Alright… I think I’m actually done. Like for real this time.
After weeks of UV/OC with AB curve editor and more Steel Nomad/Time Spy loops than any sane human should ever run I've finally landed on a setting and wanted to share results. Honestly it only took me weeks as I did test many different profiles and also simply because my time is limited with family/work/etc.
Anyway, on to the good stuff:
- Card: PNY RTX 5070 Ti Epic-X OC (ARGB)
- Case: Lancool 216
- Tuning: MSI Afterburner
Final settings:
- 3187Mhz locked (I set it to 3180, but AB froze it at 3187) .985mV +2500 VRAM and kept it at 100% PL
- Temps: mid 60s Fans: quiet and this is whats really surprised the most out of anything tbh. (40–47%; about 1400-1600rpm)
- Stability: chef’s kiss
- I tested it in:
- Cyberpunk 2077 (PT/RT maxed)
- Alan Wake II (FG2, maxed everything)
- Cities Skylines II (just love the game and good CPU/GPU combo tester)
I also ran every 3DMark stress test without rebooting back to back and, well you see the pics. And it just… held.
Smooth frametimes, zero weird spikes, temps in check, stable clocks, no coil whine… the whole thing feels silky and honestly im fucking proud of this. lol… I also feel like my GPU is finally happy I stopped torturing it.
Only game that once in a while will still crash is Bodycam (another little game I love but unstable AF!). But being the madman I am I tested and realized that Bodycam crashes at stock, UV, OC, any Vram, full moon, half moon, cold boot, warm boot, it dont matter, so that game doesn’t get a seat at the table
If anyone’s curious, I tried 3200+ core as well and it passed benchmarks and Stress tests with no problems. However it crashes with CP2077+AW2 after 10-20mins. Lastly, I also have my 9800X3d OC+UV and run a full fan curve setup that's dialed specifically for CPU/GPU. As mentioned, just happy and wanted to share!
*Edited as I did make some spelling/grammatical errors.