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    Overclocking my GPU, Would it help?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by Zuu, Aug 3, 2011.

  1. Zuu

    Zuu Notebook Geek

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    In all honesty, I can't find anyone else who ordered the M11X r2 with the Pentium U5400 processor, and I really can't find any information on it.
    I was wondering if I overclocked my GPU, would this CPU be able to address it, and handle it for a performance increase as the i5 and i7 can? :confused:
    Any additional information you guys could provide would be great!
     
    Zuu, Aug 3, 2011
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  2. some guy

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    Quick and dirty awnser.

    I got 1000pt boost in 3dmark06 with my overclock on my R1 with 335gfx and C2D7300.

    I use evga precision. just move the sliders around. if it freezes or seems unstable, reboot and try somthing slower.
     
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  3. darkdomino

    darkdomino Notebook Deity

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    A tool I use to stress-test the GPU is called "FurMark", it basically does what is called a "burn in" and pushes your GPU to the limit. If your overclocks are not stable, you will see a crash.

    The app is full of warnings, and should be used with caution. Know what you're doing if you're gonna use this. This app will tell you if your graphics card is stable.

    (Updated) FurMark 1.9.1 and FurMark 1.8.5 Released (GPU Stress Test) - 3D Tech News, Pixel Hacking, Data Visualization and 3D Programming - Geeks3D.com
     
    darkdomino, Aug 3, 2011
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  4. BuToNz

    BuToNz Notebook Geek

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    ^ +1 for Furmark
     
    BuToNz, Aug 3, 2011
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  5. deadboy90

    deadboy90 Notebook Evangelist

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    overclocking the gpu does help some but u probly wont be floored or anything, i was playing oblivion the other day and while overclocking the CPU boosted my fps by about 12-15 the gpu overclock boosted it by 2-4 fps. so go ahead, it cant hurt, if u go to far with it the drivers reset and downclock
     
    deadboy90, Aug 4, 2011
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  6. GallardosEggrollshop

    GallardosEggrollshop Notebook Evangelist

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    Yup, on the m11x atleast with the 335m, I barely notice a difference in performance when I overclock. But it depends on the game so as stated, go for it, won't do any harm.
     
    GallardosEggrollshop, Aug 4, 2011
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  7. ajslay

    ajslay Overclocker, PC Builder

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    yeahh uhh, you wont see a difference in oblivion because its not a very demanding game lol. choose something like lost planet 2 or just cause 2 and you will see a nice boost...
     
    ajslay, Aug 4, 2011
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  8. Zuu

    Zuu Notebook Geek

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    Thanks all, I tried overclocking my GPU last night with the reccomended settings everyone else seems to be using for the m11x (550,1350,875) and it kept blue screening, decided to lower it even further to the point where it didn't matter. Still kept blue screening, So I decided to reduce the overclock of the processor, which seems to have helped some, it's now set to 160 MHZ instead of 166, which is strange because before, I could run at 166 MHZ all day, I hope I didn't damage anything while keeping them both overclocked. This computer's gotta last me at least a year! :eek:
     
    Zuu, Aug 4, 2011
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