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    Alienware M17x // extreme QX9300 overclocking TEMPs

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by xbbjaix, Jan 18, 2012.

  1. xbbjaix

    xbbjaix Newbie

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    Hi guys, this has probably been talked about in other threads, but I was wondering about the temperatures for overclocking the QX9300. I currently have it clocked at 3.2 ghz and when I try to run Battlefield 3 on it temps on two of the cores hit the low 80s...(one is 84 and another is 81)

    I was just wondering if I should be worried about these temps? The other 2 cores are under 80, at mid 70s. Thanks for your replies in advance!

    Oh yea, I have an Alienware M17x R1
     
    xbbjaix, Jan 18, 2012
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    tyranus7 Notebook Evangelist

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    Those temps are ok, seems to be pretty good to me, I get similar temperatures @3.06 GHz
     
    tyranus7, Jan 19, 2012
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    xbbjaix Newbie

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    Thanks for the reply! I was also wondering if you had any cpu spikes while playing BF3 (if you do). After overclocking the QX9300, it seems stable doing other things, but when i run BF3, it starts to spike alot, dropping my FPS way down. Wondering if there are any ways to work around this.

    Thanks!
     
    xbbjaix, Jan 20, 2012
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  4. Dellienware

    Dellienware Workstations & Ultrabooks

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    post the full specs. Does this happen with any other game? try running furmark + prime 95 and use cpuz and gpuz to monitor clocks. It could be power issue, though I doubt it. Check this just in case and see if there are spikes with this.
     
    Dellienware, Jan 20, 2012
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