- Mar 12, 2013
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Using an r9 270 double dissipation by XFX.
I don't know an awful lot about OC'ing, but I've read many guides (Linustechtips is great for that kind of thing) but I always hear that you should raise each level bit by bit, and check for artefacts using something like FurMark.
Me being new to OC'ing when I got my card, I just pushed everything to max. Memory clock, power consumption, etc. Bad idea, probably. But it runs fantastic. Never gone over 71 degrees. Not a single artefact. No crashes. Does that mean it's stable? Hitting 70fps in Farcry 3 maxed out, 55-65 under load while playing, compared to before I OC'D I was hitting 47 tops. That's almost double FPS. (Using the standard OC'ing tools in Catlyst Control Center for my GPU)
On the same note, I have my cpu OC'd (fx 4300) from 3.8 all the way to 4.3, with 205 FSB OC. Using the stock cooler, which is also kind of dusty too. Never hit 52 degrees during a stress test. But I always hear that OC'ing a CPU requires an aftermarket cooler. Everything is stock, except my exhaust fan, but it's just a CM Sickleflow. My temps are good, but I don't want to damage anything. But it seems kind of strange that I was able to get all this OC without any heat problems - especially considering the design of my case (CM Elite 430) and the quality of my Mobo (gigabyte ga 78lmt usb3)
Should I back off the OC a bit or keep it as it is? I haven't had any problems, and it's been OC'd and pretty much under constant use for the better part of 3 months now. I like to think I know enough about overclocking to do it, but I don't want to push it.
I don't know an awful lot about OC'ing, but I've read many guides (Linustechtips is great for that kind of thing) but I always hear that you should raise each level bit by bit, and check for artefacts using something like FurMark.
Me being new to OC'ing when I got my card, I just pushed everything to max. Memory clock, power consumption, etc. Bad idea, probably. But it runs fantastic. Never gone over 71 degrees. Not a single artefact. No crashes. Does that mean it's stable? Hitting 70fps in Farcry 3 maxed out, 55-65 under load while playing, compared to before I OC'D I was hitting 47 tops. That's almost double FPS. (Using the standard OC'ing tools in Catlyst Control Center for my GPU)
On the same note, I have my cpu OC'd (fx 4300) from 3.8 all the way to 4.3, with 205 FSB OC. Using the stock cooler, which is also kind of dusty too. Never hit 52 degrees during a stress test. But I always hear that OC'ing a CPU requires an aftermarket cooler. Everything is stock, except my exhaust fan, but it's just a CM Sickleflow. My temps are good, but I don't want to damage anything. But it seems kind of strange that I was able to get all this OC without any heat problems - especially considering the design of my case (CM Elite 430) and the quality of my Mobo (gigabyte ga 78lmt usb3)
Should I back off the OC a bit or keep it as it is? I haven't had any problems, and it's been OC'd and pretty much under constant use for the better part of 3 months now. I like to think I know enough about overclocking to do it, but I don't want to push it.
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