Silicon Lottery with a 980?

bubba_jackson

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Feb 5, 2015
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Alright guys.
I bought this msi 980 from microcenter open box, I only paid $220. Anyway, I decided I'd play around with afterburner to see what I could do safely without any extra voltage and the temps still staying below 70. After 2 hours of gradual increments and stress tests, I ended up maxing out the core and memory sliders. +1000 on both. With only +6 to voltage. I'm relatively new to overclocking gpus, So if I'm missing something, please point it out.
System spec
gigabyte z97 g1 gaming 7
i5 4690k at 4.5ghz
msi gtx 980
850 watt gold rated evga psu