Safe to overclock?

[Dlepi]

I have been wondering if it would be beneficial and/or safe to overclock my GeForce GTX 760 2GB video card. I have an Intel i7-4770 cpu and a Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3 -- 1x PCIe 3.0 x16, 4x USB 3.0, 6x SATA-III 6Gb/s motherboard. I also have 16 gbs ram. Also, can you overclock the i7-4770 with it not being a (k) series? I've read mixed reviews on both subjects so I thought i'd come here and maybe someone could help me out.

Thanks

 

[dustinhunt78]

First, no you can't overclock the i7-4770. It has to be an unlocked version, and as you stated above it is shown with the "k" at the end of the model number. Your motherboard has to be overclock compatible as well.

And as for overclocking the GPU, this is what you need to see/hear. Check out this link.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CDIQtwIwAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DtBxEvgIKpm0&ei=_dUpU8foNquV0gG72YCIAw&usg=AFQjCNG6RxKvXM1w4f4yz84o2WsL-JhMYw&sig2=qcDxIDnn_tjcFy9S7GAIYg&bvm=bv.62922401,d.dmQ

Any other questions you have, feel free to ask!

 

[biohazrdfear]

You would see differences in the games that you cannot max out...maybe. We would need to find benchmarks that include FPS boosts due to overclocking.

 

[biohazrdfear]

Here are some benchmarks for you!

 

[Dlepi]

Thank you for the video, I'm checking it out now. I don't know how i couldn't find that video earlier while i was searching that's a pretty straight forward title lol.

 

[dustinhunt78]

Thank you for the video, I'm checking it out now. I don't know how i couldn't find that video earlier while i was searching that's a pretty straight forward title lol.

LOL That's why this forum is here. Everyone helps everyone, and a bunch of eyes looking for something is far more effective than one set. I never did address whether or not that overclocking the GPU will help you, but the answer is a definite yes. You will have to install a cooler on it though. Overclocking causes a whole lot more generation of heat, which left unchecked can completely destroy your GPU. If you would like for me to find some suitable solutions for GPU cooling let me know and I will find them for you.

 

[biohazrdfear]

Thank you for the video, I'm checking it out now. I don't know how i couldn't find that video earlier while i was searching that's a pretty straight forward title lol.

LOL That's why this forum is here. Everyone helps everyone, and a bunch of eyes looking for something is far more effective than one set. I never did address whether or not that overclocking the GPU will help you, but the answer is a definite yes. You will have to install a cooler on it though. Overclocking causes a whole lot more generation of heat, which left unchecked can completely destroy your GPU. If you would like for me to find some suitable solutions for GPU cooling let me know and I will find them for you.

WATER BLOCK, WATER BLOCK, WATER BLOCK!

 

[dustinhunt78]

Thank you for the video, I'm checking it out now. I don't know how i couldn't find that video earlier while i was searching that's a pretty straight forward title lol.

LOL That's why this forum is here. Everyone helps everyone, and a bunch of eyes looking for something is far more effective than one set. I never did address whether or not that overclocking the GPU will help you, but the answer is a definite yes. You will have to install a cooler on it though. Overclocking causes a whole lot more generation of heat, which left unchecked can completely destroy your GPU. If you would like for me to find some suitable solutions for GPU cooling let me know and I will find them for you.

WATER BLOCK, WATER BLOCK, WATER BLOCK!

LOL Yes, water block.

 

[dustinhunt78]

Here is another thread from here on Tom's discussing a good watercooling solution for the GTX 760. This refers to a 4GB model, but for the purposes of cooling it is all the same.

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1820928/water-cooling-geforce-gtx-760-4gb-graphics-card.html

 

[Dlepi]

haha this seems to be turning into more of a daunting task than i had envisioned. I just finished putting a water cooler on my cpu and I think that was enough tinkering for me for a while. Thanks for the help though guys, ill definitely come back to this post when it's time to overclock lol.

 

[dustinhunt78]

haha this seems to be turning into more of a daunting task than i had envisioned. I just finished putting a water cooler on my cpu and I think that was enough tinkering for me for a while. Thanks for the help though guys, ill definitely come back to this post when it's time to overclock lol.

It only seems more challenging than it is. Once you actually do it you'll look back and say to yourself, "That wasn't so bad!"

Here is one more link to help you out. It may contain something that wasn't covered in the other links I gave you. It is for beginners, which tells me that it goes into great detail.

 

[Dlepi]

Alright, thank you for the information. I'm reading/watching up on it now.

 

[Dlepi]

Hi! I was just going through some of the older threads that I've answered to that were still listed as "Unsolved". If your problem is still unsolved, let me know and we'll see about getting you set straight! But if your problem is resolved, please mark it solved by clicking the "Pick as the solution" button located near the bottom of the post that helped you most. This helps others when they have a problem similar to yours. When they scan over threads, they see that the thread they are looking at is "Solved". They then can open the thread and get their solution solved as well! It helps the whole community. Thanks! 😀

Well, It's still unresolved but only because i haven't taken it any further. The info you gave me was definitely in the right direction! Also, I just made a new post if you could take a few minutes to maybe give me a suggestion haha http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2082645/gpu-issues-amd-radeon-270x.html (I wish i knew more about pc's ) But thanks for the info