Bit of help with overclocking?

[jamielingard2000]

My GPU is a Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 1060 6GB which has stock clocks of 1.59 ghz core and 1.85 ghz boost clock.

I've had a bit of a play around with MSI after burner and am at this point...

So I increased the core clock by +200 mhz and mem clock by +400 mhz.So just to make it clear I'm now effectively running the same speed core clock as my old boost clock right? (Its been a while since I've touched computers, last time was back when I had a 3570k and GTX 670:lol

So how do I get an exact reading? It only shows as a 'clock' but it appears to show that my base clock is ~1800 mhz and boost ~2000mhz.

When I made the changes in Unigine Heaven it crashed the benchmark, but then I opened it back up and ran it another couple of times and it appeared fine, would that be an indication of a stable overclock? Or would you step it back. According to Afterburner and the Heaven benchmark temps never went above 62c.

**I did however get a couple of black screens on my desktop for a couple of seconds, this was after running the benchmark though. Would you step the overclock back a bit?

Thanks in advance for any help

Jamie

 

[zebarjadi.raouf]

So I increased the core clock by +200 mhz and mem clock by +400 mhz.So just to make it clear I'm now effectively running the same speed core clock as my old

+200 would be 1850+200=2050

Or would you step it back.

Step back a little. You don't want it crashing in the middle of a game.

If you need a guide:

0. Open MSI Afterburner. I found the default MSI AB v3 skin to be easier on the eyes. Has charts to help.
0. Run UNIGINE Valley on Ultra + Windowed

1. Max your power limit. (Good PSU recommended)

2. Increase your core clock 50+ at a time while looking at UNIGINE benchmark till artifacts (weird lines and colors) appear or your driver crashes. Then fine tune it compared to your previous clock.
Example Core clock: ... > +200 > artifact > +190 > no artifact > +165 (Keep it 25 or more below max stable)

3. Do the same for Memory. (50 or more below max stable)

4. Save your profile.

5. Don't check apply overclocking at startup. You can check it after few days of testing.

Keep your temps below 80c/176F, if you go over it or stay near it., consider installing a fan on your case near the GPU.

 

[jamielingard2000]

So I increased the core clock by +200 mhz and mem clock by +400 mhz.So just to make it clear I'm now effectively running the same speed core clock as my old

+200 would be 1850+200=2050

Or would you step it back.

Step back a little. You don't want it crashing in the middle of a game.

If you need a guide:

0. Open MSI Afterburner. I found the default MSI AB v3 skin to be easier on the eyes. Has charts to help.
0. Run UNIGINE Valley on Ultra + Windowed



1. Max your power limit. (Good PSU recommended)

2. Increase your core clock 50+ at a time while looking at UNIGINE benchmark till artifacts (weird lines and colors) appear or your driver crashes. Then fine tune it compared to your previous clock.
Example Core clock: ... > +200 > artifact > +190 > no artifact > +165 (Keep it 25 or more below max stable)

3. Do the same for Memory. (50 or more below max stable)

4. Save your profile.

5. Don't check apply overclocking at startup. You can check it after few days of testing.

Keep your temps below 80c/176F, if you go over it or stay near it., consider installing a fan on your case near the GPU.

thanks for your advice. Can I just ask what does the white bar mean (on Afterburner) on the 'clock' that reads GPU speeds? I stepped the clocks back to +0 (which should be stock right?) but it seems to still have a clock of 2000mhz (which should be around 1600 mhz and 1850 mhz boost) when running Heaven. Is it possible for a GPU to run higher frequencies stock than advertised, or is that GPU boost? According to GPU-Z the boost is only 1850mhz but the 'sensors' tab reads upto 2000mhz. Thanks.

 

[zebarjadi.raouf]

Is it possible for a GPU to run higher frequencies stock than advertised. According to GPU-Z the boost is only 1850mhz but the 'sensors' tab reads upto 2000mhz. Thanks.

It's factory OC + boost. Mine reads 1750 but goes to up to 1900 on MSI clock.

Can I just ask what does the white bar mean (on Afterburner) on the 'clock' that reads GPU speeds?

Don't know what you mean. A pic would help. Probably not important too.

 

[jamielingard2000]

Is it possible for a GPU to run higher frequencies stock than advertised. According to GPU-Z the boost is only 1850mhz but the 'sensors' tab reads upto 2000mhz. Thanks.

It's factory OC + boost. Mine reads 1750 but goes to up to 1900 on MSI clock.

Can I just ask what does the white bar mean (on Afterburner) on the 'clock' that reads GPU speeds?

Don't know what you mean. A pic would help. Probably not important too.

I just meant the white bit that moves to read the clock speeds, its fine I think I've got it all figured, thanks very much for your help.