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    GPU Overlock Question

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by VeeGee, Aug 9, 2011.

  1. VeeGee

    VeeGee Newbie

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    Hey I guess im fairly new to this, so I'm using EVGA precision to overclock my gpu on my M11x r1. All I gotta do is put everything on max to get the maximum speed? Because I've seen some youtube video were people don't max it out, they put it at certain numbers. Just a little confused would be helpful if someone could explain.
     
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  2. azn4lif3s

    azn4lif3s Notebook Consultant

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    These numbers are the different clocks of the graphics card (core,memory,etc) DO NOT MAX IT OUT! You will fry your GPU.
    Question, Why do you need to OC your card? is there something that isn't running well or what?
     
    azn4lif3s, Aug 9, 2011
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    GNandGS Notebook Deity

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    You should spend several hours researching this topic. If you do not know what you are doing or unable to recognize issues post OC, its better to wait. The gains are sometimes minimal. In my case I never had improvement at all so its possible you wont either.
     
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    dredd1893 Notebook Consultant

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    No, the thumb rule for overclocking is slowly increase your clock, then check with real gaming or stress-test software, see if it's stable (it'll crash otherwise), then you can either up or downclock it. Frankly speaking, without the cpu oc, overclocking m11x GPU will result in slight (barely noticeable improvement; that is, you won't find any significant difference between playable and not-playable framerates). If you want to go benchmarking, it's the way to go.
     
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