GTX 560 TI 448 Cores GPU Tweak Gaming Profile

[Black4]

Although I thought I followed the proper process to explore the OC limits to this GPU with; GPU clock, memory clock, combined clock and backing off the voltage, I am still getting some instability with this gaming profile (system freeze), which I want to activate when getting into BF3.

So have you any feedback on the OC settings below, because I'm new to OC-ing?

[HiVizMan]

When you say you followed the procedures, are you referring to the guide I wrote? In that guide I make it clear once you have your max GPU frequency and Memory frequency you will need to reduce both a little bit to get a stable overclock. I would suggest that you simply reduce your core frequency in 10MHz increments until your system does not fall over in game.

[Zka17]

Black4, first, I have to state that i never tried that card... I have though the regular GTX560 Ti DCII TOP... - and I pushed that as hard as could...
😄 Also, have to say that I'm not gaming, so my OCs have to be stable only for benching purposes - which may not be enough for games...

These said, here are some of my experiences:
For some reason, the Asus GPU Tweak is not working nice on my systems... I'm using instead EVGA's PrecisionX... Others are using the MSI Afterburner with success too...
In addition to what HiVizMan said above, be sure that your system's CPU and memory is stable before you start tweaking the graphics card! You have to play with all three hardware to find a stable stage... - for gaming, usually the system's memory is not so important (again, just from my readings), so just leave it a little bit looser (lower frequency and higher timings).
After you set up the CPU and RAM, run Memtest86+!
Also, you have to get the best graphics driver... - you do have to read around the internet to find out which is the best for your card... for start I would try the newest one...

Before you start any tweaking on the VGA, set bios to defaults (F5), boot into OS and uninstall the graphics driver and all Nvidia stuff (will require at least two restarts). Then boot into the OS and use Driver Sweaper to clean up the mess those Nvidia stuff left. Then boot normally, download the driver you like from the Nvidia's driver page and do a clean install... after finished (again, restart will be required), immediately open the Nvidia control panel and stop the automatic updates!

After these, you can start tweaking your system...

[Black4]

Ok, got through the 3DMark11 Basic suite of tests with this OC profile. Will try it later tonight in game (Bf3) to see if it holds up in battle.

Will also run Memtest86+ as suggested, but it'll be my first time. I'm a Memtest86+ virgin.

Thanks for your input.

[Chino]

For stability, I like to use Unigine Heaven. If you can pass the Xtreme Preset (DX11) successfully, you're like 99% stable for any game. From personal experience, I've found out that you can be stable for 3dmark (insert version here) but not for Unigine Heaven. Unigine Heaven really pushes your card to the limit. 😛