Aorus 2080 Ti - oc question.

[sewerino26]

Hello. What is the best way to determine rock stable overclock?
Card is Rtx 2080 Ti Aorus ( not Xtreme ). Stock boost is 1695.

I oced my card ,memory +500, boost +45 from stock speeds. On +70 boost was crashing after 5 min in fire strike gpu test 2 looped.
Using AORUS ENGINE utility.

Temp target 86C,Power Target 133%,Fan speed 100%.

Timespy,Firestrike stable.

 

[agnes]

Hmmm, not sure if it will work with your card as it's none EVGA, but the beta EVGA Precision X1 has a VF tuner, you set it, leave it and go watch an episode, come back and it will tell you what you can get on your core. I'm running +170 on the core and +1000 on the memory, so not sure why you're having very little gain, what temps are you reading? Don't boost the voltage, leave that at default. Also, is your PSU up to the task?

My results:

 

[sewerino26]

i maxed voltage
temps max 71C

corsair 850rmx psu

 

[Grim5]

Hmmm, not sure if it will work with your card as it's none EVGA, but the beta EVGA Precision X1 has a VF tuner, you set it, leave it and go watch an episode, come back and it will tell you what you can get on your core. I'm running +170 on the core and +1000 on the memory, so not sure why you're having very little gain, what temps are you reading? Don't boost the voltage, leave that at default. Also, is your PSU up to the task?

My results:

Does this work on the asus strix?

I've used MSI afterburner, it doesn't test memory but it does test core clocks and suggested I use +151mhz
But with +151mhz I get crash to desktop in games on the odd occasion so I changed it to +100mhz and now it's rock solid - but now I'm not sure how far I can actually push it

with +151mhz I had anywhere from 2000mhz to 2115mhz while gaming, but with +100mhz now the games runs 1930mhz to 2040mhz

Still better than stock, the stock settings for this card is +0 and with that, games run 1800mhz to 1900mhz

 

[agnes]

Does this work on the asus strix?

I've used MSI afterburner, it doesn't test memory but it does test core clocks and suggested I use +151mhz
But with +151mhz I get crash to desktop in games on the odd occasion so I changed it to +100mhz and now it's rock solid - but now I'm not sure how far I can actually push it

with +151mhz I had anywhere from 2000mhz to 2115mhz while gaming, but with +100mhz now the games runs 1930mhz to 2040mhz

Still better than stock, the stock settings for this card is +0 and with that, games run 1800mhz to 1900mhz

I'm not sure if it works on none EVGA cards. Don't forget, cards are a lottery, but the majority of 2080 ti cards both FE and after market are plagued by the power limit causing issues. I wasn't aware until 24 hours ago (in another thread I made). The cards won't push past 130% for the most part unless you do some modding to the PCB it's self. It's a bit daft, I guess nvidia just wanted to cut down on RMA's of those borking cards trying to push them too far too quick without proper testing.

Also, check your power usage, it may be your PSU that can't handle the extra power requirement.

 

[sewerino26]

bump

 

[sewerino26]

Ok i updated bios to F3 from F2,but the same stability on overclock.
When i put boost clock to +80mhz it crashing in firestrike. On +70mhz its fine. Also voltage is maxed. Using Aorus Engine utlility. Memory is +700mhz. Maybe should i change program to Evga precistion or that doesnt matter?

Also power limit maxed,temp target maxed. Or just be happy with +70mhz? Clock during load is something 2010mhz.


Somebody said that this overclock is weak and i should on 150+ on core.

ACtually looping sensitive firestrike gpu test 2 and its fine. Wait some more just. Then next will be Metro Exodus,BFV.

 

[agnes]

Ok i updated bios to F3 from F2,but the same stability on overclock.
When i put boost clock to +80mhz it crashing in firestrike. On +70mhz its fine. Also voltage is maxed. Using Aorus Engine utlility. Memory is +700mhz. Maybe should i change program to Evga precistion or that doesnt matter?

Also power limit maxed,temp target maxed. Or just be happy with +70mhz? Clock during load is something 2010mhz.


Somebody said that this overclock is weak and i should on 150+ on core.

ACtually looping sensitive firestrike gpu test 2 and its fine. Wait some more just. Then next will be Metro Exodus,BFV.

Don't bump voltage to max, leave it at stock... That's likely your issue. Are you reading our responses to you?

Run a test at what you consider a stable OC, view the hardware monitor tab in what ever software you're using, see what your power draw is (is it bouncing off the ceiling at 130% for example), watch temps, just look for any random activity.

Also, if you did a bit of research, you'll also notice your card is factory OC'd, so you won't get as much an 'OC' as someone with a factory clock. Please, do proper research before you OC your card.

 

[HRL]

Flash the BIOS and be done with it.

You’ll soon find out that it’ll clock much higher and heat could become the issue instead.

Currently running my Zotac at 2140/8000 with peak temps of 71C. With the original BIOS I couldn’t get it above 2030/7500.

 

[Grim5]

Flash the BIOS and be done with it.

You’ll soon find out that it’ll clock much higher and heat could become the issue instead.

Currently running my Zotac at 2140/8000 with peak temps of 71C. With the original BIOS I couldn’t get it above 2030/7500.

When you couldn't get above 2030mhz - you mean the clocks just wouldn't go higher or the card would crash?

 

[HRL]

When you couldn't get above 2030mhz - you mean the clocks just wouldn't go higher or the card would crash?

Crash. Could set the clocks to what I liked but it was only stable with more power.

Figured that the A chips are all the same, just differing coolers and BIOS, reference boards at least.

 

[Grim5]

Crash. Could set the clocks to what I liked but it was only stable with more power.

Figured that the A chips are all the same, just differing coolers and BIOS, reference boards at least.

Sounds like I have a power problems also then
I can put a +150mhz overclock on mine and it will go up to 2150mhz and it's stable in 3D Mark, but if I play any game where the GPU usage goes up to 99%, after 1 minute the game will crash

My card has power limit of 330w

Does BIOS flashing void the warranty? I am planning to put the card under water when the EKWB strix block arrives

 

[HRL]

@Grim5

Pretty sure it voids it, yep. Could always try it and then flash it back afterwards.

 

[Danny75]

Picked up a trick with power limited or temperature (cooling) limited Pascal cards (my power limited EVGA GTX 1070 SC and more recently a temperature limited little Zotac GTX 1060 I've been undervolting and overclocking for someone) which might work for Turing as well if anyone wants to try. Did it through OC Scanner on Afterburner 4.6.0.14315 BETA 12 (29-01-2019).

As Agnes already said, don't touch the voltage. But for this method - lower the Power Limit to 90% and set fan RPM manually to the maximum you're going to want them for 24/7. Then start OC Scanner.

OC Scanner will then recommend an undervolt/overclock better suited for the card, possibly with surprising results. When the scan is complete, do not apply it. Start up Heaven (for example) in windowed mode so you can have Afterburner and the OC Scanner curve window on top of it. Let the card get as hot as it's going to get*. Two runs of Heaven should do it. Then do the following:

* This is so that when you do actually apply later on, the recommended curve won't change as much as if you apply it with drastically different temps.

In OC Scanner curve window, select a voltage/frequency point in the curve of slightly lesser voltage than stock max voltage. For GTX 1060/1070, max stock voltage was 1.05v I think, so I chose 0.983v and 1.0v respectively. Once you've highlighted a point by clicking it, hit L on keyboard to lock it to that. Now go to Afterburner and increase Power Limit to 105% (or more if you want, doesn't matter). Only then hit apply in Afterburner to apply the recommended curve. You can then also change the fan profile to 1:1 or thereabouts.

Now watch the benchmark for a while. Is it sticking to the voltage and frequency you chose? Does Power usage stay below the limit you set (105% or more) even when it spikes? If it's not doing it, you need to choose a point with slightly less voltage. If it's fine, continue:

Lower all the points to the right of it, doesn't matter how much lower, just lower than your chosen point. Then hit L on keyboard again, to unlock. And apply in Afterburner again, and you'll see all the points to the right smoothed out. Now you've set a max voltage that is also unlocked to allow the card to use lower frequencies and less voltages when there's no need for much power.

What happens this way is that not only can OC Scanner recommend a higher frequency at less voltage, but the card will be stable once in games because you've increased the Power Limit for some headroom, afterwards. YMMV with each card. The better the card's power design and implementation, and the better its cooling, the less this will probably apply to it.

Note: in Afterburner 4.6.0 Beta, the Profile "lock" icon must be unlocked, if you wish Afterburner to apply your profile every startup.