Need help overclock the MSI N580GTX Lightning Xtreme Edition !

I want to overclock this card MSI N580GTX Lightning Xtreme Edition (MSI N580GTX Lightning Xtreme Edition GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 3072 MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card), but I don't know how far I can get. Can you help me overclock this to get a maximum performing? and how can I do that? can you guide me?
what is temperature should be consider over heat and might damage card?
After overclock, can I keep that always in 3-5 days without shutdown computer?
Here is default Corelock 832, Shaderlock: 1664, memory clock 2100
Also, when I click the "K" to show MSI Kombustor: I see Core: 416, and GPU Throttling -416Mhz. What is happening? is that graphic card has problem? it doesn't run fully 832mhz.
Here is information of my computer:
Motherboard   Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z
Processor   Intel Core i7 2600K
Memory   Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (4x8GB) DDR3 1866 MHz (PC3 15000)
Video Card # 1   MSI N580GTX Lightning Xtreme Edition GeForce GTX 580 3072 MB
Hard Drive # 1   Corsair Force Series GT 120 GB
Hard Drive # 2   Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB
Power Supply   Corsair HX1050W
Case   Corsair Graphite Series 600T
Monitor   Acer HN274H BMIIID 3D 27-Inch LED Monitor - Black
Operating System   Windows 7 Utimate (64 bit)

Quote from: flobelix on 02-December-12, 01:03:03
Playing aan entire level of Crysis or Crysis2 with extreme settings is a very sure way to test. A multiplayer round of BF3 at max settings is also a good test.
If you got the max stable clockrates without overvolting and temps are fine. Go on adding voltage in small steps and agin try the highest max clockrate of any voltage step. That way you'll find the total max clockrate. At some point adding voltage will have no effect anymore and that is the highest clockrate. Remember that voltage unlike just higher clockrates will increase the temps massively.
Agreed with flobelix
Crysis 2 with ultra setting and set Vsync to Disabled is a very hard test in real life application, I don't use furmark or kombustor. To test stability first I run Vantage and 3DMark2011 then playing Crysis 2 about 2 - 3 hours every day for aweek or 2 weeks and if pass then I call it stable
I use GTX580 Lightning and at stock volt I can do 920/2200 with all little DIP switches turned ON/Enabled/Unlocked excluding Xtreme cooling LN2 DIP switch since I use normal air cooling and not LN2. If I let all DIP switches to their stock/OFF even at 900MHz I can't pass Vantage.
For safe daily OC better stay under 80c for your core temp and under 70c for your VRM & Memory temp also do not use beyond +200mv for your core voltage (+200mv is the max value)
Note : For 24/7 I use 980/2300 with +112mv/+40mv. VRM and memory temp are under 60c and Core temp is under 80c.

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Display driver : ForceWare 280.26
have you tried MSI's drivers for your card?
==> http://www.msi.com/product/vga/N580GTX-Lightning-Xtreme-Edition.html#/?div=Driver&os=All
Remove current driver with >>Driver Sweeper<< in 'Safe Mode' before install the new one
Quote from: Frakatchoo on 07-September-11, 22:13:04
It's only unstable when i'm use the GPU (Games & benchs), not HD videos.
Most games/bench crashes with default clock @ 1.031v. I tried to overvolted & undervolted the GPU, but my tests were not conclusive. The only way i've found to have all games/benchs stable is to downclock the GPU as I explained in my first post.
Maybe i need a more accurate GPU voltage ? Is it important to change Memory & Aux voltage too ?
have you tested with 1050mV for core?
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Is it important to change Memory & Aux voltage too ?
normally not, but depend what exactly is unstable
But it should work fine by default as is

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Hi everyone !
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MoBo: Micro ATX from my Dell XPS Studio 8000
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In order to have something stable to 100%, and be able to run all the games and benchs, i've to downclock the GPU like :
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Display driver : ForceWare 280.26
have you tried MSI's drivers for your card?
==> http://www.msi.com/product/vga/N580GTX-Lightning-Xtreme-Edition.html#/?div=Driver&os=All
Remove current driver with >>Driver Sweeper<< in 'Safe Mode' before install the new one
Quote from: Frakatchoo on 07-September-11, 22:13:04
It's only unstable when i'm use the GPU (Games & benchs), not HD videos.
Most games/bench crashes with default clock @ 1.031v. I tried to overvolted & undervolted the GPU, but my tests were not conclusive. The only way i've found to have all games/benchs stable is to downclock the GPU as I explained in my first post.
Maybe i need a more accurate GPU voltage ? Is it important to change Memory & Aux voltage too ?
have you tested with 1050mV for core?
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Is it important to change Memory & Aux voltage too ?
normally not, but depend what exactly is unstable
But it should work fine by default as is

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PC Power & Cooling have a long reputation as being a high-end PSU manufacturer(also been doing it much longer). If paying the extra £15.00 doesn't mean much, then go for the PC P&C. If the funds are tighter, get the Corsair. I have the PC P&C Silencer 750.
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Quote from: Frankenputer on 24-September-08, 04:47:11
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yes you are right i have ordered the Silencer 750 PC P&C PSUs but a black colour not red i payed the extra over the corsair 750W purely on the repitation of PC P&C PSUs. i hope i have made the right choice as i considering crossfire in the very near future

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