Need help overclocking gpu!

[COWZYOV]

I tried overclocking my gpu using the following guide:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.online-tech-tips.com/computer-tips/overclock-gpu-safely-boost-performance/amp/

Thing is, many of the sliders in msi afterburner are greyed out and won’t move. Is there a way to fix this?

My gpu is GeForce GTX 1050 4gb vram.
(Pc is Dell Inspiron 15 7000 gaming; a gaming laptop).

According to heaven benchmark, my gpu temperature never went above 63 degrees Celsius.

[r.linder]

Heaven doesn't push the GPU that much, it's just good for testing overclock stability.
And an OC on a mobile 1050 will not help much because it's already barely entry level.

[COWZYOV]

But why are the sliders greyed out? I'm just asking that, I'm not asking whether or not overclocking is a good idea

[Spec_Ops_Ape]

You may need to enable unofficial overclocking for Afterburner to unlock those.

[COWZYOV]

How do I do that? The only place where I see that option is in the AMD section (and I'm not using AMD), and that's also greyed out...

[[☥] - CJ -]

Power Limit, Temp Limit, Core Clock and Memory Clock are the only things you need to move, Voltages should be left alone.

Fan speed has to be taken off Auto to be manually controlled.

It would be helpful if you could explain exactly what sliders are locked
If all of them are locked regardless then your Laptop may not allow GPU overclocking as it is a Laptop

Most overclocking guides are for desktop GPUs not Laptops.

With that said, if you are able to OC the GPU you should do so only SLIGHTLY, you do not want to over do an OC on a laptop.

[COWZYOV]

Първоначално публикувано от ☥ - CJ -:

Power Limit, Temp Limit, Core Clock and Memory Clock are the only things you need to move, Voltages should be left alone.

Fan speed has to be taken off Auto to be manually controlled.

It would be helpful if you could explain exactly what sliders are locked
If all of them are locked regardless then your Laptop may not allow GPU overclocking as it is a Laptop

Most overclocking guides are for desktop GPUs not Laptops.

With that said, if you are able to OC the GPU you should do so only SLIGHTLY, you do not want to over do an OC on a laptop.

The only functional sliders are (I think) gpu frequency and vram frequency

[Spec_Ops_Ape]

"To enable the unofficial overclocking in this version it is necessary to edit the MSIAfterburner.cfg file located in the installation directory of AfterBurner (typically Program Files (x86) MSI Afterburner):


You need to alter the following:

Seek UnofficialOverclockingEULA field and add following text:
I confirm that I am aware of unofficial overclocking limitations and fully understand that MSI will not provide me any support on it
Set UnofficialOverclockingMode to 1 to keep PowerPlay active (may not work on old ASICs), 2 to traditionally disable PowerPlay or to 0 to temporary disable unofficial overclocking path

Using the unofficial overclock method opens up more freedom in terms of voltages and clock ranges, it however also can open a can of worms in terms of stability or weird issues.

Unofficial means unsupported -- we grant some extra tweak options to fool around with, but in no way, manner or fashion is it supported by Guru3D.com or MSI."

copy and paste from here
https://forums.guru3d.com/threads/how-to-enable-unofficial-overclocking-mode-in-msi-afterburner.338906/

[[☥] - CJ -]

Първоначално публикувано от DAN THE MAN:

Първоначално публикувано от ☥ - CJ -:

Power Limit, Temp Limit, Core Clock and Memory Clock are the only things you need to move, Voltages should be left alone.

Fan speed has to be taken off Auto to be manually controlled.

It would be helpful if you could explain exactly what sliders are locked
If all of them are locked regardless then your Laptop may not allow GPU overclocking as it is a Laptop

Most overclocking guides are for desktop GPUs not Laptops.

With that said, if you are able to OC the GPU you should do so only SLIGHTLY, you do not want to over do an OC on a laptop.

The only functional sliders are (I think) gpu frequency and vram frequency

Thats all you need to change, other settings may not be available as its a laptop GPU.
as i said, just dont go too far with overclocking

[COWZYOV]

But the guide said that I SHOULD change those setting! (Even voltage!)

[r.linder]

Първоначално публикувано от DAN THE MAN:

But the guide said that I SHOULD change those setting! (Even voltage!)

Voltage slider doesn't really do much. Half of the time it makes it slightly more stable, other times it makes it worse.

[COWZYOV]

So how much should I up gpu frequency by at first (assuming I’m not changing anything else)?

[[☥] - CJ -]

That guide is with DESKTOP GPUs in mind though, theres a difference.

For starters, Core and Memory should be raised 25-50Mhz at a time, dont just go and do like 200 each right off the bat

Inch them up and test them in a game, if the display driver crashes at any point then lower the clocks a little, but the main one you should focus on is Memory, Core doesnt really add much to performance.

So do like, +50 Core (thats low enough it should be stable) and +50 Memory, test to make sure it does crash, then go to +75 Memory and test, just inch it up slightly.

Keep in mind that as you are on a laptop you wont be able to overclock it to what a desktop GPU is capable of, so again dont push it. +50 Core +125 Memory should be enough of a stable OC, pushing it further than that can be risky.

Also, make sure Windows Power Setting is set to Performance when plugged in.
as mentioned before leave Voltage alone, whether it does something or not inexperienced users should not mess with voltage, especially on a laptop.

[COWZYOV]

I need to up the memory frequency? But my gpu has 4gb vram, and never uses more than 2gb when in-game (I always play at low settings; I’m just looking to get more fps when at low settings)!

[MancSoulja]

Първоначално публикувано от DAN THE MAN:

I need to up the memory frequency? But my gpu has 4gb vram, and never uses more than 2gb when in-game (I always play at low settings; I’m just looking to get more fps when at low settings)!

When you raise the frequency you're increasing the amount of clock cycles per second increasing the amount of available bandwidth (the amount of data that can be transferred per second), it has nothing to do with your memory capacity.

[Komrade]

Първоначално публикувано от DAN THE MAN:

I need to up the memory frequency? But my gpu has 4gb vram, and never uses more than 2gb when in-game (I always play at low settings; I’m just looking to get more fps when at low settings)!

More fps at the same settings usually warrants more cpu power instead of gpu. Unless the GPU isn't strong enough for low settings in the first place.