[SOLVED] How should I OC the MSI GT 1030 (GDDR5) correctly?

[albertaproyan]

I have already installed the MSI afterburner, now I need to understand the correct Mhz I need to put in it.

 

[rcald2000]

Which GT 1030? Does it have GDDR5 or DDR4 memory? When did you purchase it? If you bought the DDR4 variant, then you should be made aware that it's only about 50% of the performance of the GDDR5 version, and you should therefore return or exchange it.

 

[RememberThe5th]

Download Unigine Valley (Around 300Mb), increase the core clock and memory clock by 25Mhz+ and then run one loop of unigine valley (And power limit if you can to the max).
Here is the tutorial that I've used.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUEMS-B1Siw

 

[albertaproyan]

Which GT 1030? Does it have GDDR5 or DDR4 memory? When did you purchase it? If you bought the DDR4 variant, then you should be made aware that it's only about 50% of the performance of the GDDR5 version, and you should therefore return or exchange it.

GDDR 5, MSI version

 

[rcald2000]

Great. I have no experience with this yet, but were it me, I'd use the relatively new Nvidia OC Scanner software:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT_GypFN2io

Addendum: The OC Scanner API only does core overclocks, not memory, but I'd still consider giving it a shot.

 

[Shock34]

You can find numerous overclocking guides on the internet through youtube and forums. I'm not experienced with GPU overclocking, but I can tell you from other experience, never go over the top, and make sure you have spare time.

A general rule of thumb for ANY type of overclocking is test, test, test, test. Trial and error if you like! As much as we'd all like it to be, overclocking is not quick and easy. It's a delicate, long and boring process (unless you're lucky). Remember, no two chips are the same. Another GT 1030 maybe able to run higher speeds just fine while yours may crash.

If you're doing this with MSI after burner (as I would), make sure you have a stress test or benchmark downloaded. From experience, I would recommend AIDA64(trial) for its fantastic UI and simplicity. After each overclock (do it gradually), stress your GPU core for about 15-30minutes. This rules out any temperature issues and make sure it's running at a comfortable temperature, and I know it's long and boring, but you really don't want to mess around when it comes to overclocks, as the speed will be higher than the GPU was made to be.

Good luck!


Note: I'm not very experienced with GPU overclocking, so feel free to correct me on anything, I tried my best