Overclocking and elite - Worth it?

Cmdr Kurnek

Cmdr Kurnek
So overclocking is not something I've ever looked into, mainly as before VR whatever setup I had was more than capable of running whatever I wanted at max with no problems (I wasn't that bothered about 4k).

But now I'm running ED in VR, and max settings are far from achievable even with my 1080ti. So I'm thinking of trying overclocking for the first time (carefully). That said, before I start I thought I'd ask: is it actually worth it? what kind of gain can I get? Does it actually work with VR, or does it have/cause problems in a similar manner to sli?
 

TorTorden_VR

T
I don't know much, if anything, haven't really been able to clock much at all on my current hardware, it just does not like going over stock.
First things first.
There is a lot of "depends" with overclocking.

But in general a good stable overclock will benefit you, except any OC will increase power consumption, and thus heat, so having a good cooler for your gear is paramount
A bad overclock, or slightly to high of an overclock will cause weirdness long before you have bluescreens or system lockups so keep an eye out for that.

Also, no chip is really the same, what they come out with is what they are certain will work even for their worst CPU Mobo RAM combo.
One guy with identical parts could get a great OC, but myself seem to have lost the lottery a little and as soon as I go a little over default I get the freezes\bsods or just garbage performance.

It is a lot easier and safer these days and certainly than before.

I find there is a lot of good overclockers on youtube, that would be one place to start, and when you get an idea for what settings does what and what to look out for in terms of temps and primarily voltage stability etc etc.

Don't necessarily carbon copy settings unless they are considered to be safe until you feel comfortable.
And run a lot of stress tests.

It can honestly be a rather tedious affair, but it could get you those few extra percentages almost no expense, unless you need to spend all the money on coolers.

I'm getting sleepy now, so there is a risk that this post makes no sense at all, in that case feel free to ignore.
 

Fendalton

Fendalton
What are you trying to achieve with the overclocking, as in what's your goal?

Are you wanting higher fps, higher graphics settings?

Also what CPU are you running.
 

NW3

NW3
My GTX 980Ti is overclocked by 10% and runs very stable. Make sure you have good case ventilation. Also, I've found that winter's cooler temperatures mean that the fans don't have to work as hard, so it's a good bit quieter (than in the summer). I'm not overclocking my CPU, but it sounds like I should consider it for ED.
 
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ziddan

Z
As long as your temps dont go crazy and you get no grapics artifacs just keep pushing the clocks up.

The problems you can get are if you push too far and mostly it will be crashes or graphics distorions, just ease up a bit on your clocks and it will be fine.

Nowdays overclocking is mostly done in programs, back in the bad old days overclocking was more of a hacky art, my fav overclock was pushing an amd 1700+ 1.46ghz to 2.4ghz and still getting alright temps on aircooling.

I was putting tiny copper wires in the cpu socket to change the multiplier along with upping the fsb as far as my harddrive controller would take it.

I got a 1080 a couple of weeks ago and as soon as the drivers were installed i turned up both the core and memory speed a bit, didnt even bother doing a test before and after or try to find where it tops because i wasnt feleling like messing around too much with it.

My cpu is a 4690k which is 3.5ghz stock, when i installed it i turned it up to 4ghz just to be at 4ghz, last year i pushed a bit more and now its at 4.5ghz.
 

ziddan

Z
Shadowman: well the only thing ive notices is that ive got another gigahertz, not done any comparisons, if you pick a free benchmarking utility i can share the score i get if you are interested.

Pretty sure you will have better performance tho since you have an i7 vs my i5.
 

[VR] Mad Mike

[VR] Mad Mike
Cmdr Beeston said:
So overclocking is not something I've ever looked into, mainly as before VR whatever setup I had was more than capable of running whatever I wanted at max with no problems (I wasn't that bothered about 4k).

But now I'm running ED in VR, and max settings are far from achievable even with my 1080ti. So I'm thinking of trying overclocking for the first time (carefully). That said, before I start I thought I'd ask: is it actually worth it? what kind of gain can I get? Does it actually work with VR, or does it have/cause problems in a similar manner to sli?
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overclocking is something generally i do without thinking. my cpu (i7 5820k is at 4.3ghz and has a profile to go to 4.5)... but i have found ED is more sensitive to GPU overclocking than most games, and i found even with a small overclock i would get crashes with my gtx980, despite being stable in all other tests.

dont get me wrong, do it, push it as far as you can, it will either crash or throttle back if you go to far and it over heats... but for me ED was not a good game for overclocking..
of course i may have just been unluckly in the GPU silicon lottery.
 

Evoflash

Evoflash
Always overclock. Always!

- Start with the baseline.
- Do a light overclock over the current baseline.
- Establish it is stable.
- Call it the new baseline.
- Repeat until not stable.

For stability test of CPU, use Prime95 v26.6 (later versions run HOT). Do torture test for a few hours. Your PC will soon tell you if it's not stable.
For stability test of GPU there's a few items, I bought 3D Mark and mainly use Timespy or Firestrike. I have a code for Unigine somewhere too.

For info, I run stable with i7-6700k at 4.6GHz and my 1080Ti is stable at 2000-2050MHz GPU, ~6100MHz Mem (can't quite recall on memory) GPU speed flucuates over time.
 

ebbrell

ebbrell
I would if you can. I'm using a computer an CPU which is 10 years old to play ED
I have AMD 380

And still get good fps on 1080p and 1444p settings.
My only issue is when there is a lot of network activity due to the 4 logical cores I have.
I loose 15 fps

But over clock has allowed me to use my old PC for ED
 

Fendalton

Fendalton
I also have a i7 4770K at 4.4 GHz. Seems to be the most common, tried and tested setup given it's now a 3 / 4 year old CPU. The best 1150 socket CPU.

I run it with a GTX 1070 and use a Vive. I get a solid 90fps. I've yet to actually change the graphics settings while using the Vive however, I assumed it used my desktop mode defaults?
 

TorTorden_VR

T
Fendalton said:
I also have a i7 4770K at 4.4 GHz. Seems to be the most common, tried and tested setup given it's now a 3 / 4 year old CPU. The best 1150 socket CPU.

I run it with a GTX 1070 and use a Vive. I get a solid 90fps. I've yet to actually change the graphics settings while using the Vive however, I assumed it used my desktop mode defaults?
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Nope, completely different settings most likely VR medium to low with a 1070.
 

777Driver

777Driver
Just wanted to add that I have been very happy with my new rig running a modest overclock I7 7700K 4.5ghz (stock4.2ghz) and 1080TI, FPS was fine but I could still tell the machine was at it's limits in certain situations.

Decided to go full on and overclock to 4.9ghz (on air) 1080TI was bumped up to 280ghz core clock & 600 memory clock. Temps are fine and the rig has been stable for the past 24 hours, even at 2.0 SS the machine now powers through it.

Still no chance of 2.0 HMD/2.0 SS, still everything can run on ultra very smoothly. So yes, overclocking is definitely worth it.

@Evo flash, what are your MSI overclock settings, am only on 2000mhz/5000mhz, I guess I could bump it up further?
 
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Evoflash

Evoflash
I use EVGA PX

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