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    5870m G73JH Overclock (Help?)

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by Zannith, Sep 17, 2011.

  1. Zannith

    Zannith Notebook Enthusiast

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    Never overclocked before. Checked around a little an hour or so ago. From what I understand the best clock is either 800/1100 or 850/1100.

    Tried downloading two different AMD GPU Clock Tools. One would not start for me.. the other kept reseting to default clocks. Any help I can get as far as what programs to use? Also.. Should I overclock the processor at all? I have an i7 720QM, I believe.

    Any tips, advice, or help is greatly appreciated.
     
    Zannith, Sep 17, 2011
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    Yiddo Believe, Achieve, Receive

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    Yiddo, Sep 17, 2011
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    Would flashing new bios be risky at all?

    EDIT: Thank you btw.
     
    Zannith, Sep 17, 2011
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    As long as its done correctly and you follow the instruction to the letter no it will flash perfectly normal. Make sure its a fully working USB flash drive.

    Bad flashes rarely happen.
     
    Yiddo, Sep 17, 2011
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  5. Zannith

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    Any way just to do it via an application such as GPU Clock tool? I have no Flash drive handy. ><
     
    Zannith, Sep 17, 2011
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    mharidas VLSI/FAB Engineer

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    Yes Sapphire Trixx

    Here ya go: Clicky

    You can control voltages as well from this software.
     
    mharidas, Sep 18, 2011
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  7. Zannith

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    That's really a fantastic software, thank-you.
     
    Zannith, Sep 18, 2011
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    mharidas VLSI/FAB Engineer

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    No Problemo, glad it helped you out. Let us know your best stable overclocks. :D
     
    mharidas, Sep 18, 2011
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  9. Zannith

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    845/1055

    Best stable overclock I've been able to achieve.
     
    Zannith, Sep 19, 2011
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    That core clock is very good. 845 is very good. But keep an eye on your temps don't let it creep up into the 87-90C degrees regions too often.
     
    mharidas, Sep 19, 2011
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