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    Overclocked 460m

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by uthall, Jun 24, 2011.

  1. uthall

    uthall Notebook Consultant

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    Hoping to see some info from anyone who has overclocked the 460m.

    What speeds and specs have you acheived stable performance on?
     
    uthall, Jun 24, 2011
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    z3mcneil Notebook Enthusiast

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    I only OC mine when gaming. And since I've had Nvidia card burnt to its death in the past (8600GT..) I'm being conservative here, only doing 750/1375/1500. So far there's no problem at all. WEI increased from 7.1 to 7.2, temp never goes above 68℃, fps for most games improve by 2-3, no crashes or bsods ever.

    I've also seen some ppl overclocking their 460m to something like 815/1500/1630 and running fine. Hope it helps.
     
    z3mcneil, Jun 24, 2011
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  3. uthall

    uthall Notebook Consultant

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    Great, thanks.

    Do you think the extra FPS by overclocking is noticeable?
     
    uthall, Jun 25, 2011
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    z3mcneil Notebook Enthusiast

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    I haven't been playing really graphically demanding games lately (well for games like Torchlight and King's Bounty which runs at >60fps maxed out you won't notice any difference anyway). I also played The Witcher 2 which can be pushing the 460m a bit when running on 1920x1080 with high settings. (or 1366x768 when 3D is on) I think I can notice some slight improvements (maybe 3fps) during heavy combat scenes. I think the improvements are most noticable for games that are "barely playable" without OC.
     
    z3mcneil, Jun 25, 2011
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    zergslayer69 Liquid Hz

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    Mine is set to be oc when windows starts. In older games like street fighter 4 I got extra 10 fps or so. In more recent games it's more around 5 fps gain. Running furmark for 30 mins before and after oc, temps went up 2C at peak.
     
    zergslayer69, Jun 25, 2011
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  6. uthall

    uthall Notebook Consultant

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    What was your difference in futuremark scores (before and after?)
     
    uthall, Jun 27, 2011
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    zergslayer69 Liquid Hz

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    I think it went from average of like 20-21 up to 26-28
     
    zergslayer69, Jun 27, 2011
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    CleaningService Notebook Consultant

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    I'm running a 800/1600/1450 and have had no problems at all.

    I just downloaded the Crysis 2 DX11 and high res pack and before the OC it was barely playble at around 25-27 fps running DX11, at very high setting

    After the OC it rarely dips below 30 :) Likes to stick around 35ish


    I don't really have any other games that need the OC. I guess i'll just wait for BF3. It'll probably make my 460m burst into tears. :p
     
    CleaningService, Jun 27, 2011
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    How do you overclock the 460m? I'm trying to get some extra Fps for Witcher 2 and a few other games T_T
     
    zoolian982, Jun 27, 2011
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  10. CleaningService

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    MSI Afterburner

    I used that. Super easy :)

    Just don't go too far with the sliders :p
     
    CleaningService, Jun 27, 2011
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    Thanks :D +1 rep
     
    zoolian982, Jun 27, 2011
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  12. CleaningService

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    Glad to help.
     
    CleaningService, Jun 28, 2011
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