Overclocking Monitor with Titan(s)

[gridironcj]

Hello all,

I have just purchased my first 2 GTX Titans and I'm interested in overclocking my Asus PB278Q (2560x1440 display @60Hz). I have the option of overclocking it to 75Hz, which sounds great. However, I am always tentative when it comes to overclocking of any kind, so would anyone on here be able to shedsome insight on potential things that could go wrong and mess up my monitor? Better yet, has anyone on here successfully overclocked their monitor using the Titan drivers? If so, to what refrsh rate? My monitor is connected via a DisplayPort 1.2. Should I be using DVI for overclocking or does it even matter? Your advice and insight would be much appreciated!

 

[06yfz450ridr]

I would leave it at 60hz since that is the native refresh. I've never actually seen an option to overclock them. Are you sure it can't go to 75hz default? Most new monitors do 60 or 75hz

 

[gridironcj]

I would leave it at 60hz since that is the native refresh. I've never actually seen an option to overclock them. Are you sure it can't go to 75hz default? Most new monitors do 60 or 75hz

Yes, you can overclock your monitor with the new Nvidia drivers at the Titan's launch.

 

[cookybiscuit]

Theres always a chance your monitor will blow up in your face, and they're pretty expensive for that. Its not just limited to Titans, I've tried it and you know once you've gone too far since after pressing test your monitor will black out or display an error.

 

[Airm3n-1292454]

dvi or displayport shouldn't matter as long as if you choose dvi its dual link but if you ponied up the money for the titans i would recommend getting yourself a 120hz or 144hz instead of maybe damaging your monitor.

 

[Mahisse]

Yeah why would you cheap out on the screen after investing so much into two Titans cards? Unless you expected to be able to overclock your screen to 120hz?

 

[06yfz450ridr]

ahh i really dont count trying to push a higher refresh rate "overclocking" haha but your monitor supports 75hz from the factory according to the specs, and actually has a 5ms response time which isnt bad since most 2560s are higher than that and cost way more.

 

[gridironcj]

Yeah why would you cheap out on the screen after investing so much into two Titans cards? Unless you expected to be able to overclock your screen to 120hz?

There aren't any 120Hz monitors at 2560x1440 or 2560x1600 resolutions. I could buy a 1920x1080 120Hz monitor, but with 2 Titans I will get well over 120fps on most games maxed on such a low resolution and I absolutely hate vsync.

 

[cookybiscuit]

with 2 Titans I will get well over 120fps on most games maxed on such a low resolution and I absolutely hate vsync.

I wouldn't bet on that. As frame rate increases, the load on the CPU does too, regardless of the stress on the GPU's. Chances are the CPU will max out before you can get a consistent 120FPS, at least in most CPU dependent games.

 

[gridironcj]

with 2 Titans I will get well over 120fps on most games maxed on such a low resolution and I absolutely hate vsync.

I wouldn't bet on that. As frame rate increases, the load on the CPU does too, regardless of the stress on the GPU's. Chances are the CPU will max out before you can get a consistent 120FPS, at least in most CPU dependent games.

Considering I get well over 120FPS on average with Battlefield 3 maxed out @2560x1440, which is moderately demanding, I think it's safe to assume my statement is accurate.