Is it worth OC'ing my GPU?

[Shlutka]

I'm considering overclocking my GPU in hopes of gaining FPS in PUBG, but also the other games I play (CS:GO <- more fps is always nice, Ranbow Six Siege, The Witcher 3, etc).

What I'm wondering is: Will the performance boost I gain from OC'ing my GPU be worth the added heat / power consumption?

Here is my system...

CPU: i5-4460
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i
GPU: Sapphire TRI-X R9 390
PSU: Rosewill Photon Series 750w 80+ Gold
RAM: 16gb DDR3 1600mhz
Storage: 1 x 240gb SSD; 1 x 1tb HDD (7200RPM)

As of now, heat is not an issue. My CPU (not that it matters very much in this instance) never reaches over 35 degrees celsius.

I ran FurMark at the max settings for about 7 minutes and the results were...
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The temperature raised consistently for the first 1-2 minutes, but plateaued at ~80 for the rest of the benchmark.

I suppose something to note is that I live in North East Michigan and the temperature rarely raises over 15 degrees fahrenheit.

That being said, I believe I have a LOT of room to overclock, but I'm unsure of how far I should go and whether or not I should even do it.

Also, any recommendations on what OC'ing software I should use would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you all for reading and for your generosity!

 

[sizzling]

Have you proved your fps is limited by the gpu and not cpu? In those games is the gpu staying near 100% usage? I wouldn't be surprised if its your cpu limiting fps in those games.

 

[Shlutka]

Have you proved your fps is limited by the gpu and not cpu? In those games is the gpu staying near 100% usage? I wouldn't be surprised if its your cpu limiting fps in those games.

That is what I'm unsure of. What method would you recommend for benchmarking that?

 

[sizzling]

Have you proved your fps is limited by the gpu and not cpu? In those games is the gpu staying near 100% usage? I wouldn't be surprised if its your cpu limiting fps in those games.

That is what I'm unsure of. What method would you recommend for benchmarking that?

Use MSIAfterburner to record gpu and cpu core usages while gaming.

 

[sizzling]

Or a quick test. Reduce your resolution in those games, if your fps does not increase then its your cpu limiting performance.

 

[Shlutka]

Have you proved your fps is limited by the gpu and not cpu? In those games is the gpu staying near 100% usage? I wouldn't be surprised if its your cpu limiting fps in those games.

That is what I'm unsure of. What method would you recommend for benchmarking that?

Use MSIAfterburner to record gpu and cpu core usages while gaming.

Went ahead and used AMD's built in benchmark using the driver software, the average GPU usage was 100% after playing a match of pubg.

 

[sizzling]

Ok so overclocking should help. No reason not too, just keep the temperature under 80c.

 

[Shlutka]

Ok so overclocking should help. No reason not too, just keep the temperature under 80c.

Isn't the max safe temp like 95 or something for the 390?

 

[sizzling]

Ok so overclocking should help. No reason not too, just keep the temperature under 80c.

Isn't the max safe temp like 95 or something for the 390?

No, I recall that's the temperature it will shut down your system to prevent damage.

 

[Shlutka]

Ok so overclocking should help. No reason not too, just keep the temperature under 80c.

Isn't the max safe temp like 95 or something for the 390?

No, I recall that's the temperature it will shut down your system to prevent damage.

Decided to go ahead and overclock.

Used MSI Afterburner, +60 on the core clock, +200 on the mem clock; that's about as far as I could get at stock voltage.