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    How to overclock the R3

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by bigun08, Apr 28, 2011.

  1. bigun08

    bigun08 Notebook Consultant

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    Anyone have any idea how to overclock this R3 it is not like the R2
     
    bigun08, Apr 28, 2011
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  2. ajslay

    ajslay Overclocker, PC Builder

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    you cant really overclock the cpu, but the to overclock the gpu just use nvidia system tools 6.06.
     
    ajslay, Apr 28, 2011
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  3. unclewebb

    unclewebb ThrottleStop Author

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    In the bios I think you can overclock the CPU up to a maximum of 3%. Sandy Bridge is great out of the box but not very enthusiast friendly. Much better to concentrate on the GPU.
     
    unclewebb, Apr 28, 2011
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  4. ajslay

    ajslay Overclocker, PC Builder

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    your right unclewebb, im not sure if sandybridge can even be stable with a 3% overclock, but who knows. we need someone to test it.
     
    ajslay, Apr 28, 2011
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    Well, the mobile versions aren't. The desktop K versions have unlocked multipliers and hitting 5.0 Ghz on air isn't unheard of.
     
    MassiveOverkill, Apr 28, 2011
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  6. bigun08

    bigun08 Notebook Consultant

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    so my next question is throttle stop still an option?
     
    bigun08, Apr 28, 2011
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    gordesky1 Notebook Evangelist

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    doesint work on the r3 from what i herd.
     
    gordesky1, Apr 28, 2011
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  8. ajslay

    ajslay Overclocker, PC Builder

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    throttle stop is a no-go. no overclocking, no throttle stop, no performance gain cpu wise. best you can do is overclock the gpu.
     
    ajslay, Apr 28, 2011
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  9. xtravbx

    xtravbx Notebook Evangelist

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    Sorry to revive this thread...

    I thought it was overclockable, just like the other M11X's?

    On website for ordering it states 1.5ghz-2.6ghz for the clock frequency.

    How is that adjusted?
     
    xtravbx, May 5, 2011
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  10. ajslay

    ajslay Overclocker, PC Builder

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    thats the turbo boost function.
     
    ajslay, May 5, 2011
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  11. xtravbx

    xtravbx Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm sorry - I still don't fully understand.

    Is that something I can manually trigger, or disable?

    Where is the option for turboboost?
     
    xtravbx, May 5, 2011
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  12. DavyGT

    DavyGT Overclocker

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    Turboboost adjusts by itself. Throttlestop can't control Turboboost anymore. There is a BIOS option to overclock the CPU by 3mhz. Pretty sure you can turn it off too.
     
    DavyGT, May 5, 2011
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  13. xtravbx

    xtravbx Notebook Evangelist

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    Thank you Davy.

    What is the point of the overlock in the bios if its so little.
     
    xtravbx, May 6, 2011
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  14. xtravbx

    xtravbx Notebook Evangelist

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    Also - DavyGT

    do you foresee throttlestop working on the R3 ever?
     
    xtravbx, May 6, 2011
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  15. Benchmade 42

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    The cpu is a 2nd gen sandy bridge ulv cpu and is already fast at stock speed so no need to oc it. If you want to OC and have some fun with it, get an R1.
     
    Benchmade 42, May 6, 2011
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  16. DavyGT

    DavyGT Overclocker

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    An overclock is an overclock I guess.

    I don't think so. UncleWebb can explain all the reasons why it won't work with the R3 but it's all down to Intel locking features in Sandy Bridge Core CPUs.
     
    DavyGT, May 6, 2011
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  17. unclewebb

    unclewebb ThrottleStop Author

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    The new Sandy Bridge CPUs have most overclocking features locked by Intel or Dell or both so ThrottleStop can no longer improve performance on these.

    A small CPU overclock in the bios is mostly for the marketing department. You might notice a 0% to 3% overclock when benching but you won't ever notice that in real world performance.
     
    unclewebb, May 6, 2011
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