Should i overclock my gpu?

[JimJoeRooney]

Hi,
Recently i built a computer, my first computer in years and although i think its a decent build im unsure on whether or not to overclock the cpu and gpu.
I have the palit 780 ti stock version. At the moment most games run fine but ive been having problems with battlefield 4 just.

Would anyone recommend overclocking it and if so does it damage the card in the long run? or cause overheating problems?

Id appreciate advice and help on this matter as im a novice when it comes to these things.

Thank you.

 

[bignev72]

What are your system specs? BF4 should run on Ultra on a 780ti!

There must be something holding it back.

 

[JimJoeRooney]

It works fine but after maybe 10mins or so it cuts off, happens everytime i play the game, updated drivers and tried many different quick fix solutions online but to no avail.
But other games like titanfall run no problem at all.

Anyway my specs are:
Optical Drive
1 x 24x DVD-RW Optical Drive

1 x 120GB Kingston SSD

1 x 1TB (1000GB) Sata III Hard Drive

1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64bit

1 x 300MBs Wireless PCI Card WiFi Network Adaptor

1 x Gigabyte Z87M-D3H Motherboard

1 x 4.4GHz Intel Core i5 4670K 4-Core CPU *Overclocked*

1 x the Carbide AIR 540

1 x Zalman CNPS11X Extreme CPU Cooler

1 x XFX Pro Series 850W 80+ Bronze PSU

1 x 16GB Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz Gaming RAM

1 x Nvidia gtx 780 ti


I see a lot of people with the 780 ti talking about overclocking it which is 1 other reason im looking into it and the cpu maybe.

 

[JimJoeRooney]

oh and im also running a 1440p monitor which may be causing more strain on the gpu? im unsure.

 

[Uncle Petey]

What exactly happens when it 'cuts off'?

 

[4737Joker]

Bf4 is good at weeding out unstable CPU overclocks, try upping the volts a touch or lowering the overclock.

 

[JimJoeRooney]

It closes out of it and displays an error, its:
"Directx function "getdeviceremoved reason" failed with DXGI_ERRORDEVICE_HUNG"
something along them lines, it says something bout nvidia aswell but ive all my drivers up to date and i cant find a fix for it anywhere.

As for my cpu its not overclocked.

 

[4737Joker]

1 x 4.4GHz Intel Core i5 4670K 4-Core CPU *Overclocked*

Bit misleading

 

[JimJoeRooney]

haha yea sorry i bought it that way but had issues so i reset the cpu back to original speed.

 

[4737Joker]

Try a couple of 3d benchmarks to see if it still does it, not all games can show up issues.

 

[bignev72]

It could well be a BF4 issue. It's fairly buggy tbh.

Although I would consider a complete uninstall of your Nvidia drivers and re-install.

Overclocking your GPU won't fix this problem. Doesn't mean you shouldn't overclock it anyway One thing at a time though...

 

[Doogles]

Yes, if you're afraid to break something just don't touch voltage!