What are some of the dangers of voltage tweaking GPUs? - page 2.

gigabytecoin

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Quote from: hardly on June 07, 2011, 02:43:59 AM

Heat does more damage than voltage. Assuming you don't run your card up to 100c+ temps you should be fine.

Yes I don't see how a card could detect a certain voltage and then freak out/burn out over it?

Higher current will definitely cause more heat, and that is the only thing in my mind that can harm the video card. Am I right?

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Heat does more damage than voltage. Assuming you don't run your card up to 100c+ temps you should be fine.

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Every tutorial I read that mentions voltage sounds like you are giving your GPU card a death sentence and to only be done by "technically experienced individuals"... blah blah blah... you will break your card. I assume this is all legal fodder. :/

So I have increased the voltage on the highest voltage range setting approximately +15% and this has allowed me to reach up to 1025 mhz on a card that typically tops out at 950 mhz with stock voltages.

The temperature is at approximately 75 degrees Celsius when I leave the stock fan settings running - or 70 Celsius when I have the fans set to 95%.

Am I doing any hard to my video card? Do I have anything to worry about? Will this action decrease it's live by multiple times?

What is the danger of setting my voltage too high? Is it simply that the card will get too hot eventually and "melt down" so to speak? If so then I should be safe at 75 degrees Celsius correct?

Can I increase the voltage from +15% to +25% so long as my temperatures stay below 85 degrees Celsius?

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