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    M11x R2 i7 Not OCing?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by GamingACU, Mar 21, 2011.

  1. GamingACU

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    I went into the BIOS and changed the processor clock speed to 150. I was told that this should change my processor speed to 2.26 ghz, however, it's still reading 1.20 ghz both on startup and while running.
     
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    are you sure speedstep is not disabled?
     
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    Also try throttlestop and running a bench like wprime
     
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    Speedstep is enabled.
     
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    Post a screenshot of CPU-Z please.
     
    roxxor, Mar 22, 2011
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    Have you thorougly read one of the many overclocking guides out there? I ask because of your comment that you "were told" that changing that setting will etc etc. You really should get yourself a thorough understanding of what each setting will do so that you can make informed decisions as you work up your overclock , and so that you can work it all out safely (without frying something).

    I have in the past found this guide to be quite useful.

    Guide to Overclocking the Core I7 920 or 930 to 4.0ghz - Overclock.net - Overclocking.net
     
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    I did notice that it would jump up to 2.4ghz for a few seconds when I launched a couple programs.

    I do have decent experience OCing GPUs, but my Bios is locked on my Sager so I could never try anything out with the CPU.
     
    GamingACU, Mar 22, 2011
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