Overclocking 5770 fail...why?

[Mr Krugga]

Thank you for your words of wisdom that don't help in any way with my problem . Would be more helpful if you actually suggested which software to use.

Thread title - Overclocking 5770 fail...why?

I gave you the answer. If you were smart, you'd google the answer to your next question:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=graphics+card+overclocking+stability+software

No offence mate but some people should be taught how to use the Internet

I found Unigine Heaven 2.1 and GTA IV to best find stability of my overclocks (graphics card only). Some people use 3DMark Vantage/11 looped for 2 hours or so.

Well, just tried it - even at default clocks, the GPU temp monitor climbs to well over 70 degrees - is that what should be happening? I believe hearing it should not go above 50?

EDIT: If internets are anything to go by, that's actually normal. Any explanation though as to why default clocks DX10 no AA test peaked at 84 degrees while default clocks DX 11 AAx8 is peaking at 78?

Over 70*C for HD5770 is quite high at stock. Can you paste a screenshot from GPU-Z, the second tab with various temps in idle? It may be your case cooling, a borked fan profile or

Protip: shut afterburner down when checking this.

 

[HAz]

Good to see lots of roleyes in use.
The best thing to do is small increments each day and try playing games, if it runs well at that clock then up it by 15 the next day, and so on.

 

[Cat_In_Pyjamas]

Thread title - Overclocking 5770 fail...why?

I gave you the answer. If you were smart, you'd google the answer to your next question

The answer wasn't very helpful mind you - what you did further on in this post was, by contrast.

No offence mate but some people should be taught how to use the Internet

The same internets that fed me with the info causing me to overclock my card too far you mean? Nevermind though.

Over 70*C for HD5770 is quite high at stock. Can you paste a screenshot from GPU-Z, the second tab with various temps in idle? It may be your case cooling, a borked fan profile or

Protip: shut afterburner down when checking this.

These are the temps at stock settings and no load.

 

[welshdragon]

Mine has very similiar temps. But bear in mind oc'ing means it works harder with more power meaning more heat. Make sure your case is good for airflow

 

[el Kuarlos]

Lol we need stock settings and load mate.

Your memory will only be able to go so far- step one is find its limit. Once found stick there do not change. THE MEMORY ERROR CHECKS IF YOU CLOCK IT TOO HIGH IT THIS WILL ACTUALLY REDUCE PERFORMANCE. You need to benchmark here to see what works, no substitute for two hours gaming on varied games- furmark is basically pap imo- it will not prove stability.

Step two is to get a decent core setting. Just up the core bit by bit and go from there.

Obviously adding more volts ll allow you to take the core further.

 

[Cat_In_Pyjamas]

Mine has very similiar temps. But bear in mind oc'ing means it works harder with more power meaning more heat. Make sure your case is good for airflow

is my case. Wouldn't expect it to have airflow problems =/

 

[scrlk]

Does look ugly though.

 

[Cat_In_Pyjamas]

Lol we need stock settings and load mate.

Your memory will only be able to go so far- step one is find its limit. Once found stick there do not change. THE MEMORY ERROR CHECKS IF YOU CLOCK IT TOO HIGH IT THIS WILL ACTUALLY REDUCE PERFORMANCE. You need to benchmark here to see what works, no substitute for two hours gaming on varied games- furmark is basically pap imo- it will not prove stability.

Step two is to get a decent core setting. Just up the core bit by bit and go from there.

Obviously adding more volts ll allow you to take the core further.

Temps at stock clocks under full load using MSI Kombustor DX11 AAx8 stability test.

 

[el Kuarlos]

honestly dont know about the 5770 overclocking but 80 core seems a tad warm for a vapour x. Your case ventilation ok?

Also how are your vrm temps doing?

 

[Cat_In_Pyjamas]

Another test:

GPU under load from Just Cause 2. Same clocks, graphics were showing minor artefacts every now and then (i.e. during flight when an air stream forms around the tip of the wing, another one was shooting out from it at an abnormal angle, then again, even before I attempted overclocking it I saw similar artefacts/tearing while flying around/driving on snow/sand). Test ended when the game crashed - could hear the sound fine as if the game was working normally however the image froze and kept flickering between two frames (unlike the mentioned tearing/artefacts - this I don't recall happening before).

To answer the case question - nothing is obscuring either the front or the back of the case so air should be running through fine.

Also - where would I check VRM temps? GPU-Z doesn't display them.

 

[Mr Krugga]

Fan set to 59% max - is it noticeable at all? Can you control it using Afterburner?

Can you try uninstalling Catalyst 10.11 fully and installing Catalyst 10.10e?

 

[Cat_In_Pyjamas]

Fan set to 59% max - is it noticeable at all? Can you control it using Afterburner?

Can you try uninstalling Catalyst 10.11 fully and installing Catalyst 10.10e?

Fan is set to automatic - it peaks at 59% by itself, not by a limit I imposed on it.

Downloading 10.10e now, will post results later.

 

[el Kuarlos]

Yea, at this point what you are saying seems abnormal, possibly you have just got unlucky but i doubt it. Drivers would be first port of call, ati have been a bit all over the place these last sets.

 

[Cat_In_Pyjamas]

Same game, same clocks using 10.10e drivers. Changed fan speeds a bit to react faster to temp changes.

 

[powelly]

lol when i had my hd 5670 thats all i did was wack it up all the way and i never had any problems but i know better than that now

 

[el Kuarlos]

might just be the way the card is, some just ship that way.

 

[M1k3H]

hi, these temps for idle stock seem ok, and for load as well.
I have 2 vapor-X's crossfired, and when loading thru kombustor the GPU temps tops at 70oC. This is with 2 cards, only 1 loaded, tho the air flow is limited due to one card blocking the other. Try shifting your fan speed up a little, make a fan profile.
When you are gaming I don't think noise is too important.
Also, yes these cards will overclock quite well, when I had a single one, I went quite high, think 980/1440 but the second card could not cope so dropped them down to clocks in sig.

Even on CF mode GPU1 tops at 70oC and GPU2 tops at 72oC. Both on around 80% fan.

 

[Cat_In_Pyjamas]

tho the air flow is limited due to one card blocking the other

This got me thinking - my sound card is just under the 5770 - could that be obstructing air flow causing increased temps? Also, with afterburner - I've set the thresholds at which the fan is to speed up, should I leave the profile on automatic or manual?

 

[M1k3H]

This got me thinking - my sound card is just under the 5770 - could that be obstructing air flow causing increased temps? Also, with afterburner - I've set the thresholds at which the fan is to speed up, should I leave the profile on automatic or manual?

if it is right below it, yes it will affect temps. My second 5770 has a bit of space from the first, and it affected temps by around 2 degrees.
If you have set a profile, then leave it on automatic.

 

[Cat_In_Pyjamas]

Okay, managed to get the fan profile to run properly and now the fan spins at 90% causing one heck of a noise at higher temps but it does keep the card peaked at 70 C. Problem is, even with those lower temps even something like 900 MHz Core and 1250 MHz memory seems unstable and I'm getting artefacts showing in Just Cause 2 Any advice?