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    Overclocking 680M

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Shozuki, Oct 11, 2012.

  1. Shozuki

    Shozuki Notebook Consultant

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    hey all,

    Was using Afterburner and was able to overclock the core clock and the memory clock. Since cloning my hard drive to upgrade to a bigger SSD, I am now unable to overclock the memory clock any more...

    any ideas lads?

    Thanks!
     
    Shozuki, Oct 11, 2012
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  2. YodaGoneMad

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    That is very weird, honestly in the R3 you shouldn't be able to overclock anything. How do you have your 680m setup? Like using an unlocked bios and PEG only? What bios version?
     
    YodaGoneMad, Oct 11, 2012
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  3. Alienware-Natalia_J

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    I'd recommend that you do a clean install and update the BIOS. What YodaGoneMad is saying is correct, so, were you using a modded BIOS?
     
    Alienware-Natalia_J, Oct 11, 2012
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  4. Shozuki

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    yes I am I am using an unlocked A10 bios...
     
    Shozuki, Oct 11, 2012
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    all sorted! Just needed to reinstall drivers! Should have tried that first really!!
     
    Shozuki, Oct 12, 2012
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    So you are totally sure you can OC using software on the R3? Have you actually verified the clocks in another program? It might show that it applies in afterburner but the clocks may not stick in reality. Others who tried to OC the 680m in the R3 had no success.
     
    YodaGoneMad, Oct 12, 2012
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