Can factory overclocking cause instability?
Last response: in Overclocking
Hello,
I've been having trouble lately with a recently purchased graphics card. My system specs are as follows:
OS: Win7
CPU: AMD FX 8120 Eight-core Processor, 3.11 GHz
MB: AMD Sabertooth 990FX
PSU: Rocketfish, 900W
RAM: 8 GB
GPU: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti Power Edition/OC, 2GB GDDR5 VRAM
What happens is shortly after beginning a game like Far Cry 3 or Skyrim (ranging from 2-10 minutes), the system will enter a few possible crash scenarios:
1. The system hard freezes entirely, the audio and video both halt and the only way to get out is to perform a hard reset
2. The screen turns black and comes back a moment later without an error notification, but with discolored bars across the screen (pictured in the upper screenshot here: http://imgur.com/a/4VXgB) followed by either significantly reduced FPS, a crash to desktop, or a system freeze.
I've contacted both MSI and NVIDIA about this. NVIDIA says it's because the factory overclocking is too aggressive (base 1019 MHz compared to GeForce specifications of 915 MHz; boost is 1084~ MHz, GeForce specifications are 980 MHz). MSI says the card may not be compatible with the mobo/bios.
Could anyone give me some advice on either solving this issue or who is right about it, and if the overclocking is the issue, how I can address it?
I've been having trouble lately with a recently purchased graphics card. My system specs are as follows:
OS: Win7
CPU: AMD FX 8120 Eight-core Processor, 3.11 GHz
MB: AMD Sabertooth 990FX
PSU: Rocketfish, 900W
RAM: 8 GB
GPU: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti Power Edition/OC, 2GB GDDR5 VRAM
What happens is shortly after beginning a game like Far Cry 3 or Skyrim (ranging from 2-10 minutes), the system will enter a few possible crash scenarios:
1. The system hard freezes entirely, the audio and video both halt and the only way to get out is to perform a hard reset
2. The screen turns black and comes back a moment later without an error notification, but with discolored bars across the screen (pictured in the upper screenshot here: http://imgur.com/a/4VXgB) followed by either significantly reduced FPS, a crash to desktop, or a system freeze.
I've contacted both MSI and NVIDIA about this. NVIDIA says it's because the factory overclocking is too aggressive (base 1019 MHz compared to GeForce specifications of 915 MHz; boost is 1084~ MHz, GeForce specifications are 980 MHz). MSI says the card may not be compatible with the mobo/bios.
Could anyone give me some advice on either solving this issue or who is right about it, and if the overclocking is the issue, how I can address it?
More about : factory overclocking instability
You may have gotten one of the cards that were shown to have a manufacturing work around that affected them, I would tell MSI I either want a brand new freshly manufactured one that is supposedly fixed or a complete refund. Here is the article: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/MSI-GTX-660-670-overvo...
My guess is this is what Nvidia was basically referring to, I think I read they were not pleased with MSI.
My guess is this is what Nvidia was basically referring to, I think I read they were not pleased with MSI.
chugot9218 said:
You may have gotten one of the cards that were shown to have a manufacturing work around that affected them, I would tell MSI I either want a brand new freshly manufactured one that is supposedly fixed or a complete refund. Here is the article: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/MSI-GTX-660-670-overvo...My guess is this is what Nvidia was basically referring to, I think I read they were not pleased with MSI.
I'm not sure that this could be the case, though, considering I just bought the card last week and that article is from October.
jemm said:
I think the best thing to do at the moment is to check your Bios version, and see if it is the latest -- if not then update it, then see if the issue is solved.Just did that. It turned out my BIOS was out of date and I just updated it. Unfortunately, Far Cry 3 froze again on two separate attempts.
I'm thinking of just returning the card and maybe swapping it for a different manufacturer. I spent $310 on the card... Does anyone have any recommendations for a different card for a similar or lower price? And also, should I get an ATI card since my motherboard and processor are both AMD?
It is always good to have the last Bios version! ![:)]( ":)")
Unfortunately it alone didn´t work for you -- I think Chugot9218 is right about the issue -- I had not seen that article about your card -- RMA it as soon as possible!
Try to find an Radeon HD 7970 for around $400 -- it is monster! www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7970-benchmark-t...
Unfortunately it alone didn´t work for you -- I think Chugot9218 is right about the issue -- I had not seen that article about your card -- RMA it as soon as possible!
Try to find an Radeon HD 7970 for around $400 -- it is monster! www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7970-benchmark-t...
Related ressources:
- ForumPossible cause for OC instability ? (Major Issues)
- ForumKingston ValueRAM - does it cause instability ?
- ForumOverclock Instability : Asus P5Q-SE2 with E7600
- ForumOC 3570k cause Quick Sync instability
- ForumBF3 = Bullshit Factory x3
- ForumOverclocking Instability after ~3 years
- ForumInstability in New Games
- Forum[Solved] Random Shutdown and Instability
- ForumAMD Overclocking Club
- ForumMemory and cpu instability ?
- ForumPost overclock instability
- ForumInstability after a few hours.
- ForumSystem instability , need help.
- ForumOdd Voltages Causing Instability ?
- Forumdoes using 2 mem slots cause instablity problems
- ForumShould I connect all my case fans to a PWM slot?
- ForumFX 8320 overclocking and game optimization
- ForumCan i overclocl to 3.0ghz
- ForumOverclocking stability?
- Forum[Solved] Overclocking Q9300 with MSI easy OC switch
- More resources
Read discussions in other Overclocking categories
!
