- Oct 2, 2012
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Before I go any further my specs are as followed:
Mobo: P8Z77-V LX
CPU: i5 3570K @ 4.2 Ghz
GPU: EVGA GTX 970
PSU: Corsair CX 600
RAM: 8 gb 1600 Mhz
HDD 2x 7200 rpm WD Caviar Blue 500 gb
SSD 1: 120 GB Microcenter SSD
SSD 2: 120 GB Crucial M500
Now onto my issue...I'm having a real hard time keeping the Power Consumption of this card under the 110% at all times, during real world gaming.
My stable OC is at +175 core (1503 mhz max boost) and +230 Mem.
This overclock is completely stable both in benchmarks and in multiple games I've tested for a couple hours each. Dragon Age Inquisition and Titanfall among them. Temperature is fine, never going above 72 degrees. The issue is, every so often my Power Consumption will spike up into the 111-116% area every so often while gaming.
This is not an issue at all during benchmarks. In fact it never goes above even 106% in Heaven or Valley.
I've tried lowering my clocks to as low as +120 core and +200 mem, and Power Consumption still exceeds the 110% every so often.
I know the card throttles itself after 110%. My question is...just how bad this is for the card? Can I potentially cause damage to it by exceeding that 110% every so often? Or is throttling and a potential stutter every now and then as a result, the only thing I'm risking?
Of course, if anyone has ideas on how to eliminate this all together, I'm all ears. Otherwise, I'm planning on just keeping the OC as is. To be perfectly honest, its extremely rare I even notice the throttle considering I'm gaming with Vsync on, and even with the minor throttle every now and again, the chances of anything dropping below 60 FPS are slim.
Any insight / help is appreciated.
Mobo: P8Z77-V LX
CPU: i5 3570K @ 4.2 Ghz
GPU: EVGA GTX 970
PSU: Corsair CX 600
RAM: 8 gb 1600 Mhz
HDD 2x 7200 rpm WD Caviar Blue 500 gb
SSD 1: 120 GB Microcenter SSD
SSD 2: 120 GB Crucial M500
Now onto my issue...I'm having a real hard time keeping the Power Consumption of this card under the 110% at all times, during real world gaming.
My stable OC is at +175 core (1503 mhz max boost) and +230 Mem.
This overclock is completely stable both in benchmarks and in multiple games I've tested for a couple hours each. Dragon Age Inquisition and Titanfall among them. Temperature is fine, never going above 72 degrees. The issue is, every so often my Power Consumption will spike up into the 111-116% area every so often while gaming.
This is not an issue at all during benchmarks. In fact it never goes above even 106% in Heaven or Valley.
I've tried lowering my clocks to as low as +120 core and +200 mem, and Power Consumption still exceeds the 110% every so often.
I know the card throttles itself after 110%. My question is...just how bad this is for the card? Can I potentially cause damage to it by exceeding that 110% every so often? Or is throttling and a potential stutter every now and then as a result, the only thing I'm risking?
Of course, if anyone has ideas on how to eliminate this all together, I'm all ears. Otherwise, I'm planning on just keeping the OC as is. To be perfectly honest, its extremely rare I even notice the throttle considering I'm gaming with Vsync on, and even with the minor throttle every now and again, the chances of anything dropping below 60 FPS are slim.
Any insight / help is appreciated.
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