I recently bought two 5070ti graphics cards: one is an Asus Prime OC and the other is an MSI Shadow 3X OC. I've noticed that the MSI Shadow does pretty well with undervolting—it's stable at 0.9V, running at 2950MHz with a memory clock of 2000MHz, but it does run hotter than I'd like. On the other hand, the Asus Prime has better temperatures due to its six heat pipes and a metal backplate, but I feel like it has poor silicon quality. Whenever I try to push the memory clock or MHz a little higher with MSI Afterburner, it crashes my entire PC, which is baffling because I've never experienced this before. Right now, the Asus is running at 0.94V, 2970MHz, and with a 1500 memory clock. I'm torn on which one to keep; I prefer the ASUS for its build quality, but the MSI offers more stability. It's frustrating that the ASUS crashes even during normal use. Any advice?
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When I was fine-tuning my overclock settings, I crashed a couple of times too, but I settled on a stable overclock at 2900MHz with 0.9V and a memory clock of +1800MHz. If temperatures aren't too concerning, I'd stick with the MSI Shadow. My temps usually hover between 60-70°C, but occasionally hit the 72-73°C mark when fully loaded. Just keep in mind that my card is a smaller SFF two-slot design, which might affect cooling performance a bit more.
Yeah, my temps at 0.9V were around 64-65 degrees, so it's not too bad!
But did your whole PC crash? Usually, I only experience crashes during gaming or benchmarking.