SomeGuy133
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what software do you use to test your OC?
everything, games., benchmarks, F@H, furmark, and more. Every test will show yo different results of what is stable and isn't.
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what software do you use to test your OC?
Reference 980 Ti
Stock BIOS
1549MHz core clock with a max temp of 25°C on air.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx0fUSWQLuQ
no way that is refence on air unless its outside in the snow in chicago right now hahhahaa
[L]imey;1042077268 said:Pics of the setup Nick?
I have it all hidden behind a couch and curtain lol
Are you concerned about the high humidity levels/condensation from outside air?
Not in the least. I've been doing this since '09 and never had an issue.
Wow I am surprised there are no issues. Of course it is super humid where I live so maybe it isn't such a difference for you.
Are you concerned about the high humidity levels/condensation from outside air?
Very cold air has much less water vapour.
If anything it will dry the air out in his room as it warms up.
well guys results are in.....
It can do +100 on the core. I think its 1420 in game? around there..
Max temp even at +130 (it crashes within 5-10 min) top out at ~78 degrees.
thats 2 brand new cards having the same temps. and the lower ASIC overclocks better (I dont put much faith in it anyway)
I do notice I cant see shit all for paste on the core when I look at it from the side and that it uses a thermal pad for the VRMs.
yeah, the first card (ASIC 84%) wouldnt even do +130 WITH extra volts. I thought this was odd. although I did bump it up a tiny bit and it made no difference. Didnt try it under 130 MHz overclock though.
This current card (ASIC 68.4%) will do +100 without extra volts, extra cooling, nothing. Exact same settings as the Hardocp review except only 100+ as opposed to 130.
I do find funny that the review the temps top out at 72....
seems real world samples are much different.
Are you running stock bios? Maybe up the voltage? My old 780 was like that and I was about to sell it until I flashed & raised the voltage. Then, it was a killer card.This thread makes me feel bad. Got a gtx 980 g1 gaming from gigabyte and my score is a 64% and it used to overclock really well, now any decent overclock causes games to crash or hard locks. Can't wait for the new cards to drop then im trading her in.
I have a 3-way SLI setup and can only max out @ 200/400 and even then all 3 cards overheat. It's because I made a mistake and purchased the EVGA cards ACX+ 2.0 type cooling and not the standard ones that vent the heat out of the case. I tried everything, even ran with the case open and all 3 cards still hit 91C, and I have a HAF-X with plenty of space.
Waterblock those bad boys and slap a loop with a big rad on your rig. If you can afford 3 of'em, then you are serious about hardware and can afford to wet them. Will take care of all of your heat drama. But as to OC'ing, +200 on the core and +400 mem for 980Ti's that already sport a factory OC is pretty much par for the course... i.e. You aren't going to see much more before stability issues rain on the parade, even with more voltage. Still, at least you won't overheat!
i wish people would post the actual clock....how the fuck am i supposed to know what your stock clock is....I am not going to guess that and give an opinion on that. Its the worse when reviewers due it and give OC guides based on +this...seriously WTF.
Waterblock those bad boys and slap a loop with a big rad on your rig. If you can afford 3 of'em, then you are serious about hardware and can afford to wet them. Will take care of all of your heat drama. But as to OC'ing, +200 on the core and +400 mem for 980Ti's that already sport a factory OC is pretty much par for the course... i.e. You aren't going to see much more before stability issues rain on the parade, even with more voltage. Still, at least you won't overheat!
i wish people would post the actual clock....how the fuck am i supposed to know what your stock clock is....I am not going to guess that and give an opinion on that. Its the worse when reviewers due it and give OC guides based on +this...seriously WTF.
No room. I have a MSI X99A SLI Plus motherboard. All 3 cards are directly next to each other- no space in between the fans. That's probably why it's so hot. The 4th PCI-E slot is unavailable because I run a 5820k. I hit 91C even @ standard clock speed with the case open.
<snip> ... Putting them under a full water block will help eek out better numbers, but it really isn't worth the cost (at least to me). The % increase to performance for the cost increase doesn't scale favorably.
Totally agree - waterblocking a 980Ti just for more performance gains simply isn't worth it - one would be lucky to eek out another 100-150Mhz on the core if luckily. However, I blocked mine primarily to take care of the heat/noise issues. Never have to worry about the GPU's ever getting hotter than 40C no matter what they are doing, and as an added bonus the CPU in the loop stays frosty as well.
True waterblocking (not that hybrid crap) makes the cards much skinnier and opens up a lot of space between them. Typically takes up a lot less room then air cooling as far as the cards go. And there are also bridges for however you want to stack them, or simply just tube them together yourself. Granted, you need a case that's setup for a pump/radiator or you have to go external.
Here ya you since you seem young and super impatient:
Almost all 980 Ti cards can overclock to 1400 MHz (this and the others that I post are boosted speeds by the way). It should be noted that there are exceptions to this, and temperature of not only the GPU core plays a big role.
About half can achieve 1450 MHz.
Not that many can get to 1500 MHz.
Only a select few can get past 1550 MHz and actually be completely stable in everything.
This is going off of completely air cooled cards. Putting them under a full water block will help eek out better numbers, but it really isn't worth the cost (at least to me). The % increase to performance for the cost increase doesn't scale favorably.