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    Overclockers 940xm help

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Grimjok3r, Aug 5, 2011.

  1. Grimjok3r

    Grimjok3r Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys ,
    Was wondering if anyone can help me with a problem im getting, ive been following these forums here on how to OC my 940xm with thottlestop and have been able to hit 7.6 score with wprime. Now my problem is, when i run this test i have my multipliers all set to 26, while running this test they dont seem to hit 26, they go between 24.5 to 25.6. Is that a problem ? I have also used the Throttlestop benching tool with 32m tests and that seems to show my multipliers stick to 26 stable. Most posts here encourage using prime 1.55 to run these tests set to 8 cores. How do you guys make it stick to your set multipliers? any help would be highly appreciated thanks.
     
    Grimjok3r, Aug 5, 2011
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    DR650SE The Whiskey Barracuda

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    Higher TDP. I've managed to finish a wprime 1024m run at 4ghz on a 920xm before. All about balancing heat and power. More power =more heat.
     
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    Nice, guess it's just patience and time with TDP settings. Thnx for the info.
     
    Grimjok3r, Aug 5, 2011
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    You will need to set a higher TDP/TDC value to run wPrime at the full 26.0 multiplier compared to running the built in TS Bench.
     
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    thanks guys, messed around with TDP/TDC set at 95/75 w/26 multipliers and they now stick =D . thanks again.
     
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    DR650SE, Aug 5, 2011
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