A tip for overclockers

[SoldierScar]

If you have power limit set to maximum, try to set it at the default and see what happens..i found out that setting power limit to 116% with my gtx1060 actually gives me less fps and stuttering

[MancSoulja]

That would only happen if your power supply isn't the strongest.

[michaeldesanta980]

So does that mean that on an overkill PSU, raising the power limit on the GPU actually improves performance even when not overclocked?

[MancSoulja]

michaeldesanta980 a écrit :

So does that mean that on an overkill PSU, raising the power limit on the GPU actually improves performance even when not overclocked?

power usage is determined by voltage, clockspeed, AND the type or amount of load

When you increase the power target, it just lets you have a little more power headroom before it starts throtting the GPU clockspeed.

at default, once the power threshold reaches 100%, it will drop the GPU clockspeed to compensate.

[SoldierScar]

MancSoulja a écrit :

That would only happen if your power supply isn't the strongest.

I have evga 550 supernova g2 so thats not the issue

[Zireth]

SoldierScar a écrit :

MancSoulja a écrit :

That would only happen if your power supply isn't the strongest.

I have evga 550 supernova g2 so thats not the issue

EVGA power supplies are mostly low quality don't overclock on that get a seasonic or any tier one or two psus the 850w will be future proofed and is great for overclocking

[Snapjak]

Assassingirl a écrit :

SoldierScar a écrit :

I have evga 550 supernova g2 so thats not the issue

EVGA power supplies are mostly low quality don't overclock on that get a 850w seasonic or any tier one or two psus the 850w will be future proofed and is great for overclocking

No, they are not low quality. SuperNova G2s are very good.

[Zireth]

Snapjak a écrit :

Assassingirl a écrit :

EVGA power supplies are mostly low quality don't overclock on that get a 850w seasonic or any tier one or two psus the 850w will be future proofed and is great for overclocking

No, they are not low quality. SuperNova G2s are very good.

I'd suggest looking at the Psu tier list

[Snapjak]

Assassingirl a écrit :

Snapjak a écrit :

No, they are not low quality. SuperNova G2s are very good.

I'd suggest looking at the Psu tier list

Try looking yourself
http://imgur.com/361pNaI
Tier 1: EVGA SuperNova G2/P2/T2 + GS + PS

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=440
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/evga-supernova-550-g2-power-supply,4244-10.html

[®NapalmSunrise®]

SoldierScar a écrit :

If you have power limit set to maximum, try to set it at the default and see what happens..i found out that setting power limit to 116% with my gtx1060 actually gives me less fps and stuttering

Download GPU-Z, while overclocking monitor the sensors tab like this - http://i.imgur.com/IRdKJPo.png

The important sensor to watch is the PerfCap Reason- Performance cap . 9 times out of 10 it will pop an error and will be voltage related, you need to up your volts through EVGA precision or MSI Afterburner, slowly bringing the volts up will allow for higher overclocks..

[SoldierScar]

NapalmSunrise®ECWC a écrit :

SoldierScar a écrit :

If you have power limit set to maximum, try to set it at the default and see what happens..i found out that setting power limit to 116% with my gtx1060 actually gives me less fps and stuttering

Download GPU-Z, while overclocking monitor the sensors tab like this - http://i.imgur.com/IRdKJPo.png

The important sensor to watch is the PerfCap Reason- Performance cap . 9 times out of 10 it will pop an error and will be voltage related, you need to up your volts through EVGA precision or MSI Afterburner, slowly bringing the volts up will allow for higher overclocks..

How does an error look like? This is gpu-z on my pc
http://gpuz.techpowerup.com/16/09/20/p4y.png
nvm i found out

[SoldierScar]

Assassingirl a écrit :

SoldierScar a écrit :

I have evga 550 supernova g2 so thats not the issue

EVGA power supplies are mostly low quality don't overclock on that get a 850w seasonic or any tier one or two psus the 850w will be future proofed and is great for overclocking

you just made me so angry get the hell out of here, its one of the best units and i dont need more watts i only have non overclockable i5 6600 i got plenty of headroom

[®NapalmSunrise®]

SoldierScar a écrit :

NapalmSunrise®ECWC a écrit :

Download GPU-Z, while overclocking monitor the sensors tab like this - http://i.imgur.com/IRdKJPo.png

The important sensor to watch is the PerfCap Reason- Performance cap . 9 times out of 10 it will pop an error and will be voltage related, you need to up your volts through EVGA precision or MSI Afterburner, slowly bringing the volts up will allow for higher overclocks..

How does an error look like? This is gpu-z on my pc
http://gpuz.techpowerup.com/16/09/20/p4y.png
nvm i found out

Think of the error as a trigger as to why your being held back, here the different reasons or errors that will come up in the PerfCap reason , while benchmarking you will see 1 of these come up..

vRel = Reliability. Indicating perf is limited by reliability voltage.
VOp = Operating. Indicating perf is limited by max operating voltage.
Pwr = Power. Indicating perf is limited by total power limit.
Thrm = Thermal. Indicating perf is limited by temperature limit.
Util = Utilization. Indicating perf is limited by GPU utilization.

[SoldierScar]

NapalmSunrise®ECWC a écrit :

SoldierScar a écrit :

How does an error look like? This is gpu-z on my pc
http://gpuz.techpowerup.com/16/09/20/p4y.png
nvm i found out

Think of the error as a trigger as to why your being held back, here the different reasons or errors that will come up in the PerfCap reason , while benchmarking you will see 1 of these come up..

vRel = Reliability. Indicating perf is limited by reliability voltage.
VOp = Operating. Indicating perf is limited by max operating voltage.
Pwr = Power. Indicating perf is limited by total power limit.
Thrm = Thermal. Indicating perf is limited by temperature limit.
Util = Utilization. Indicating perf is limited by GPU utilization.

It says vRel while playing games, do i need to increase the voltage then? I will rather get the clock down than increasing voltage, i dont want to melt it

[®NapalmSunrise®]

SoldierScar a écrit :

NapalmSunrise®ECWC a écrit :

Think of the error as a trigger as to why your being held back, here the different reasons or errors that will come up in the PerfCap reason , while benchmarking you will see 1 of these come up..

vRel = Reliability. Indicating perf is limited by reliability voltage.
VOp = Operating. Indicating perf is limited by max operating voltage.
Pwr = Power. Indicating perf is limited by total power limit.
Thrm = Thermal. Indicating perf is limited by temperature limit.
Util = Utilization. Indicating perf is limited by GPU utilization.

It says vRel while playing games, do i need to increase the voltage then? I will rather get the clock down than increasing voltage, i dont want to melt it

** Yes it needs more volts

you shouldnt melt it, how are your temps ? and slowly bumping up the volts will help you gain higher clocks.. You will in most cases be able to to bump up the GPU core clock without touching the volts, some GPU's you might get +25 on the core others +75, bump up the core a little and play a pretty demanding GPU game if no driver crash, bump and repeat, usually when you get the crash you need to feed the OC more juice, try +5Mv increments but same rule, try repeat..

Also monitor your GPU temp, you shouldnt need to but if you want bump the fan to 100% or create a custom fan profile so when it hits say 80c it gets 75% fan speed or whatever you're comfortable with..

[SoldierScar]

NapalmSunrise®ECWC a écrit :

SoldierScar a écrit :

It says vRel while playing games, do i need to increase the voltage then? I will rather get the clock down than increasing voltage, i dont want to melt it

** Yes it needs more volts

you shouldnt melt it, how are your temps ? and slowly bumping up the volts will help you gain higher clocks.. You will in most cases be able to to bump up the GPU core clock without touching the volts, some GPU's you might get +25 on the core others +75, bump up the core a little and play a pretty demanding GPU game if no driver crash, bump and repeat, usually when you get the crash you need to feed the OC more juice, try +5Mv increments but same rule, try repeat..

Also monitor your GPU temp, you shouldnt need to but if you want bump the fan to 100% or create a custom fan profile so when it hits say 80c it gets 75% fan speed or whatever you're comfortable with..

Im reading on the internet its pretty normal because the card wont boost to infinity and it happens also when not overclocked
i already got a pretty good stable oc +170 +370 with no crashing so im not gonna touch the voltage