Windows sometimes popsup the nvidia windows kernel stopped responding and has successfully recovered message. I mentioned in my look at asus strix the other day that ultimately, i think the gtx 970 impresses me more than the gtx 980 at least from a bangforthebuck perspective, and as it happens, that carried straight on through to overclocking. Support fur geforce gtx 970 gaming 4g graphics card. Msi afterburner, msi gaming app, msi solid capacitor, msi superpipe. The gm204200 chip is smacked onto a custom pcb surrounded with military class.
Msi gtx 970 gaming 4g graphics card gf gtx 970 4 gb overview and full product specs on cnet. Its been over 7 years since i overclocked a nvidia graphics card, so i needed a slight bit of refreshing on the subject. Gtx 970 4g gaming msi afterburner nvidia geforce forums. The 2way sli bridge l is the perfect link for your ultimate msi gaming sli setup. How do i overclock a galax gtx 970 exoc using msi afterburner.
Oct 10, 2014 for the record, the stock geforce gtx 980s clock speed is variable between 1,126mhz and 1,216mhz, while the msi gtx 980 gaming 4gs outofthebox clock speed varies from 1,216mhz to 1,317mhz. You can measure your actual core and memory clock by looking at msi afterburner while running heaven. Im going to uninstall all drivers the asus gpu software, as well, and run ddu to make sure its all gone. Boost performance and monitor critical info in realtime. Sold by ebraz inc and ships from amazon fulfillment. Geforce rtx 2070 super, of course, is based on a turing tu104 ch. Sometimes an oc will perform fine in benchmarks, but become unstable when actually gaming. With the second step, you move the slider for the gpu core from its original stock. All you need is a knife or a flat head screw driver to simply pop out the 4. The gtx 970 is a powerful gpu at stock speed but what can it do.
Today i will show you how to overclock your gtx 970 with voltage. I cant control the fans on my new msi 970 gaming at all. My issue is when i try to play any game my fps is stable right when i turn on the pc but becomes a problem 10 or more minutes into any game. Both cards will be interesting to look at from the overclocking perspective, but as the gtx 970 comes equipped with an impressive overclock already, it might prove to be the more interesting of the two. Showing the performance increase of overclocking the msi gtx 970 graphics card. Test in demanding games after youve finished and dial back if you encounter any problems. I have an msi gtx 970 4g and have been playing a lot of ark survival evolved as of late. I can tell you from my experience evga gtx 970, sc, acx2. Supercharge your gaming experience with the nvidia geforce gtx 970 video card. Sep 26, 2014 for gtx 980 overclocking, ill be making use of nvidias reference card, whereas for the gtx 970, asus strix will fill the role. Nvidias reference gtx 970 is specd at 1,050mhz core and 7,000mhz memory.
The latest version of msi afterburner features oc scanner for gtx 16 series graphics cards. For the latest driver, please check it on the following related link. I have seen people get their 970s to 1600mhz core clock and 8ghz memory clock. Msi gtx 970 gaming 4g graphics card gf gtx 970 cnet. Msi gtx 970 gpu graphics card 4gb displayport, hdmi, dvi armor 2x titanium. Ill install the latest nvidia whql driver windows 7 os. You are obviously advised to use msis afterburner, but they all work. While this article focuses on the geforce gtx 960, the guide can be used for virtually any modern graphics card out there, whether its an nvidia or even an amd card. On the front side of the box is printed the msi dragon, the symbol of the gaming line, here we also find the manufacturers name and the name of the product and some features of the graphics card. Kombustor is an exclusive burnin benchmarking tool based on the wellknown furmark software. The only thing better than gaming with one msi geforce gtx 900 gaming series graphics card is to have two or more running in sli. Ubertakten mit dem msi afterburner msi gtx 970 deutsch. Nov 03, 2014 so imo i would very much try and stick with stock voltage, the msi 970 are pushing out a lot of voltage stock, even though gpuz says, for example on mine 1.
Gtx 970 4g gaming msi afterburner asus rog antisurge shutdown. The screen goes black for 15 seconds then goes back to normal. Pci express solution graphics card geforce gtx 970 gaming 4g. I do know that i will have to increase the power limit. The software used to measure the temperature and frames per second fps are the following. Msi gtx 970 gaming 100me graphics card gf gtx 970 4.
After several hours of researching, i ended up overclock mine like this. To help with the overclock, the card has msis twin frozr v fan setup to cool its gm204 graphics processor gpu. Its the only card to reach a base clock greater than 1. Synchronizes the display refresh to your geforce gtx gpu for the fast, smooth. In the case of the msi gtx 970 gaming 4 gb model, it achieved a maximum overclock of. Msi nvidia geforce gtx 970 computer graphics cards for. Msi afterburner seems to be recommended for ocing these cards. Gtx 970 kernel crash msi afterbur nvidia geforce forums. Overclocking the gtx 970 is about as simple as it gets. I prefer to use evga precision and msi afterburner, not a fan of gpu tweak sorry asus. The msi gtx 970 gaming 4g is a slightly overclocked version of nvidias reference geforce gtx 970 design. Geforce experience automatically keeps your drivers up to date and your games super optimized.
I have uninstalled drivers and clean installed them back. If i leave them at auto either in inspector or afterburner while im playing a game or benchmarking, the fan speed ramps up particulary if overclocked, but it never ramps down again when ive finished, unless i restart my computer. Sep 26, 2014 guys, got a problem here that is driving me nuts. Msi afterburner is a system utility to boost msi graphics cards. Overclocking the gtx 970, lets make sure were all making. Geforce gtx delivers the fastest performance, with the most advance gaming echnologies nvidia gameworks. Gtx 970 crash fix just installed for the first time in my life msi afterburner this crappy software made my performance way worse without even oc anything, i just wanted to set custom gpu fan temperatures and witcher 3 start crashing every 5 10 min. Make offer msi gtx 970 gpu graphics card 4gb displayport, hdmi, dvi armor 2x titanium. Mar 15, 2019 msi afterburner is a system utility to boost msi graphics cards. How do i update my gtx 970 gaming 4g firmware or bios.
The same message advised me to expect it next week. One of the best tools for overclocking nvidia and amd videocards is our own afterburner which will work. Go to settings and allow you to unlock voltage control and monitoring. One thing that wont help is having only a single power connector rather than two. Yea, im aware of the the memory split configuration issue, and at least in my case i dont think its as big an issue as its made out to be. Features include triple over voltage, benchmark, overclocking, monitor. Oc scanner is an automated function that will find the highest stable overclock settings for your card. Now that i have owned my msi gtx 970 gaming 4g for over a month, i am thinking of overclocking it. Although i have never overclocked a gpu, so i am unsure of what to look out for. Oct 20, 2014 ive been notified that my msi gtx 970 gaming 4g is in packing status.
Its factoryoverclocked and wellequipped for pushing even higher. Overclocking the gtx 970, lets make sure were all making the best of what weve got. Support for geforce gtx 970 gaming 4g graphics card. You can only go as high as the voltage will let you, nvidia has the voltage locked. This affordable model comes with the new twinfrozr v cooler. While increasing your gpus clock frequency and voltage, the fan speed control will enable you to find the perfect balance between performance and temperature.
Sep 23, 2014 overclocking the gtx 970 is about as simple as it gets. Zotac has its own firestorm application, but evgas precision and msi afterburner all work as. Pci express solution graphics cards geforce gtx 970 gaming 4g. Msi gtx 970 gaming 100me graphics card gf gtx 970 4 gb. It provides detailed overview of your hardware and comes with some additional features like customizing fan profiles, benchmarking and video recording.
Sep 19, 2014 as you can see, the best overclocker is the msi gtx 970 gaming 4g, as it reaches the highest base clock and the joint highest memory clock. Giving you a free performance boost for a smooth ingame experience thanks to higher fps. If running the gtx970 out of the box with nvidia software and drivers no msi or evga utilities will the clock speeds change to meet demand. Omega edition is designed for high overclocking performance, with two eightpin pci express connectors rather than the dual sixpin design that our nvidia reference. Looking for an overclocking guide for msi gaming gtx 970.
Oct 25, 2015 im currently having issues with a 6 month old msi gtx 970. The 970 g1 features gigabytes windforce cooling unit, which as of november 1st, 2014 appears to be the best heatsink assembly for the geforce gtx 970 cards. While this article focuses on the geforce gtx 960, the guide can be used for virtually any modern graphics. Adobe acrobat reader, driver, msi live update series, microsoft directx, msi afterburner, norton internet. The easiest way to update your drivers, optimize your games, and share your victories. Zotac has its own firestorm application, but evgas precision and msi afterburner all. The geforce gtx 970 gpu is powered by nextgeneration nvidia maxwell architecture, delivering unmatched performance with incredibly lower power consumption when compared to the previous generation. Msi gtx 970 gaming 100me graphics card gf gtx 970 4 gb overview and full product specs on cnet. This program is specifically designed to push your graphics card. Oct 20, 2014 yep, the overclocked strix 970 exactly matches the performance of a stockclocked gtx 980, and the tweakedup msi 970 is a smidgen faster than that. Zotac has its own firestorm application, but evgas precision and msi afterburner all work as well, with no difference in final results. Then stress test using furmark or running benchmark tool like unigine.
Using afterburner wont blow the gpu youd have to go into the bios for that, but unless you arent. Overclocking the gigabyte gtx 970 g1 updated 121614. The easy interface gives access to the most detailed information about your graphics card and allows for tinkering with pretty much anything available on your graphics card. The gpu core clock, memory clock, fan speed, and core voltage were all set at numbers exceeding 50,000. Before now i never seen a purpose to ocing as i could nearly max my other games with max fps but since ocing ive seen upwards of a 10 fps difference in ark which is amazing as it.
This overclocking utility from gigabyte supports gtx 950, gtx 960, gtx 970, gtx 980, gtx 980 ti, gtx titan, radeon rx 460, rx 470, rx 480, gtx 1050, gtx 1060, gtx 1070, gtx 1080 graphics cards. Inno3d geforce gtx 970 ichill herculez x4 air boss ultra. Msi afterburner is worlds favorite crossvendor gpu overclocking tool. Gigabyte also comes with aorus graphics engine software for its highend aorus graphics cards. Msi gtx 970 gaming 4g versus msi gtx 970 gaming 4g le. Im currently having issues with a 6 month old msi gtx 970. Like said the fan not spinning on a gtx 970 gaming is a hardware defect in any case.
I was using msi afterburner to monitor and change the fan speed of my graphics card, and when i set the fan speed higher, the application glitched and set every slider on the graphics card to higher than what the software allows. I have the same card msi gtx 970 twin frozr 5, intel core i54690k, and corsair h100i cpu cooler. Theyre listed under beta drivers, but were just released by nvidia a few days ago. So imo i would very much try and stick with stock voltage, the msi 970 are pushing out a lot of voltage stock, even though gpuz says, for example on mine 1. Today i will show you how to overclock your gtx 970 with voltage tweaks to get higher clocks. Msi afterburner is the worlds most recognized and widely used graphics card overclocking utility. To help with the overclock, the card has msi s twin frozr v. Msi afterburner overclocking tools provide easy and precise access to your graphics card settings. As you can see, the best overclocker is the msi gtx 970 gaming 4g, as it reaches the highest base clock and the joint highest memory clock.