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    overclocking cpu & gpu gx740 performance gains

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by jonojohnston, Jun 13, 2011.

  1. jonojohnston

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    hi i have been reading up about overclocking on here think i've got a good idea of what i am doing. but would like to know what sort of performance gains should i expect.
    i have the hd 5870m stable at 775/1050 . memIO temps never above 91.5c is this ok ?
    looking to oc cpu using method i see on here using set fsb/throttlestop but what sort of increase could i see by oc'ing i5 450m to 3ghz ?
    also what is safe temps for cpu ?
    really appreciate any help
     
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    Safe temps for GPU is about 95C. Safe temp for CPU is around 80C.

    I OC my GPU to 920/1080 and it's about 92C max on memIO.
    I also OC my CPU to 3.1GHz but it never goes above 70C.

    You can expect gains in games that depend more on the CPU, i.e. some places in just cause 2, BC2, etc.
     
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    nice one thanks very much .
    just been watching dallers vid about oc'ing he doesnt mention throttlestop
    does that not need to be used ?
     
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    you have to use throttlestop otherwise the CPU tends to... throttle the frequency to a lower one under load.

    It's only used for increasing the TDP, nothing else.
     
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    cheers just found a thread you wrote
    many thanks
     
    jonojohnston, Jun 13, 2011
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