![]() ![]() We will need to enable these options before we can start going crazy with the Strix GTX 1080. In my case, my card gets around 70C which leaves me with some good headroom for overclocking.ĪSUS has hidden some of the more advanced options in GPU Tweak II. It’s important to keep the GPU's temperature below 80C at all times or the graphics card will start to throttle. GPU Temperature is one of the two factors that can hinder your overclocking experience. So scroll down the Monitor window to find that information. The next parameter that we need to analyze is the GPU Temperature. My particular sample boosts to 2050MHz in real-world usage. While the Strix GTX 1080 is guaranteed to reach a frequency of 1936MHz on paper, we all know that it has no problem boosting beyond that number. If your graphics card manages to finish the benchmark run, then you're on the right track. Once the program starts, press the F9 key to initiate the benchmark function. Now proceed to select the Extreme preset for Heaven and let it do its thing. Make sure you have the Monitor window up for GPU Tweak II. Let's start by running Unigine Heaven and GPU Tweak II. You will obtain important insight about your Strix GTX 1080 like what kind of performance you’re getting at stock and more importantly, the thermal conditions that the graphics card is in. Testing The Strix GTX 1080 At Stock SettingsĪlthough many users tend to overlook this part, I’m a firm believer that one should always test the graphics card at stock before overclocking it. As always nothing is written in stone, so feel free to use the program of your choice for stability testing. What I have noticed is that if my overclock is stable in Heaven 4.0, it’s pretty much stable in the more demanding games. In my case, I like using the Unigine Heaven 4.0 benchmark since it puts an insanely, high graphical load on the graphics card. When it comes to testing for stability, each user swears by a different program. It's good at what it does and there are certain functions that were developed specifically for ASUS graphics cards which are not available in other utilities. To overclock our Strix GTX 1080, we will be using GPU Tweak II, ASUS' own in-house overclocking utility. Essentially you only need two programs to overclock your graphics card: one to make the real-time changes and monitor the graphics card’s vitals and the other to test the overclock’s stability. Squeezing very last drop of performance from your Strix GTX 1080 requires having the correct tools. If you’re reading this guide, you’re probably curious to know how much extra performance you’re losing out on your Strix GTX 1080. Having lots of it simply makes us want more of it. But I can bet that not many users are running their graphics card at peak performance much less know that there is still some gas in the tank. But have you ever wondered to yourself if you’re getting the most out of it? The Strix GTX 1080 performs extremely well with boost clocks exceeding the 2GHz barrier. Owners of the new Strix GTX 1080 can attest that it’s an amazing graphics card with a respectable level of performance. ![]()
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