nero0410
Distinguished Member
So I finally got brave enough and Overclock my already factory overclocked Gigabyte GTX 460OC 1GB
Rest of my main system component's are: (excluding hdd's, sound, etc....):
Amd Phenom II X6 1055T @ 2.8ghz
8gb G-skill 1333mhz Ripjaw's ram
Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3 Motherboard (since there were two slots for graphics cards on this board I thought I'd be able to get another gtx460 for sli in the future, but this board does not support it Other than that I'm quite happy with the board.)
Stock out of the box was My Overclock's:
Clock: 715 Clock: 800
Memory: 900 Memory: 1000
Shader: 1430 Shader: 1600
Idle temp's are near norm:
28 - 34 oc
All games tested at 1920x1080.
I have not touched the voltage at all.
Right click, view image for larger version (but I'm sure you already know that)
Games tested and FPS:
Oblivion I know this is old, but I have it heavy modded with this lot:
Beautifying Oblivion the Complete Guide - Steam Users' Forums
Everything maxxed plus all mods above installed -
Temp - 61 oc
FPS - 30-40+
Crysis
Everything maxxed apart from motion blur as I don't like it:
Temp - 62 oc
FPS - 25 - I am not sure why, but the game seem's to be locking the fps at 25
Metro 2033
Everything maxxed, DX11 tessallation (not DoF don't like it + drop 10fps with it on too), AAA Antialiasing:
Temp - 63 oc
FPS - 35-40+
Total War: Shogun 2
DX11, All high apart from - no hdr (dont like it), No SSAO, 4xMSAA, No depth of field (not bothered about it)
Temp - 61 oc
FPS - Land - 40-50+ Sea - 30-40+
There seem's to be a lot of variation when playing, but I am only seeing around 5-10 fps increase if that, the temps of the card is staying as it usually does before overclock.
The fan speed is not exceeding 55/56%, even with Kombuster running for 20 mins, and the 67 oc temp with kombuster is the temp I always got before my overclock anyway.
A couple of questions:
1. Is it safe to keep this overclocked like this all the time, or should I revert back to normal settings?
2. Since it is running so cool still underload, would it be safe and good idea to ramp it up a little more?
3. Would you recommend I overclock my processor a little too?
Usually 38 oc idle and 44 oc under load. I haven't noticed it go above 45oc
This is with a stock fan, it is usually cooler, but that depends on the weather.
4. Any tips on processor overclocking?
Hope you have enjoyed my little expierament, I have been cacking myself all the time as it's the first time I have dabbled in it
tris
Rest of my main system component's are: (excluding hdd's, sound, etc....):
Amd Phenom II X6 1055T @ 2.8ghz
8gb G-skill 1333mhz Ripjaw's ram
Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3 Motherboard (since there were two slots for graphics cards on this board I thought I'd be able to get another gtx460 for sli in the future, but this board does not support it Other than that I'm quite happy with the board.)
Stock out of the box was My Overclock's:
Clock: 715 Clock: 800
Memory: 900 Memory: 1000
Shader: 1430 Shader: 1600
Idle temp's are near norm:
28 - 34 oc
All games tested at 1920x1080.
I have not touched the voltage at all.
Right click, view image for larger version (but I'm sure you already know that)
Games tested and FPS:
Oblivion I know this is old, but I have it heavy modded with this lot:
Beautifying Oblivion the Complete Guide - Steam Users' Forums
Everything maxxed plus all mods above installed -
Temp - 61 oc
FPS - 30-40+
Crysis
Everything maxxed apart from motion blur as I don't like it:
Temp - 62 oc
FPS - 25 - I am not sure why, but the game seem's to be locking the fps at 25
Metro 2033
Everything maxxed, DX11 tessallation (not DoF don't like it + drop 10fps with it on too), AAA Antialiasing:
Temp - 63 oc
FPS - 35-40+
Total War: Shogun 2
DX11, All high apart from - no hdr (dont like it), No SSAO, 4xMSAA, No depth of field (not bothered about it)
Temp - 61 oc
FPS - Land - 40-50+ Sea - 30-40+
There seem's to be a lot of variation when playing, but I am only seeing around 5-10 fps increase if that, the temps of the card is staying as it usually does before overclock.
The fan speed is not exceeding 55/56%, even with Kombuster running for 20 mins, and the 67 oc temp with kombuster is the temp I always got before my overclock anyway.
A couple of questions:
1. Is it safe to keep this overclocked like this all the time, or should I revert back to normal settings?
2. Since it is running so cool still underload, would it be safe and good idea to ramp it up a little more?
3. Would you recommend I overclock my processor a little too?
Usually 38 oc idle and 44 oc under load. I haven't noticed it go above 45oc
This is with a stock fan, it is usually cooler, but that depends on the weather.
4. Any tips on processor overclocking?
Hope you have enjoyed my little expierament, I have been cacking myself all the time as it's the first time I have dabbled in it
tris