This is an overclocking application that will use your gpu and your rams latent strength to make your system cope with software like 3d games so that they can run without any. Full support for geforce rtx graphics cards and geforce gtx 10series. A guide to overclocking your amd or nvidia graphics card, covering both. This overclocking utility from gigabyte supports gtx 950, gtx 960, gtx 970, gtx 980, gtx 980 ti, gtx titan, radeon rx 460, rx 470, rx 480, gtx 1050, gtx 1060, gtx 1070, gtx 1080 graphics cards. Any number that doesnt make the card overheat and still stable. In this guide, i will be using the popular third party software msi afterburner. With a brand new layout, completely new codebase, new features and more, the new evga precision x1 software is faster, easier and better than ever. However mine crashes in all games if overclock the core to anything higher than 100 mhz. When paired with an nvidia turing graphics card, the new evga precision x1 will unleash its full potential with a built in overclock scanner, adjustable frequency curve and rgb led control. One indication for this is the third slider in mbts voltage tab in the bios, when there is one fixed value and no range, its an indication that you cannot add more voltage. Both cards will be interesting to look at from the overclocking perspective, but as the gtx 970 comes equipped with an impressive overclock already, it might prove to be the more interesting of the two.
The next generation of evga precision has arrived with evga precision xoc. Before overclocking, the gtx 1080 ti is typically 510 percent slower than the shiny new rtx 2080, but when the 1080 tis clocks are boosted, the shoe is on the other foot, with the old timer. Now that i have owned my msi gtx 970 gaming 4g for over a month, i am thinking of overclocking it. Never mind though we were supposed to try out overclocking, so with afterburner 4. Secondly, if so, i must be doing something wrong, because i cannot seem to get any decent performance out of my nvidia geforce gtx 960 with 2 gb ram. Is it worth it to unlock this cards bios in order to unlock the tdp limit and achieve higher clocks. Although i have never overclocked a gpu, so i am unsure of what to look out for. The gtx 970 is a powerful gpu at stock speed but what can it do when overclocked. Overclocking support for geforce 600 series and newer products is provided by several third party applications. Its the only card to reach a base clock greater than 1. Gm107 could overclock so well that upon initial release, nvidia did not program in enough. Nov 01, 2014 shane demonstrates how to overclock the new gigabyte gtx 970 g1 and how it affects the performance. Overclocking the gtx 970, lets make sure were all making. It comes overclocked out of the box, with an amazing noiseless cooler for light gaming, one that is also extremely quiet with even the most demanding titles.
Sep 19, 2014 as you can see, the best overclocker is the msi gtx 970 gaming 4g, as it reaches the highest base clock and the joint highest memory clock. Msi afterburner seems to be recommended for ocing these cards. It provides detailed overview of your hardware and comes with some additional features like customizing fan profiles, benchmarking and video recording. You need to do some web searches to get a shortcut to a stable overclock. Always wanted to get more performance out of your graphics card, but dont know how overclocking works or simply dont want to risk it. In this article, i will talk about how to achieve a stable overclock, along with nvidia boost 3. Overclocking the gtx 970, lets make sure were all making the best of what weve got. Msi afterburner overclocking tools provide easy and precise access to your. Overclocking the gigabyte gtx 970 g1 updated 121614.
You can only go as high as the voltage will let you, nvidia has the voltage locked. With the second step, you move the slider for the gpu core from its original stock. The new oc scanner feature in msi afterburner will do the overclocking for you at the click of a button. Geforce gtx 970 4gd5 oc graphics card the world leader in. Nov 03, 2014 i have an msi gaming gtx 970 4gb card and im about to try and oc it a little. This gtx 980 overclocking tutorial will walk through how to overclock nvidias maxwell architecture, explain power target %, voltage, memory clock, and more. Nov 01, 2014 overclocking the gigabyte gtx 970 g1 updated 121614 by shane paris published november 1, 2014 updated february 4, 2016 its been a crazy two weeks, but i finally finished editing the overclocking video for the gigabyte gtx 970 g1. Overclocking the gigabyte gtx 970 g1 updated 121614 by shane paris published november 1, 2014 updated february 4, 2016 its been a crazy two weeks, but i finally finished editing the overclocking video for the gigabyte gtx 970 g1. Core clock will result in larger performance increase by around 20mhz at a time for core clock, or 50mhz at a time for memory clock. What are the safe limits to overclock gtx970m in afterburner.
Zotac has its own firestorm application, but evgas precision and msi afterburner all work as well, with no difference in final results. Even without the ability to meaningful overvolt on nvidia cards, we were able to push our base. The gm204200 chip is smacked onto a custom pcb surrounded with military class. Looking for an overclocking guide for msi gaming gtx 970. You are obviously advised to use msis afterburner, but they all work. Feb 20, 2018 since this forum seems dedicated to afterburner hopefully my luck will be a bit better. Msis gtx 970 gaming is probably the best gtx 970 on the market.
Only by trying and stress testing will you find the limits of your card. Msi afterburner is the worlds most recognized and widely used graphics card overclocking utility. Using afterburner and the gaming app, i was able to successfully overclock all of the settings except one. Manufacturerspecific overclocking software exists, but most veteran pc. This affordable model comes with the new twinfrozr v cooler. Zotac has its own firestorm application, but evgas precision and msi afterburner all work as well, with no difference in. If you run software that requires a heavy graphics card which you dont have, there is one possible solution to your problem. It is time for another overclocking guide, this time focused on the latest nvidia pascal card, the gtx 1070 ti. Even without the ability to meaningful overvolt on. Test in demanding games after youve finished and dial back if you encounter any problems. Increase either your core clock or memory clock you can do either first, up to you. Dec 31, 2014 now that i have owned my msi gtx 970 gaming 4g for over a month, i am thinking of overclocking it. Best settings for your particular card depend on your particular card. And while im very satisfied with the performance and temps while under heave load, and gaming.
Shane demonstrates how to overclock the new gigabyte gtx 970 g1 and how it affects the performance. Overclocking the gtx 970 is about as simple as it gets. Aug 05, 2017 gtx 970 overclocking you are obviously advised to use msis afterburner, but they all work. Today i will show you how to overclock your gtx 970 with voltage. Temperatures are great, too, so you should definitely consider this card if you are in the market for a gtx 970. Msi afterburner is the worlds most recognized and widely used graphics card. While this guide is dedicated towards the gtx 1070 ti, the concepts and basic overclocking principles can be applied to the. How do i overclock a galax gtx 970 exoc using msi afterburner and what applications do i need to overclock it. Now that we have a understanding of what these pascal cards are doing, the overclocking can begin. Get a free performance boost with afterburner oc scanner.
New oc scanner for finding the best stable overclock. My asus gtx 970 oc is running fine with this settings. I do know that i will have to increase the power limit. Asus gpu tweak, evga precision, msi afterburner, and zotac firestorm. I have an msi gaming gtx 970 4gb card and im about to try and oc it a little. Of the three, i personally prefer afterburner precision is incredibly difficult to read firestorm is.
One of gtx 750 tis more remarkable features was its overclocking headroom. Sep 26, 2014 for gtx 980 overclocking, ill be making use of nvidias reference card, whereas for the gtx 970, asus strix will fill the role. On msi afterburner, set your power target to the max, 112% i believe. As you can see, the best overclocker is the msi gtx 970 gaming 4g, as it reaches the highest base clock and the joint highest memory clock. There are never any guarantees when it comes to overclockable hardware, even when a card is designed to push limits.
Extract and flash gtx 970 and 980 firmware zosons h2o and. Jan 24, 2020 this overclocking utility from gigabyte supports gtx 950, gtx 960, gtx 970, gtx 980, gtx 980 ti, gtx titan, radeon rx 460, rx 470, rx 480, gtx 1050, gtx 1060, gtx 1070, gtx 1080 graphics cards. Pci express solution graphics card geforce gtx 970 4gd5 oc. This nvidia system tools installation package adds support for geforce 500 series, gtx 480 and gtx 470 and it includes the following components. For example, the same system with a gtx 580 wouldnt reach these scores. Its just the typical common overclocking numbers for the gtx 970 so i just went with it. Since this forum seems dedicated to afterburner hopefully my luck will be a bit better. First of all, is this the right to ask for guidance regarding overclocking with afterburner. I can tell you from my experience evga gtx 970, sc, acx2. However, you do not need an msi card for all the features to work, unlike evga xoc software, which locks part of it off to evga owners only. While this article focuses on the geforce gtx 960, the guide can be used for virtually any modern graphics. I looked at lots of gtx 970 bios and with a good number of cards you can not add more voltage externally, say with afterburner. Hello i just recently purchased an msi gaming laptop equipped with the gtx 970m graphics card.
While this article focuses on the geforce gtx 960, the guide can be used for virtually any modern graphics card out there, whether its an nvidia or even an amd card. For gtx 980 overclocking, ill be making use of nvidias reference card, whereas for the gtx 970, asus strix will fill the role. Mar 10, 2019 before overclocking, the gtx 1080 ti is typically 510 percent slower than the shiny new rtx 2080, but when the 1080 tis clocks are boosted, the shoe is on the other foot, with the old timer. Rgb led control supporting graphics cards andor nvlink bridge. With gtx 980 we saw firsthand how gm204 had very significant overclocking headroom. Browse categories, post your questions, or just chat with other members. Gigabyte also comes with aorus graphics engine software for its highend aorus graphics cards. Its very stable right now and i think i will keep it this way.
I bought a gtx 970 gaming 4g card last week and have run into a small overclocking problem. Sep 23, 2014 overclocking the gtx 970 is about as simple as it gets. In addition to a long history of stable releases, afterburner is simple to use. The worlds most recognized and widely used graphics card overclocking utility which gives you full control of your. This new version of precision is built for the latest nvidia graphics cards and combines the best of evga precision and evga oc scanner to give you never before seen overclocking features and built in automatic tuning. Realtime wattage monitoring on supported evga graphics cards. Hey guys, apologies if this has already been asked i did search but didnt find anything useful but im just wondering about the best way to safely overclock the gtx970m i. Led sync that syncs with other evga rgb components.