouched, and changed the Core Clock/Mem Clock settings. Immediately after, I noticed a noticeable improvement in Heaven Benchmark. Previously, with stock settings or at 1654-74 overclock mode using GPUTweakII, I reached 1791, which is the highest I've ever achieved. I'm hesitant to push it further.
Also, I'm curious: should I manually adjust the settings in MSI Afterburner or use GPUTweakII? Since my card is an OC card, does that make a difference?
My observations are: the graph below shows it exceeding the 116 Power Limit I set in Afterburner several times. A) Is this normal? B) How can it go above the threshold I set in Afterburner? It also displays green spikes for "PWR" in the PerfCapReason log in GPU-Z. Am I throttling and should I lower the settings? Also, it reaches 101% when set to 100% in stock settings... that seems odd.
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2nd Question: In Afterburner, my Base Clock reads 1569 even though I increased it by +150. Why isn't Afterburner reflecting the higher core clock? It says "Correct" in GPU-Z, and the GPU Clock is at 1719...
Thank you very much for any help! I really appreciate it.
Edit: Uncertain why the image links aren't working with imgur, but they should function.
You can manually adjust the settings using Asus or MSI software, I favor lightweight options like MSI AF for its simplicity. It's typical to increase the power target during this process—don't stress about it. Use Furmark for a stress test; under load it should display the correct clock speed in Afterburner. Just modify the settings in MSI AB while Furmark runs.
You can manually adjust the settings using Asus or MSI software, I favor the lightweight MSI AF because it’s straightforward. It’s typical to increase the power target during spikes, so don’t stress about it. Use Furmark for a stress test; under load it should display the correct clock speed in Afterburner. Just modify the settings in MSI AB while Furmark runs.