I want the teks opinion on how much i should overclock my GPU. I have heard that it is not very safe to OC this card (upping the voltage) due to this:
GPU power circuit : 4 phase PWM
Memory power circuit : 1 phase PWM
Therefore I'm hesitant to up the voltage very much. I have it OC'ed to 810/1998 at 1.013v right now and that is the highest stable clock at that voltage I could get. The load temp on Heaven at extreme settings 1920x1080 fullscreen is only 70. This makes me think I can OC it some more but I'm worried about the VRM's frying as I've read so much about.
Here is the card:
http://www.zotacusa.com/geforce-gtx-570-zt-50206-10m.html
To ask how much you should oc the card then if you want to do some card frying runs that will brick your card within a week or two. Crank the volts and max the core. Otherwise settle for a modest overclock that by the looks you already have as well as reasonable load temps. A 570 at those clocks is a beast of a card even compared against todays range of gpus.
Ya my games run how I want them too so what more could I ask for? (I'm just being greedy with it lol) Thank you for permanently making up my mind
To give an example of how cards break down over time. I have a gtx580 in the shed that has been abused since I bought it. Stupid volts and high clocks under water for benching. After awhile it started needing more volts to get high core speeds, then eventually it needed 1.1v to be stable at stock clocks.