M17XR2 Overclocking Guide

Indeed it does

If the Currency Conversion wasn't as bad as it is atm i would give you 10 USD, cause i really want to get setfsb working for the 720qm.

But keep us posted!

 

I've got like 12$ Canadian funds left over in my paypal account from an online purchase. I'll chip in 10 bucks if you need it.

 

can the i5 be overclocked or only the i7 cpu?

 

Both of course.

 

It's the same PLL on the M15x ?

 

hmms in my M17XR2 with i5 the 5% overclock option is greyed out and not usable.. any ideas?

 

That is for the i7-920XM only

 

For those without a i7-920XM there is a good chance a program like setfsb won't do much for you. Without the ability to control your turbo boost multipliers you'll probably end up with a system that just runs hotter and less stable. I wouldn't expect too much. For 920 owners we'll have to see if the bios limits will still hold us back.

 

Hey guys, sorry I haven't posted recently but this week has been hell. Today I went to the bank to wire the money to the company, hopefully it will not take long to get to them. The total money was 40+25, I think the 25 was either an international fee, or some kind of express service, I emailed the guy, and hopefully he will reply soon. I think I will be back to posting tomorrow, seeing as i have a student evaluation and another assignment due for that stupid professor, wish me luck . And lets hope i get the datasheet today or tomorrow.

 

If we turn off turbo mode in the BIOS adjusting the bclk should work fine for non extreme CPU's shouldn't it?

 

Yes, it should.

 

Can you turn turbo mode off??....my memory fails me.

 

Yep you can on the M17x.

 

Hey guys, i got the data sheet from the guy and sent it to abo, he said that he cannot support it because of a PLL specification problem. Unless the guy gave me a different datasheet, i don't think its possible.

 

Well, since you paid for it, you should demand the correct specification.

 

I sent him another email, asking him if there was a different datasheet, with different a different PLL and this what he replied, "Hello Khalid,




There is only one version of SLG8SP585V. If you are looking for different PLL function or frequency, it will be a different Silego product.

Also I'm sending you updated revision of datasheet for SLG8SP585V. Please see attachment.




Regards,

Olya Romaniv
" The funny thing is, he offered the same datasheet to Moo for 30 dollars.

 

Weird. Let's hope this one contains the data that's needed to adapt SetFSB to work with the M17x-R2.

 

same reply from abo, "Hi Khalid-san,

Hmm..., SLG8SP585V doesn't have the function that changes FSB.
To my regret, I can not support it.


abo"

I dont think it will be possible, unless i got the wrong clock generator from Moo, which i doubt.

 

Easy way to find out; Open your Laptop and see. He is probably right with the Clock generator I'm just mad it cant be supported..I mean ASUS supports it :/

 

It's pretty weird since the BIOS can adjust the BCLK on the 920XM.

 

I really wanted to get more performance out of this system, seeing as it is an i7 920XM with unlocked multipliers, they should at least give us that.

 

I could of easily read it wrong, mine was very warn down

The BCLK CAN be changed ...either setFSB need to try again or some one needs to write some code to manually go into the sm_bus and change it ...(still not 100% sure how the i7 works because of the cpu taking the load .. im noobish).

SetFSB works with the x58 chipset and can overclock i7 so i know it can

 

Maybe Abo just needs a monetary incentive.

 

LOL, I tried that Whenever, I open up the sytem again, I'll try and find it.

 

I'll let you know my results this friday when I get my new unit.

 

I'm opening mine up tomorrow or the day after when I sell my R2 to s0ysauce. I'll look for the chip.

 

Thanks for the help joker, why are you selling your system, other than the release of the 5870s?

 

Time to update this thread.

 

Just updated it, I hope I put all the new features in there.

Also I bet a 5870 cant pull this on memory

 

I've seen gpu-z read out goofy frequencies before. Time to bounce the system at that point.

 

I loaded it up more than once, and thats what i got with the default windows 7 dirver
Bounce the system? Sell it you mean?

 

No! Reboot

As in turn off then on. down then up....bounce!

 

LOL, its one of those phrases that get lost in translation

So have ay of these methods worked with the m15x?

 

Yes the throttlestop does. I posted a 6K 3dmark06 cpu score in the M15x benchmark thread. CPU registered at 98W.

 

I am about to flash my bios so I don't have to reset my clock speeds for my GPU everytime!

600 and 1050 are considered safe for the long haul, yes?

 

ATITool - Overclocking utility for ATI and NVIDIA cards

Also, is this tool just really out of date hence why I've never heard of it being used on these forums?

 

Those clocks are considered pretty safe, you can go higher if you want to when flashing the cards.

I do not recommend that program, just stick to what the rest of us are using, which it RBE, I believe

 

Speaking of that, I followed all the steps up until booting from the USB Drive and it said invalid disk, please insert and push any key to continue, something to that effect, had no clue where to go from there.

 

Was it a bootable USB drive? Following ZFactors guide to make it bootable, helps.

 

I did do that but still got that error. I'm gonna retrace my steps and see if there was something I missed but I followed it to a T.

 

That error is specific to the thumb drive not being bootable.

 

I use AMG gpu tool... not matter what value I st, the screen freeze..any suggestion?

 

Before you open the AMD GPU clock tool do you have furmark running on 640x480 window? Only then it will recognize both cards and you are able to set the values.

 

no, I just open the AMD GPU TOLL and do the setting. so I have to run 3DMart2006 at 640X480 first???

 

furmark not 3Dmark

 

where can I get Fumark?

thanks, let me do some google

 

Found the Fumark, but only for Window XP/Vista 32 bit. V.1.8.2

will that work?

 

why don't you google furmark windows 7 x64 ?

 

got it thanks.

So far I don't see any version for windows 7.....

 

run it on windows mode not on full screen