[SOLVED] Overclocking my RX 580

[sloppyhuy34]

I’m over locking my RX 580 the stock is at 1266 MHz I’m only able to raise it to 1320 MHz for it stable to be stable anything higher crashes or to high temps before it crashes in heaven.

I’m wondering is it worth it to even oc or should I just stay at the stock?

 

[tennis2]

Is that supposed to be 1366MHz to 1420MHz? Reference boost for the RX580 is 1340MHz.

If you're going to OC past a certain point, you'll have to switch over to manual voltage so you can keep temps under control as long as possible. The "Auto" algorithms give more voltage than what's necessary by about 50mV or so.

 

[sloppyhuy34]

I use msi afterburner for my gpu is there an auto on there.
Btw I’m new to this

 

[tennis2]

AMD's driver software (AMD Settings) already has an Afterburner-like program called WattMan that's running. I see no reason to add 3rd party software to control the same thing, but everyone has their preferences.

Basically, unless you're setting an actual voltage or voltage offset (typically in mV), you're in "auto" mode, that's where things like "Power Limit" increases are in play.

If 1420MHz was the frequency you meant, you're probably hitting a power or thermal ceiling for the card. You mitigate thermal limits by extra/better cooling. Power limits are extended by adjusting voltage downward.