I do know that i will have to increase the power limit. An intel i5 4460 or pretty much any other i5 for that matter would have been just fine along with a gtx 970. Today i will show you how to overclock your gtx 970 with voltage tweaks to get higher clocks. A generic search for gtx 970 overclock reveals plenty of threads on toms. Gigabyte geforce gtx 970 overclocked gddr5 pcie video graphics card, 4gb. Dont try this on intel graphics or other integrated systems. This new version of precision is built for the latest nvidia graphics cards and combines the best of evga precision and evga oc scanner to give you never. I bought a gtx 970 gaming 4g card last week and have run into a small overclocking problem.
Using afterburner and the gaming app, i was able to successfully overclock all of the settings except one. How to overclock your graphics card for better gaming performance. But anyway i have a small case with a reference 970 with reference cooler. Overclocking the gigabyte gtx 970 g1 updated 121614. With that in mind, i purchased a build from cp including a reference gtx 970 and i overclocked it from stock to this particular piece of silicons maximum stable overclock. New oc scanner for finding the best stable overclock. For example, my card, an nvidia geforce gtx 970, has a rather famous memory issue that makes the last halfgig of video ram perform much poorer than the other 3. Today, were going to drop it down a notch and have a look at our first gtx 970. Its been over 7 years since i overclocked a nvidia graphics card, so i needed a slight bit of refreshing on the subject. I can not see that graphics card you have giving you any issues with those games and the shaders are good on the gtx 970. The gtx 970, much like its predecessors, the gtx 770 and gtx 670, is destined to be an underrated card.
Theyre listed under beta drivers, but were just released by nvidia a few days ago. Maxwell is the most advanced gpu architecture ever made, designed to be the engine of nextgeneration gaming. Im scared because this card doesnt have custom cooling. In order to be a serious hit with overclockers, hardware needs to offer an excellent priceperformance. One reason to overclock a gpu is if its not giving enough performance for a game to be playable or low fps in a game. Just bought a gtx 970 as the first part of an upgrade.
Overclocking the gtx 970, lets make sure were all making. The 970 g1 features gigabytes windforce cooling unit, which as of november 1st, 2014 appears to be the best heatsink assembly for the geforce gtx 970 cards. For overclocking software, you should download msi afterburner from. You are obviously advised to use msis afterburner, but they all work.
A guide to overclocking your amd or nvidia graphics card, covering. The geforce gtx 970 is the other big graphics card launch of the day, apart from the highend geforce gtx 980. The r9 390 performs like a champ in far cry primal, leaving the rx 480 behind and comfortably beating the gtx 970. I would really appreciate some help, as with stock clocks i cant hold a steady 60fps in any of the 3 games im currently playing maxed out. Rgb led control supporting graphics cards andor nvlink bridge. The 970 was a great deal for the equivalent to 780 ti performance last fall, and the original r9 290 was a great card for the money once nonreference models were available. Intel recommends operating intel graphics frequencies inside the documented specifications. About us career investor csr press center newsroom awards social media videos support faq online support warranty contact us reseller center site map global english 2020 gigabyte technology co. The evga gtx 970 ftw proved to be a great performing card that has many features gaming enthusiasts look for. Realtime wattage monitoring on supported evga graphics cards. Now that i have owned my msi gtx 970 gaming 4g for over a month, i am thinking of overclocking it. Browse categories, post your questions, or just chat with other members.
Gtx 970 from stock to overclocked cyberpowerpc forum. Sadly, for us, neither of these cards has done much to improve priceperformance ratios since the gtx 970 launched. The gtx 970 is a powerful graphics card that gives you the fast, smooth, quiet gaming youre looking for in all your favorite titles. As you can see, the best overclocker is the msi gtx 970 gaming 4g, as it reaches the highest base clock and the joint highest memory clock. Full support for geforce rtx graphics cards and geforce gtx 10series. Evga geforce gtx 970 sc overclocking windows 10 forums. Overclocking might cause damage and can void your warranty.
Gtx 970s tdp meanwhile is lower than gtx 980s thanks to the reduced clock speeds and smm count. And here, with this stable overclock, the card gains at least 335mhz to that peak. Nvidias reference gtx 970 is specd at 1,050mhz core and 7,000mhz memory. Gigabyte also comes with aorus graphics engine software for its highend aorus graphics cards. Any number that doesnt make the card overheat and still stable.
I mentioned in my look at asus strix the other day that ultimately, i think the gtx 970 impresses me more than the gtx 980 at least from a bangforthebuck perspective, and as it happens, that carried straight on through to overclocking. The gtx 970, much like its predecessors, the gtx 770 and gtx 670, is destined to be an underrated card decking. Although i have never overclocked a gpu, so i am unsure of what to look out for. I want to overclock this would be my first overclock. Test in demanding games after youve finished and dial back if you encounter any problems. When paired with an nvidia turing graphics card, the new evga precision x1 will unleash its full potential with a built in overclock scanner, adjustable. The gap is slightly larger in 4k than in 1080p, where the increased number of texture mapping units and cores come into play, but the two gpus are nearly neck and neck. Youll need something that pushes your card to the absolute. The latest version of msi afterburner features oc scanner for rtx 20 series. Overall the generic rule of thumb here for a decent tweak and overclock is that performance. Gigabyte flex display technology patentpending can automatically detect any connected monitors and achieve multidisplay gaming up to 4 monitors at. This overclocking utility from gigabyte supports gtx 950, gtx 960, gtx 970, gtx 980, gtx 980 ti, gtx titan, radeon rx 460, rx 470, rx 480, gtx 1050, gtx 1060, gtx 1070, gtx 1080 graphics cards.
With the second step, you move the slider for the gpu core from its original stock. How to overclock your graphics card for better gaming. Hardly had to blow any dust out of it because the fans dont spin unless it gets hot, and i havent played any real games on it in years, gta v and batman ak i think were the last. We start off by raising the power limit to 110% and increasing gpu frequency in 5mhz increments. The nvidia gtx 970 is a game changer in terms of performance per watt and value for money. For example, your gtx 1080 may be able to safely overclock to a.
This affordable model comes with the new twinfrozr v cooler. Sure theyre badly optimized, but i think for 340 dollars. Manufacturerspecific overclocking software exists, but most veteran pc. Asus strix gtx 970 graphics card asrock z97m pro4 motherboard intel core i54690k processor 16gb of corsair vengeance ddr3 ram sandisk 128gb ssd for windows 10 western digital caviar green 1tb hdd 750 watt psu forgot. You can only go as high as the voltage will let you, nvidia has the voltage locked. Only qualified technically advanced users should attempt any overclocking procedures. Overclocking the gtx 970, lets make sure were all making the best of what weve got. How to overclock your gpu safely to boost performance. Bear in mind, every card is different and your results may be better or worse depending on the infamous silicon lottery. Led sync that syncs with other evga rgb components.
Inno3d geforce gtx 970 ichill herculez x4 air boss ultra. The gtx 970 is based on nvidias groundbreaking maxwell architecture which delivers considerable clock for clock performance gains over kepler, its predecessor. The new evga geforce gtx 980 and 970 are powered by the nextgeneration nvidia maxwell architecture, giving you incredible performance, unmatched power efficiency, and cuttingedge features. Geforce gtx 970 4gd5 oc graphics card the world leader in. This video is tutorial how to overclock any gpu in our case gainward gtx970 refference to 1,4ghz using msi afterburner. With gpu gauntlet sorting, the gigabyte soc graphics card guarantees the higher overclocking capability in terms of excellent power switching. Award for geforce gtx 970 gaming 4g graphics card the. The gtx 970 is clocked at 1,050mhz, and presumably could hit 1,175mhz with gpu boost. On the memory front, i wasnt able to match the gtx 980s 7,750mhz, but came close with 7,700mhz. The factory overclock evga applied to the gtx 970 ftw is one of the. Overall this is a weaker overclock than gtx 980, though not immensely so. Low power consumption, excellent cooling from the acx 2. Msi afterburner seems to be recommended for ocing these cards. When overclocked, the zotac gtx 970 amp omega is capable of closing to within 23% of the gtx 980 on average.