the frame rate declined after I pushed the overclock a bit too much
the frame rate declined after I pushed the overclock a bit too much
i chose to boost my gpu using the sapphire trixx software. my current clock speed is 1070 and memory is 1550 (by the way, i didn’t adjust the memory clock at all).
here’s my build information:
- intel core i5 3350p oc @ 3.5 ghz
- asrock z75 pro3
- stock cooler (installing gyper 212 tomorrow)
- sapphire r9 280x vapor-x 3gb oc. it has 2 fans, not 3
- 8gb corsair vengance 1600mhz
- 2x500gb wd blue hdds
- 1tb wd blue hdd
- samsung 840 evo 128gb
- corsair cx 750m psu
i used the trixx software for overclocking, which is the only program i’ve ever tried. i ran the unigine valley benchmark. initially, my speed went from 1070 to 1100, stayed stable, and achieved around 1950 points. later, when i increased it to 1200, the screen went black and a driver crash message appeared. since the program remained open but not accessible via mouse, i closed it and reset the clock speed. i then tried running it at stock speed, but fps dropped by at least 20 points, likely more. my average fps was 50-53 on the first three scenes, then dropped to 27-30 with no changes. i attempted to reach 1100 again, but it didn’t improve. what happened?
If it continues to behave erratically, reinstall the drivers.