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    Can Any1 push the overclock past 135+? Post your clocks!

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by L1qu1d, Sep 11, 2012.

  1. L1qu1d

    L1qu1d Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey!

    I have the Lenovo ideaPad Y580
    Specs:

    Processor
    Intel Core i7-3610QM 2.3 GHz (Intel Core i7)

    Memory
    8192 MB, DDR3 SDRAM 1600 MHz

    Graphics adapter
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M - 2048 MB, Core: 970 MHz, Memory: 1375 MHz, 306.02, Optimus

    Display
    15.6 inch 16:9, 1366x768 pixel, LG Display LGD01E9, TN LED, glossy: yes

    Harddisk
    128 Gig OCZ SSD + 64 gig mSata Samsung


    I managed to get it to 135+ mhz in MSI After burner, but that's my cap. I tried using Nvidia inspector as well, but all I seemed to have managed is to get it to the boost clock of 1085 but it get's up there anyways using Nvidia's boost in games.

    My goal is to get it to 1000 mhz before Boost. My memory I manged to do a stable 250+ mhz.


    Thanks for the help/input! :)
     
    L1qu1d, Sep 11, 2012
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  2. link626

    link626 Asus GL502VM, Lenovo Y580, Asus K53TA

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    graphics not fast enough?

    wanna fry the gpu ?

    with the handful of people who got defective gpu's here, i would hesitate to OC to the max
     
    link626, Sep 11, 2012
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  3. L1qu1d

    L1qu1d Notebook Evangelist

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    Honestly I'm not wure what happened, but when I posted this I was getting around 40 fps in I am Alive and pretty low in Skyrim like 40-50s, I tried the games later today and the games run like butter now:S I'm not sure what happened but all the games run fine now:S
     
    L1qu1d, Sep 11, 2012
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    voozers Notebook Consultant

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    Depending on how you OCed it, if you restarted your computer then the card may have reset back to default and might have made your games run smoother (sometimes OCing causes artifacts/stuttering).
     
    voozers, Sep 12, 2012
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  5. L1qu1d

    L1qu1d Notebook Evangelist

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    No the card was running at it's overclocked rate, but I did use Nvidia inspector instead:S
     
    L1qu1d, Sep 12, 2012
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    How did you get 135/250 stable?

    I'm on 115/200 and sometimes I still get 'Video Hardware Error'.
     
    danielchow, Sep 12, 2012
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  7. link626

    link626 Asus GL502VM, Lenovo Y580, Asus K53TA

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    each chip has different limits.

    just be happy with your 115/200.
     
    link626, Sep 12, 2012
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    I am happy with it really. I was just trying to see how far the card can go ;)
     
    danielchow, Sep 12, 2012
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    I can oc the gpu 135 without any issues. Its when I start to oc the mem that i have problems.
     
    obicanobi0, Sep 13, 2012
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  10. L1qu1d

    L1qu1d Notebook Evangelist

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    yeah, a lot of Asus users have commented on being able to push the card to 300 mhz I can't even get 100% stable 250 Mhz. 200 mhz is fine and 135 mhz is 100% stable :).
     
    L1qu1d, Sep 14, 2012
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  11. link626

    link626 Asus GL502VM, Lenovo Y580, Asus K53TA

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    on a side note, i emailed nvidia, and they said the card will run up to almost 100c, but will throttle from added heat.

    have you tested to see if there's any throttling?
     
    link626, Sep 15, 2012
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  12. L1qu1d

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    GPUZ shows a constant 1080 mhz for the core, my temps never go above 71 Degrees Celsius.
     
    L1qu1d, Sep 16, 2012
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