I just got a 780 Ti (MSI GTX 780 Ti Gaming) to replace my two GTX 580 Lightnings. Since I bought those 580s, this whole Nvidia voltage lock/Boost thing came about. It had been my understanding that we could no longer raise volts through software like Afterburner and Precision; we were now at the mercy of the Boost programming that Nvidia put on their cards, which would raise clocks and volts automatically, up to each specific gpu's maximum allowable voltage (1.212 or something) or temp limit.
Having thoroughly enjoyed pumping volts into my 580s and getting great clocks in return, I was of course dismayed by this development. It seemed to me that the only workaround was raising the Power Limit on a card (through Afterburner or Precision), which allows the card to draw more-than-TDP voltage (up to a point).
Then I downloaded the beta version of Afterburner, and saw that I could unlock voltage for my 780 Ti (although there's certainly not the headroom that I had with my 580s). And I was confused.
So, basically: Does Boost, in fact, let me pump just a little more voltage into my card(s) manually, or am I wasting my time when I do so?
I swear I journeyed the Internets for answers to these questions and found none (at least, none that were simple enough for me to understand). Thanks for any help, and please feel free to give me links to Idiots' Guides to Boost.
Having thoroughly enjoyed pumping volts into my 580s and getting great clocks in return, I was of course dismayed by this development. It seemed to me that the only workaround was raising the Power Limit on a card (through Afterburner or Precision), which allows the card to draw more-than-TDP voltage (up to a point).
Then I downloaded the beta version of Afterburner, and saw that I could unlock voltage for my 780 Ti (although there's certainly not the headroom that I had with my 580s). And I was confused.
So, basically: Does Boost, in fact, let me pump just a little more voltage into my card(s) manually, or am I wasting my time when I do so?
I swear I journeyed the Internets for answers to these questions and found none (at least, none that were simple enough for me to understand). Thanks for any help, and please feel free to give me links to Idiots' Guides to Boost.