[tamtam402]

I have an MSI Twin Frozr.

Is it a bad idea to OC my memory? It seems like everyone keep saying the 560 doesn't have memory heatsinks.

My core won't go higher than 950mhz but I can push my memory from 2100Mhz to 2300Mhz just fine while keeping the core @ 950. Is it a bad idea?

 

[Defoler]

The card indeed doesn't have direct cooling on anything but the GPU.

So OCing the memory depends on how good is the cooling on the card you have, and how cool already are the memory chips.

A moderate memory OC, like 2200, should be fine. As long as you don't push it without checking temps first, you should be ok.

 

[ban916]

Find max oc on the core with mem at stock and then start raising it.

 

[Aknolidge]

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Originally Posted by tamtam402;13006348
I have an MSI Twin Frozr.

Is it a bad idea to OC my memory? It seems like everyone keep saying the 560 doesn't have memory heatsinks.

My core won't go higher than 950mhz but I can push my memory from 2100Mhz to 2300Mhz just fine while keeping the core @ 950. Is it a bad idea?

I have the same video card oc'd to 975 and my memory clock to 2160 works smoothly on my rig, and i have no problem with overheating as my card always keeps cool... I might oc my memory clock a bit more and see whats the max i can take it up to. Mind you some people have the same card oc'd to 1ghz which takes time to get there you have to do a bit of trial and error to slowly reach to 1 ghz.

 

[ShaqX7]

Hey Aknolidge, did you end up pushing your mem more? I'm interested in your results. I want to push my mem a bit as well, but I'm worried bout the cooling.

Since you can't direct check video ram temperature, do you just go by the core, and by kombustor/crysis glitches to find max?

 

[brkbeatjunkie]

Quote:

Originally Posted by tamtam402;13006348
I have an MSI Twin Frozr.

Is it a bad idea to OC my memory? It seems like everyone keep saying the 560 doesn't have memory heatsinks.

My core won't go higher than 950mhz but I can push my memory from 2100Mhz to 2300Mhz just fine while keeping the core @ 950. Is it a bad idea?

Upping just the memory will not provide nearly the performance as the core, however, the more you OC the core, the more performance 'overhead' you will have theoretically.

 

[Heavy MG]

Does anyone know if the Gigabyte Windforce 2X version of the GTX560Ti has RAM heatsinks?

 

[steadly2004]

Can you bench at stock mem, and then again with men both with the core oc'd

 

[ShaqX7]

How do you guys feel about overclocking shaders separately?

Also, when overclocking memory, should I just go by core temp. and graphics glitches? Are there any other temps that you you can monitor besides core temp?

 

[brettjv]

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Originally Posted by ShaqX7;13256112
How do you guys feel about overclocking shaders separately?

Also, when overclocking memory, should I just go by core temp. and graphics glitches? Are there any other temps that you you can monitor besides core temp?

You can't OC the shaders separately w/Fermi cards, as they're locked at 1:2 ratio with the core. With previous generations though, for sure you'd OC the shaders separately and get everything out of them you could.

I really wouldn't worry too much about the temps on the memory. Just run the mem clock up as high as you can w/o problems (freezing, artifacts, etc) and you should be fine. IOW if the chips are getting too hot, you'll see the problems. If they run okay, then they're not too hot. IMHO, anyways.

As mentioned though max out the core OC first, and then add whatever mem OC on top of that you can get away with. The core OC is far more important, and sometimes a memory OC can compromise how high you can get the core to go stable.

 

[venomblade]

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Originally Posted by brettjv;13256732
You can't OC the shaders separately w/Fermi cards, as they're locked at 1:2 ratio with the core. With previous generations though, for sure you'd OC the shaders separately and get everything out of them you could.

I really wouldn't worry too much about the temps on the memory. Just run the mem clock up as high as you can w/o problems (freezing, artifacts, etc) and you should be fine. IOW if the chips are getting too hot, you'll see the problems. If they run okay, then they're not too hot. IMHO, anyways.

As mentioned though max out the core OC first, and then add whatever mem OC on top of that you can get away with. The core OC is far more important, and sometimes a memory OC can compromise how high you can get the core to go stable.

Can't you just choose the unlink option in MSI AB to free up the shader clock from the core?

 

[brettjv]

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Originally Posted by venomblade;13257185
Can't you just choose the unlink option in MSI AB to free up the shader clock from the core?

Not with any of the GF1xx-based cards. At least not that I've heard of. I know the unlink button in Afterburner is disabled on mine ...

Is it not disabled on yours?

 

[Luki]

I have MSI 560ti Twin Frozr II/OC, GPU to 1000MHz, memory to 2360MHz.
The oc result reflected in kombustor score,

http://www.ozone3d.net/msi_kombustor/score_200.php?id=8941

 

[ShaqX7]

Hey Luki, or anyone else using kombustor 2.02/2.00...Do you guys get weird vertical yellow lines at the last part of the kmark benchmarks. The part with everything rendering at once (lowest fps part). I get these lines on both normal, and extreme settings, at stock gpu speeds too.

http://www.overclock.net/amd-ati/989...0-970-a-7.html

Someone was getting white lines in the combined test as well, so it's an issue with program itself. Crysis and heaven are running nicely. I'm gonna get my psu tested out with a multimeter just to be sure everything's ok

 

[venomblade]

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Originally Posted by brettjv Not with any of the GF1xx-based cards. At least not that I've heard of. I know the unlink button in Afterburner is disabled on mine ... Is it not disabled on yours?

Oop yep it is.

 

[ShaqX7]

It probably won't let you apply the custom shader clock.

Ok it is disabled..phew