BSOD @ 810 clock gtx 470

[Nerusy]

Hello

I have quite and odd problem, the card BSODs when I choose 810 clocks. If I choose 807 or 811 its fine but as soon as I click apply 810 it BSODs.

What is that all about? Such an odd thing, do you think card may be defective?

Should I RMA it?

 

[eyetrip]

So you are getting odd behaviour when running a card past it's specs and your'e considering returning it?

If it works at 807, run it at 807.

 

[Nerusy]

It may be a sign that the card is defective, after last bsod it doesn't display anymore, windows starts but no picture on the screen.

Besides I bought amp! the overclocking edition, they even provide overclocking tool

 

[Orcvader]

Is it even stable on those clocks? Run something like Furmark for about 20 mins.

EDIT: Just read your reply. It's not displaying anything anymore?

 

[Nerusy]

Is it even stable on those clocks? Run something like Furmark for about 20 mins.

EDIT: Just read your reply. It's not displaying anything anymore?

Yeah the card is rock solid at 810 but only when I choose 807 (the thing when its at 803-809 the clocks in GPUZ show 810)

So the card is at 810 but when I actually choose 810 it BSDOS straight away.

at 807 (which is actually 810) it is rock solid no errors in OCCT temps under 80C.

 

[Marine-RX179]

Em...GTX470 stock speed is 607MHz, and you managed to overclocked to 807MHz which is 200MHz over stock speed and you consider it faulty?

Also, overclocked or overclocking edition are usually just marketing gimmicks, as they are still the same GTX470 GPU (may be with a minor factory overclock) and ain't guarantee to overclock any higher, unless you can up voltage on the card. Any graphic card get overclocked too far will result in BSOD, unless more voltage was applied.

To be honest I think you should be happy with the 200MHz overclock over stock speed, as if you return your GTX470 for an exchange, there's no guarantee the next GTX470 you get would even do the speed your current card is doing. So just use your highest stable setting if I were you.

 

[Nerusy]

You are missing the point, Its not that it doesn't go over 810 it does and with more voltage I could probably hit 900, thats no my concern.

What I am worried about is that at exactly 810 it BSODes as soon as I apply 810 on core clock.

807 - stable, 820 - stable, 810 - bsod

Edit: by the way it works again, had to take it off the mobo and boot without it then pop it back in.

perhaps its not the card but mobo is dying or windows is critically bugged

 

[Orcvader]

What are you using to overclock it? It might be the program.

 

[Nerusy]

What are you using to overclock it? It might be the program.

MSI afterburner, good point, I will try the zotac's overclocking tool see how that goes.

Edit: ahaha yeah it was MSI afterburner, zotac's firestorm @ 810 no bsdos. Thanks Orcavder.

can't believe trusty old afterburner is doing it

 

[Marine-RX179]

807 - stable, 820 - stable, 810 - bsod

Just curious...when you said it's stable at 820, are you talking about idle or have you stress tested it?

And unless you bought the card for less than 7 days and can return under DSR, I don't think they will exchange the card for you as the card is not faulty at the speed of its specification.

 

[Nerusy]

Just curious...when you said it's stable at 820, are you talking about idle or have you stress tested it?

And unless you bought the card for less than 7 days and can return under DSR, I don't think they will exchange the card for you as the card is not faulty at the speed of its specification.

820 stress test, but yeah it was afterburner. funny how I thought it may be the card, mobo or windows and never thought it would be the overclocking tool hehe feel stoopid

 

[Orcvader]

I was about to suggest MSI Afterburner but wow ... Glad to see you got it sorted now