Is it safe to use evga presicion to raise the voltage?

Just Another Guy · Apr 6, 2013

Hey, I've just got a gtx 680 and had a shot at overclocking it, I got it to the highest stable values i could (memory could go higher but caused blue flashes), but I'm also fairly new to it all, so would appreciate if anyone could say if it's safe to put the voltage up within the limits you're given?

It's on 9.87 and can go to 1.162, is the only downside an increase in temperature or could you burn out a card?

Thanks

mclovits · Apr 6, 2013

As long as you keep the temps below the 90 degree point, and you don't crash the card, you are ok. Your goal is to find the highest overclock you can achieve/are comfortable with, then focus on trying to lower the voltage and clockspeeds until you find a nice balance between heat and performance. Only use as much voltage as you need, and as long as you go in smaller increments, the odds of blowing your card are very slim.

JackNaylorPE · Apr 6, 2013

Depends on the card.....if its the EVGA SC or FTW, they have a pretty chinsy VRM design.....OTOH, is it's an EVGA Classified with it's 14+3 phase VRM design, I'd be a bit more liberal with the voltage boosts.

bystander · Apr 6, 2013

It won't matter, unless you change your BIOS. The software won't let you raise the voltage higher than it already boosts to.

Just Another Guy · Apr 7, 2013

It's actually a gigabyte version, but works fine with the precision driver

picture of my settings here - http://i50.tinypic.com/98xaut.jpg

What I was meaning, was would it be ok if I just put the voltage to max straight away and figure out a good overclock on that, or is it not a particularly good idea?
It doesn't go anywhere near the power target, and the cooling works fine with the settings i put above, the fan at around 65% is enough to stop the temperature rising

Basically, i'm fine with the cooling haha, just want to know if maxing out that voltage could do some damage or if it's safe enough as long as I keep within the limits

bystander · Apr 7, 2013

Just Another Guy :

What I'm saying is once you go into 3D mode, your voltage will jump to 1.175 without a voltage adjustment, and the max you can use Precision to get to is 1.150, and it doesn't appear to change anything with the way it operates in game.

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