How to Overclock a Video Card - Beginners Guide

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[@jon.wilson]

Those animations in Solitaire are gonna look so smooth now, thanks Jay

[@Manimal2222]

+Jon Wilson Minesweeper too.

[@sbrazenor2]

+Jon Wilson and 60FPS on MS Word. It's like a wet dream.

[@Jarb2104]

+Jon Wilson You and your noobish games, space pinball is a real game with demanding graphics

[@Manimal2222]

Jarb2104 I couldn't even dream about playing that. Too hard.

[@Jarb2104]

Byron Shultz that's because of FPS, once you get a decent FPS with the over clock, you're good to go.

[@Raptorman0205]

3 Gtx Titan X's... ...I didn't realize I was watching a tutorial on how to overclock your terminator robot.

[@Timinator01]

i'm guessing you haven't watched many of his videos? Skunkworks is a lot of PC

[@lucsamuelsen]

The funny thing is that i got higher score with a single 1080ti OC

[@winstonvkoot]

Deagless because adding cards is pretty broken as scaling goes.

[@vnavega]

Nice XD

[@user-yz8wv6hn6o]

xaxaxaxaxaxaxaxa

[@pye53]

As a complete beginner regarding overclocking it was refreshing to hear in simple terms how to go about it, I have applied core clock increases already and will be heading to the memory clock next. Thanks so much Jayz.

[@lukethmpsn]

we need a 2019 update...

[@Lionsmane419]

fax

[@tomwallen7271]

@Ulysses strange Hi. Just checking in from the year 2520. I picked up my new GTXXX 40,080 Ti. Looking for an overclock guide, plz.

[@p.s6742]

@@tomwallen7271 Just put some RGB and you will be fine.

[@tomwallen7271]

@Ulysses strange sorry, I know it seems important to you, but I'm really just interested in how to overclock my GPU

[@cyborgrat]

@Ulysses strange well the interface changed alot, im doing a oc scanner, that doesnt seem to be there.

[@DiehlGames]

I've known how to do this for years but I'm watching anyway because Jay's a boss.

[@drewb242]

+DiehlGames I was about to say the same thing lol.

[@XxTheGamingMastersxX]

+DiehlGames I didin't know you watched tech videos Diehl o.o i remember your server :/

[@ragedashboard6374]

+DiehlGames Jay is a sexy beast no homo

[@Marco-cl9pb]

Same here

[@xthereaznn]

*overclocks GPU* now can play CS:GO at 450 fps instead of 440.

[@bastienroy9220]

ahah

[@Atl2s]

isn't csgo CPU-based (i cant remember what it is called)?

[@thatroarboi2788]

yea it is, a fricken gt 740 4 gb gddr5 1010 mhz card will eun csgo at 140 fps

[@thatroarboi2788]

***** me too! i gotta upgrade to a 960 4gb though, i need it for black ops 3 and gta

[@xthereaznn]

and that is the caird I have wtf illuminati confirmed

[@spek2651]

i oc my cpu now i can run minecraft at a smooth 20 fps instead of 15! yay

[@ThisIsVeryStupid]

Spek ScopeZ xDDd

[@jeronstevens8491]

There are a lot of tricks to up FPS. Optifine helps a lot of minecraft (mod) Some other programs like razor game booster, or even setting it at high priority on the task manager. There are also low res resource packs that help

[@2litrecoke_boneless]

Spek ScopeZ do you have a gtx titan x?

[@jacobh503]

kek

[@cgme7076]

Spek :: Hahahaha! I just imagine some kid sitting in front of the computer cheering at 20fps while his case's fans are all on fire and the gameplay is laggy as shit

[@justsomecommentchannel8602]

Is mayoneise a video card ? Yes patrick, but only if you overclock it.

[@Marco-cl9pb]

14% performance boost from my stock OC GTX960 running for 3 months now without a problem this card overclocks like a champion

[@UniCrafter]

What's your OC?

[@Marco-cl9pb]

UniCrafter on Afterburner values it's 130% on the power limit, +110 on the core clock ( about 1502Mhz with turbo boost) and +520 on the memmory clock. btw it's a gigabyte WF gpu. Mind that every gpu is different even it's the same brand and model but still this card overclock's very well for any model, I had other gpu's before and they could OC too but the performance boost was never this good

[@davidmoores2015]

+Marco Martins what software did you uninstall. i have tried the o/c as described here. when i get breakups in the loops on heaven i roll it back as stated. it just goes back to around 30-40 fps and doesnt change no matter what i do

[@Marco-cl9pb]

David Moores unistall? You mean install? You just need to download MSI Afterburner and do little increments like on the video

[@davidmoores2015]

no i mean did you keep the gigabyte software on your system just wondering if this is why my attempts at overclocking arent working

[@turki_wz]

Gained over 5fps on average and the score went from 1976 to 2169 on my Asus 750ti. Thanks Jay!

[@ZokuLz]

Yazeed i have an asus 750 ti aswell... Could you tell me how far you got with the numbers (voltage,memory clock and others)

[@turki_wz]

+Davor Blister I didn't touch the voltage. Core clock +135 and memory clock +500. Temps never go above 60°.

[@turki_wz]

Davor Blister the gpu is now at 1349mhz core clock, 1481mhz boost clock and 3200mhz memory clock and very stable so far.

[@ZokuLz]

YazeedSaber Ok, thanks! Glad someone has the same GPU as my one and I will definately give it a go :)

[@turki_wz]

+Davor Blister good luck ;)

[@ExclusiveModding]

Thanks a bunch jay, actually got me into overclocking now! I've been wanting to go buy a new card but money is tight right now so this was a perfect way to gain a little performance for nothing! Built my system 4 years ago I7-4790K GTX 960 8gb ram 250gb ssd boot Stock: FPS:36.5, Score:1525 Min FPS:19.0 Max:66.7 OC: FPS:40.2 Score: 1683 Min FPS:20.5 Max: 73.6 Definitely not the biggest improvements but they are definitely better than none! It's time for me to upgrade just haven't gotten around to doing so yet.

[@nixonlm120]

Think it’s about time for an update MSI Afterburner review.

[@babywaffles]

it is still the same

[@JerkyChid]

"It won't hit 91 degrees" *Run benchmark, hits 92 degrees* ...welp he wasn't wrong

[@thebobbyboy2649]

Perfect timing for a video like this. I literally just bought a 970 and was planning to overclock.

[@peteredie9108]

Same! Which one did you chose?

[@thebobbyboy2649]

Peter Edie The MSI one because everyone seems to love that one the most lol

[@peteredie9108]

+TheBobbyBoy same, I'd like to hear you overclock once you get around to it. :)

[@tweakinCS]

+Peter Edie I have an Msi 970 running 1531MHz core and 8000MHz memory.

[@BF2shaun37]

+ethan king But how long does it maintain that core boost clock though? I've found that pushing my Galax Exoc 970 past +1446 causes my card to hit its 125% power limit repeatedly in games like Battlefield 4 and War Thunder, causing it to downclock suddenly before clocking up again (graphs show this)

[@bluerune7305]

omg lmao that ad bro was fking awesome...trust me you want that man card back lol priceless!.....keep it up man every new vid I watch is even better then the last loving your content take care

[@hosparky1]

I recently found your channel and it has got me back into pc modding. After watching this video I was able to overclock my GTX 1060 6gb with +130 on the core clock and +140 on the memory clock. I'm looking at getting a GTX 1080ti now.

[@Hannermanchannel]

This is great. I was wanting to learn how to do this.

[@TheMetalangel42]

But when do I stop playing with voltage and core clock? By checking my temps?

[@Jayztwocents]

+Angel Gutierrez You will most likely reach core limit before temperature limits.

[@mr.c.3760]

+JayzTwoCents yes especially with maxwell, dunno bout fiji

[@TonyPSR]

+JayzTwoCents JAZ What do you think about Dx12 issue with nvidia

[@TheChurchofCacti]

+Angel Gutierrez Yeah either when Temps get too high OR when you have to start adding a lot more voltage for a very minimal gain. Most new cards have a voltage max allowed unless you load a custom bios onto it.

[@CarterDarter]

+Angel Gutierrez If you have an nvidia card, anything is safe. With AMD, do a bit of research.

[@jackalninezeronine]

WOW! As a new overclocker this really helped! Thanks Jay!

[@roshankredemption2510]

For some reason I can't disable the on screen display. The "more" button is totally disabled. Perhaps it's something in the latest version, not too sure ...

[@masternolen8687]

Same man i dont know

[@augustlundberg4232]

go to settings general, the click ''unlock voltage control''

[@KingOfArtHD]

You need to have rivatuner installed and booted up, that worked for me.

[@Mustachiiio11]

I am having the same problem I have Rivatuner installed and have tired to make a desktop shortcut so it will boot up but it will not work.

[@certifiedsexhaver8400]

this worked for me, thanks!

[@ThePipeman125]

MSI RX 460 gained 100 fps in CSGO Turns out my GPU was underclocked for a month and a half

[@TuzinWu]

How??

[@carlosdasilva970]

HEYNOW - Cool Video, I find myself watching this tutorial every 2 months then I start tweaking my stable settings again : / Thanx for posting

[@carlosdasilva970]

I get 5 or 6 extra fps / high settings - 1920 x 1080 x 60 hz - 60 fps average - msi Gtx 1050 ti low profile

[@shaunmater5267]

I finally understand how to do it properly. Thanks for the help. Always great advice

[@INSANEDOMINANCE]

I learned so much from this video! I maxed the power limit and temp limit to start. Then I slowly increased the Core Clock and got my msi 970 core boost clock of 1329 increased to 1505 "stable". I say "stable" because I used The Division Benchmark on Ultra Preset and not sure how that compares to Valley Benchmark. I gained an average of 4-5fps without messing with any other settings. Needless to say I have more testing and learning to do but I had a lot of fun using this method, thanks again Jay!

[@Aimela136]

Correction to your correction: MSI Afterburner displays an offset for Nvidia GPUs that specifically support GPU Boost, rather than Nvidia cards at large. So, if you have an older Nvidia card(say, a GTX 550 Ti), it will show the absolute clock value. If AMD cards gain a similar feature to GPU Boost in the future, then you'll see the same thing there.

[@TheHonro]

QUESTION: Once I see artifacts & glitches once ive played with the core clock, and I begin to up the voltage. What increments should I increase the voltage by? Is 10 at a time too much or too little?

[@samhayesable]

Thanks for the information as usual :)

[@stacks1548]

Thanks for this tutorial dude! I can finally run power point presentations :D

[@cactus2823]

This was my first jayztwocents video lol. Looking back the video production quality is very good and content aged quite well

[@hpcarlos2255]

Thanx 4 video jay, don't laugh everyone, but for me its worth it. after watching vid several times a week, i finally found were my baby beast is happy. msi gtx 1050 ti low profile installed in HP compaq elite 8200 sff pc : i5-2400 & 8 gb ram all running on stock 240 psu. butt gaming several weeks on gta. i get extra 3 - 4 fps with average speeds in low 1800 mhz : ]

[@hpcarlos2255]

this was best card i could find without changing anything with my pc. certain games; get low 1900 mhz { average } All @ 1920 x 1080 x 60 hz. with average 60 fps on medium or high detail.

[@NXavier787]

Awesome! Venturing into OC'ing. Thanks Jayz!

[@hleet]

super cool overclock tutorial !

[@izzysilv]

Endless paradox: If you overclock your graphics card, you will have the same performance as the next tier card, but if you bought that one AND overclocked it, it would be better, even similar to the next tier one, but then if you could buy that one and overclock it, you would... You see where this is going, right?

[@tmc8921]

No

[@timothyyang2648]

Overclock a gpu to perform as well as the next tier gpu that isn't overclocked but $200 cheaper? It's gonna be a yes from me

[@boogerleesavagedacornersto7045]

Inception with GPUs.

[@faknugget92]

buy the best tier card i can afford, overclock to perform at the next tier. End of story

[@1sonyzz]

but seeing the gap between pascal launch and rtx launch - says it all

[@CanIHasThisName]

Dude. This is literally the first time I'm hearing about OSD introducing instability, after reading through a number of different guides and forums. And I thought my GPU simply won't overclock at all.

[@brandon270]

Thank you for the videos ! Currently over clocking my rx 580 8gb gaming x. I was thermal throttling badly did a re paste with some mx-4 and lost 10 degrees and now i am pulling higher numbers. I have been watching your videos for a while now and i should have been overclocking my gpu long ago !

[@enyce8410]

Dude your video's are awesome and super informative!!! thanks

[@sshrdl]

wow I actually see a video as soon as it releases

[@sshrdl]

V nice

[@ShinyEditz]

So im gonna overclock the fuck out of my gtx 670. Doesn't matter if i ruin it, have already ordered 1070 :')

[@neonlights_12]

Hell yeah burn that thing to the ground!

[@ShinyEditz]

Haven't tried it. Just turned on my pc, last time i was on it was more than a month ago

[@georgefaux2154]

you done it yet?

[@KingPeaceus]

If you're planning on reusing that motherboard be careful as overdoing it could hurt other things.

[@marinb_yt]

Have you done it? My brother has got a GTX 670 and I might go overclock that. How did it go?

[@Durbrukh]

Thanks for the intro to OC'ing my gpu man, thumbs up!

[@dylpickles2011]

Thank you for this video, it really helped me out with overclocking my gtx 770 and I am getting atleast a 20 fps boost from it. The core voltage was something I had a problem with so I just found a stable place without it.

[@alvaro.sacris1930]

One question, when i start to do benchs to get to my right core clock number, do i put the quality on ultra? Antialisating x3 as in the video? Thanks

[@balazskiss6722]

You just have to make the GPU working on 100% or near, to be sure it is using the maxed out frequencies.

[@skrlz5301]

'you get amazing graphics cards' AMD Radeon HD 8730M 2GB 'Amazing'

[@gerarddresch712]

Thanks Jay for it now I am not too scared but confused watching this a couple times will help Thanks

[@Shull140]

Overclocking has really gauged my interest, I'll have to see what I can do when I get my new card!

[@LukzehVI]

Sounds so scary to overclock, but this videos made me feel a lot better about it, gonna do this on my Zotac 970 when I get home:D

[@sirbottoms1998]

It's not scare just don't use a custom bios

[@OneThiccSamurai-vn5se]

+Patrick “PaulsTwoCents” Paul what is a custom bios???!?!?!?!?

[@sirbottoms1998]

Gaming Sloth Its a bios that you load onto the card that replaces the old one, basically a bios that is not loaded on the card by default

[@DutchHabboRetroTV]

+Patrick “PaulsTwoCents” Paul A custom bios on the GPU or on the motherboard. I'm confused lol...

[@sirbottoms1998]

***** on the GPU

[@williamranga317]

I can't go into "more" under on screen display in settings.

[@jubraid4905]

William Ranga me neither

[@63256325N]

Thanks for the video. I'll be sure to revisit as I'm just getting into desktops. Can't do a whole lot of overclocking with laptops.

[@matthewbryant3531]

thank you Jay very much helped me, its my first time trying to overclock something :)

[@Rentta]

"free" It will increase power consumption so not exactly free

[@CarterDarter]

+Rentta Did you have to buy anything to overclock the GPU? No? Then no costs.

[@defvii]

That $0.01 might bankrupt some people..

[@nageen123naz]

Are you really gonna run a 970 on a 450w psu?

[@Rentta]

MasteerCheef Depends. You might need new psu. My gpu uses +120w more when oc'd .

[@ScrubCrusher69]

+Rentta Well, it costs time too :/

[@LifeofCZR]

I still can't move my Core Voltage and Power Limit. What do I do?

[@touhouplay3293]

Maybe cause your using a Laptop, so.. yeah, you can't move it.

[@gumbogator_5932]

Same

[@gumbogator_5932]

I did that tho

[@frederikschannel]

Oh my god i freaked out so much when you did this editing jay stuff

[@OnzaRob]

This was perfect, explains the concept and how each slider relates. Thanks. I now got an extra 200Mhz free on my RTX2060.

[@danielliao749]

How come I can run Benchmark Valley on Ultra with no problems but it lags when I play Ark Survival Evolved on low?

[@CaptainFlint00]

+Cronus lol welcome to Ark, I get an average of 35fps on everything on Ultra with a MSI 980ti OC Edition

[@FearTheReaPeRr]

Because ARK is an overhyped, under-optimised piece of shit.

[@ZionPattersonsprofile]

Becuase ARK makes the source engine look well optimized

[@ZohondeKids]

Dank Memes But the source engine is well optimized.

[@ZionPattersonsprofile]

Ok to be fair I was actually talking about Gmod, now that I think about it even my shitty old A8 laptop ran portal 2 at high settings.

[@chimei-tekinaneko8318]

Cant change my voltage.. But Overclocked: Power Limit -> 121% GTX 1080 -> 2100Mhz VRAM -> 5600Mhz could be more if i would be able to change voltage.. (and yeah, i have exactly the same settings like in the video..)

[@chimei-tekinaneko8318]

LÖSUNG: rog.asus.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-81916.html

[@patpattson]

Clear and comprehensive tutorial!

[@trumpetace15]

Finally got my GTX 960 (I'm a budget gamer, get over it lol) to clock with an extra 110MHz. I might be able to do more with more time, but I'm happy with the results I've seen so far! Thank you JayzTwoCents!

[@NerdyGamingDad]

what about when valley crashes like halfway through but comes back?

[@bleyn_5598]

I'm late, but if anyone else asks, you need to turn it down. You don't want the game doing that.

[@Kiurah]

"my power limit" have no slider wtf

[@jonbrown7737]

this is what led me to finally overclocking my gpu and man am i happy with my EVGA GTX 970. i added an extra 100 on the core and 400 on the mem without touching voltage! and thats on top of the already oc'd card

[@WoodysAR]

I really appreciate all you do, this was really helpful! I have spent 20+ years on Quadros working in TV and Film,. I never had to OC ( and wouldn't risk studio equipment at any rate) .. Now I am developing VR worlds, I need every bit of power I can get. I know, i know, Quadros are a major BALLS-ACHING Rip Off!

[@juliodelgado8021]

Ima try this with an old laptop wish me luck so I won't die.

[@thetinker398]

Julio Delgado dont do that it could ruin it

[@user-fe5bi7ul4t]

The Tinker Overclocking makes the GPU last -2 years and he probably is going to have an upgrade in the next year. If you mess up your overclocking what happens in your computer reboots automatically and you can redo the overclock. You dont know anything about overclocking so please shut the fuck up...

[@thetinker398]

K12 yeah i do your not suppose to it on laptops because they don't sufficient cooling ding dong

[@user-fe5bi7ul4t]

The Tinker Depends which laptop he has, the alienware ones have pretty good cooling...

[@thetinker398]

K12 yeah the alienware computers are really good just really expensive

[@LoydAvenheart]

So this is normal right? This is on a GEFORCE ASUS 750 TI using the Heaven benchmark. Before: FPS:49.4 Score:1244 Min FPS:24.8 Max FPS:93.5 After: FPS:56.2 Score:1417 Min FPS:17.7 Max FPS:105.3

[@xohhh]

si

[@inertive3065]

Unigine Heaven Benchmark - GTX 750 TI Normal: Avg. FPS: 49.3 Score: 1241 Min FPS: 23.3 Max FPS: 93.4 Overclocked: Ag. FPS: 55.7 Score: 1404 Min FPS: 24.0 Max FPS: 105.3

[@based757]

I don't get it why would anyone think this is not normal I'm the first place

[@snipes2167]

This helped me out sooooooo much. thx

[@paranz83]

yeah man.. works like magic my desktop wallpaper looks good already.. thanks!

[@diegomartinez8023]

I've actually been able to overclock my potato to 4.8 ghz but I'm worried about shortening the lifespan on my potato. Any other cooling options I can tree?

[@diegomartinez8023]

Try*

[@amirmsaad1576]

+Diego Martinez try putting mayonaise on your potato

[@blakeme57]

+Amir M'Saad this comment killed my "laugh box."

[@boosted7051]

Weird, I unlocked the voltage but it still wont let me move the bars

[@XSPawnned]

your video card ain t compatible with changing voltage

[@XSPawnned]

+PC Test I have an Nvidia Gt 630 and the voltage is blocked.There is a high risk of flashing the bio.If something goes wrong your video card is done

[@ayhenterencio553]

thanks jay. i overclocked my gpu it is a gtx 1050ti and get a few more fps out of it at first it was scary until my first crash after that i became more confident. i don't know why but other than being nervous im also having fun idk why?😂😂😂😍❤

[@FunManRJ96]

Hey! Glad I found this video. I'm going to try these techniques on my old GTX 770. I'm not worried about it dying, as I only use this computer for gaming. I'll let you know how it goes!

[@ActiveGamersNL]

Wow thank you, I run everything on 20 fps instead of 100. I fucked up my graphics card XD

[@AssEater757]

reset it

[@murphyhandy]

Then you probably didn't do a +100MHz overclock, but underclocked your baby running @100MHz ... which is awesome, because it saves lots of energy xD

[@TranceForLyfe]

This is sort of not the right video for this question but I'll give it a go anyway... should I upgrade my GPU right now or should I wait until a deal pops up like around Black Friday or something? I have a 760 and I have had my eyes on the G1 Gaming 970. What do you guys think? Should I wait until the new generation or pull the trigger now?

[@brospros6327]

It depends but if you do need an upgrade then do it now

[@EldritchAugur]

+TranceForLyfe How's your 760 doing right now? If you're fairly happy with it, then I'd wait until black friday and save some money. If not, go ahead and get the 970, the gigabyte version is amazing and I won't be upgrading for a while.

[@TranceForLyfe]

***** I mean it's good but it really struggles in some games like Witcher 3 where I would have liked to have a consistent 50 fps at least on max settings. Other games like Evil Within murder it. I wanna be completely prepared for Fallout 4, Deus Ex, Rainbow Six and a few others. I don't think my 760 will cut it much longer..

[@ABaumstumpf]

+TranceForLyfe I personally would say - as long as you can play your games, keep it. I went from a GTS 250 (complete breakdown, not even recognized on different mobos) to a HD 7870. And when that got a memory problem i swapped to a R9 280X. I can play the games i want just fine, so i will stick with it till it doesn't work anymore. (and no, no OC on any of those cards, as i was able to gain 60 fps stable or was CPU-limited till the time the broke).

[@TranceForLyfe]

ShOcKiNgReAliTy e I've already decided not to go for a 780 or another 700 series card altogether, as that isn't really a step forward more like a side-step. Also, I don't trust someone enough to buy a used piece of hardware like a video card. Right now it'll either be a 970 G1 or I don't upgrade at all. I'm torn.

[@richardsheriff2330]

Buddy , I followed this method on my rig and wowee the difference on Just Cause 3 was Great !! using a palit 780 Jetstream and gained 230mhz on core clock and a whopping 385 mhz on memory clock. havent even touched the voltages yet! Using nvidia;s latest drivers.....

[@geribaldi2]

Just wanna say, thanks for posting this. Following your advice I managed to OC my GTX 1060 6Gb (Offset of +200 Core Clock, +175 Mem clock, +30 Voltage). this allowed a stable overclock keeping my video card temp just under 70 deg Celsius with stock cooler. Still too much of a coward to try Water-Cooling :). But in short - thanks

[@Whatsthegeek]

So, if I overclock, a GTX 1070, I get a free GTX 1080 out of it ?!

[@mekanism8364]

No

[@LectroR4YZ]

Yes Just make sure it's water cooled and cross your fingers

[@FearTheReaPeRr]

GDDR5X... So no.

[@CJMattias]

What's the geek Yes they will send it to you on your email

[@carlosdasilva970]

What's the geek - 1070 ti. HEYNOW

[@noobinitas]

I have a gtx 1060 in my new pc and it won't MSI afterburner won't allow me to change the voltage, all settings are enabled in general but it won't let me adjust voltage, anybody else having this issue?

[@2ndLastJedi]

Did you watch the vid ? If so , maybe watch again .

[@noobinitas]

+Steve Froth I've done everything in the video, I can adjust the voltage on my 970 and my friends 1080, but the 1060 I'm using now won't let me adjust voltage, everything is current version/drivers, is the 1060 voltage control locked bc i cant unlock no matter what I do

[@GodRayz]

Hi, I have the same issue as you, I own a 1060 and after watching the entire video and doing everything he says I can't get it to let me change the voltage at all.

[@GodRayz]

Did you buy it from nvidia's website like me?

[@noobinitas]

+xomg660 yes I did

[@joaopina5156]

This is amazing video, 5years old, true, but still amazing explanation. Yes you should definitely do an update, though afterburner continues the same...maybe a level 2 guide?! Cheers

[@oreoorbust]

Jay, I love you and appreciate the time you spend making these videos. Can you do an update to this video? The software has changed and has not allowed some of us to make the changes you've suggested.

[@pudge2965]

I cant even overclock my gpu...

[@sagecollier3823]

When I’m boosting my Voltage in increments how much do I increase at a time????

[@animemaniac2]

25

[@real4o]

You deserve my like. ty

[@euanhannah1365]

Already had overclocked my graphics card but I saw this video so decided to watch it, I got my GTX 1060 3GB to 2150MHz on the core and 4400MHz on the memory

[@kirbbyfanrocks]

Help me!! Why is the Power Limit (%) greyed out and I can't move it!?

[@ikkeibrug2624]

same problem..

[@inkochi9015]

no idea if u both figured it out but u need to go to the user interface in settings and go to bottom and change the skinning to V3 ull get it

[@dVerum]

It is still greyed out though.

[@sama5500]

Your gpu is a bit old its not like the newer one's

[@MrSuvvri]

for some reason i dont have the temp limit setting

[@MrSuvvri]

***** google told me that my card (r9 390) doesnt have this option.

[@slaughterround643]

yeah same here, I have an r9 390 too

[@Mraus121]

What Overclocks did you achieve on your 390's? I get super high temps just at base clock running valley

[@slaughterround643]

Austin Seamann I get... Core Voltage (mV): +100 Power Limit (%): +50 Core Clock (MHz): 1150 Memory Clock (MHz): 1750 On load, it's stable at 70 C

[@slaughterround643]

Austin Seamann Make sure you've got a custom fan speed curve to compliment your card's probably high TDP

[@jalopp42]

Thank You Jay!

[@rylanfersieck2171]

finally taking the time to overclock my gpu, as i have a strix 960, and its hitting the end of its lifespan but i dont have the money to replace it yet, cant wait for summer im getting a job and looking for a new computer, and to extend its lifespan a little longer im dipping my toes in overclocking, and i have to say, its easier than i thought, with a real simple change, and quite frankly a rather large jump in core clock, i real quickly found some really nice improvements

[@timoengel6795]

i cant change core voltage

[@Jayztwocents]

+Timo Engel That sucks.

[@timoengel6795]

+JayzTwoCents yeah :(

[@StellaSteve80]

I think you have to allow change voltages in the settings. I think it's like a tick box

[@timoengel6795]

+steve m i have But it does bot work...

[@StellaSteve80]

Oh.... Well that sucks!

[@stagdragon3978]

"takes a lot more time." when you want to sit down, get stoned, and watch your computer kick ass you have nothing but time.

[@virtualtools_3021]

ya i know exactly

[@thegloriouspotato6223]

Thanks man! Helped me get 20 more FPS in Heaven on my R9 Fury!

[@hp_carlosportugal2455]

great vid, if I disable riva I get acouple more fps - butt I love those #'$ - I like to see what card is doing @ moment ! thanx 4 posting

[@iammarksslapbackintorealit4004]

Its not a "zero cost" performance boost. You pay for the performance increase in your electricity bill. Granted, it's not a lot, but it's not zero either.

[@danielburgos3817]

Oh god a extra 5 cents boohoo

[@CarterDarter]

+I am Mark's slap back into reality Do you have to buy anything to be able to overclock? No? Then there ya go, no costs!

[@iammarksslapbackintorealit4004]

+Daniel Burgos You think extended gaming with a significant OC over a month comes to an extra five cents? Sounds like you've never paid a light bill in your life. +MasteerCheef You have to "buy" the extra energy needed to power the OC for extended gaming. I thought I made that clear in the OP. It may be a more cost effective solution, depending on how much you game with the overclock, but it isn't "zero cost". You *will* pay for the extra performance one way or the other.

[@danielburgos3817]

I have paid a light bill trust me it doesn't equate to much lol let me guess your running AMD hardware?

[@CarterDarter]

I am Mark's slap back into reality Nope, it's all bullshit.

[@LucasMillerMTB]

wtf i have a core clock of +1000!!! da fuq (yes i hit apply) what did i do?

[@thepriestofyoutube567]

Step 1. Run a number of stresstests. Step 2. Assuming the temperature is high, proceed to the next step. Step 3. Get a screwdriver and take the small screws off the side panel on your case. Step 4. Take off the side panel. Step 5. Bring some cooking oil, smear it all over the graphics card, get a nice steak, and enjoy your indoor BBQ.

[@LucasMillerMTB]

yes this will make a good dinner.... hhmmmm what seasoning???

[@sirbottoms1998]

Bring it down!!!! Increase the core clock in increments, I use 20

[@LucasMillerMTB]

well no, i think i broke afterburner. I saw no difference what so ever.

[@sirbottoms1998]

deadgamer then reset and reinstall afterburner

[@keggerous]

Thanks for upping my nerd cred jay :)

[@BlackCondorXVII]

This video has been really helpful. I was considering replacing my 2 x Asus ROG Strix GTX 1080 A8G GPU's for an RTX 2080TI as I was not happy with the performance, but having overclocked them now I am much happier. probably still will replace them, but not as soon as I thought now. My stock results on the benchmark were as follows: FPS: 91.8 Score: 3842 Min FPS: 37.2 Max FPS: 150.6 After overclocking I got much better results. Apparently these cars can go to 2050mhz up from their stock of 1866mhz (I think) but I wasn't able to keep them that high without artefacts - only 1 or 2 and very rare, but enough to bother me. My OC results were as follows: FPS: 125.0 Score 5231 Min FPS: 42.0 Max FPS: 227.0 You can see a huge difference in the average FPS and Max FPS that I am very happy with. My end points in Afterburner were as follows for anybody interested who may have the same GPU/GPU's: Core Voltage: +100 (will not let me push it any higher) Power Limit: 120 Core Clock: +130 (Got it to +145 but gave rare artefacts as mentioned above that became more common when I started increasing the memory MHZ) Memory Clock: +700 (managed to reach +740 and +140 on the Core Clock when the artefacts began appearing noticeably) As They are air cooled, I have setup a custom fan profile that keeps the main GPU sitting around 68 Degrees Celsius when running the benchmark for over an hour and the second GPU at about 51 Degrees Celsius. I increased my CPU Overclock as well to 4800mhz and got a better score, but was not happy with the temps being as high as they got (high 70 Degrees Celcius), so my current CPU overclock is at 4700Mhz. It's base is 3700mhz - 4300mhz (with boost). Just thought I would share and say thanks for the video even though this video is a few years old now :)

[@johanleksell8044]

those temps are fine for the cpu.

[@zeeko6836]

is a benchmark like in gta 5 enough?

[@LAplates]

harmon vermeeren That would work fine.

[@zeeko6836]

Thanks

[@misterhoobomaster]

Anything somewhat demanding is fine really.

[@bootchoo96]

After a little overclock, Windows Video Driver keeps crashing and recovering...

[@Jayztwocents]

Means your card may not like to overclock

[@ReaganReese]

+BoutchooQc What GPU do u have?

[@aakksshhaayy]

+BoutchooQc you need to increase voltage...

[@IGZxNightmareZ]

I have the same problem. I only increased clocks by a little and it makes drivers crash and then recover. I have a gigabyte G1 970. Driver version 355.82 (newest one)

[@RGD-Repairs]

+BoutchooQc sometimes you need to re-install the graphics driver, as sometimes your system detects a "different" card, because of the new clocks... Just re-install the driver, job done

[@sirnicholas6626]

This was so easy and helped so much, i got a +200 core clock and +900 memory clock with only a minor increase in voltage. I think i could honestly squeeze more out by slowly upping it alongside the volts but I'm happy where its at for right now. Extreme hd settings - 1920x1080. fps: 168.7 score: 7058 mon fps: 50.7 max fps: 287.9

[@society86]

Thank you so much, in 20 years of PC gaming never had a need to OC but now (finally) moving up to a 144hz monitor so doing all I can and this really helped. Was able to get a 10fps boost on my PNY GTX 960 4gb (& running 2600x ryzen) with the following settings: Core Voltage -- +100mV Power Limit -- +108% Core Clock -- +171MHz Memory Clock -- +301MHz Haven't run an hrs/days long test yet, temps are averaging in the mid 80s as of now which I assume is high but safe.

[@key916]

he didnt show how to overclock the memory :*(

[@abrahamnazir]

Key402 ex explained what to do in the end..

[@twoofing9477]

its simple

[@silasboyden1268]

its literally the same thing

[@OhRaige]

And I didn't know that my pc has two gpu because I bought it off eBay and just found out:D

[@deathguy66]

*facepalm* you should crack it open as soon as you get it lol, usually to see if anything came loose during shipping, maybe do some cable management. then you would've seen that you have 2 GPUs lol. did the ebay product description not state that it had an extra GPU under the hood?

[@OhRaige]

+ThatSovereignGuy cpu

[@deathguy66]

+Hydro Awesome101 you said gpu

[@OhRaige]

+ThatSovereignGuy I meant cpu lol

[@deathguy66]

+Hydro Awesome101 lol gotcha

[@seantanner1853]

Does this help for some older graphics cards too? Because I remember someone telling me that the older ones do not work properly when overclocked.

[@american-standup]

I wanted to like the video twice, but i can not so i'm typing this message to say i like this video so much!