The Zotac 560 TI does not support overclocking in Afterburner 4.1.
The Zotac 560 TI does not support overclocking in Afterburner 4.1.
I own a Zotac GTX 560 TI that I’m unable to overclock with MSI Afterburner 4.1. When attempting the overclock, it simply reverts to factory clock speeds. I’ve looked through the forums and believe I’ve found a possible solution, but the details remain unclear. I’m using a Corsair GS 500 watt power supply that delivers 39 amps on its 12-volt rails, with two 6-pin connectors. According to what I’ve read, this should be sufficient for overclocking, yet Afterburner resets the clock speeds back to defaults. I’ve seen discussions about cheaper or underpowered supplies, but this one appears capable. It might not provide enough power on the 12-volt rail for the overclock. Any advice or information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
corsair gs 500 is a good power supply unit. Don't be concerned.
if your overclock setting isn't functioning in MAB, attempt to update your graphics card driver and reinstall the MAB.
corsair gs 500 is a good power supply unit. Don't be concerned.
if your overclock setting isn't functioning in MAB, attempt to update your graphics card driver and reinstall the MAB.
Quaddro:
corsair gs 500 is a decent psu..don't worry.
if your overclock setting isn't working in MAB, then try updating your graphic card driver and reinstalling the MAB.
I did a clean sweep of all drivers. I removed them and used a driver sweeper to finish uninstalling. Then I removed all OC software and reinstalled everything. I couldn't overclock and got the same results. The model is Zotac (ZT-50308-10M) on GTX 560Ti. Any help would be appreciated or a different direction/post from someone who might assist would be great too. I've never had this issue with any other card before. It's really puzzling. I'm considering two possibilities: 1) the card can't be overclocked, or 2) my power supply doesn't have enough power on the 12 volt rail to OC the card. I've also read that some good power supplies might limit the voltage. Just don't have a solution yet for this problem.
Thanks
if MAB isn't functioning, you might consider using Zotac's own overclocking tool.
Zotac FireStorm overclocking utility.
http://www.zotac.com/z-zone/zotac-firestorm.html
Quaddro:
if MAB isn't functioning, you might consider using Zotac's own overclocking tool.
Zotac FireStorm overclocking utility.
http://www.zotac.com/z-zone/zotac-firestorm.html
Appreciate your feedback, Quaddro. I've tried Firestorm, MSI afterburner, Nvidia inspector and Evga precision but still no success. I've shared this problem on two forums and it seems like no one understands why this card won't overclock. It could be a faulty card or a voltage limit built into the card itself. I've tested all available software to check the card, and it performs well—runs smoothly at 58C max even after an hour of heavy usage on Furmark. Now that it's not a major problem, the main mystery remains unsolved. Thanks again.
Quaddro :
if MAB isn't functioning, you might want to use Zotac's own overclocking tool.
Zotac FireStorm overclocking utility.
http://www.zotac.com/z-zone/zotac-firestorm.html
Thanks for your feedback, Quaddro. I've tested Firestorm, MSI afterburner, Nvidia inspector and Evga precision but still couldn't get it to work. I've shared this problem on two forums and it seems no one understands why the card won't overclock. It could be a faulty card or a voltage limit built into the card itself. I've tried all available software to test the graphics card, and it passes them all smoothly, running at 58C max even after an hour of heavy usage on Furmark. Now that it's not a major technical issue, the main puzzle remains unsolved – a bit frustrating, but I'm working on it. Thanks again.
Tim
Quaddro:
darkone999 :
if MAB isn't functioning, you might want to use Zotac's own overclocking tool.
Zotac FireStorm overclocking utility.
http://www.zotac.com/z-zone/zotac-firestorm.html
Appreciate your feedback, Quaddro. I've tested Firestorm, MSI afterburner, Nvidia inspector and Evga precision without success. I've shared this problem on two forums, but no one seems to know why this card won't overclock. It could be a faulty card or a voltage limit built into the card itself. I've tried all available software to test the graphics card, and it performs well—running at 58°C max even after an hour of heavy usage on Furmark. At this point, it's not just a matter of not being able to overclock, but a puzzle I'm determined to solve. Thanks again.
Tim
Just to let you know, the card died shortly after my last post. I’m attributing the problem to a faulty card just to be sure. Hehe. I’m certain it wasn’t my power supply—I swapped in the Zotac 560ti with an EVGA 560ti that was factory OC’d to 900 MHz and has 2 gigabytes of RAM. It draws more power than the original Zotac card ever could, and so far I haven’t had any issues with it. I’ve even increased it to 950 MHz. Fun stuff!