Safe overclock for MSI GTX 970

[Fazzyy]

Hi All

I have the above card and wanted to get the best performance out of it.

I wouldn't know where to start with manually overclocking this card. Could anyone kindly share their setting which are really stable??

Regards

 

[mcnumpty23]

which version of the card?

i have the g4 gaming

before i watercooled it i ran it at 1500mhz boost and 7600 to 7800mhz on the memory

every card will overclock a little differently but some where close to that should be about what to aim for

 

[Fazzyy]

are there different versions? thought there was only one.

It's this one http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00NOP536Y?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00

 

[mcnumpty23]

yeah theres a load of different versions

http://eu.msi.com/product/vga#?category=NVIDIA-GeForce%20900%20Series

but you have the same one i do

 

[Sahaj Pal]

These reviews may give you a rough idea about how high your card might just hit. As mcnumpty23 said every card will overclock slightly differently. It can be for better or for worse due to the production variances that exist.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_970_Gaming/30.html
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_geforce_gtx_970_gaming_review,26.html
http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/msi_gtx_970_gaming_4g/4.htm
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2014/09/29/msi_geforce_gtx_970_gaming_4g_video_card_review/8#.VY8CuXk9L4Y
http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/zardon/msi-gtx-970-gaming-4g-review/21/

 

[JakeBluz]

which version of the card?

i have the g4 gaming

before i watercooled it i ran it at 1500mhz boost and 7600 to 7800mhz on the memory

every card will overclock a little differently but some where close to that should be about what to aim for

What did you set your voltage at? (just for reference, I know all hardware varies)

 

[mcnumpty23]

which version of the card?

i have the g4 gaming

before i watercooled it i ran it at 1500mhz boost and 7600 to 7800mhz on the memory

every card will overclock a little differently but some where close to that should be about what to aim for

What did you set your voltage at? (just for reference, I know all hardware varies)

left it at stock you can only add about 0.1v anyway

 

[JakeBluz]

which version of the card?

i have the g4 gaming

before i watercooled it i ran it at 1500mhz boost and 7600 to 7800mhz on the memory

every card will overclock a little differently but some where close to that should be about what to aim for

which version of the card?

Which program did you use to overclock? MSI afterburner only shows the difference from stock or is there a way to read it that I'm not seeing?

i have the g4 gaming

before i watercooled it i ran it at 1500mhz boost and 7600 to 7800mhz on the memory

every card will overclock a little differently but some where close to that should be about what to aim for

What did you set your voltage at? (just for reference, I know all hardware varies)

left it at stock you can only add about 0.1v anyway