Trouble overclocking my 7970?

pyr0_m4n

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I have a XFX 7970 standard edition (this exact one.)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150665

The standard clock is 925 core and 1375 memory. When I overclock, i ca get up to 1025 core and 1400 memory before i crash the driver. I can see other people OC to 1100 and 1500, so why can't I? Does it have something to do with the manufacturer? I'm using the 13.3 Beta driver (was using the 13.1 driver, same results.) Using the Control Center. Power bar is at +20%
 

Azn Cracker

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Those other guys probably got lucky and got cards that overclock well. Not all the cards are made exactly the same. And yes it does depend on the manufacturer, they have different cooling solutions and different pcb boards.
 

pyr0_m4n

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So does that mean there's nothing I can do?