jeffmd
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So it seem after lengthy playtime in advanced warfare (and only AW, I have set unity aside until it is all patched up solid and FF14 does not seem to stress it enough) my pc powers down and requires the PSU to be turned off in order to reset. The PSU is EVGAs own bronze80 600watt so I am pretty sure it is fine, so I have started attacking the what I would call "floating overclocks" that both my fx6300 and 970gtx SC do. I have a feeling they bump into a turbo frequency and the voltage isn't covering it in time. My CPU is not in overclock mode, it is just in the normal turbo mode. I have just turned off the cpu power management so it shouldn't be adjusting the voltage down with the clock speed anymore. Currently the 970gtx SC is running default settings, and precisionX (which I havn't been running at all) has priority set to power, which is %100. I want to make sure that the video card is not exceeding the clocks specified on the box, I am trying to remove any situation where the cpu/gpu are getting over clocked beyond the power they are supplied. I see a white and red mark but not entirely sure if thats a turbo or it is just telling me the SC vs Stock vanilla speeds. Either way, is the card doing any kind of turbo under default settings and if so, what can I do to stop it? Also when doing temp test, I noticed the 970 has a super high threshold and doesn't start the fans up till 60c, so games like advanced warfare are playing in the 68c range. This makes me uncomfortable so I made a custom one that is still good at keeping the fan off when not in games but gives good but still quiet speeds in games (It looks a J in the middle of the screen). Is there any way of making this a default profile without needing to keep precisionX open all the time?
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Re: Reigning in my SC 970gtx's dynamic clocks
2014/12/25 12:51:10
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Out of the box, the card will "boost" above the stock advertised speeds. It is built into the card. So, yes, it does "turbo" above the default settings. It was designed to do that. There is no way to force it from boosting above default settings unless you take matters into your own hands and force it with a piece of software called `NVIDIA Inspector`.
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jeffmd
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Re: Reigning in my SC 970gtx's dynamic clocks
2014/12/25 13:20:44
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ty, I think "advertised stock" is probably the worst phrase to use... You have the stock speeds that are the reference board, and then you have the increased advertised speeds because it is the superclocked version. What I want to know is if the board by default, is trying to exceed the advertised superclocked speeds.
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Re: Reigning in my SC 970gtx's dynamic clocks
2014/12/25 14:44:28
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Jeffmd if I'm understanding you correctly you are concerned that the boost clock is drawing over your psu rating right?
68c is great temps under load for Maxwell with stock fan curve. But if you wish to use custom fan curve then by all means do, just know 68c is more then safe.
The white arrow in Px is base clock and the red arrow is boost clock. Maxwell is like no other gpu and it's clock speeds are dynamic based on total used power and temp.
Your total system spec would better help understand a solution. However with the known cpu and gpu your psu should be just enough with no issues.
And will holding the pc's power button down for 10 sec turn off the pc when the issue occurs?
Why do you think it's your gpu causing this issue? Has this gpu just replaced another that did not cause this?
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Re: Reigning in my SC 970gtx's dynamic clocks
2014/12/25 14:49:09
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When you say your PC powers down does it shutoff like someone pulled the power plug? If so, your CPU could be overheating or your PSU is faulty.
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Re: Reigning in my SC 970gtx's dynamic clocks
2014/12/25 16:24:01
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jeffmd What I want to know is if the board by default, is trying to exceed the advertised superclocked speeds.
YES! That's what I said, right? The superclocked is advertised with superclocked speeds. But it will boost higher. The FTW will boost higher than the FTW speeds. The classified will boost higher than the classified speeds. The reference card will boost higher than the reference card speeds. ...
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jeffmd
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Re: Reigning in my SC 970gtx's dynamic clocks
2014/12/25 17:51:25
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255killer, the shutdown is kind of weird. For most purposes the computer shuts down, drives and fans. USB devices stay lit (I had 2 USB drives stay in standby) and the motherboard light is green. However no amount of holding the power button would shut it down or power it up. Also the psu is in no way warm. What I am testing at is both the cpu and gpu adjust clock speeds, as well as the voltage. Now for my cpu I have the option of allowing it to automatically overvolt to obtain better turbos but I turned that off from the start. I am trying to discover if the gpu is doing the same, and if so that maybe it is hitting a turbo speed that it isn't setting the voltage to handle. I am not really thinking it is an issue of my psu not supplying enough power, but rather the cpu or gpu using a turbo speed that is to high for its set voltage. Ty, that was pretty much what I was asking. So yea, now I want to make sure it goes no higher then its advertised speed. oh and no, my evga 460gtx SC was a perfect angel. I did need to RMA it once when a memory chip went out on it, but it never gave me problems otherwise. Fan spees were perfect, temps were perfect. I was all set to upgrade to the 760 but between the power requirements and the fact that I would really need to jump to the 9x0 if I wanted to play next gen games, I decided to go with the 970.
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Re: Reigning in my SC 970gtx's dynamic clocks
2014/12/25 18:06:14
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Starting to sound like a overheating / motherboard problem now.
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Re: Reigning in my SC 970gtx's dynamic clocks
2014/12/25 20:08:30
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jeffmd Ty, that was pretty much what I was asking. So yea, now I want to make sure it goes no higher then its advertised speed.
But, it will go higher than its advertised speed. All GPU Boost NVIDIA cards will go higher than their advertised speeds. Like I said, it is normal and you have no way of preventing it from boosting above advertised speeds. ... Unless you take matters into your own hands and modify the video card's behavior with a 3rd party piece of software.
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Re: Reigning in my SC 970gtx's dynamic clocks
2014/12/25 20:11:46
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Re: Reigning in my SC 970gtx's dynamic clocks
2014/12/25 20:21:01
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Jeffmd, could you move the card to a different pcie slot and see if it still happens? After reading that it started with the new 970 I'm confident that it's something with the gpu, however I'm not sure it's a boost issue. Good luck and hope you figure it out.
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