What are the best overclocking tips for a GTX 1050?
What are the best overclocking tips for a GTX 1050?
I own a GTX 1050 (https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Geforce-...Y340_QL652) and I'm unsure whether overclocking is necessary. On the title screen, the voltage fluctuates between about 0.825 and sometimes drops to 0.675 or rises up to 1.100.
I also have a 400-watt power supply (https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Warranty-Pow...059&sr=1-3) and I'm not sure if overclocking is the right approach. My graphics card occasionally crashes, preventing me from overclocking it. I'm wondering whether I should attempt overclocking at all, and if so, what the target MHz should be. I use MSI Afterburner and Speccy to check details.
Hello endychicosaneth,
I also own a Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050 2 GB O.C. Edition in my AMD build. This version is the overclocking edition, which makes it confusing for Blackbird to say otherwise. I’ve been overclocking and it really pays off. The base clock runs at 1380 MHz, memory at 1752 MHz, with boost at 1493 MHz. The card performs well under these adjustments. Right now I’m using a core clock of 1524 MHz, memory at 1814 MHz, and boost at 1637 MHz. It really improves performance. In GTA V I’m consistently getting over 80 FPS with 'Very high' texture settings, while other parameters stay at normal or high levels. Everything else is pushed to the maximum, including the power limit at +107% and temperature at its highest setting of 97... Still, I’m a bit curious about your experience...
I own a GTX 1050 (https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Geforce-...Y340_QL652) and I'm unsure whether overclocking is necessary. On the title screen, the voltage fluctuates around 0.825, sometimes dropping to 0.675 and occasionally rising to 1.100.
I also have a 400-watt power supply (https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Warranty-Pow...059&sr=1-3) and I'm not sure if overclocking the GPU is advisable. My graphics card has crashed at times, preventing me from overclocking it. I'm wondering whether I should attempt overclocking and what the target frequency should be. I use MSI Afterburner and Speccy to monitor system details.
Hello endychicosaneth,
I also own a Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050 2 GB O.C. Edition in my AMD build. This is the overclocking version, which makes it confusing for Blackbird to say otherwise. I’ve been overclocking it and it really pays off. The base clock runs at 1380 MHz, memory at 1752 MHz, with a boost at 1493 MHz. The card performs well under these settings. Currently, I’m using a core clock of 1524 MHz, memory at 1814 MHz, and the boost is set to 1637 MHz. It really does improve performance. I’m consistently getting over 80 FPS in GTA V with 'Very high' texture settings, while keeping everything else at normal or high levels. All other parameters are pushed to their limits—power limit at +107%, temperature maxed out at 97... Despite this, I’m a bit puzzled about the power supply. It’s rated for 400 watts, but the box indicates a maximum output of only 360 watts. That could be why it crashes under load.
I have an EVGA 400-watt power supply in an older socket (755), which I’m still using. This might be one of the reasons for instability. I don’t have the full system specs, but I’m already running over 600 watts with this card. For any gaming rig, I wouldn’t settle for less than that.