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    How to overclock the GPU on M14x?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by tanjid29, Jan 19, 2012.

  1. tanjid29

    tanjid29 Notebook Geek

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    I looked for it @many places. But didn't work.

    Is it possible to overclock 3GB 555m? If yes, then how? Can someone explain step by step?

    I have driver version 290.53.

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    I tried MSI Afterburner & EVGA Precise. Same result, after I click on apply.. everything goes back to default.

    Here's a video of that.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVw3hsD0Ytk
     
    tanjid29, Jan 19, 2012
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    It said couldn't find any supporting graphics card.
     
    tanjid29, Jan 19, 2012
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    I tried using EVGA Precise & MSI Burn something. Everytime I dragged the shader or core to something higher and then saved, it would go back to default. :(
     
    tanjid29, Jan 19, 2012
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    Try click on "Apply" everytime you save the setting to actually apply the setting on site. Because it is occasionally happen to me as well.
     
    CGSDR, Jan 19, 2012
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    Op use msi afterburner, save the default clock in profile 1. Then choose your overclock settings, save it to a different profile then apply.
     
    Sam_A_1992, Jan 19, 2012
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    MSI after burner all the way. I'd keep the settings 700mhz on the core, 1400 shader (automatically locked) and 1050 on the memory. You can go higher than that, like 750 on the core, but the increase isn't much at all, and its kind of unstable in heavy situations. Just monitor heat, keep it around 75-80 max IMO.
     
    niko2021, Jan 19, 2012
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    EVGA Precision is the best of all!

    I have been using MSI Afterburner or Nvidia System Tools but EVGA Precision is much better!!
     
    DavidInitial, Jan 19, 2012
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    I did, but it wouldn't work still.

    Let me upload a video.
     
    tanjid29, Jan 19, 2012
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    Make sure you are not!!!! on battery !!! You have to be plugged in to OC

    Hope this helps :D

    Sam
     
    manowarkings, Jan 19, 2012
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    Evga precision is definitely the best. I've got mine at 752, 1504, 1080 and works fine. 3dmark 11 score 1700, up from 1300 :O
     
    spencer.spinach, Apr 4, 2012
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