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Post by ShroomGames on Mar 1, 2015 12:40:00 GMT
Hi guys, I recently overclocked my GTX 760 by 100 MHz and I'm super happy with it, in some cases I'm getting 10-20 more FPS than what I had. however I heard that overclocking can shorten the life span of your GPU. It's completely stable (I left MSI Kombuster on for 15 minutes with no crashes) and I've done nothing with the voltage, but I'm still worried. Is it ok or should I revert back to default settings?
Thanks in advance.
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Post by Trowa on Mar 1, 2015 13:07:10 GMT
If you dont mind buying cheaper PCs every 2 years then overclocking is great lol. Overclocking is just free speed, you are forcing your build to operate at higher speeds than it should. You are basically redlining your computer until it dies putting way more mileage on it way faster than would have normally occurred assuming both computers were used equally. As for the voltage if you do raise it get better cooling as the this will generate heat.
Google is your friend man. Ill never understand why people dont take their questions to google first. Its faster, more reputable sources can be found and you look a lot smarter when you figure shit out on your own. If google fails then yeah I guess post on a forum or something.
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Post by ShroomGames on Mar 1, 2015 13:44:59 GMT
If you dont mind buying cheaper PCs every 2 years then overclocking is great lol. Overclocking is just free speed, you are forcing your build to operate at higher speeds than it should. You are basically redlining your computer until it dies putting way more mileage on it way faster than would have normally occurred assuming both computers were used equally. As for the voltage if you do raise it get better cooling as the this will generate heat. Google is your friend man. Ill never understand why people dont take their questions to google first. Its faster, more reputable sources can be found and you look a lot smarter when you figure shit out on your own. If google fails then yeah I guess post on a forum or something. I had googled it but I didn't get the answers I was looking for lol. As for what you said, I'm hoping to get a 970 or something this year or the next so that's perfect. So long as it doesn't destroy the rest of my pc it's fine  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2015 14:04:15 GMT
Yeah, you just gotta watch out for the temperatures, FurMark + Afterburner, leave that for one hour and look at the results. AMD cards may be worth a look here because you generally get more value in the mid to low end segment. Btw, #IWant4GB  See for yourself: www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu_value.html |
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Post by ShroomGames on Mar 1, 2015 14:36:59 GMT
Yeah, you just gotta watch out for the temperatures, FurMark + Afterburner, leave that for one hour and look at the results. AMD cards may be worth a look here because you generally get more value in the mid to low end segment. Btw, #IWant4GB See for yourself: www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu_value.htmlThe temperatures I'm getting on Kombustor are about 76 degrees celcius which is fine since the 760's max temperature is 97 degrees I will leave it for an hour though, some of my games seem to be crashing and even though the computer still works fine (as in ctrl+alt+del still works and the sound plays) I need to restart my computer to stop it from bugging out. Also, I'm fully aware of that silly ramgate thing but it won't affect me, I have one monitor and I play at 1080p |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2015 14:38:50 GMT
Yeah, you just gotta watch out for the temperatures, FurMark + Afterburner, leave that for one hour and look at the results. AMD cards may be worth a look here because you generally get more value in the mid to low end segment. Btw, #IWant4GB See for yourself: www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu_value.htmlThe temperatures I'm getting on Kombustor are about 76 degrees celcius which is fine since the 760's max temperature is 97 degrees I will leave it for an hour though, some of my games seem to be crashing and even though the computer still works fine (as in ctrl+alt+del still works and the sound plays) I need to restart my computer to stop it from bugging out. Also, I'm fully aware of that silly ramgate thing but it won't affect me, I have one monitor and I play at 1080p Then a 970 is overkill. A 960 will do you much better with 1 monitor and 1080p |
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Post by ShroomGames on Mar 1, 2015 15:05:50 GMT
The temperatures I'm getting on Kombustor are about 76 degrees celcius which is fine since the 760's max temperature is 97 degrees I will leave it for an hour though, some of my games seem to be crashing and even though the computer still works fine (as in ctrl+alt+del still works and the sound plays) I need to restart my computer to stop it from bugging out. Also, I'm fully aware of that silly ramgate thing but it won't affect me, I have one monitor and I play at 1080p Then a 970 is overkill. A 960 will do you much better with 1 monitor and 1080p Lol, I like overkill xD I other news, I tried to put Kombustor on for 1 hour but OpenGL crashed at the 22 minute or so mark. Is that bad or should I try to push for 1 hour? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2015 15:07:11 GMT
Then a 970 is overkill. A 960 will do you much better with 1 monitor and 1080p Lol, I like overkill xD I other news, I tried to put Kombustor on for 1 hour but OpenGL crashed at the 22 minute or so mark. Is that bad or should I try to push for 1 hour? Endurance is key. If it doesn't run stable it's bad. Try FurMark. |
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Post by ShroomGames on Mar 1, 2015 15:09:27 GMT
Lol, I like overkill xD I other news, I tried to put Kombustor on for 1 hour but OpenGL crashed at the 22 minute or so mark. Is that bad or should I try to push for 1 hour? Endurance is key. If it doesn't run stable it's bad. Try FurMark. Sure. If it doesn't endure it I'll put it down. Ah well. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2015 15:10:33 GMT
Endurance is key. If it doesn't run stable it's bad. Try FurMark. Sure. If it doesn't endure it I'll put it down. Ah well. 100 Mhz should generally be fine, but overclocking is like racing, beter go slow than crash haha |
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Post by ShroomGames on Mar 1, 2015 15:19:18 GMT
Sure. If it doesn't endure it I'll put it down. Ah well. 100 Mhz should generally be fine, but overclocking is like racing, beter go slow than crash haha True that! FurMark crashed it at just 10 minutes! Should I try 50MHz or higher? Or maybe lower? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2015 15:21:46 GMT
100 Mhz should generally be fine, but overclocking is like racing, beter go slow than crash haha True that! FurMark crashed it at just 10 minutes! Should I try 50MHz or higher? Or maybe lower? Try 50. work out from there. When you're done, you could try oveclocking the memory aswell. |
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Post by ShroomGames on Mar 1, 2015 15:22:31 GMT
True that! FurMark crashed it at just 10 minutes! Should I try 50MHz or higher? Or maybe lower? Try 50. work out from there. When you're done, you could try oveclocking the memory aswell. Oh, I've overclocked both at the same time, both were at 100MHz. I'll try 50MHz. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2015 15:23:28 GMT
Try 50. work out from there. When you're done, you could try oveclocking the memory aswell. Oh, I've overclocked both at the same time, both were at 100MHz. I'll try 50MHz. Oh, only do one at a time, otherwise results will confuse you |
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Post by ShroomGames on Mar 1, 2015 15:29:09 GMT
Oh, I've overclocked both at the same time, both were at 100MHz. I'll try 50MHz. Oh, only do one at a time, otherwise results will confuse you Eh, I'd rather do two at a time. I just hope it can endure it. |
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