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overclocking the Asus GTX 970 Strix

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October 1, 2014 6:54:46 PM

Will the gtx 970 strix reach 1500+Mhz eventhough it only has 1x8pin socket?

Also will the performance boost be huge?

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October 1, 2014 7:18:36 PM

1500 MHZ as in memory clock or core clock? Core clock, NO WAY. That would be too high, memory clock yes.
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October 1, 2014 7:33:35 PM

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GTX_970_STRIX_O...

GPU: 1290MHz

Memory: 1990MHz

I don't recommend pushing things to the limit but you can experiment and get an optimal balance of stability, fan noise, and performance. Every card will be slightly different as well.

*Battlefield 3 improved by 12.5% but then it was already at about 115FPS so if you use VSYNC to cap at 60FPS that would be pointless for this game at least at these settings.

Personally I'd go with 1200MHz and 1900MHz for the settings but I don't have the card to experiment.


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October 1, 2014 8:00:13 PM

I'm refering to core clock. I heard that the gigabyte gtx 970 can go up to 1524 Mhz stable.
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October 1, 2014 8:14:03 PM

Several cards have already demonstrated hitting 1500 boost clock.....Asus wasn't one of them.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/msi_geforce_gtx_97...
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/gigabyte_geforce_g...
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/asus_geforce_gtx_9...

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2014/09/19/nv...

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ASUS has also trimmed the standard 2 x 6-pin PCI-E power connections down to a single 8-pin one, which has an LED to tell you when your cable is correctly connected and working. This design makes cable management easier, but there's a chance it could negatively impact the card's overclocking potential.


Other concerns from that article....

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On its custom PCB, ASUS places all eight Samsung memory chips on the front side, meaning that the backplate does not directly cool any of them. In fact, the chips are left without any contact plate or heatsink touching them, relying solely on air from the fans to cool them.

We also find a 6-phase power delivery system for the GPU, a 50 percent upgrade from stock specifications. It also uses ASUS's DIGI+ VRM controller for precise, digital voltages, as well as high quality Super Alloy Power components for buzz-free choke operation, longer capacitor lifespan and MOSFETs with a 30 percent higher voltage threshold than standard. Sadly, the memory has not been granted the same treatment. It is fed by a single phase found at the other side of the PCB, and this one does not use any special components.

The MOSFETs of the DIGI+ power phases are cooled by a small heatsink, but the VRM controller and the MOSFETs for the memory power phase are left, like the memory chips, to fend for themselves without direct cooling





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October 2, 2014 4:08:27 PM

Maybe it could theoretically get past 1500 but that is WAY past original performance and could actually cause some damage!
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October 2, 2014 6:12:08 PM

It causes the card to throttle, getting a +150 boost to core clock is the sweet spot in my opinion.
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October 3, 2014 7:51:32 AM

SlayZombi said:
Maybe it could theoretically get past 1500 but that is WAY past original performance and could actually cause some damage!


No, not at those temps. Besides nVidia has locked down what you can do to these cards both physically and legally with their partners that it is almost impossible to damage them. We have been running all our cards overclocked to the gills, (25+%) into the 80s since the 500 series and none have suffered any damage. Of course, last thing ya wanted to do with the 500 series was use a reference PCB (i.e. EVGA SC series) as those were pretty easy to damage. All the 970s I have seen so far use a custom PCB, even EVGA, though they didn't exactly go hi end on the components or component cooling....so that one ya might be wise to be careful with.

I have seen 0 reports of throttling at Boost Clocks of 1500 Hz. They can hit 1275 - 1350+ Boost clocks at stock settings. + 150 Mhz is really "no bigga deal" for these cards.



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October 4, 2014 6:58:24 PM

Don't forget you want the NOISE to be tolerable at the chosen overclock as well in addition to stability.
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October 4, 2014 7:01:04 PM

Noise hasn't been an issue any any of the reviews so far.
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October 4, 2014 7:24:01 PM

JackNaylorPE said:
Noise hasn't been an issue any any of the reviews so far.


I'm referring to fan noise when pushing the cards to the maximum such as 1450MHz+.

And don't forget many people have internal case temperatures that are HOTTER than what a reviewer has so the fan will have to ramp up even more.
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October 4, 2014 7:44:05 PM

So am I. Again, reviewers have pushed them them to 1500 Boost Clock....no reported noise issues so far and they used a temp target of 80C. When ya start out at 29 dbA, ..... ya have a lotta room before you get annoying



By comparison, the H100i breaks 68 dBA ... that's 16 times louder....the Noctua DH-15 is 33 dbA



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18 minutes ago

can someone tell me a program to use to overclock? I'm using this gpu tweak that asus provided but it only goes to 1400mhz boost clock
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