What's up guys,
I've a ASUS TUF 3070TI OC and I was wondering If it's worth overclocking it and what would be optimum settings on MSI afterburner.
Also, should I use MSI afterburner or Asus Tweak III for overclocking?
Thanks!
Hey there,
Worth it? Well, maybe, sometimes. Why do you want to OC the card? What do you hope to achieve.
You can install MSi Afterburner and run the OC (Overclock scanner). This will test your GPU and increase clockspeed or mem speed.
However, it is very conservative. You can also OC the GPU manually of course. And this gives best results. With that said, keep in mind that it doesn't bring that much of an uplift often. If you get a 5% performance boost for the core clocks, that may just translate to 1-5 FPS in game increase. Sometimes it's not worth it.
nVidia made it easy though. It uses an algorithm to determine thermal headroom, and voltage. It essentially boosts your GPU to it's highest performance and adjusts it on the fly.
Now, there are also other ways to OC a GPU. You do this with a vbios update. This can bring good results, but is not always guaranteed. You could conceivably brick the card.