I currecntly have a xfx r9 290x as my graphics card. I'd like to start overclocking it and I've read a few tutorials and watched a few videos, but none of the videos had to do with the program that the written tutorials were about, and the written tutorials were about an outdated version of the program that I was advised to use.
I'm currently using (have installed) sapphire trixx, because I've read, as stated above, that its Superior to msi's program. Now the questions that I have are.
1) what is "power limit?" from what I understand it controls the amount of power that my GPU can pull, is that correct?
2) the tutorial that I read said that I should max out "powertune" at 20%. I assume "powertune" is the same as "power limit" but my version of trixx maxes power limit out at 50% . so should I set "power limit" at the full 50% "to max it" or should I keep it down at the 20%?
3) the tutorial I read said increase "clock speed" by 100 run it and if it crashes set back by 25 until it doesn't, does this mean GPU clock, and is that a safe and effective way to figure out my clock settings?
Edit: just for some additional information CPU is an AMD fx-8350. Currently on furmark I have a stable 78ish FPS and my Temps reach around 90C for my GPU.
Edit: So I've messed around with it briefly setting my core clock up to 1025 mhz and my power tune up 5%-15% and none of it made any different when running benchmarks.... infact at base setting my GPU doesn't even reach its 1000 MHz's when running furmark, it averages out around 890 Mhz. When I useunigine heavens benchmark I do end up getting the full MHz's.
I'm currently using (have installed) sapphire trixx, because I've read, as stated above, that its Superior to msi's program. Now the questions that I have are.
1) what is "power limit?" from what I understand it controls the amount of power that my GPU can pull, is that correct?
2) the tutorial that I read said that I should max out "powertune" at 20%. I assume "powertune" is the same as "power limit" but my version of trixx maxes power limit out at 50% . so should I set "power limit" at the full 50% "to max it" or should I keep it down at the 20%?
3) the tutorial I read said increase "clock speed" by 100 run it and if it crashes set back by 25 until it doesn't, does this mean GPU clock, and is that a safe and effective way to figure out my clock settings?
Edit: just for some additional information CPU is an AMD fx-8350. Currently on furmark I have a stable 78ish FPS and my Temps reach around 90C for my GPU.
Edit: So I've messed around with it briefly setting my core clock up to 1025 mhz and my power tune up 5%-15% and none of it made any different when running benchmarks.... infact at base setting my GPU doesn't even reach its 1000 MHz's when running furmark, it averages out around 890 Mhz. When I useunigine heavens benchmark I do end up getting the full MHz's.
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