Taking My Overclock To The Next Level

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thdarkshadow

thdarkshadow

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I have an MSI 760 Hawk that I have in LN2 mode and just can't seem to get past 1300mhz core clock and keep it stable in furmark. Right now I am getting 1293mhz and it is stable as well as staying below 70c. The highest it went in furmark was 67c. I would like to break that 1300mhz barrier and since my temps are fine I would think I could get there but I just can't. I am using MSI after burner and have core voltage +12mV, Aux voltage +10mV and power limit 111%. memory is stock.

Any hints or tips to get that extra little bit? And please don't say it isn't worth it because there isn't any performance increase because I know that I just overclock for the fun of it
 
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yes High voltage can hurt the chip. I am unsure what the max voltage is for that GPU so i can not really say if bumping it to 20mV will hurt it or not. The cooler you keep the Chip the less heat damage is done but there is also voltage damage that can be done. I think your best bet is to check the net for this answer and if none is found then make another post here about that one subject.

also sorry for the late response but i got gaming and time seems to fly then.
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Sorry for the confusion it is air cooled with the twin frozr cooler but the bios is the unlocked voltage one that MSI calls LN2.

It stays around 65-67c while running furmark wouldn't that be plenty cool to be stable? I'm not an overclocking expert but it surely isn't becoming unstable due to those temps
 
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If a voltage bump gets you no where then the next option is trying to make it as cool as possible. For FUN as long as the thermostat is not in the same room and it is cooler outside close the door and open the window/s and see what you can get. I always get my best OC's in the middle of the night because of it being cooler.

I have heard of the LN2 switch But was unsure of it's purpose. I did know it helped with OCing But with a name like "LN2" it kinda seems like liquid nitrogen would be implied. :)
 
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One last question: if my temps are fine can I keep going with the voltage? I can knock the voltage way up and I added a tad more (12mV) and it was stable for 10 minutes instead of two. I am trying 20mV and it seems to be stable at 1306mhz but will I hurt the card adding more voltage or are temps my only concern? I will return to a low overclock or none at all for long term just FYI
 
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yes High voltage can hurt the chip. I am unsure what the max voltage is for that GPU so i can not really say if bumping it to 20mV will hurt it or not. The cooler you keep the Chip the less heat damage is done but there is also voltage damage that can be done. I think your best bet is to check the net for this answer and if none is found then make another post here about that one subject.

also sorry for the late response but i got gaming and time seems to fly then.
 
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