Question about pre overclocked GPUs.

[Toaster Bath]

Is it possible to disable the overclocking on them?
I just recently ordered a Gigabyte G1 GTX 1080 and then afterwards I noticed that it comes overclocked.
I don't really know that much about overclocking except that if it's done wrong it can damage your hardware.
I don't want to over clock on my current build. And anyone telling me to overclock, don't waste your breath.

[Arya]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Batman:

While I don't watch tempuratures, I did build this PC last year and it was my first build. I'm wanting to keep things simple before I get into the extra stuff like overclocking.

Overclocking is the biggest myth in PC gaming. CPU overclocking is only necessary once your CPU becomes old and obsolete, and even then you're normally better off just buying a new one. GPU overclcoking is similar - it can get you a little extra power, but really you should just buy the next GPU up the totem pole.

[Toaster Bath]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย CursedPanther:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Rumpelcrutchskin:

PC beginners are funny sometimes watching the temperatures of CPU and GPU like a hawk and freaking out when it rises few degrees. ;-)

It probably take them a whole year's savings to create their 'dream' builds so I won't blame them for their concerns.

To be honest, I'm still working on my dream build. The 1080 is the next to last thing.

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Batman:

While I don't watch tempuratures, I did build this PC last year and it was my first build. I'm wanting to keep things simple before I get into the extra stuff like overclocking.

Factory overclocked cards are as simple as they come because you dont need to do anything yourself, just plug it in and it works. And usually they have better cooling systems and run cooler and quieter because of that then reference cards anyway.

[Arya]

If you were wondering, you can damage a processor through overclocking, but only in rare circumstances. Normally you wouldn't ever push a CPU far enough to damage it, it's only really in extreme OC builds that you're likely to effect the longevity of the chip.

Processors generally have a comfort zone, and then some additional headroom before you start hitting their limits. Factory OC are well within the chip's comfort zone, OC and SC GPUs are normally the basis for extreme OC setups which take the clock even further.

[Toaster Bath]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Okami:

If you were wondering, you can damage a processor through overclocking, but only in rare circumstances. Normally you wouldn't ever push a CPU far enough to damage it, it's only really in extreme OC builds that you're likely to effect the longevity of the chip.

Processors generally have a comfort zone, and then some additional headroom before you start hitting their limits. Factory OC are well within the chip's comfort zone, OC and SC GPUs are normally the basis for extreme OC setups which take the clock even further.

Okay, that's good to know.
So basically, the 1080 will work right out of the box with my i7 4790 with no issues?

[CursedPanther]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Batman:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Okami:

If you were wondering, you can damage a processor through overclocking, but only in rare circumstances. Normally you wouldn't ever push a CPU far enough to damage it, it's only really in extreme OC builds that you're likely to effect the longevity of the chip.

Processors generally have a comfort zone, and then some additional headroom before you start hitting their limits. Factory OC are well within the chip's comfort zone, OC and SC GPUs are normally the basis for extreme OC setups which take the clock even further.

Okay, that's good to know.
So basically, the 1080 will work right out of the box with my i7 4790 with no issues?

Yes, or you would've heard thousands of complaints everywhere already.

[Toaster Bath]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย CursedPanther:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Batman:

Okay, that's good to know.
So basically, the 1080 will work right out of the box with my i7 4790 with no issues?

Yes, or you would've heard thousands of complaints everywhere already.

That's great to know. Thanks both of you for your help.
Sorry if I seemed standoffish at first.

[Arya]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Batman:

That's great to know. Thanks both of you for your help.
Sorry if I seemed standoffish at first.

Don't be. We were both newbies ourselves a few years ago, speaking for myself I know exactly how you feel. You aren't born knowing this stuff, and finding answers can be hard.

I don't know if it makes any difference to you, but my current workhorse system has a GTX970 running a fairly serious overclock. I've had it for two years, and it's running completely as-new. Well, under load it averages 2 degrees celcius more than it should - but that's only because I haven't cleaned it for a while.

[pasa]

The OC applied by the factory is safe, you need to do nothing about it. But GB gives you an utility where you can monitor, set profiles for fans, voltahge, temp, everything, mainly meant to add to OC, certainly you can use it to underclock the card back to Nvdia level.

[Arya]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย pasa:

The OC applied by the factory is safe, you need to do nothing about it. But GB gives you an utility where you can monitor, set profiles for fans, voltahge, temp, everything, mainly meant to add to OC, certainly you can use it to underclock the card back to Nvdia level.

Although that wouldn't improve it's reliability, or longevity. It would just make the card really slow.

[tiger305]

yes you can disable the OC, just run the debug mode in the
NVidia control panel....

[Hare+Guu!]

Any overclock is safe as long as it's stable at stock voltage. You only start damaging components once you increase voltage. If you're lucky you can get a good chip that can be undervolted but perform the same. That's what you really want.