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    M11xR2 Overclock + GPU advice

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by latinracer, Nov 12, 2010.

  1. latinracer

    latinracer Notebook Consultant

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    I'm sorry if this is a repost. I have spent a while doing research and still can't figure this out.

    I enabled the overclock settings in the bios but how do I tell if it's really running in overclock mode? I attach some screenshot.

    My other questions is that I would like to know which Modded Optimus drivers version work well with Steam games.
     

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    unclewebb ThrottleStop Author

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    The BCLK has definitely been overclocked. By default it is 133 MHz and you have it running at 162.4 MHz. Put a load on your CPU and make sure the multiplier increases. It should go a lot higher than 6.0 when you put a load on it.

    Check out this thread if you want to maximize your gaming performance.

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m11x/524257-how-supercharge-m11x-core-i5-i7-um-cpus.html

    At full load, overclocking these CPUs can actually slow down your overall performance due to turbo throttling. Using ThrottleStop will fix that problem and allow your CPU to run at full speed. You can download it from my sig.
     
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    latinracer Notebook Consultant

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    Thank you for the great advice and guide. I will try this out in a few minutes.

    Any ideas on what version is best and stable for the GPU?
     
    latinracer, Nov 13, 2010
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    BranMuffin Notebook Consultant

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    260.99 are very stable and I have mine oc 858/513/1231 (core and shader last two linked with msi afterburner).
     
    BranMuffin, Nov 13, 2010
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