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NVIDIA GTX 970 OWNERS THREAD
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Soldato
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As long as the cards seated correctly in the PCIe slot and nipped up, it will be fine.
Thanks, I hope it'll be fine. Haven't had much time to tinker with the card, so far I've only got a seemingly stable 1300mhz boost clock (at least that's what GPU Tweak shows, I've yet to check what freq the card is actually boosting to). Temps were generally topping out at 67-69 but I've seen the card reach 71( my case is probably the culprit). Anyways, the card is a massive upgrade over my 7850.
A bit out of touch with things at the moment, but increasing the power limit will only help with clocks won't it?
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Yup, as it will allow the card to draw more voltage.
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Got myself a EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SC ACX 2.0 with my i7 4790 @ 4.7ghz
I've never overclocked a graphics card before and just wondered the best tool to do it. I looked at Precision 16 and was confused by it.
Just want to get the best out of the card and my system.
I've never overclocked a graphics card before and just wondered the best tool to do it. I looked at Precision 16 and was confused by it.
Just want to get the best out of the card and my system.
Thought so, not looking to clock it... yet.
MSI Afterburner is as good as any.
I'm using AB now and I just leave the fans on auto. Temps range from 67-71. I'm chuffed to bits with this GPU. It's quiet, relatively cool and doesn't whine. But the best thing is that I've managed to add +125mhz to the core clock in AB
GPU-Z and AB are now reporting the card to boost constantly to 1467mhz and it seems perfectly stable, (tested in Crysis 3, Firestrike, Heaven and Ryse) which means I'm not that far off of 1500mhz on stock volts
I might actually test it now but something tells me things'll go south this time;p
GPU-Z and AB are now reporting the card to boost constantly to 1467mhz and it seems perfectly stable, (tested in Crysis 3, Firestrike, Heaven and Ryse) which means I'm not that far off of 1500mhz on stock voltsI might actually test it now but something tells me things'll go south this time;p
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hate to butt in guys but gonna pull the trigger on a 970 in the next week or so. was either gonna go for this or this what you all think?
Will it matter much cause ive just been annoying myself over it this past couple of weeks on trying to pick one
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-259-MS
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-352-AS
Will it matter much cause ive just been annoying myself over it this past couple of weeks on trying to pick one
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-259-MS
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-352-AS
I'm using AB now and I just leave the fans on auto. Temps range from 67-71. I'm chuffed to bits with this GPU. It's quiet, relatively cool and doesn't whine. But the best thing is that I've managed to add +125mhz to the core clock in AB
I might actually test it now but something tells me things'll go south this time;p
your temps are the same as mine.......damn good card too.
I had the same dilemma and went with the Strix. IMO, it looks and feels more premium (full metal construction + a backplate) and has a single 8-pin power connector which is always nice (less cables and this card doesn't really need more power). Plus, I can confirm that my card can reach 1500+mhz on stock volts stable (tested it today) so the overclocks you're going to get are pretty much luck of the draw. TBH, you can't go wrong with either so I'd just pick the one which you think looks better or is cheaper.
the MSI will overclock higher, but the Asus is reliable and solid, it also has a proper backplate
i was one of the 1st to buy the Asus Strix and it's easily the best card i've ever had and in SLI it looks so awesome, it goes very well with the Megahalems Black and white Corsair LED fans
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hey guys after overclocking MSI 970 Gaming to 1516mhz I noticed in gaming and benchmarking it drops to 1502mhz this happens when voltage drops from peak to a lower figure...
why does the card do this? and how can I prevent it from happening?
tpd is at 110%
voltage is stock
why does the card do this? and how can I prevent it from happening?
tpd is at 110%
voltage is stock
After one month without a single issue, My MSI 970 has the fan spinning @100% when gaming (and it doesn't go back to normal until I turn off the pc).
I've realized it's a common problem, but is it normal after one month of use? Is the RMA the only solution :/ ?
That damn sticker
I've realized it's a common problem, but is it normal after one month of use? Is the RMA the only solution :/ ?
That damn sticker
your searching the power limit of the card.
you need to flash the bios to get more from it
I'm on +170 clock in AB and the Strix jumps in benchmarks between 1489-1512 but in games (though I only had time to test it in Ryse) it sits at 1512 constantly. The max power limit I could set in AB was 120%
Even if the card's approaching its limit I wouldn't fret about it too much. You've gotten a very good overclock out of your MSI and a couple mhz more wont make any difference to your gaming experience.
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same issue for me
1 fan now sometimes runs at 100% and the other turns off completely, i have to reboot to get it back to normal.
I moved from ATI because of problems only to hit a new one with Nvidia...sigh