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Real problem overclocking rx480

lemkeant said:
I use NOD32. Its great. That shouldn't be it. What do you have you memory clocked at? Clock it down from/under 2000 to eliminate that.
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I have the memory as it comes with the gpu 2000
 
Windows defender is just fine. Another good alternative is AVAST. and its free. Turn on defender and see if windows will let you run that program.
 
I dont have nod32 i have windows defender and my friend told me that is possible to windows defender is blocking the overclock

AntDeek said:
Windows defender is just fine. Another good alternative is AVAST. and its free. Turn on defender and see if windows will let you run that program.
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I can run the program but it crashes after 7 seconds around 7 secs just when i overclock without overclock its run well
 
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Windows defender cannot block the overclock. Enable it to make Windows happy.
 
Have you tried uninstalling Afterburner, Trixx, etc and just tried OC'ing through Wattman? I think you need to give that a shot. If you can't even OC through Wattman, maybe it's either a driver problem or the card itself?
 
@cdawall, you own some 480s what do you think bro?
 
cdawall said:
Not a clue, but I have clocked some with nod32 enabled without issue
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I going to try when i get home with the windows defender on ... if no results i will try with other program to overclock i will let you know guys thanks for the help

Ok so i tried again with a fresh install in msi afterburn and with windows defender on .. and in 1359 mhz the benchmark (32 bits) the benchmark put a black screen and put my overclock back to 1328 ... any suggestions ???
 
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Jorgey17 said:
Ok so i tried again with a fresh install in msi afterburn and with windows defender on .. and in 1359 mhz the benchmark (32 bits) the benchmark put a black screen and put my overclock back to 1328 ... any suggestions ???
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Adjust your voltages up.
 
are the VRMs being cooled?
 
Jorgey17 said:
Its a custom loop power supply not even 6 month old
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All so meaning what brand of PSU do you have and whats the wattage and more importantly ampage ?.

Jorgey17 said:
Everything is cooled ... even this moment
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What video card do you have can you link the one you have ?.
 
AsRock said:
All so meaning what brand of PSU do you have and whats the wattage and more importantly ampage ?.



What video card do you have can you link the one you have ?.
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Hey i have corsair CX850M and i have i seageta barracuda 1tb ..1ssd 400 gb ..corsair watercooler for fx 8370 ..h100iv2
4 rams ddr3 8 each one ..the pump from de loop and fans .strips neons ligths and 3 more fans front back and down and finally the gpu .. im overclocked fx 8370 at 4.7 ghz running at 1.53 volts

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you never told us what voltages are you using??Those card are not OC friendly..,they do not go much.. ,and even for little OC you need to increase the voltages
But 50mhz OC realy should be easy to do!!
 
i'm pretty sure i remember someone showing with readings that the voltage was NOT being applied on their 480 or 470 from software, & therefore the overclock was still on stock voltages

is there any proof that your voltage goes up (or down)? if you have a power meter, or if the temperature changes when voltage changes
 
I check it on the afterburner and the top voltage goes to 1.45

This is the stable i can get if i push the voltage it crash
 
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So I have tried not to say this but more than likely the issue is the motherboard having the PCI-e slot overdrawn. Which brand and model 480 are you using?
 
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So...it's basically the XFX reference version.
http://www.xfxforce.com/en-us/products/amd-radeon-rx-400-series/rx480xxx-rx-480m8bfa6

And you're wondering why you can't OC it for shit? Here...read this.
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/RX_480/27.html

BTW, you already have OCed it 40MHz beyond stock. 4x the 10MHz you claimed was causing an issue. If you mean 10MHz more than 1328MHz...good luck. As in you'll be lucky with a reference version to achieve that. Water cooled or not. The limitation is likely the weak VRM.
 
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The wonderful world of XFX. I wouldn't expect to much out of it OC wise.

Could try reseating your water block maybe.
 
MrGenius said:
So...it's basically the XFX reference version.
http://www.xfxforce.com/en-us/products/amd-radeon-rx-400-series/rx480xxx-rx-480m8bfa6

And you're wondering why you can't OC it for shit? Here...read this.
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/RX_480/27.html

BTW, you already have OCed it 40MHz beyond stock. 4x the 10MHz you claimed was causing an issue. If you mean 10MHz more than 1328MHz...good luck. As in you'll be lucky with a reference version to achieve that. Water cooled or not. The limitation is likely the weak VRM.
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I thought reference models have a 6 phase VRM , shouldn't that be plenty ?

To OP : You might want to take into account the silicone lottery mate , I have heard of plenty 480's that don't overclock for shit even with custom PCB's and very good cooling , apparently there is a ton of variance in them. So maybe time to give up ? Of course unless there might be a problem with the rig. But just so you know , top overclocks are at the ~1400-1450 mhz mark and unless you really want a benchmark score increase , I would not bother with it any further , you ain't gonna see huge improvements in FPS.
 
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As someone who has owned 2 MSI Gaming 970 mobo's, I can tell you you are pushing that board to its very limits. It has cheaper 6 phase VRM's that don't handle a lot of power. I can post a pic of a burned VRM on one of mine to illustrate that fact.

That 480 being a 6 pin connector is drawing part of its power through the pci-e slot, putting more stress on the VRM.

480's aren't strong overclockers. It's just a fact. Having stable, clean power is a must to get any real clocks. And even then, you may not win the silicone lottery.
 
Thanks for all the help i just give up the far i can go is 1370 mhz and doing magic ....thanks again guys
 
Jorgey17 said:
Hey i have corsair CX850M and i have i seageta barracuda 1tb ..1ssd 400 gb ..corsair watercooler for fx 8370 ..h100iv2
4 rams ddr3 8 each one ..the pump from de loop and fans .strips neons ligths and 3 more fans front back and down and finally the gpu .. im overclocked fx 8370 at 4.7 ghz running at 1.53 volts

Here
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Detune that CPU vcore to 1.48
 
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