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    MSI Afterburner not giving me space to OC?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by xXxPykexXx, Jun 6, 2012.

  1. xXxPykexXx

    xXxPykexXx Notebook Consultant

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    Anyone have any ideas why my 7970m would have both bars all the way full? Shouldn't I be able to OC it?
     
    xXxPykexXx, Jun 6, 2012
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    nkdv Notebook Consultant

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    ^bump
    Any R4 users here who could help? I haven't received mine yet but will chip in my $0.02 when I do. This doesn't sound right... xXxPykexXx could you upload a screenshot and let us know what drivers you're running atm?
     
    nkdv, Jun 6, 2012
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  3. Tapakidney

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    Follow slickdude's guide and I guarantee it will work. At least if you are at factory driver settings. There's a cfg file that needs editing.
     
    Tapakidney, Jun 6, 2012
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    This exatly. +rep.
     
    anthony212, Jun 6, 2012
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    I had some trouble but my issue was that somehow when I edited the cfg file it saved as a text (!?!) after I fixed that it was smooth sailing.

    +1 vote for slick dudes guide.
     
    Hookerlips, Jun 6, 2012
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