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    Cant overclock 3870s in 9.7

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by justinmdeq, Aug 6, 2009.

  1. justinmdeq

    justinmdeq Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys need some help. I cant seem to overlcock my 3870s on my m17 in mobility modded 9.7 drivers. What should I do? I have the regular alienware BIOS, is that what is locking these clocks on my gpus? Everytime I try and set the clocks, it just stays at stock clocks. Thanks in advance for the help.

    M17-T9600-Xfire 3870s-4GB DDR3-320GB WD HD
     
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    cookinwitdiesel Retired Bencher

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    what are you using to overclock...?
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Aug 6, 2009
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    justinmdeq Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am using AMD GPU clock tool, newest version.
     
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    justinmdeq Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thankyou! This program actually works! Now I can get better frame rates in Crysis :cool:

    M17-T9600 @3.1 ghz-Xfire 3870s( oc to 708 core,909 memory )-4gb ddr3-320gb WD hd
     
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    glad i could help :)

    In my whitebook I got the 3870's to 745/1055 using that program (don't bother with the "find max" stuff though, do it all manually)
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Aug 6, 2009
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