I recently finished building my very first PC. I'm brand new to this hobby and completely new to overclocking, but I went down the rabbit hole of tuning my 9950X3D and the RTX 5080.
Since this is my first time, I'm looking for some validation or feedback. I wasn't sure what to expect, but the card seems to be responding pretty well while staying cool. I wanted to share my results to see if these numbers look right to the experts here, or if there is anything else I should be tweaking to get more.
System Specs
* GPU: Zotac GAMING AMP Extreme INFINITY GeForce RTX 5080 16GB
* CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
* Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III Pro 360
* Motherboard: ASRock Phantom Gaming X870E Nova WiFi
* RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB 64GB DDR5-6000 CL30
* Case: NZXT H9 Flow
* PSU: Lian Li EDGE 1000W Platinum
OC Settings
* GPU: +200 MHz Core, +2000 MHz Memory
* CPU: PBO +100 MHz, Curve Optimizer -15 (CCD0), -25 (CCD1)
Benchmark Results
| Benchmark | Stock Score | OC Score | Gain | Peak Core | Avg Core | Avg Mem | Avg Temp | Validation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Royal | 23,302 | 24,684 | +5.9% | 3,082 MHz | 3,023 MHz | 2,106 MHz | 60 °C | Link |
| Speed Way | 9,259 | 9,881 | +6.7% | 3,112 MHz | 3,058 MHz | 2,125 MHz | 67 °C | Link |
Notes
* Thermals: The thermal performance is what surprised me the most. These results were captured after I had been running back-to-back benchmarks (Time Spy, Steel Nomad, etc.) for a couple of hours. GPU averaged just 60°C in Port Royal and 67°C in Speed Way.
* Scaling: The +2000 MHz memory offset seemed to help a lot in these heavy RT tests (almost 7% gain) compared to my Time Spy runs which saw smaller gains (~2.4%).
Any feedback or tips on stability testing beyond 3DMark would be appreciated!