graphics card overclocking?? Or not??

[MikeRiley330]

I have a 8GB AMD RADEON RX5500 XT with a ASUS TUF X570 motherboard. I am playing Star Citizen with it and it runs OK but the Graphics card is running at 99% capacity. I get get about 40-60fps during game play but it is getting hot. Do you think I should overclock the graphics card or I am down the route of replacing the card. I have only had the PC a week guess I should have asked before buying but I was going on the published recommended specs. Any Advice for an old gamer.

 

[ubuysa]

Is this a PCS build? Can you post the full specs from the order page please?

 

[MikeRiley330]

Case
CORSAIR 175R RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.2GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 16GB) from 16GB Corsair
Graphics Card
8GB AMD RADEON™ RX 5500 XT - HDMI, DP, DX® 12
1st Storage Drive
512GB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (500MB/R, 400MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W CV SERIES™ CV-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 100 V2 Series High Performance CPU Cooler (AMD)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
LED Lighting
50cm Blue LED Strip
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence

 

[Rakk]

Do note that overclocking the GPU will void the warranty on it (unless PCS have changed their rules on that recently-ish- other mods: If my memory has failed me again lemme know )

 

[MikeRiley330]

What monitor are you using? From what I've read 40-60fps on a 1440p resolution is about right. If it's a 144Hz monitor you could try, if possible, to restrict it to 60Hz while playing the game and seeing if that helps. I would say that it is likely to run hotter as that case is not very good in terms of airflow

Illiyama 27inch bought again through PCS fingers crossed that FS2020 runs ok.

 

[MikeRiley330]

Do note that overclocking the GPU will void the warranty on it (unless PCS have changed their rules on that recently-ish- other mods: If my memory has failed me again lemme know )

Thanks I think I might leave that then. All is running ok. Just a bit hot and maxing out at 99%