Hello All,
I am using an 4GB EVGA GTX 770 Classified w/ ACX Cooler and would like to overclock it to squeeze out some extra frames in GTA 5.
The EVGA PrecisionX software seems pretty straight forward but I have a few questions...
1. I created a profile for settings I would like to use. When I force the settings through kboost, I can see that they are applied because the GPU core increases to 1293 Mhz (my overclock). If I exit the software and play a game I see no difference in framerate (both 3dmark and GTA5 fps test). Do I have to keep the software open when gaming? It seems like it goes back to the default settings if I exit the software. My profile is saved it just seems to become inactive if I exit the software, regardless of it being applied before exiting.
2. When I enabled overvolting (but didn't change anything) I got a warning message stating that it could be damaging to the GPU. The overvolting goes up to 12mv max and after doing research it seems that it will be necessary to achieve a max core clock of 1306mhz and a +300 mhz offset for the memory. Exactly how dangerous is overvolting by 12mv on a Classified card?
3. Is overclocking the gpu memory worth it? Factory default is 7010 mhz which already seems high (many other video cards seem to be around 6000 mhz at stock).
4. I broke the link between power target and temp target as I don't want my gpu exceeding the 79C, but increased the power target to about 105%. What exactly does the power target do? Will the overclock not work if the power target is too little? Is there any negative effect to having a higher power target than what is needed? And finally, if the power target is set to priority, will the 79C temp target be ignored? It seems that the graphics card automatically adjusts itself to my overclock anyways, regardless of what the power target is set to. I'm mostly concerned about any adverse effects.
Thank you for taking the time to read this wall of text. I appreciate any answers or input!
I am using an 4GB EVGA GTX 770 Classified w/ ACX Cooler and would like to overclock it to squeeze out some extra frames in GTA 5.
The EVGA PrecisionX software seems pretty straight forward but I have a few questions...
1. I created a profile for settings I would like to use. When I force the settings through kboost, I can see that they are applied because the GPU core increases to 1293 Mhz (my overclock). If I exit the software and play a game I see no difference in framerate (both 3dmark and GTA5 fps test). Do I have to keep the software open when gaming? It seems like it goes back to the default settings if I exit the software. My profile is saved it just seems to become inactive if I exit the software, regardless of it being applied before exiting.
2. When I enabled overvolting (but didn't change anything) I got a warning message stating that it could be damaging to the GPU. The overvolting goes up to 12mv max and after doing research it seems that it will be necessary to achieve a max core clock of 1306mhz and a +300 mhz offset for the memory. Exactly how dangerous is overvolting by 12mv on a Classified card?
3. Is overclocking the gpu memory worth it? Factory default is 7010 mhz which already seems high (many other video cards seem to be around 6000 mhz at stock).
4. I broke the link between power target and temp target as I don't want my gpu exceeding the 79C, but increased the power target to about 105%. What exactly does the power target do? Will the overclock not work if the power target is too little? Is there any negative effect to having a higher power target than what is needed? And finally, if the power target is set to priority, will the 79C temp target be ignored? It seems that the graphics card automatically adjusts itself to my overclock anyways, regardless of what the power target is set to. I'm mostly concerned about any adverse effects.
Thank you for taking the time to read this wall of text. I appreciate any answers or input!
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