GTX 970 Gaming 4G can't overclock above 1398MHz

Hi, I was trying to use MSI Afterburner to overclock the GTX 970 GAMING 4G to around 1411MHz (+120 above 1291MHz) but the card seems to downclock to 1398MHz all the time. I've checked if this is due to insufficient voltage but power maxes out at 90% while the voltage hits 1.2v at 1401MHz for a short while before falling to 1.18v at 1398MHz. I've increased the Temp. Limit to 87 degrees (linked to a power limit of 107%) but it seems like the card won't go above 80 degrees. Please help.

OC is a plastic lottery. I just got MSI Gaming 780Ti and it handled +250 Core clock and +600Mem clock. Not sure if that is good or bad but in OCCT gpu stress test it gave me around 30fps more compared to stock clocks (gaming mode) yet the card was around 63 with fans at 40% (it is damn extremely cool!!).
Cool the card enough first so it doesnt go above 75. Else the OC might be successful but will throttle due to high temp

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  • MOVED: GTX 970 Gaming 4G can't overclock above 1398MHz

    This topic has been moved to Overclocking, Undervolting.
    https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=252857.0

    OC is a plastic lottery. I just got MSI Gaming 780Ti and it handled +250 Core clock and +600Mem clock. Not sure if that is good or bad but in OCCT gpu stress test it gave me around 30fps more compared to stock clocks (gaming mode) yet the card was around 63 with fans at 40% (it is damn extremely cool!!).
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    Quote from: flobelix on 17-October-14, 15:48:18
    Everything has been said above. As the reboot issue is no issue if using working clockrates there is still no problem.
    You really don't see the issue with contributing to a thread about overclocking with the answer "Don't overclock and there isn't a problem"?
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    I don't want a new card via RMA, and I'm not saying my card is bad in any way.
    If it works at the shipped clocks just fine, then it's clearly fine. That's all that's promised anyway.
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     bios.zip (136.34 kB - downloaded 37 times.)
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    Quote from: reset1101 on 13-March-15, 04:09:47
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