Gpu clock, memory clock, voltage, and custom fan controlfan curve. Go to settings and allow you to unlock voltage control and monitoring. Gigabytes gtx 980 ti extreme gaming may share a similar temperature profile as evgas gtx 970 sc, but it certainly doesnt output the same sound levels. This overclocking software for windows 10 lets you enhance the gaming performance, create custom fan profile, and record game videos without any hassles. Msi afterburner overclocking tools provide easy and precise access to your graphics. My question today is whats the best software i should be using to overclock my galax cards and is overclocking different for sli then it is. The nvidia gtx 970 is a game changer in terms of performance per watt and value for money. Gigabyte geforce gtx 980 ti xtreme overclocking, noise, temps. Does anyone have a basic copy and paste guide on how to overclock an msi gtx 970. At the end of the day, we improved over the reference gtx 960s 7522 graphics score in 3dmark fire strike by less than points, landing at 8430 with our final overclock. Evgas heatsink does not cool the memory chips with the baseplate, but uses the fans airflow instead, an approach that works quite well. Gigabyte also comes with aorus graphics engine software for its highend aorus graphics cards. The gtx 970 is based on nvidias groundbreaking maxwell architecture which delivers considerable clock for clock performance gains over kepler, its predecessor. Did you know that in addition to award winning hardware, evga also has award winning software.
Overclocking the gtx 970, lets make sure were all making. The latest drivers for each card at the time of writing were installed. Asus turbo gtx 970 is a specialedition graphics card with distinctive white coloring. Samsung 970 1tb nvme and 2tb hdd x4 raid 5 300gb x8 raid 5 nvme 240gb ssd and 1tb hdd. When you demand the absolute best graphic card available, look no further than the zotac geforce gtx 970 amp.
In order to be a serious hit with overclockers, hardware needs to offer an excellent priceperformance ratio. Sep 26, 2014 gtx 970 and gm204 in general clearly desires to be fed with more voltage and more power overall than what any nvidia approved card is going to see. Weve established that nvidias maxwellbased graphics cards are impressive, but can they continue to impress when it comes to overclocking. Nvidia geforce gtx 970 roundup overclocking results to overclock our trio of contenders, we used the latest versions of the respective overclocking tools that each one produces. Nov 01, 2014 overclocking the gigabyte gtx 970 g1 updated 121614 by shane paris published november 1, 2014 updated february 4, 2016 its been a crazy two weeks, but i finally finished editing the overclocking video for the gigabyte gtx 970 g1. Manufacturerspecific overclocking software exists, but most veteran pc.
Realtime wattage monitoring on supported evga graphics cards. I mentioned in my look at asus strix the other day that ultimately, i think the gtx 970 impresses me more than the gtx 980 at least from a bangforthebuck perspective, and as it happens, that carried straight on through to overclocking. I have the same card msi gtx 970 twin frozr 5, intel core i54690k, and corsair h100i cpu cooler. This software allows you to fine tune your graphics card, including gpu clock offsets, memory clock offsets, fan speed, voltage and much more. Extract and flash gtx 970 and 980 firmware zosons h2o. Mar 19, 2015 at the end of the day, we improved over the reference gtx 960s 7522 graphics score in 3dmark fire strike by less than points, landing at 8430 with our final overclock. A guide to overclocking your amd or nvidia graphics card, covering. This overclocking utility from gigabyte supports gtx 950, gtx 960, gtx 970, gtx 980, gtx 980 ti, gtx titan, radeon rx 460, rx 470, rx 480, gtx 1050, gtx 1060, gtx 1070, gtx 1080 graphics cards. Gtx 970 overclocking you are obviously advised to use msis afterburner, but they all work. Amazons choice for strix gtx 970 asus geforce gtx 1050 ti 4gb phoenix fan edition dvid hdmi dp 1. Anyways the only meaningful upgrade over your gtx 970 would be a rtx 2060 or rx 5700. The gtx 1660ti is basically a bit faster gtx 1070, sometimes it even beats the 1070ti, but sometimes its barely on par with the 1070, its a hit and miss card and only about 40% faster than your gtx 970.
Although i have never overclocked a gpu, so i am unsure of what to look out for. Extract and flash gtx 970 and 980 firmware zosons h2o and. Led sync that syncs with other evga rgb components. The gm204200 chip is smacked onto a custom pcb surrounded with military class. The factory overclock evga applied to the gtx 970 ftw is one of the. Nvidia geforce gtx 980m video card benchmark result intel core i74930k. Now that i have owned my msi gtx 970 gaming 4g for over a month, i am thinking of overclocking it. Also what benchmarking software is the best to use.
In order to be a serious hit with overclockers, hardware needs to offer an excellent priceperformance ratio that doesnt come with hidden gotchas. This affordable model comes with the new twinfrozr v cooler. Evga geforce gtx 970 sc overclocking my card normally runs around 5mhz idle, and has a stock boost clock of 66mhz. My options were to go for a gigabyte gtx 980 g1 gaming or 2x galax gtx eoc 970 s.
Gigabyte geforce gtx 980 ti xtreme overclocking, noise. Today i will show you how to overclock your gtx 970 with voltage tweaks to get higher clocks. Sep 10, 2019 anyways the only meaningful upgrade over your gtx 970 would be a rtx 2060 or rx 5700. Hi, this is my second attempt at oc first was a dual core e5200 and now im trying to squeeze my gigabyte gtx 970 windforce 3x oc card. Sep 19, 2014 nvidia geforce gtx 970 roundup overclocking results to overclock our trio of contenders, we used the latest versions of the respective overclocking tools that each one produces. After several hours of researching, i ended up overclock mine like this. Regardless, we have heard the concerns and will provide a bios update to reduce the. Today, were going to drop it down a notch and have a look at our first gtx 970. This is the musthave and best overclocking software of all times. The 970 g1 features gigabytes windforce cooling unit, which as of november 1st, 2014 appears to be the best heatsink assembly for the geforce gtx 970 cards. Msi afterburner is the worlds most recognized and widely used graphics card overclocking utility. Overclocking our sample worked extremely well, reaching the highest clocks in our gtx 970 test group.
Both cards will be interesting to look at from the overclocking perspective, but as the gtx 970 comes equipped with an impressive overclock already, it might prove to be the more interesting of the two. Gtx 970m overclocking general notebook discussions. Jan 24, 2020 this overclocking utility from gigabyte supports gtx 950, gtx 960, gtx 970, gtx 980, gtx 980 ti, gtx titan, radeon rx 460, rx 470, rx 480, gtx 1050, gtx 1060, gtx 1070, gtx 1080 graphics cards. Rgb led control supporting graphics cards andor nvlink bridge. You can only go as high as the voltage will let you, nvidia has the voltage locked.
Again we see it falling short of the r9 390 by 5% on the nose and losing out by a large margin over 20%, to the 780 ti. Evga geforce gtx 970 sc overclocking windows 10 forums. Featuring an innovative modern dualintake blower design and 10% larger heatdissipation area, asus turbo gtx 970 delivers 10% cooler performance and superior sli configurations. Moving on to unigine heaven hwbot extreme version, the gigabyte 970 scored 3,158. This latest version of evga precisionx adds new features, overclocking support, functionality, and full support for microsoft directx 12 api. Displays acer xg270hu 1440p 144hz freesync, acer b286hk 4k uhd monitor 1080p 60hz freesync display. Gtx 970 and gm204 in general clearly desires to be fed with more voltage and more power overall than what any nvidia approved card is going to see. Next to the flagship product we also test the more budget gigabyte geforce gtx 970 g1 soc gaming graphics card. Memory topped out at beyond 2 ghz, in part due to the cards welloverclocking samsung chips. Looking for an overclocking guide for msi gaming gtx 970. What software is used for overclocking galax gtx 970s.
Nov 03, 2014 gtx titan xp 2025mhz asus gtx 950 no power connector rx 580 gtx 970 temp storage. Test in demanding games after youve finished and dial back if you encounter any problems. Inno3d geforce gtx 970 ichill herculez x4 air boss ultra. Memory topped out at beyond 2 ghz, in part due to the cards well overclocking samsung chips. Nvidias reference gtx 970 is specd at 1,050mhz core and 7,000mhz memory. Gtx titan xp 2025mhz asus gtx 950 no power connector rx 580 gtx 970 temp storage. This gtx 980 overclocking tutorial will walk through how to overclock nvidias maxwell architecture, explain power target %, voltage, memory clock, and more. Gigabyte flex display technology patentpending can automatically detect any connected monitors and achieve multidisplay gaming up to 4 monitors at.
The geforce gtx 970 is a highperformance graphics card designed for serious gaming. New oc scanner for finding the best stable overclock. With that in mind, i purchased a build from cp including a reference gtx 970 and i overclocked it from stock to this particular piece of silicons maximum stable overclock. Full support for geforce rtx graphics cards and geforce gtx 10series. I ran the gtx 1070 headtohead with a founders edition gtx 1080, 6gb evga geforce gtx 980ti and 4gb evga geforce 970. It provides detailed overview of your hardware and comes with some additional features like customizing fan profiles, benchmarking and video recording. Overclocking the gtx 970, lets make sure were all making the best of what weve got. The product does not vary much from that 980 other then a chunk of performance. This software allows you to fine tune your nvidia graphics card, maximizing. Mar 10, 2015 today i will show you how to overclock your gtx 970 with voltage tweaks to get higher clocks. Oct 31, 2014 our only quibble is with zotacs overclocking software. Powered by new nvidia maxwell architecture, it features advanced technologies and classleading graphics for incredible gaming experiences.
Omega edition is designed for high overclocking performance, with two eightpin pci express connectors. Aug 05, 2017 gtx 970 overclocking you are obviously advised to use msis afterburner, but they all work. With the second step, you move the slider for the gpu core from its original stock. Asus strix gtx 970 gaming graphics card is factoryoverclocked at 1253 mhz and packed with exclusive asus technologies, including directcu ii to deliver cooler, quieter, and faster performance for incredible action gaming experiences. Sep 26, 2014 for gtx 980 overclocking, ill be making use of nvidias reference card, whereas for the gtx 970, asus strix will fill the role.
Msi gaming geforce gtx 970 4gb oc directx 12 vr ready gtx 970 gaming 4g 4. With gpu gauntlet sorting, the gigabyte soc graphics card guarantees the higher overclocking capability in terms of excellent power switching. Browse categories, post your questions, or just chat with other members. Strix gtx 970 also features 0db fan technology to let gamers enjoy total silence during light gameplay as well. While this article focuses on the geforce gtx 960, the guide can be used for virtually any modern graphics card out there, whether its an nvidia or even an amd card. Above all, you get all this for free without paying even a penny. Gtx 970 from stock to overclocked cyberpowerpc forum. Its been a crazy two weeks, but i finally finished editing the overclocking video for the gigabyte gtx 970 g1. Precision and evga oc scanner to give you never before seen overclocking. Overclocking the gigabyte gtx 970 g1 updated 121614.