R7 AMD overdrive settings

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PSU :- winpower ADK-750
CPU :- Q9550 @ 2.83GHz Cloak speed 3213.0MHz FSB 378.0 MHz Multiplier 8.5x
Ram :- Corsair 2048 DDR2 PC2-6400 (400MHz) x2
MoBo :- Rampage Formula 775-Socket
GPX card :- VAPOR-X R7 250X 1GB GDDR5 OC
Memory Bandwidth :- 83.2GB/sec( I got this off game-debate) I have no idea how to get it otherwise.
OS :- Win 7 Pro 32 (6.1 build 7601)


My PC is getting on and I wanted to know if there is a way to Overclock my GFX card so i can get, Some more FPS out of it, I wish to run it on Medium to High settings in must games, At 1776 x 1000. It works fine on all games until there is a lot happening on the screen I.E like 10-20 people fighting in Battlefield in a small space or a world boss in wow (30 or more people).

I would like to use AMD overdrive to be honest because I'm a noob when it comes to this stuff, The settings it offers now are GPU Clock 1100MHz (Can go 1500MHz) Memory Clock 1300MHz (Can go 1625MHz), Fan auto and the Temp never goes above 63C when under stress. I know i can get more out of it but wanted to ask on here first before I do anything as I was hoping someone would be like,"Oh yeah use GPU 1201MHz and Memory 1208Mhz, Fan 50% , These are the settings i use and i have similar PC spec to what you have"

I copied this out of CPUZ,

Display adapter 0
Name AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Board Manufacturer 0x174B (0xA002)
Memory size 1024 MB
PCI device bus 1 (0x1), device 0 (0x0), function 0 (0x0)
Vendor ID 0x1002 (0x174B)
Model ID 0x683D (0xA002)
Performance Level 0
Core clock 300.0 MHz
Memory clock 150.0 MHz
Performance Level 1
Core clock 1100.0 MHz
Memory clock 1300.0 MHz

Failing that from what i understand i need to increase the MHz by 10-15 each time and running a stress test program.

Whats a free program for stress testing ?

Is there any big No No's, Like never run on max settings or never increase the memory cloak speed past 1500MHz ?

Thanks for reading, I hope I made sense of what i was asking.
 
Solution
Go slow and test the core clock and memory clock separately. Back off if you get artifacts on the screen or the system crashes. Also don't expect huge performance changes, you might manage 10% if you're lucky. I recommend using Afterburner rather than the AMD control panel because it has more settings, it will work with any brand of AMD or Nvidia card.

Stress Test: Furmark
http://www.ozone3d.net/benchmarks/fur/

Overclocking program: MSI Afterburner
http://event.msi.com/vga/afterburner/download.htm
Go slow and test the core clock and memory clock separately. Back off if you get artifacts on the screen or the system crashes. Also don't expect huge performance changes, you might manage 10% if you're lucky. I recommend using Afterburner rather than the AMD control panel because it has more settings, it will work with any brand of AMD or Nvidia card.

Stress Test: Furmark
http://www.ozone3d.net/benchmarks/fur/

Overclocking program: MSI Afterburner
http://event.msi.com/vga/afterburner/download.htm
 
Solution
Just so there is no confusion in terminology: AMD 'Over-Drive' (or, AOD) is likely limited to AMD chipsets. Do you mean CCC?

Using FurMark as a stress really dings Radeon cards. It's too much 'torture' on the arch and does not reflect any real-world use. Simply run 3DMark and monitor your temps, or crank-up your favorite games.

+1 for AfterBurner tweaking...

 
Failing that from what i understand i need to increase the MHz by 10-15 each time and running a stress test program.
- correct. Overclocking is fun and you need patience. slowly increase the core clock like 15 to 20 at a time until you get crashes, artifacts etc. Then continue the step over again

Whats a free program for stress testing ?
- i use Unigene valley Heaven. Free and have benchmarking tool

Is there any big No No's, Like never run on max settings or never increase the memory cloak speed past 1500MHz ?
- Well as long as you do it patiently and always monitor your temps, you will be ok. Restart your pc as soon as your system crash or bsod etc. Another thing is comparing your result to others is not good because different chips overclock differently so you might get higher or lower, depends on your chip. And last note, if you're not sure about increasing the voltage, leave it as it is. You can get good overclock without touching the voltage. Have fun!!!!