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

  1. benthedogtrainer

    benthedogtrainer Notebook Evangelist

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    new to all of this but on com=nfusing thing i am wondering and yes i have read the thread on this but it still boggles my mind////

    1. when i overclock my q9000 i get the fsb to 1300 and the mem to 1285 that is as high as it gets with no issues and the highest my temp gets is 65but others say they run 1333 at full tilt....why cant i do that i have 8 gigs of ram blaa blaa......still jsut dont understand.....

    2. why is it that the command center and osd has to be installed for the brightness and the wireless to work the best...(per level 2 alienware support)

    trst me i am new and need a lil love people.....but the highest 3dmark score i get is 14858 and i dont get it how everyone has such better score.....drives me nuts

    3.. nvidia ntune ...says i can overclock the video card ect....is that a good idea ...will that help alot i have never done it....
     
    benthedogtrainer, Aug 6, 2009
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  2. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    JESUS MAN !

    you just made a thread today about overclocking WHY DID YOU HAVE TO MAKE A NEW ONE ? :mad:


    OK from now on just PM me with a question instead of creating a thread

    AND PLEASE READ !

    i can find every question you asked in a thread with a corresponding topic
     
    The_Moo™, Aug 6, 2009
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  3. cookinwitdiesel

    cookinwitdiesel Retired Bencher

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    overclocking the video cards is always a good idea :)

    Overclocking on the CPU, don't beat yourself up over it, some chips just OC better than others

    Good luck with the new machine!
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Aug 6, 2009
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  4. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    now that i have vented

    65c is fine and some times OC'ing isn't garuntee'd

    try flashing to A01 BIOS and it will help you OC further




    they have to be installed so that the software recognizes your fn Keys ( still not getting it because mine work with out it ...)

    overclocking GPU's is good and will help with performance in games



    lastly 3dmark 06 sucks
     
    The_Moo™, Aug 6, 2009
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  5. benthedogtrainer

    benthedogtrainer Notebook Evangelist

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    thanks ...moo....you def...break in the new comers.............

    any ideas on how high to safely put the gpu clocks to
     
    benthedogtrainer, Aug 6, 2009
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    Since you cannot change the voltage unless you flash the bios (and it sounds like that as well beyond you right now) nothing will be unSAFE, just unstable. But no damage will be done as long as you use software/drivers to overclock
     
    cookinwitdiesel, Aug 7, 2009
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