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    overclock 560M m17xr3

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by MolocM18x, Aug 29, 2012.

  1. MolocM18x

    MolocM18x Notebook Geek

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    hey guys wanna overclock my 560m whats the best settings and safe i use a thermaltake notebook cooler so cooling is not an issue..

    what are the best recomendation for clock mem speeds..

    cheers
     
    MolocM18x, Aug 29, 2012
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    wxtye Newbie

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    i had my 560m running on 950mhz core and 1550mhz mem with stock voltages, temps are around 62-65c
     
    wxtye, Aug 31, 2012
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    ai3643 Newbie

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    950 wow, im running the 580m and set mine at 740 and I thought that was a
    lot
     
    ai3643, Aug 31, 2012
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  4. bigtonyman

    bigtonyman Desktop Powa!!!

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    different clocks for different cards there dude. 580m is wayy faster and runs at a lower clock speed. 560m is basically just a beefed up 460m. ;)
     
    bigtonyman, Aug 31, 2012
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  5. cleverpseudonym

    cleverpseudonym PG RATED

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    Im able to run a 960 clock and 1500 memory core all day as long as i have the fans on high or a cooler under it. i can run 935/1500 without any real extra cooling, other than using Mx4 paste.
     
    cleverpseudonym, Aug 31, 2012
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  6. MolocM18x

    MolocM18x Notebook Geek

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    thanks guys ill give it ago....
     
    MolocM18x, Sep 1, 2012
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    I am attempting to use MSI Afterburner to overclock my GTX 560M but whenever I click apply on the settings they revert back to the default settings.

    I have updated the settings in the MSIAfterburner.cfg file for UnofficialOverclockingEULA (I confirm...) and UnofficialOverclockingMode (1) but still I cannot overclock the GPU

    Core Clock remains at - 775
    Shader Clock remains at - 1550
    Memory Clock remains at - 1250

    I have an Alienware M17x R3 - Core i7 2670QM

    I have the machine connected to my TV and want to use the overclock to play State of Decay with some nominal settings on the TV as currently the game runs very laggy to my 47" without setting the settings to very low.

    Any suggestions :(
     
    otlwstr, Oct 3, 2013
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  8. UltraGSM

    UltraGSM ...so many Alienwares...

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    with max OC on this GPU you will only gain 3-7fps on some demanding titles, what I would suggest you is to try nvidia-inspector and then try to OC
     
    UltraGSM, Oct 3, 2013
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  9. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    Just wanted to jump in and say that if you plan to overclock you should always be looking at the temps, We don't want you to get any issues with your rig caused by overheating. Here is an article about that!
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Oct 4, 2013
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    attempting nvidia-inspector, monitoring the temps.

    thanks!
     
    otlwstr, Oct 4, 2013
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    otlwstr Newbie

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    Tested and I have the same results as when using MSI Afterburner.

    If I move the slider below the default or above the default, as soon as I save the changes the changes revert to the default settings. :confused:
     
    otlwstr, Oct 4, 2013
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