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    Overclocking 940XM

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by weinstein888, Jan 31, 2011.

  1. weinstein888

    weinstein888 Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm confident that there's a thread out there already dedicated to this, but I had no luck in finding it. I am interested in OCing my 940XM. The problem is, using these settings in Throttlestop (95W/75A and 29 28 28 27), I can't get below 12.4 seconds in wprime 32m. What exactly am I doing wrong? Also, what are the chances that this will harm my computer and what are the stock settings for the CPU in case I want to change them back.

    Lastly, when Throttlestop is only monitoring, does it still maintain the settings I implemented, or does the computer run on stock settings when I'm not using Throttlestop? I know that I'm incredibly nooby, but I figure I have to start somewhere :p Any help with this would be greatly appreciated :D
     
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    BatBoy Notebook Nobel Laureate

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