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AMD - How To Overclock The Official Way Using Afterburner + Step By Step Overclocking Guide + Comple

Ok, first issue.

1110/1200 was fine.

Stepped up to 1135/1200 - BSOD as soon as I entered into Unigine. So now I need to step voltage up by 7 digits. :) i.e Now it's 1140 so I need to move it up to 1147.
 
Tom_D said:
Ok, first issue.

1110/1200 was fine.

Stepped up to 1135/1200 - BSOD as soon as I entered into Unigine. So now I need to step voltage up by 7 digits. :)
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Whack it up two notches seeing as it gave you a BSOD. That's pretty extreme, typically you'd just get a driver reset, black screen or such.
 
LtMatt said:
Whack it up two notches seeing as it gave you a BSOD. That's pretty extreme, typically you'd just get a driver reset, black screen or such.
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So 2 notches would be 14 digits? Just a bit confused. If it's 1140 at stock it needs to be 1154?

Also, should I be worried about that BSOD?
 
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Thanks, it ran through fine that time with 1135/1200.

I know you stated in your other reply to keep upping the coreclock speed to a limit I'm happy with but as I'm a total newb, I'm really not sure what sort of number I should be aiming for?

Your help is greatly appreciated btw, many thanks.

Cheers

EDIT - 1160/1200. 1155mV. BSOD as soon as Unigine was loaded. What should I do now?
 
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Tom_D said:
Thanks, it ran through fine that time with 1135/1200.

I know you stated in your other reply to keep upping the coreclock speed to a limit I'm happy with but as I'm a total newb, I'm really not sure what sort of number I should be aiming for?

Your help is greatly appreciated btw, many thanks.

Cheers
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Good to hear.

Well 1200 seems to be the ideal core clock on Graphics Core Next. What was your stock clock? Sounds like your card is over clocking well as it is. Go as far as you can while keeping temps in check. Remember that to be fully game stable (bf3, sleeping dogs, farcry 3,m crysis 3) will typically require another notch of voltage or so compared to benchmark stable.
 
Cheers mate - I ninja edited, don't think you saw it in time. :)

1160/1200. 1155mV. BSOD as soon as Unigine was loaded. What should I do now?
 
Tom_D said:
Cheers mate - I ninja edited, don't think you saw it in time. :)

1160/1200. 1155mV. BSOD as soon as Unigine was loaded. What should I do now?
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Rinse and repeat. Add more voltage till it becomes stable. Or call it a good game and start testing games. Remember you might need more voltage to be game stable.
 
Thanks.

Sorry to keep asking - I upped voltage to 1165 and got another bsod. Will it be safe to notch it up again to 1172? Not really sure how far it's safe to push voltage...
 
Tom_D said:
Thanks.

Sorry to keep asking - I upped voltage to 1165 and got another bsod. Will it be safe to notch it up again to 1172? Not really sure how far it's safe to push voltage...
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Voltage is safe all the way upto 1.25v for 24/7 usage, i wouldn't go over that for 24/7 some people may suggest higher but thats up to you.

EDIT: screw that just realised you got a 7850.
 
LtMatt said:
What's your stock voltage?

Btw you do have the power meter at +20% in afterburner right?
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Stock voltage appears to be 1138 and I'm damn sure I set the power meter to 20% but It obviously didn't save. Agh. I'm such an idiot. With not having that at 20%, is it likely I've damaged the card or anything?
 
Nickolp1974 said:
Hey matt how do i stop afterburner applying clocks but not voltage at boot
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So it applies the clock ok but not the voltage? That's a strange one. Are you using the latest beta 7 afterburner?

NightSt@lk3r said:
Voltage is safe all the way upto 1.25v for 24/7 usage, i wouldn't go over that for 24/7 some people may suggest higher but thats up to you.
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If he has a high asic low voltage card though that limit will come down some. 1.2v should be on the safe side.
 
Tom_D said:
Stock voltage appears to be 1138 and I'm damn sure I set the power meter to 20% but It obviously didn't save. Agh. I'm such an idiot. With not having that at 20%, is it likely I've damaged the card or anything?
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Up to 1.25v should be ok then. 1.2v if you want to play it safe.

It means your overclocks might need re tweaking thats for sure. YOu won't have damaged the card though so don't worry but that could explain the BSOD messages. :D

What happened was you exceeded the TDP limit for the card. The power slider just increases that limit. What would have been happening was your card was down clocking to try and stay within the limits and that causes the BSOD.
 
Haha, I've made a right hash of this so far! To be fair though I've never done anything like this before but it certainly goes to show that you need to make sure you read everything properly and take your time.

So, I reset the voltage back to stock and now Power Limit % is saved at 20%.

The last stable clock was 1085/1200 with stock voltage. Should I just start from there again and work my way up as usual?

Many thanks
 
Tom_D said:
Haha, I've made a right hash of this so far! To be fair though I've never done anything like this before but it certainly goes to show that you need to make sure you read everything properly and take your time.

So, I reset the voltage back to stock and now Power Limit % is saved at 20%.

The last stable clock was 1085/1200 with stock voltage. Should I just start from there again and work my way up as usual?

Many thanks
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Yep you got it. Rome wasn't built in a day and all that. ;)
 
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