The process consists out of the same basic steps as manual overclocking, being: increasing clockspeed by one step, then stressing the GPU to see if this clockspeed is stable. Within just a few minutes it will run a process that will determine the highest stable overclock settings for your graphics card. The OC Scanner is essentially a tool that uses an algorithm developed by NVIDIA for the RTX 20 series graphics cards. If you want to learn more about manual overclocking you can check out this blog article:

This is good to know when you’re just getting into overclocking and you’re scared of damaging your precious hardware by simply changing some values. If a GPU gets too hot, it will automatically reduce its effective clockspeeds to reduce the workload and output of heat until it reaches a level deemed safe. A great example of this is a thing we know as Thermal Throttling.

The processors and drivers themselves also continually monitor things like temperature and power usage so that action can be taken to ensure the safety of the product. These days, most Graphics Processors have built-in safety measures that restrict the changes you can make with overclocking software like Afterburner to values they consider to be safe. Over the course of recent years, we’ve seen those manufacturers engineer ways to minimize any chance of accidentally damaging their products. It seems the major chip manufacturers caught on to the worries of their customers about damaging their products.

Scary because I was afraid of causing any kind of damage to the expensive equipment inside my PC. I can remember the first time I ever attempted overclocking, it was quite overwhelming and even scary at some point. Mostly because of the time it takes to understand the process and do it right. Overclocking has long been a hobby for a relatively small group of hardware enthusiasts. It's free, it works great and the best part is: it’s completely safe too! This blog article will explain in some detail how OC Scanner works and guide you on how to use it. Always wanted to get more performance out of your graphics card, but don't know how overclocking works or simply don’t want to risk it? The new OC Scanner feature in MSI Afterburner will do the overclocking for you at the click of a button.

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