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    Overclocking i7 2367m using Intel Extreme Tuning Utility

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by comradejandar, Oct 12, 2012.

  1. comradejandar

    comradejandar Notebook Enthusiast

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    I know the a common complaint about the the m11x R3 has been its lack of overclocking cpu overclocking capabilities. You can do a bit in the bios but not much. I've managed to overclock my cpu to 2.9Ghz stable using the Intel Extreme Tuning Utility. Has anyone else used this to overclock the i7 on the m11x r3?
     
    comradejandar, Oct 12, 2012
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  2. Idarzoid

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    2.9GHz turbo boost or standard clocks?

    Gonna try this out with my i5 M11x R3, see if I can get anywhere.
     
    Idarzoid, Oct 12, 2012
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    comradejandar Notebook Enthusiast

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    Turbo Boost.
     
    comradejandar, Oct 12, 2012
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    Just messed about a bit with it, the best I could do is 1.7GHz/2.44GHz Turbo Boost, anything more and it crashes immediately.
     
    Idarzoid, Oct 12, 2012
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    homank76 Alienware/Dell Enthusiast

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    My question is how much extra heat are you creating just to get an extra 100MHz?
     
    homank76, Oct 15, 2012
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    No idea, I uninstalled it shortly after.

    That extra 100MHz isn't too noticeable and I'm already happy with how it performs before I installed the utility.
     
    Idarzoid, Oct 15, 2012
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    Once you are on it. Make sure that you always monitor the temperatures as damages caused by overclocking (not from factory) aren't normally covered under warranty.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Oct 17, 2012
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    I have no plans to OC my M11x for the little gane you get, that is what the M18x is for...
     
    homank76, Oct 18, 2012
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    I know I stated above that I wouldn't OC mine, but now I'm curious how you got to OC yours? What version did you use of XT? What changes did you make?
     
    homank76, Nov 3, 2012
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