Custom bios for 980

[bigbeard86]

Hi all. Today I managed to finish mounting the g10 brackets on my new 980s. On stock volts, under load, the temps don't break 35c. Now I want to see how far I can push these cards in overclocking, and was wondering if there are any bios out there to increase tdp. I ask this because I heard the 980 will reach power limits easily once I add more volts. How true is this, and how much voltage can I generally add before I hit a tdp wall?

The gpus are asus 980 matrix

 

[eclypse]

Guru3D forums is where I've read a ton on custom bios.

http://forums.guru3d.com/forumdisplay.php?f=9

 

[Whach]

This is also a good source.

 

[bigbeard86]

Thanks to you both.

 

[Whach]

Thanks to you both.

You're welcome = )

 

[Darkatom]

Same here, just received my 980s and trying to understand the bios settings. I'm curious if increasing the tdp alone allows for higher clocks without increasing voltage ?

 

[convexion]

Same here, just received my 980s and trying to understand the bios settings. I'm curious if increasing the tdp alone allows for higher clocks without increasing voltage ?

It can, but the main benefit is that it can reduce or completely eliminate throttling.

 

[Kor]

The more important bios modification it the increase in the minimum voltage state under full 3D clock.

 

[Darkatom]

Yeah it looks like voltage increase is the way to go. Now if I could only get gpuz to stop freezing my system when trying to save the stock bios.