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    Overclocking not working?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by JNeal, Nov 18, 2011.

  1. JNeal

    JNeal Newbie

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    I overclocked my CPU in the BIOS, but when I view the properties of my computer it still says my CPU is 1.2 Ghz. Why isn't this changing? I have an r2. U5400 CPU
     
    JNeal, Nov 18, 2011
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    squeak83uk2 Notebook Consultant

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    are you going for the full 166 oc? mine doesnt show it at 166, but if knock it down to 164 it shows the oc for some odd reason.
     
    squeak83uk2, Nov 18, 2011
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  3. JNeal

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    I did 150, since I'm not sure where I'll be stable. I just downloaded CPU-Z and that program shows it, but my computer properties doesn't.
     
    JNeal, Nov 18, 2011
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    un4tural Notebook Evangelist

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    properties on my computer show the stock speed... at least as far as it shows it to me.
     
    un4tural, Nov 18, 2011
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    tonkatrain Notebook Consultant

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    The cpu speed never changed there for me either. But remember to run throttlestop if you want to see a real improvment on your R2. Before i used it i acctuly lost cpu performance by overclocking.
     
    tonkatrain, Nov 21, 2011
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    IrkenLurker Notebook Guru

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    Yeah same as the guy above me. When I first ran throttlestop I wanted to test how much it increased with and without it and it turned out that I actually lost performance by overclocking without throttlestop as opposed to stock without throttlestop. So definitely try throttlestop for a real performance increase.
     
    IrkenLurker, Nov 21, 2011
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