Are Acer laptops really not into overclocking their GPU's?

Yep, topic.

I really can't figure out why I can't overclock my GPU (in sig) while others with the same cards and even the 9200M GS can overclock theirs..so, fellow Acer-mates, are there any of you who have problems overclocking? Or are there any of you who at least had success doing so? Check this post for the details of the problem..

I'm looking into doing a review of the laptop, but not until I really really know my lappy from the inside out.

 

When you go into the nvidia control panel, does it give you the OPTION to overclock? (IE-device settings). If not, then try downloading a different gpu driver.

 

It does, I also downloaded NVIDIA system tools, and when I change the values of the clocks, it won't accept it, just says settings are invalid and will not be applied. Even in rivatuner it wont work. (see here)

Oooh I really really just want my 3DMark scores to get over at least 2000. T-T

 

I was able to unlock mine using 179.28 from Nvidia and a clean install of Vista.
Maybe not having any Acer-made drivers on the system at all is the key.
And maybe DriverSweeper or something can cleanse the system of those Acer remnants.
If you've got a clean Vista install disc (and the time), back up your documents, do a clean sweep (using the license key on the bottom of your laptop), and use either 179.28 or 179.48 as your first driver.

Failing that, there are a few drivers that have been known to shunt through any locks on OC-ing. 169.04 is one of them, and I think 185.20 is another.

 

Can I cleanse the drivers without having to reinstall a fresh Vista? Hmm, I just got the laptop and I don't feel like reinstalling Windows this early (just me ).

Also, I sort of tried to reinstall the drivers before I updated them, but then after I install and before I reboot, windows prompts me to finish installation of the default driver (175.97 in this case).. So, are there any ways to prevent Windows from starting to install a driver until after I prompt it to?

PS:

I am, though, currently using 185.20 drivers, the DOX ones, and it doesn't allow me to OC as well, is it the driver you were talking about? Shucks, this issue has been a real breakout now, even happens on a 9500M GS.

 

Preventing Windows from starting to install a driver? Strange, that's never happened to me. But Safe Mode might do the trick.

Not the Dox ones - try the actual unmodified 185.20 drivers off LV2Go.

 

My 5920g 8600m gt is overclocked at bios level. Had it since its release and its still fine. Did overclock it quite a bit to start with but now its only overclocked enough to be as stable as stock. There is a guide around the forum on how to do it. The software you need would be nibitor.

It's quite risky so you do need to be prepared incase you take it too far and end up with a blank screen.

 

Will try the unmodified 185.20's. Also will try FireStorm something, and holding the shift key (?) when pressing ok was said to work..

The strange thing is in my BIOS (the computer BIOS) there aren't any options to overclock or something. How did you overclock at bios level? Will also try nibitor.

PS I don't know if it's just me but it seems my computer's already very loaded with OC programs! Whoa! :-O hahaha.

 

Oh sorry, my bad, I mean GPU Rom bios overclock.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=160237

 

Was reading it already, heheh. Thx.

Anyway, I'm thinking to make this VGA BIOS overclock my last resort, as i really really thing this is a very risky thing to do, all things considered, not to mention time consuming.

And with that I would like to ask your opinion on what things to do first before trying another, with regards to OCing the card successfully. Here are my choices:

1st - Right now I am in DOX 185.20, and I read from some threads that if you sync the shader clock with the core (is it?) and then adjust (in RivaTuner) it will go through. So that's first.
2nd - In that same forum shivendra said that when he reverted to 179.48's and then did the shader+core adjustment, it came through. So will try to revert to that driver and try OCing with RivaTuner or EVGA.
3rd - If it still doesn't work, I'll install LV2G's 185.20 (not DOX) as it is said that the driver is a known OC-lock breaker. Afterwards will OC using either RivaTuner, EVGA or NVIDIA System Tools itself.

(a really awful lot of things to do, eh? really really desperate to OC lol)

4th - If it doesn't want to still, will try to use FireStorm to OC--said to be able to OC or something.

5th and last! - If all else above fails (amazingly, freakingly frustratingly ) then I will do VGA BIOS overclocking courtesy of BigSpin.

Would that be an OK order, or are there things I should do first?