Cool GTX
My Ultra OC slightly better than my XC Gaming - both are in the same Rig
 
Both are still on stock air coolers - till I install the custom loop

Cool GTX
Auto OC "Nvidia Scan Tool" --> Will "Display" what it believes to be the "Best Stable" OC for the GPU

--> you then enter that number in GPU box hit the Enter Key & Apply then Save to a profile number. (simple OC of GPU)
 
--> Unfortunately the RAM is Not tested by the "Nvidia Scan Tool"

I included more information to help - If - you wanted to manually get every last drop of power from it.

Cool GTX
Keep everything as Cool as possible -- crank those case fans to 100% - best to be in a room that is not very warm -- GPUs like to be Cold
 
Around 50C - Nvidia Boost 4.0 will start stepping down the MHz - (this is Not throttling) - Boost 4.0 has the last word
 
GL & Have Fun

GTXJackBauer

ChrispyjBMW
 
Pardon my ignorance but as far as Nvidia Boost 4.0 is this something that must be installed at no choice?

That is by default included into the GPU so you should have no worries there.  It basically protects the GPU but make sure to stay under 89c as that is the max temp these GPUs can handle but the system should protect itself either way.
 
By the looks of your system specs in your sig, there should be no issue with air flow, assuming cable management has been performed and fans are ramped up if needed.

GTXJackBauer

ChrispyjBMW
 
 
Thx dude. I appreciate the help.

  No problem and nice case.  

agentbb007
I've had my XC Gaming since September of last year.  I just had to RMA my card because it was doing this weird fan spin up to 4100+ RPM.  But just got the replacement card on Wednesday and it's working great!  I just run my card at 100% power limit and it usually runs around 80C with fans at 75% so not too bad at all.  If I want some extra quiet gaming I just pull my power down to 90% and the fans get really quiet and card stays in the 70's C.
 
I ran the OC VF Curve Tuner and have that set to a profile that runs on startup so the card runs at about 1920-1935 MHz.  Just make sure you save the VF Curve after you run the scan because if you don't save it to a profile it just gets reset to default.
 
Someone mentioned to raise the clock by the amount VF Curve reports this isn't necessary.  You run the VF Curve so it sets the best frequency for all voltages that's why it's called a VF Curve I assume V=voltage F=Frequency.  So it's modifying the Frequency to the highest value it thinks is possible for that Voltage.  The solid blue line is stock, the green is what it found is the best frequency for that voltage.  Here is what my VF Curve results are: https://i.imgur.com/Wt6gulO.jpg

agentbb007
If you have the VF curve applied you don’t need to change the frequency, it modifies the frequency for you on a curve like it shows. If you add 165 it’ll just add an additional 165 on top of what it deemed maximum for each voltage point and probably be unstable and crash.  If your VF Curve Tuner just has all the green dots and no blue line then it's at stock and no VF curve is applied, see attached image.  You'd have to run the Scan again then save it to a profile.
The VF Curve Tuner doesn't overclock memory so you still have to raise that manually if you want to overclock your memory.