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    Overclocking and Dual Monitor Gaming

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by Vis4324, Oct 4, 2012.

  1. Vis4324

    Vis4324 Newbie

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    Hi,

    I have been using MSI Afterburner to OC my 650M. At the moment I have +135 Core Clock and +200 Memory Clock. It scored 2504 Furmark - 1920x1080 60 second test. I was wondering what the optimal overclock settings are? How much further can I push the Memory Clock? And is +135 the highest I can OC the core clock? (It's at max on slider).

    Also, I read something about disabling turbo boost in the BIOS helps performance? If so how would I do that?

    On a side note, how would I go about playing a game across two monitors? I have one connected through HDMI and one VGA. I tried to use my laptop screen as a third but I can't enable it. On the Nvidia control panel it says the Intel 3000 graphics card can only handle 2 displays, but is there a way to use the 650M for one display and the Intel for two others?

    Specs:

    Alienware M14x
    i7 3610QM
    GeForce GT 650M - 2Gb
    8Gb RAM
    750GB 7200RPM Hard Drive with 32Gb mSata SSD

    Thanks in advance, Will.
     
    Vis4324, Oct 4, 2012
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    Overclocking has no standard limit, it's a trial an error process. Just be sure to keep an eye on your GPU temperature and little by little find the highest stable clock for your card.

    I believe disabling the turbo boost may actually decrease your performance. To do this, turn on your computer and press [F2] at the Alienware logo screen. It should be under the advanced tab.

    Unfortunately it will only support 2 displays total, a third display will be disabled.
     
    Alienware-Luis_Pardo, Oct 4, 2012
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    Vis4324 Newbie

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    Ok, thanks alot. Do you know how I would go about playing a game across the two monitors. Do I need to plug one display into the other and that one into the laptop. Also, if I used a VGA and a mini display port, could I activate all three then? Thanks
     
    Vis4324, Oct 5, 2012
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    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    The problem is not the amount of ports, it's the video card that limits the amount of monitors.

    About connecting the two monitors, you need to use any 2 different connections available.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Oct 5, 2012
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  5. talijay

    talijay Notebook Enthusiast

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    I could not enable 3 displays using laptop screen, vga and hdmi.

    It works though using laptop screen, mini displayport and hdmi.
     
    talijay, Oct 5, 2012
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    Which should be considered an optimal temp for an overclocked GPU? Without OC I get temps around 65°
     
    adriano_banano, Oct 5, 2012
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    abec Notebook Guru

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    Hi, i'm not clearly understand the explanation.

    Here is my situation, i want to connect 2 monitor using vga and hdmi, can it be done ?
    My laptop will be primary display, others 2 monitor will be extended monitor.

    I'm using m14x-r2.
    tq ;)
     
    abec, Oct 6, 2012
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  8. talijay

    talijay Notebook Enthusiast

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    No, it can't be done using vga and hdmi. And I'm also using R2. For some reason, I don't know why 1 of the external monitors can't be enabled using vga and hdmi.

    If you want to use your laptop as primary display and 2 monitors for extended display, use mini displayport and hdmi.
     
    talijay, Oct 6, 2012
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  9. abec

    abec Notebook Guru

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    Noted that, ty ;)

    What about mini display port + vga ?
     
    abec, Oct 6, 2012
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  10. talijay

    talijay Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just tried it, and fortunately, that works.. ;) laptop screen + mini displayport + vga
     
    talijay, Oct 8, 2012
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  11. abec

    abec Notebook Guru

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    Nice :thumbsup:
     
    abec, Oct 9, 2012
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