Aye it's usually core that makes the driver restart with a DX error, you can usually tell when it's memory as you'll get a solid colour screen crash, usually black or grey and need a hard reset.
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NVIDIA GTX 970 OWNERS THREAD
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That's around what most get to cjo20, adding voltage only helps add a few more mhz or stabilise the clock.
Thing is it's mostly bench stable, some games will work fine but I've found others that will crash after a while. This could be the overclock or stability issues with the overclock on a new architecture and drivers. Games like Diablo 3 will crash for me with anything over +160 on the core, whereas BF4 will work for hours on +200.
Thing is it's mostly bench stable, some games will work fine but I've found others that will crash after a while. This could be the overclock or stability issues with the overclock on a new architecture and drivers. Games like Diablo 3 will crash for me with anything over +160 on the core, whereas BF4 will work for hours on +200.
EVGA must have used different memory then.
You must be getting about 1500 fps at that clock 
Test it out in a game for a few hours to see if it is stable.
I doubt it otherwise nobody would buy a 980 lol.
That doesn't mean they can be flashed to a 980. If they could be someone would have done it by now or it would be known about as other 970's have the same PCB as their bigger brother 980.
Looks very similar to the MSI with the 2 larger fans, someone said the Galax above are regarded the best clockers from another forum although it's usually just silicone lottery, none of the models run hot enough for the cooler to make that much of a difference, the power phases can make a small difference but the Gigabyte models don't seem to clock any higher on average than the MSI ones that have a lower power target.
I thought that as well but a few people with high ASIC % cards haven't been able to overclock as well as some people with lower ASIC % cards. Purely silicone lottery so far on these I think until a company releases a lightning model or something with higher voltage and power that can show higher clocks, or we get custom BIOS.
That's correct Frenzy.
It's crazy how much more voltage you need to feed some chips for an extra .5ghz.
My 3770k is 4.6 at 1.28v, for just 4.7 it needs something like 1.35v to be stable.
My 3770k is 4.6 at 1.28v, for just 4.7 it needs something like 1.35v to be stable.
Nice, always a good feeling when you get a golden one!
Tick all the DSR boxes in control panel, load Shadows of Mordor, go into options and it will let you select higher resolutions.
4k DSR really does put a strain on the GPU, more than any kind of supersampling AA would at 1080p. Remember to turn AA off in games if you're using 4k DSR.
Anyone using K-Boost function in EVGA Precision X? Seems to make overclocks a lot more stable, the downside is it's running at boost clock and whatever the highest voltage is you have set all the time.
Stops the fluctuation in power states, voltages and clocks whilst gaming which I think is causing crashing for some people above certain clocks in certain games.
Stops the fluctuation in power states, voltages and clocks whilst gaming which I think is causing crashing for some people above certain clocks in certain games.
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The driver probably reset that's why it allowed you to go back to desktop.
Has someone stood on that box Jinn?
Sexy setup
You can get coil whine on any model, the only reason you saw more reports on the MSI model is because it was the most sold model.
My MSI is fine.
My MSI is fine.