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    OC'D 6970m

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by lukimonki, Jul 23, 2011.

  1. lukimonki

    lukimonki Notebook Geek

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    hey guys ok so i had my first attempt at ocing my gpu using saphire trixx set it to 800/1150 and confirmed in gpu-z i believe (not at my computer rite now sorry :p) so i was just wondering for all the guys who've oc'd ur gpus what speeds have u gotten out of them and temps mine runs and 60-70c. in idle haven't checked when gaming yet though but ill post up them up when i get the chance
     
    lukimonki, Jul 23, 2011
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  2. ValkerieFire

    ValkerieFire God Follower

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    Mine runs great at 820/1100, which is also the desktop 6850 clock speed. Many others report this being an easy safe OC. It should also be worth noting that a 6970m OC'd to 820/1100 is equal to a 6990m at stock clocks (based on notebookreview.com's 3dVantage score).
     
    ValkerieFire, Jul 23, 2011
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    ECKS Notebook Prophet

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    This is good stuff.
     
    ECKS, Jul 24, 2011
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    JoeyFUZZ911 Notebook Evangelist

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    I run mine at 815/1050 on certain games and it runs fine. temps hit 75 at most.
     
    JoeyFUZZ911, Jul 24, 2011
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