Overclocking GTX 560 graphics

[deh-cheesekake]

As a total n00b (n00b means new to the area and knows virtually nothing) to overclocking I do not know where to begin with overclocking a graphics card. I have a GTX 560 2GB (non Ti) in my new PCSpecialist gaming PC and wish to try overclocking it safely (however from what I have gathered there may not be a safe area to overclocking). Can anyone advise me on how I would go about overclocking a graphics card?

 

[Rack]

Don't overclock it, you will void all warranty.

 

[steaky360]

Don't overclock it, you will void all warranty.

Seconded! You can overclock the CPU and maintain your PCS warranty but not the GPU

 

[Buzz]

If you wish to try overclocking I would suggest starting off by reading everything you can find on it first. And then read some more. Also if possible it would be best to test your overclocking, being a "n00b" on an older gpu first. So you can get a feel for overclocking settings and terminology and software.

Precision X or MSI afterburner can be used to overclock GPU. Again read up on it first. As mentioned above overclocking a GPU will void the warranty so if you damage it your boned.

 

[M3zxu]

*NOTE: Thou shalt not go ahead with OC unless you are confident in doing it and don't mind the fact that it may void your varranty*

1) I've OC'd every single card I've had on desktops and laptops and not a single one has broken on me.
2) Most recent cards have fail safe software overclocking where any instability will lead to the card throttling back to stock clocks or crashing the display driver. The final safety measure is a blue screen or pc crash.

The software mentioned by Buzz should do nicely. You could start with MSI afterburner because from what I remember it has pretty safe limits. You can also find sources online for for example memory overclocks. (i.e. you can check the memory modules on your card and find out how fast they are specced to be and can raise the clock to true manufacturer specs) DO NOT TOY WITH VOLTAGES until you gain experience or have read loads about overclocking - voltage increase will increase the maximum overclock you can get but come with drastic increase in heat and power consumption eventually bringing you to point where overclocking can burn your card.