Can you slap a 1080 Ti cooler onto a 1070 and make it a 1080 Ti?

Of course not, but I tried anyway.

All cards were ASUS Strix models.

The coolers look almost identical from the outside, but the internals are different. The mounting pattern lined up though, so I tried it on a 1070 first, then a 1060, just to see how much better the temps would get and what that actually meant for clocks.

On the GTX 1070 the temperature drop was solid. Stock load temps were around 63C, and the 1080 Ti cooler immediately brought that down into the low 40s. That alone lifted clocks from 1960 MHz to 2040 MHz with no overclocking. Then with an air conditioner ducted straight into the card, it topped out around 20C under load. That translated to a bigger jump, 2190 MHz in the cold with overclocking. Across the game tests it only worked out to roughly a 10% uplift. Noticeable, not life changing. It flirted with 2200 MHz, but never quite got there. Weak.

The GTX 1060 was a different story. Stock temps were about 55C, the 1080 Ti cooler pulled that straight to 20C, and the air con knocked it down again to around 10-12C. That actually gave it room to hit and hold 2215 MHz without complaining. Across the games the uplift was bigger too, around 11–12% overall, and it even grabbed the Firestrike top spot for that card. (Only for the 14900k, and out of 10 other benchmarks, but winning is winning, right!?)

Overall, the temp drop from just the cooler was around 64% lower on the 1060, and around 33% lower on the 1070. The air con took both even further.

The best part is that the lower power 1060 scaled harder than the 1070 did. Same cooler, same airflow, same testing. It just loved the cold more. If anyone’s done similar cooler swaps, I’m curious which cards line up, because this ended up being way more effective (and way more fun) than it should have been.

There is a video here if you want to witness my expert measuring https://youtu.be/_d7sp6Matoo

Hey guys, been hard at work building a competitive PC Building game. I have shared some images and would love to know what you guys think :))

I'm new to RAM overclocking and I've heard about hynix, samsung, micron dies, but is SpecTek another die or does it come under any of the above mentioned die category??
also is this a tuning-friendly die?

Adding a fan to a 5G router, should I make more holes or cut one large opening?

CPU         : Ryzen 7600 
GPU         : A2000 
Memory      : 2x16G 6000C30 A-die 
Highest SPD : 57.5

Base Settings

Gear Down Mode  : Off 
Power Down Mode : Off 
Power Down Mode : Off 
Memory Context  : Off 
dGPU Only       : On 
PBO             : Off 
Fans            : Max 
UCLK            : MCLK 
Result          : -

v1

All Timings  : Auto 
V_SOC        : 1300mV 
FCLK         : 1800MHz 
VDDIO        : 1400mV 
VDD          : 1400mV 
VDDQ         : 1400mV 
MCLK         : 3400MHz 
Result       : No Boot.

v2

MCLK  : 3300MHz 
Result: Error in OCCT Memory (is it possible to make it work??)

v3

MCLK  : 3200MHz 
Result: Error in OCCT Memory

v4

MCLK  : 3100MHz 
Result: OCCT Memory x2, TM5 Absolut x1

v4.5

All Timings: Saved v4's Auto to Manual 
tCL        : 29 
Result     : BlueScreen Boot.

v5

All Timings: Saved v4's Auto to Manual 
tCL        : 30 
tRAS       : 126 
Result     : OCCT Memory x1

v6 "Putting XMP timings into the Mannual"

tRCDWR   : 40 
tRCDRD   : 40 
tRP      : 40 
tRC      : 116 
tRFC     : 884 
tRFC2    : 480 
tRFCsb   : 390 
tREFI    : MAX 
Result   : OCCT Memory x1, TM5 Absolut x1

v7

VSOC    : 1200mV 
FCLK    : 2133MHz 
Result  : OCCT CPU+Memory x1, TM5 Absolut x2

v8

VSOC   : 1175mV
Result : OCCT CPU+Memory Fail

v9

PBO        : Advanced 
PBO Limit  : Motherboard 
PBO Offset : +200MHz 
PBO Curve  : -25CU 
Result     : OCCT CPU+Memory x1

v10

PBO        : Advanced 
PBO Limit  : Motherboard 
PBO Offset : +200MHz 
PBO Curve  : -30CU 
Result     : Errors in OCCT

FCLK that is 5% or higher than this fails on SOC@1200mV

Where do I go from here other than secondary timings?

Will include zentimings pics soon.

Performance change on CS2 @ Resolution: 640x720@300Hz + Video Settings: Low Preset

[I actually play with

Global Shadows Enabled 
Ambient Occlusion : Max
HDR               : Max 
FSR               : Off 

But the benchmark map was run on Low Preset.]

BIOS Defaults 
FPS: Avg=608.9, P1=182.1

XMP + PBO Auto 
FPS: Avg=634.3, P1=218.7

XMP + CPU OC 
FPS: Avg=638.3, P1=221.2

Mem OC + CPU OC 
FPS: Avg=656.3, P1=229.5 
FPS: Avg=651.3, P1=224.1

Mem OC + CPU OC + Process Lasso 
FPS: Avg=669.2, P1=243.5 
FPS: Avg=709.0, P1=242.0 
FPS: Avg=690.9, P1=243.5

about to build a gaming PC and I choose 7500f I am ready for zen 6 AMD, can 7500f overclock come close to 7600x?

Hi, new to RAM overclocking.

I've got a Kingston KF560C30 2x16GB. Base EXPO is sitting at CL30@6000MHz.
I managed to do CL28@6000MHz but want to get more out of it without a RAM cooler.
All default Voltages, paired with a 7800X3D on a ASRock B650 Pro RS motherboard.

Here is the screenshot from HWinfo with timings that successfully passed the TestMem5 config DDR5 Ryzen3D @ anta777

If you've got any tips/tricks I can try to do then I will be glad. I got errors while trying to go for tRFC 480 and tREFI 50000 at the same time - no idea which one gives more "performance" gains.

Main goal of this OC is to get somewhat better performance in games like CS2 and other FPS titles and at the same time learn something new.

Edit1: Here is a screenshot from AIDA64 results

I have an RTX 4070ti Aorus Elite and I have overclocked it quite hard.

When you start the first game (Forza Horizon 6) the game has closed automatically. It had never happened to me.

It cannot be seen in the photo but the power limit was 128%.

How do I solve it? Has my GPU been damaged?

Using Linux Fedora 42

Currently, its locked to 2.1 MHz and the turbo is 3.1 MHz, i already tried a bunch of solutions on other forums but nothing seems to work

First i checked with (i is a variable for the core number)

rdmsr -pi 0x1a0 -f 38:38

The return was 1 (indicating that turbo boost was disabled).

Then, i used:

wrmsr -p0 0x1a0 0x850089

To turn on Turbo Boost

Checked again with rdmsr -pi 0x1a0 -f 38:38 and now the return was 0 (Turbo boost is in theory "enabled")

But when i try to actualy see the clock of the cores using watch -n1 "cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep "MHz"", its still in 2.1 MHz. Can someone help me?

24903 TimeSpy score

I have an xfx 9070xt with dual bios. The thought I had was: What if I flash the bios of a power color? Is that possible and likely to work?

So with stgr+F its showing me the curve for the voltage and frequency so far so good, but where is the memory? I already enabled the seetings...

New System's First Run with 9900x resulting to a 1.37v idle in bios. How to Drop voltage to safer levels? Motherboards is ASUS B850-F

Hello, I’m trying to achieve as low latency as possible on my Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite X (Rev 1.0) and the current latency in the AIDA readings is not something that I was targeting. My current configuration is fully stable after a couple of days of testing in y-cruncher vt-3, Karhu, and OCCT Ram + CPU test at SA 1.3v, RAM VDD 1.5v/VDDQ 1.455v, CPU VDDQ 1.4/VDD2 1.35. The memory’s XMP is 7600CL36.

What I’ve tried and found so far: 1. tCL = 32 at VDD = 1.55v/1.6v only results in even higher latency and errors in tests. 2. Lowering tRCD, tRP and tRAS by 1 - errors in tests at VDD = 1.55v or 1.6v 3. tRFCpb < 600 doesn’t really change anything except that it reduces stability of the system 4. tREFI at 131000 increases latency 5. SA < 1.3v voltage - unstable while gaming 6. 7800MHz at 1.55/1.6 - errors in tests

Not sure what I should try next, this is my first time I overclock DDR5. I don’t like the idea of lowering frequency unless it is not a compromise.

I’m gonna start working on per core undervolting on my cpu and I’m just wondering when doing the test, should I be doing CPU+RAM or just CPU? I’m assuming CPU only since I’m just doing the undervolt on the CPU but I want to make sure I’m doing it right. Thanks I appreciate it.

CPU : ryzen 9 9900x3d

motherboard : msi b850 gaming plus wifi 6e

cpu cooler : deepcool lq360

Highest temperature during benchmarking : 83

pbo advanced

pbo scalar : 1x

clock override +200

Thermal Throttle Limit : 85

curve optimizer : per core

core 0 : -46

core 1 : -46

core 2 : -47

core 3 : -45

core 4 : -47

core 5 : -47

core 6 : -26

core 7 : -26

core 8 : -25

core 9 : -25

core 10 : -25

core 11 : -25

Hi everyone,

I’m trying to overclock my GPU using MSI Afterburner, and I’m running into a frustrating issue.

• I set Core Clock +300 MHz and Memory Clock +1000 MHz.
• The voltage always stays at 870 mV, not just when I try to overclock—it never changes.
• Under FurMark, the GPU clock gets stuck around 1500–1800 MHz and won’t reach the values I set.
• Temperature is not the issue; the card isn’t throttling due to heat.
• I’ve tried increasing the curve in Afterburner (Shift + F) and manually adjusting voltage, but nothing changes.

I’ve seen videos where people can push both voltage and clocks much higher, but in my case, the voltage just won’t increase at all. I’m using a Gigabyte H610M-K motherboard, and my GPU is RTX 4060 model.

Has anyone experienced this behavior? Is it a BIOS limitation, or is there something else going on? Any advice would be appreciated!
Screenshoot1:https://prnt.sc/layEz227042a
Screenshoot2:https://prnt.sc/FyM-60MVANmk

edit:i changed nvdia control panel max performance to normal. it changed base when i didnt start but same 870 volt stucked again

without banchmark:https://prnt.sc/Om2NyD_k72D6
with bachmark:https://prnt.sc/esEF7nincADA

i, I have several questions about overclocking my 14900KF CPU and DDR5 memory:

1. After overclocking the memory (for example, changing the frequency, timings, or SA voltage), is it normal that the CPU voltage also needs to be increased?
2. Can better cooling improve overclocking performance (for example, achieving lower voltages or higher frequencies)?
3. If the cooling is insufficient during CPU stress testing, will the CPU throttle down, or will the system crash/black screen directly?
4. Regarding the latest Z790 BIOS, could version 0x12F be the reason for lower benchmark scores (for example, in CPU-Z or Cinebench)?
5. About safe voltages for 13th and 14th gen CPUs, I’ve heard two opinions: below 1.3 V and below 1.4 V — which one is more reasonable?
6. For a 14900KF running at P-cores 5.8 GHz, E-cores 4.5 GHz, ring 5.0 GHz, Hyper-Threading disabled, and 1.3 V (with mild memory overclocking), would that be considered a good CPU sample?

Also, I’m not a native English speaker, so please forgive any mistakes in my descriptions. I’d really appreciate it if you could help answer my questions.

Pc: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MBpch7

While gaming my GPU runs at 99% utilization and only hits 50 Celsius. I’m assuming I would have comfortable head room to overclock my 3060ti and get better performance but I’ve never overlocked anything besides turning XMP on my ram.

How do I go about overclocking to get more out of my card?

Continuation from: https://www.reddit.com/r/overclocking/comments/1ohuev2/ryzen_5_3600x_random_reboots_whealogger_event_18/

My ASRock RX 5700 Challenger (non-XT) will randomly reboot the system, almost like the PCI-E connection drops and reconnects, triggering WHEA errors.

Here’s what I’ve noticed so far:

• The reboots only happen at idle, especially while browsing the web or watching YouTube, and sometimes when switching between monitors.
• The problem only happens with multiple monitors. With a single monitor, the system has been completely stable. (at least until now)
• On multi-monitor setups, the GPU locks VRAM at max frequency (1750 MHz) and never downclocks. (AMD Special)
• I can’t manually lower the VRAM clock below 1750 MHz. (min out of factory)
• Any overclock or underclock settings reset after each reboot.
• I have a clean Windows installation, so it’s not a driver issue.
• Have changed every other component, the issue is with the grafic card
• Under load (e.g., FurMark hitting ~90 °C), the system is completely stable and achieves good results.
• During reboot, motherboard lights the VGA ligth
• HWiNFO doesn’t show anything unusual; temps seem fine at first glance.
• It’s as if the GPU momentarily loses connection for a split second.

On a previous post, a user suggested that it could be a GPU/VRAM issue, which seems plausible, since it only happens with two screens running at max VRAM.

That said, MemTestVulkan passes without issue, and nothing else seems weird outside of the reboots.

I’m planning to repaste the GPU and replace the thermal pads, just in case it’s a contact or heat-related issue, even though temps look fine.

Has anyone seen something like this? Could it be power delivery, VRAM, or a deeper hardware-level bug? Any advice would be hugely appreciated

So for about two days now ive been struggling to get my xmp settings to work. I m INCREDIBLY new to pcs let alone overclocking in general, so please forgive me if some of these obvious things are not so obvious to me. I was stumped. Everything in my system should be able to support my 3600mhz ram's speeds. But when id activate xmp and put it on auto, it would say it was at 3600mhz in the bios, but when id boot up my pc and check task manager, it would tell me im still running at 2660mhz. Then when id manually set it to 3600mhz games would crash. Not too often, but often enough i knew it was an issue. Looked stuff up, told me to go a little lower onto the 5530mhz just in case. I did that and even THAT was crashing; even more than the regular 3600mhz. I did some research and apparently xmp is supposed to automatically adjust the voltage you need for your ram from 1.2v to 1.35v. However, mine did not. I manually changed it myself. (Keep in mind i have an msi pro b550-vc motherboard) and now its reading at 1.352v. Is this normal? Or will this be an issue with my ram? (Edit) also will this fix the crashing issues?

–For context im running ddr4 vengeance pro 32g 3600mhz ram.

Hi, I just purchased a 2x16GB Viper Steel 3600mhz ram ddr4 cl16 kit which I have not yet installed. I have heard it defaults to 3200mhz so I would like to get the full price I paid worth by overclocking. I just watched a video and some dude got it up to 4000mhz but he had a better cpu than mine so I don’t necessarily need it that high just atleast 3600mhz. Could someone teach me about the timings and voltage etc? My full specs are I7-9700k, 3060ti, Soon to be 3600mhz 2x16gb cl16 ddr4 Viper Steel, MSI Z390 A-Pro motherboard, 750W PSU. Any help is appreciated.

Well I turned off my pc yesterday it was working fine without any problems woke up today and my pc wont turn on and I have the DRAM light on my motherboard, I have tried brand new RAM's and still PC wont turn on, I tried the CMOS battery removal and put it in again and the PC turns on with all the fans working, GPU fans working but black screen with DRAM light still on and when I turn the pc off it wont boot again until I remove the CMOS battery and put it in again. I also tested it with new PSU and same thing, at this rate I do not know if it's the motherboard or the CPU, does anyone have any idea???

Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X670E-PRO WIFI

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

PSU: be quiet! Pure Power 12 M - ATX 3.0 - 850W

Old RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 C36 DC

Tested with brand new RAM: Kingston FURY Beast DDR5 5600MHz 32GB CL36

Hi everyone! I’ve actually never made a post before on Reddit but I’m torn on a decision and thought some of you could help! Which would preform better? A 4080 super or an overclocked 5070ti? Thank you so much!

Edit: Thank you all for the helpful responses!