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    Overclocking Instability? I just don't understand.

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by aarpcard, Mar 29, 2011.

  1. aarpcard

    aarpcard Notebook Deity

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    I'm pushing my gpu's to 725mhz. They are completely stable in Furmark - or so it seems. I'll run furmark for hours and they will be fine. Stable, no artifacts, no crashing, safe temps (hot, but still safe).

    However, they don't seem to be stable in any games at 725mhz.

    I don't understand it. How can they be stable in Furmark, but not in games?

    I currently have the voltage on the cores at 1.15v. I'm building up my courage to try to push it to 1.2v, to see if that'll help matters.
     
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  2. Mechanized Menace

    Mechanized Menace Lost in the MYST

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    Thats really high for a 1.15v OV I am at 670/1120 highest I have been able to push is 670/1140 stable in all games actually its my 24/7 oc at 1.15v idk why its stable in furmark but that is not safe levels and when you push it to 1.2v it will just keep BSOD untill you revert it.
     
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  3. cookinwitdiesel

    cookinwitdiesel Retired Bencher

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    FurMark is not a good stability test....it does not report errors. Use something like OCCT GPU test or just play games to determine stability.

    I have seen overclocks that were stable enough to get through 3DMark tests but failed almost immediately in games
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Mar 29, 2011
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