Tried working with MSI Afterburner, but it didn't seem that the voltage slider did anything. I couldn't see a voltage change in GPU-Z. I don't know if Evga Precision might work with it!
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Tried working with MSI Afterburner, but it didn't seem that the voltage slider did anything. I couldn't see a voltage change in GPU-Z. I don't know if Evga Precision might work with it!
You need to click on the settings tab in Afterburner and then check the "Unlock Voltage Control" box.
Yup I did, but moving the slider didn't make any effect to the voltage when I looked in GPU-Z,- the voltage didn't change :/ will give Evga Precision a shot later.
You did press the "Apply" button after you moved the voltage slider ?
Yup I have overclocked GTX 1080 and GTX 1080Ti in my other rigs where I have done voltage tweaking, but this GT 1030 isn't reacting, at least with Afterburner.
I think some people are missing the point of what Gripen90 is doing. This is in the same vein as when people mod GPU's with AIO water coolers and use tie wraps. You do it because you can, to see if it works, bit like scratch built plastic models, not because you are trying to make a purse out of a sows ear. Yes there are other cheaper 2nd hand cards that would be faster but to me this is going back to the days when you would buy a PII 250mhz CPU and see if it overclocks. I think overclocking is so acceptable and standard nowadays that you forget what it was like when you could get your P3 300mhz running at 450mhz and the sense of achievement you got.
They have cheap as chips competitions on hwbot sometimes with the cheaper cards. I did one the other year with gt710 and bought 3. Binned them to see which was best then used ice on the stock heatsink to keep it a bit cooler for my scores.
Loads of people were volt modding the Asus cards as well and getting crazy scores on dice and Ln2
Loads of people were volt modding the Asus cards as well and getting crazy scores on dice and Ln2
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I don't have the card so can't add numbers - but it seems fun, I don't get all the hate. Used to really enjoy trying to push my 5750 as hard as I could when it's cooler broke so I stuck on a large aftermarket number and pencil-modded the voltage. Just because I was never going to be near the fastest cards didn't make it any less fun and indeed I was doing something few others had done so it was a journey of discovery, not just following someone else's guide or settings so I'd argue it was way more fun.
A quick Google says the GT 1030 is voltage locked. Your only option with it is a volt mod i would think.
I'm not hating on it at all, my initial comments were just that I didn't think there would be much interest as due to the poor performance/£ I didn't think they would have sold well, and that they wouldn't benefit as much from an overclock.
Yeah but thats not the point. You do it because you can, its fun, its an achievement nothing to do with benefit. Its like someone buying a kit car, you might say whats the benefit, its a niche product not many would buy it just buy a ready made car. Well no because where's the fun in that you buy a kit car to make it and enjoy doing it.
Exactly this, I was after a card for my lads rig, nothing special- he's got an XBox one and PS4 - and considered a 1030 new, did a bit of googling and discovered the GTX580 beats it by roughly 50% performance wise, £60 for a new 1030 or the £40 odd the 580 has just cost me on flea bay?
No contest.
The power usage of a GTX580 is eyewatering... I picked up a GTX770 here for £50 and it easily beats out a GTX1050.
While I understand most older cards fare better and I also have an Asus GTX 590 I got for £25, but it doesn't fit in my machine I use as HTPC.
I really would appreciate if we could keep the topic on track, and let owners of GT 1030 share experiences rather that getting reminded it's a bad card, we know, but there is a place for it in a small market of old used OEM builds. Thank you
I really would appreciate if we could keep the topic on track, and let owners of GT 1030 share experiences rather that getting reminded it's a bad card, we know, but there is a place for it in a small market of old used OEM builds. Thank you
True it's a bit like a kettle (!) but for the limited use it'll have it'll do fine (and I know the psu is upto a 580 as it's out of my old rig that had two in SLI.
Don't see this thread going anywhere really, especially on an overclocking orientated forum, most like said will go used and the rest wouldn't intend to overclock a 1030 anyway as it's most likely not intended for gaming.
Just create a GT 1030 owners thread that would be funny, and might be worthwhile. Actually I was reading one of the other threads on the front page where the OP wanted a GPU for video playing and the recommendations were either a GT 710 or a GT 1030 for future proofing so its not a silly to own a GT 1030.