Overclocking GPUs above 2200mhz

[BlackDev]

So I got a new job to overclock stuff now,

that said though, I tried a whole bunch of different graphic cards now (up to 1080t oc editions) but I found only one card so far that goes up to 2200mhz overclocking. The customer asks for 2233 though.

Is there any way to tell how high a card will be overclockable without buying it first? Is there any card that is particually easy to overclock above 2233?

Kinda same question for cpu overclocking. is there any way to tell if a board will let me overclock the cpu? Or is it only dependend on the cpu?

[BonPadre]

Originally posted by BlackDev:

Is there any way to tell how high a card will be overclockable without buying it first? Is there any card that is particually easy to overclock above 2233?

No, it's only from coming here in forums, or trial and errors in freebuild (so you don't buy parts)

My go to GPU for those high core clock values are the 1060 or 1070 MINI from Zotac
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1742187186
If you have issues reaching the core clock desired speed, you can always (as long as you don't need a benchmark score) DOWNCLOCK the memory clock.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1713566198

Originally posted by BlackDev:

Kinda same question for cpu overclocking. is there any way to tell if a board will let me overclock the cpu? Or is it only dependend on the cpu?

Here avoid the DFL or Mortoni Mobo
Only the K series on Intel LGA 1151 are "unlocked" and can be overclocked, all AMD AM4 CPU are OC able.
Here again, in case of doubt, freebuild is your friend.

Side note, when customer asks for an OC speed with CPU, just install a CPU that has already that target speed as a factory speed.

Finally, know that there is a silicon lottery on parts in this game (hence why they don't stack), so a given CPU may not overclock the same way or to the same extand as one you tried in freebuild, or the very next one you buy.
That's valid for CPU, RAM and GPU

[wingcheungl2003]

you can overclock 1060's to 2230. The higher the no, the less it can be overclocked

[🦊Λℚ𝓤ΛƑΛᗯҜᔕ🦊]

Do note that when customers ask you to overclock a video card (for example, to 2200 Mhz), they are referring to the core speed of the video card. Usually you can down-clock the memory of the video card to give you more overclocking headroom for these jobs.

[PUC_Snakeman]

In Guides area, you might like some of my guides:

"Parts & Unlock Levels", tells you everything about every part, including motherboard overclockability.

"GPU Overclock Summary", tells you the expected overclock values for each GPU family, and the best GPU in each family.