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    Having trouble overclocking new 980m's? Here's why...

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by ratchet916, Feb 13, 2015.

  1. ratchet916

    ratchet916 Notebook Consultant

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    So you've been having trouble overclocking those new 980m's, have you? Apparently it's not because it's broken, but because it's working as designed. According to Nvidia, they've intentionally locked the clock frequencies for the last few driver revisions because they don't trust us idiots to not cook our hardware. Yay, more hand holding nany-state bullcrap! Full read posted below:

    http://finance.yahoo.com/news/kraft-tops-q4-earnings-sales-140202665.html
     
    ratchet916, Feb 13, 2015
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  2. CptXabaras

    CptXabaras Overclocked, Overvolted, Liquid Cooled

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    what's up with the yahoo finance link? am i missing something?
     
    CptXabaras, Feb 13, 2015
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  3. Scanner

    Scanner Notebook Deity

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    Must be wrong link. Any, who, I would think it would be in the companies best interest to let those who don't know what they are doing destroy their cards. This way they would have to buy new ones-Keep the product moving.
     
    Scanner, Feb 13, 2015
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    ratchet916 Notebook Consultant

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    ratchet916, Feb 18, 2015
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    At least I have my clocks coded in now so I don't have to faff around but it's going to make future generations difficult to deal with.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Feb 18, 2015
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  6. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Well NVIDIA has done a 180 on this.. the 347.75 drivers will have OCing enabled!!
     
    TomJGX, Feb 19, 2015
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  7. octiceps

    octiceps Nimrod

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    Where did you get that number from? You sure it's not gonna be an entirely new branch? :p
     
    octiceps, Feb 19, 2015
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  8. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Fail on my part... I got confused between the numbers...
     
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    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist®

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