560TI SC - What Do You Think?

[noname2020x]

EVGA GTX 560TI SC

Core Clock: 980
Shader Clock: 1960
Memory Clock: 2200
Voltage: 1.037 (stock)


i7 2700k @ 4.4 (using ASrock's "recommended settings")

My questions:

How am I doing?

How can I test my card's stability without hurting it?

Does upping the voltage hurt the card?

What settings would you recommend I keep the card at for gaming?

How do I see what load my CPU has while gaming?

PLEASE MAKE YOUR BEST EFFORT TO ANSWER ALL OF MY QUESTIONS SO I DO NOT HAVE TO REPOST.

Thanks!











Then I ran Unigine Heaven 2.1 and I got half way through and received this error:





So I brought my my voltage to 1.05 and ran it again and received no error. Should I keep my voltage at 1.05? Is there a way to make precision stay at 1.05?

[Ed103194]

Use MSI Afterburner, its better because it allows you to change voltage settings, create fan profiles etc

[noname2020x]

Originally Posted by Ed103194

Use MSI Afterburner, its better because it allows you to change voltage settings, create fan profiles etc

You can do both of those with precision...

[supaflyx3]

I say you're doing pretty good, i can only get my 560ti SC to 950 on the core on stock voltage before it starts to artifact. But agreed afterburner > precision.

[noname2020x]

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[noname2020x]

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[rjbarker]

How am I doing?

- looks good so far, although I wouldn't bother with Furmark, puts a ridiculously huge amount of strain on your GPU thus causing unrealistically high Temps, best way to check stability with your GPU OC is to simply "Game", preferably DX11 Gaming ;)

How can I test my card's stability without hurting it?

- By Gaming (DX11) !!

Does upping the voltage hurt the card?

- As long as your Voltage Bumps are "small and incremental", while allowing your Fan Speed to either Ramp up accordingly or set Fan Profiles to keep Temps in check - No your Card will be fine!

What settings would you recommend I keep the card at for gaming?

- Whatever Moderate OC you find you can game at without any Freezes, Lockups, Black Screens or unreasonably high Temps.

How do I see what load my CPU has while gaming?

Run "Core Temp" in the background while Gaming, when you exit the Game, open Core Temp and check the "High/Max Temp" column.

Have fun n enjoy!

[noname2020x]

^^^ I love it when people post the way you just did. So clean, organized, concise, and helpful. Thanks much!