Overclocking a GTX 970

[bratko]

Hello guys, so I'm new to overclocking and I want to try it, that being said I want to overclock my 970. I've been researching and I want to overclock it without touching core voltage as I'm new and people say you shouldn't mess with that stuff if you don't know what you're doing.

So I have a few question to ask you guys:
1. Will overclocking a GPU increase wattage consumpton by a lot?
2. Can I damage any other component when I overclock GPU ( example. motherboard )


This is my setup:
MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5T
AMD FX 8320
Gigabyte 970A-DS3P
FSP RAIDER 550W 80+ Silver

Thank you!

 

[XxMongermaniacxX]

old video, but will help

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA_l5-HDel4

Hope this helps. And in most cases, overclocking you gpu will not effect any other components, except the power supply. I dont really know much about FSP as a brand, which is probably a bad thing. I would open a new thread and name it "Overclocking GTX 970 with FSP 550W"... That will get you some clearer answers

 

[bratko]

Thank you very much for your answer mate, going to try doing it tommorow!

 

[XxMongermaniacxX]

no problem cheers!