Whats the safe OC level for a 280x (vapor X)?

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Right now I have it at 1130/1710 w/ 1188mV. Ran Valley ExtremeHD and tempts stayed at 69c with room ac turned off which I normally have turned on while gaming. I wonder if I should keep going until I hit 75c temp or run into artifacts and crashing.

Also is core or memory clock more important in game performance? Should I sacrifice some memory clock in order to increase the core clock?
 
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Core clock is much more important than memory clock.

Just increase it bit by bit until it gets too hot for your liking or starts giving you visual artifacts/crashing. Then just undo the last increment and you have your highest stable OC.

Not all GPUs can overclock to the same level even if they are the exact same product.
Core clock is much more important than memory clock.

Just increase it bit by bit until it gets too hot for your liking or starts giving you visual artifacts/crashing. Then just undo the last increment and you have your highest stable OC.

Not all GPUs can overclock to the same level even if they are the exact same product.
 
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