Question Can I OC RTX 3060 at 185W?

[Ajayvasanth]

Hi All 👋🏻,
I have an Asus Dual RTX 3060 OC V2. The card was hitting 90°C at 100% power due to bad thermal paste. I was throttling the card to run at 90% power and hitting 81°C for 5 months. (Score 4880). (160W) Performance sucked.
Then now I took a huge risk and repasted the card with Arctic MX6 likely voiding the warrenty (1yr left/ 3yr).(India)
Good news is, after repasting, the card is now hitting 71°C at 100% power. (170W)
(Score 5067).
Software : Asus GPU tweak 3 with OC Scan VFTuner profile.
Benchmark: Unigine Superposition - 1080p Extreme

Benchmarks aside, I can't maintain 60fps on 1080p ultra on newer games. CPU was not limiting in the game. (Ghost of Tsushima, Banishers)

My question is, there is an option to run the card at 110% power in slider.
The card runs a little better at 180W - 185W at 75°C peak. (Score 5116).

Since the card has "OC" in its name. Can I daily the card at 110% power and not damage the card since it's below 80°C ?.
If the card dies, I won't be able to RMA the card since it's likely voided. And I don't want to kill the card for 5 to 7 fps.(Haven't tested other than benchmarking, scared of killing the card).

I would really like some inputs regarding this. Thanks.

Specs:-
Intel I5 9400F
Deepcool Gammaxx 400 V2
Crucial 16GB DDR4
Asus Dual RTX 3060 OC V2 12GB
Corsair CV550
Ant Esports ICE-311MT Case

Ambiant Temps - 30 to 35°C

 

[Unolocogringo]

As long as cooling is good you can push it pretty hard.
My 3060ti and 4070 both run 110% power 24/7/365 for folding.

 

[Ajayvasanth]

As long as cooling is good you can push it pretty hard.
My 3060ti and 4070 both run 110% power 24/7/365 for folding.

That's nice. Can I know what temps are your GPUs running at?

 

[Unolocogringo]

My 3060ti FE runs up to 75c @ 2000mhz +/- and my 4070 Dual runs up to 67c @2940 mhz +/- depending on work units.
BUT I have very optimized case cooling. with high airflow quiet fans. and set custom fan curves for all of my fans.
You have good temps, but they could be a little better . Which would make your card hold higher boost clocks.

 

[Ajayvasanth]

My 3060ti FE runs up to 75c @ 2000mhz +/- and my 4070 Dual runs up to 67c @2940 mhz +/- depending on work units.
BUT I have very optimized case cooling. with high airflow quiet fans. and set custom fan curves for all of my fans.
You have good temps, but they could be a little better . Which would make your card hold higher boost clocks.

Nice to see my temps aren't too high. I will check in on the case cooling further. Thanks 👍🏻