Help with OVerclocking my GPU

TARUN PV · Mar 12, 2017

Hello everyone!

First of all let me specify my rig to you

Processor: Intel i3 4130 3.4Ghz
RAM: 8GB DDR3
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 1GB with Intel on board graphics 2GB
MotherBoard: Gigabyte H81M-S1

As you can see its not a beast but has served me well

A few days back i bought Mass Effect Andromeda and after seeing its game play i doubt that my rig can handle that game....so i decided to try overclocking my GPU...
After digging a bit i found out that MSI Afterburner is the best utility software that can be used for overclocking.....and i only heard that overclocking may damage my GPU...on top of that im a total noob about technology so i ask you guys...

How do i use MSI Afterburner to overclock my GPU to such a extent that it wont be a danger to my GPU and can reliably run ME:A

Thanks in advance.

aquielisunari · Mar 12, 2017

TARUN PV :

I suggest downloading http://store.steampowered.com/app/402290/ . Run it. Record your score. Or download http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/download-unigine-heaven-benchmark.html . Run it. Record your score. Or do both. For those with some extra time run them both again. Scores can sometimes vary. This way you have a baseline with which to compare to your OC. http://www.ozone3d.net/benchmarks/fur/ should also be downloaded.

Let's assume your memory clock is at 3500MHz. Increase that number by 25MHz(some choose 50 or even 100MHz). Run Furmark(AA at 4 or more) for about 15 minutes. Make sure you don't see any oddities such as blockiness or lines or odd colors. Artifacts and PC crashes are obvious signs you have applied too high of an OC. This may get time intensive. How long are your gaming sessions? An OC shouldn't be a wham bam thank you affair.Furmark will help prove the OC is stable. Stability is good but an OC is sometimes applied to increase a game's FPS. This is why I suggested those other two programs. After an OC and Furmark session run one or both, with antialiasing set to no less than 4 and take note of the score. Did it increase? The OC helped. Increase another 25 or 50MHz. Rinse and repeat with those programs to check for artifacts and score increases. No more increase? Move over to increasing your core clock by multiples of 25MHz. This is where you shouldn't make big increases. This number will always be lower than your memory clock and the total increase is usually less. Run those aforementioned programs again after each increase to check for stability and score increase.

While you are testing you need to monitor your GPU and CPU temps. CLOSELY. MSI's OSD can help with that. Settings(gear)/Monitoring/. Do you know a safe temp for your GPU? It should stay below 79C. Others run it at 80+ happily but as for my I prefer to stay a bit cooler and safer. MSI AB also has a Fan tab. You can set a more aggressive/customized fan curve. Have the fans increase to 50% of full power/RPMs at 50C or 40C or 60C? Your choice.

With the i3 in play I see this build as being more CPU bound. But, it's locked.

TARUN PV · Mar 13, 2017

aquielisunari :

TARUN PV :

I suggest downloading http://store.steampowered.com/app/402290/ . Run it. Record your score. Or download http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/download-unigine-heaven-benchmark.html . Run it. Record your score. Or do both. For those with some extra time run them both again. Scores can sometimes vary. This way you have a baseline with which to compare to your OC. http://www.ozone3d.net/benchmarks/fur/ should also be downloaded.

Let's assume your memory clock is at 3500MHz. Increase that number by 25MHz(some choose 50 or even 100MHz). Run Furmark(AA at 4 or more) for about 15 minutes. Make sure you don't see any oddities such as blockiness or lines or odd colors. Artifacts and PC crashes are obvious signs you have applied too high of an OC. This may get time intensive. How long are your gaming sessions? An OC shouldn't be a wham bam thank you affair.Furmark will help prove the OC is stable. Stability is good but an OC is sometimes applied to increase a game's FPS. This is why I suggested those other two programs. After an OC and Furmark session run one or both, with antialiasing set to no less than 4 and take note of the score. Did it increase? The OC helped. Increase another 25 or 50MHz. Rinse and repeat with those programs to check for artifacts and score increases. No more increase? Move over to increasing your core clock by multiples of 25MHz. This is where you shouldn't make big increases. This number will always be lower than your memory clock and the total increase is usually less. Run those aforementioned programs again after each increase to check for stability and score increase.

While you are testing you need to monitor your GPU and CPU temps. CLOSELY. MSI's OSD can help with that. Settings(gear)/Monitoring/. Do you know a safe temp for your GPU? It should stay below 79C. Others run it at 80+ happily but as for my I prefer to stay a bit cooler and safer. MSI AB also has a Fan tab. You can set a more aggressive/customized fan curve. Have the fans increase to 50% of full power/RPMs at 50C or 40C or 60C? Your choice.

With the i3 in play I see this build as being more CPU bound. But, it's locked.

well its strange actually.... i've done what you told me to do downloaded haven benchmark software and first did a test.....and then i increased my memory clock to +25 and did the test again and....well.... the minimum fps, average fps and the total score came down

i dont know what i've done wrong....
and to answer your question about how long do i play.... i play a couple of hours or so during weekdays but my PC's always running some game during weekends....
i would really appreciate it if you could help me with this.

aquielisunari · Mar 13, 2017

TARUN PV :

aquielisunari :

well its strange actually.... i've done what you told me to do downloaded haven benchmark software and first did a test.....and then i increased my memory clock to +25 and did the test again and....well.... the minimum fps, average fps and the total score came down

i dont know what i've done wrong....
and to answer your question about how long do i play.... i play a couple of hours or so during weekdays but my PC's always running some game during weekends....
i would really appreciate it if you could help me with this.

Nothing wrong. I'd increase it 100MHz and try again. Amd again. Still lowers it? Try decreasing it 75MHz below stock. Test again. Move over to your Core Clock next. Small steps.

An OC isn't going to SIGNIFICANTLY boost your FPS. It may boost it 10 or MAYBE 20 FPS but is usually less. An average may be about 11%. With a 60FPS game that means your FPS may increase 5 or 8 FPS. Secondly not all GPUs are created equal. That included identical GFX cards. The silicon inside is microscopically different than its siblings. Therefore OC's are not guaranteed and can vary even when the same GPUs are compared.

In addition to that you have a dual core i3 in play. I see that as the villain in your scenario.

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