[SOLVED] How do i overclock my card?

[erniskunkys]

I have a GTX 1060 6GB OC edition but I dont know how to overclock it I tried before when I first got it but then games just crashed when I launched them so I reset it back to default and its still there

 

[popatim]

Depending on which OC card you have, there might not be much room to overclock above what the factory OC is.

So which 1060 do you have?

 

[SkyNetRising]

I have a GTX 1060 6GB OC edition but I dont know how to overclock it I tried before when I first got it but then games just crashed when I launched them so I reset it back to default and its still there

Clueless overclocking is the easiest way to damaged hardware.
If you don't know, what you're doing, then don't.

 

[erniskunkys]

Depending on which OC card you have, there might not be much room to overclock above what the factory OC is.

So which 1060 do you have?

Gigabytye gtx 1060 6GB OC edition https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-N...eywords=gtx+1060+6gb+oc&qid=1607615805&sr=8-1

 

[kerberos_20]

Gigabytye gtx 1060 6GB OC edition https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-N...eywords=gtx+1060+6gb+oc&qid=1607615805&sr=8-1

those cards arent overclockable, it got only 6pin PCI-E power plug, which limits overclock by alot
1060s that can be overclocked need to have 8pin PCI-E power plug

here u can see my old 1060..even tho this one is 3GB variant, it shouldnt matter (as far overclock goes) and ofc it had 6pin pci-e
https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/10576750
it was hitting power limit really hard and still couldnt get decent performance from it (gpu had headroom, but board limits it)

edit: almost forgot, this much performance was obtained by undervolting and disconnecting fans from board (to save watts) for more overclock xD

 

[hotaru.hino]

I find it a moot point to overclock GPUs since the GeForce 10 as they "self-overclock" via GPU boosting. And depending on the cooler, they often boost further than what's advertised on the box. You can try to push the limits more, but even then it's still like single digit percentages of improvement for a casual run and just barely tipping double digits if you go through the effort of modding and fine tuning.