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    Overclock Gtx580m

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by edm11, Dec 11, 2011.

  1. edm11

    edm11 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi all gurus!

    Am on a stock 580m and was wondering if anyone here has good overclock settings of this card using nvidia inspector.

    Would like to bump it up a little to get a little bit more performance. So far no throttling for me and playing skyrim on ultra gives 30plus fps.. Always been console gamer so i have very very little knowledge on overclocking and a total noob so pls bear with me :)

    Once overclocked is it reversible?

    Cheers!
     
    edm11, Dec 11, 2011
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  2. mrm2x

    mrm2x Notebook Consultant

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    yes, you can oc the 580m (up to 20% without a modified vbios).
    yes, you can do it with nvidia-inspector.
    yes, it is reversible.
    yes, you could´ve used the search-engine to find multiple threads on this matter ;)
     
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  3. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    For real overclocking, both non-voltmodded vbios and overvolted vbios, you should try the throttling fix in my sig. It isn't only for people experiencing throttle but also helps with OC'ing. Makes things much easier.
     
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    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist®

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    Agree... thanks to widezu69 for providing quick help on the subject. +1 Rep for the assistance!

    There is also more information in these threads that can be applied to the single 580M in the M17x R3 or the M18x 580M SLI setup:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/ali...-throttle-fix-no-vbios-flashing-required.html and
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/ali...problems-discussion-thread-2.html#post8127953

    I am going to close this thread so that discussion may continue on one of the already well-established threads.

    For anyone in our community that is reading this thread, especially our newer members, please take a moment to review the information in the links below if you haven't already done so.

    USEFUL THREADS FOR FORUM MEMBERS
     
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    OOOPS!
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