Asus 1215B - AMD Fusion E350 - Overclocking?

I'm curious if any other 1215B owners have looked into overclocking the E-350 and if it's possible on this netbook?

According to some reports on overclocking E-350's on mini-itx boards, the iGPU overclocks pretty nicely.

 

I found some good info on overclock.net unfortunately I can't link to it because the thread is full of swears.

It looks like it's possible but cooling is going to be a serious problem. The 1215B doesn't exactly have a cooling system with tons of headroom.

 

What about a re-paste then? Asus has never impressed me with their factory applied TIM. I'm thinking about getting one of these so I'm curious to know how well it will overclock/underclock and over/undervolt.

 

I think they tried overclocking in this thread. It auto adjusted the bus if you increased the multiplier so you have the same base frequency.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/thi...-sl-l/580449-undervolting-thinkpad-x120e.html

You can also find out some undervolting info and ideas of where to start there.

 

Hi,

if you are interested in undervolting the CPU to have a cooler, quieter and longer running system, have a look into this project http://code.google.com/p/brazostweaker/ .

It will not overclock though.

Regards,
witteks

Donations are also very much appreciated, if you like the tool

 

+1 rep and bookmarked!

 

Here's this: Overclocking 1215b - YouTube

but I can't read what the heck the person is typing in the video, and apparently there's a modded BIOS that allows overclock, but can't find it anywhere.

 

There's a thread for the 1015B here: http://forum.notebookreview.com/asus/622683-asus-1015b-bios-mod.html

 

That's for the 1015B with C30/C50 CPU not the E-350. Unless it's the same BIOS?

 

Maybe the post will help you.. there is some info there on the mod. I dunno.

 

1215B BIOS

 

Thanks. Are those numbers representing FSB speed? And what are B4, B5, B7?

 

Hi,


B4-B4, B5-B5, B7-B4, are Values set for Super Hybrid Engine in BIOS for FSB frequency.

B4-B4
(1. High Performance Mode /2. Performance Mode)
(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,A,B,C,D,E,F), B4= 114MHZ.

B5-B5
(115mhz/115mhz)

B7-B4
(117mhz/114mhz)


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Hydrayo

 

Awesome, thanks. Will give this a go later. My problem is I can't get my machine to boot off my USB thumb drive. I had to use a USB floppy and make a 32-bit partition on the hard drive to store the BIOS when I updated to the latest on Asus site.

 

Hmm, I guess I don't see anything related to "Super Hybrid Engine" in BIOS. I tried flashing with a couple BIOS which updated successfully but CPU speed still does not exceed 1600MHz and FSB is still 100MHz.

Anything special I need to do?

edit: nevermind, seems I have to set system manually to performance mode in the windows tool. It won't bump up the fsb though if I boot with performance mode set. Also, I did the B4-B4 but FSB is only 108MHz.

edit again: Ok, 108, 109, 110, 111 seem to work fine, but the B4-B5-B7 ones don't do as advertised. Seems my system can lock up periodically at 110MHz, 109MHz is stable so far.

 

Possible.
More than 111Mhz FSB should'nt be stable anyways.
Also before you flash higher BIOS than 111, set default settings for Brazos Tweaker.
Otherwise It'll grab failsafe settings for this entry.

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Hydrayo

 

Thanks. I actually set default settings for Brazos Tweaker, rebooted, and I think that was part of my problem initially. B7-B5 only showed FSB at 103MHz. B4 and B5 at 108MHz. Everything ran at 100MHz in Power Saving mode.

I guess I can run stock clocks with cooler and longer battery, or overclock for the performance. But at 110MHz it did help with Skyrim. Looks like there's a couple more tweaks to try too that might help boost performance. Getting about 20fps at 800x450. Hopefully the couple more tweaks will add a few more fps.

 

Hi guys I have find a way to provide you a hope to OC the E-350 processor by getting a modified bios. You can go to the thread and look for solutions. If you find you have the same machine with the thread, you are very likely to get a modified bios soon!
Thinkpad x121e Phoenix Bios Unlock Request/ For overclocking purpose

 

hi guys.. I'm new here... I've just found this bios mod.. it says for Asus 1215B AMD Fursion E350.. but mine is Asus 1215B AMD C-50

is it safe enough to flash this version? I don't want my computer to be at risk

Index of /vvesu/files/EEE/Overclock/1215B

 

@keaheng I merged this into an existing thread with a redirect from your original post.

 

yup.. it's okay

 

Hi! so i have flashed the some of the custom bioses whit the asus upstate utility, however the busspeed did not increase... any ideas? when i tried to flash the bios with EZ flash from the bios, it said that the rom file was for the wrong model? any ideas anyone?

 

I'm having trouble with them too. Haven't been able to increase the FSB, but through brazos I've been able to change the multiplier. But, even though CPU-Z says it's higher, I don't seem to have an increase in performance.

This has me stumped.

 

Don't trust CPU-Z on the core frequency. It doesn't consider the locked maximum frequency. You can set the divider to a lower value with BrazosTweaker, but the CPU doesn't except internally any higher than spec'ed value.
No way of overclocking through the Core multipliers on the Brazos platform.

-witteks

 

I am aware of that i can not OC by using the multiplyer, but i should be able to overclock by increasing the FBS whit one of these new moded bios-es, however i cant get them to work... any suggestions?
-A

 

You need to set the Super Hybrid Engine to High Performance in order for the higher FSB to take effect.

 

Ok, i have tried setting it to high performance mode, but CPUZ still only reads around 100MHz for the buss speed. I suspect that it didn't work because i flashed the bios using the Asus update utility from widows. could that be a possibility? is there something that i have to do in the bios to get the performance jump?
thankyou for your time, and sorry for being stupid.
-A

 

I used EZ Flash and am in HPM. I can't get my FSB higher either. By the way in HPM in both the windows tool and the asus tool.

 

Ok, I will take a look. I didn't think it worked at first either. I had to set it to power saving then back to to performance in order for it to "take".

 

I've switched back and forth a few times now. Do I need to power-down between? Any Bios options that need changing? Cool N quiet or that gateway thing?

 

Sorry to double-post, but I'm curious to know if HTWingNut, or Sunshine have figured out the issue I'm having.

I've tried every bios version, and alternated every bios setting I can. Nothing seems to be increasing the FSB. This is frustrating. Skyrim is too laggy.

 

Sorry, haven't had time. Skyrim barely plays. I ran it at 800x480 all low and it gets like 20fps avg, dips to teens frequently. I only did it as an experiment. Wouldn't play it for marathon sessions that's for certain.

But I should have some time this weekend to check it out and see what I did to get it to work.

 

Hey! i have neither had any luck with the bioses,...yet.

 

Eh this is my only computer at the moment. Picked it up for real cheap used, or else I'd still be using my phone for everything. Main PC died a little bit ago. I'd like it to barely play Skyrim a little bit better.

But I've changed every option that I can think to change and can't quite figure this one out.

 

Were you able to run it at 800x480?

 

Oh, I can run Skyrim at this netbooks full resolution. It's just painful. I was hoping that extra little boost would've made it less so.

 

I can get 800x480 about 20 fps. There were a couple of tweaks for AMD video cards that I have yet to try to eek out another 3-4 fps. I would rather have reasonable framerates than higher resolution.

 

To be completely honest, changing the resolution doesn't seem to increase my framerate at all. It's just crap both ways. I get about 15 in 800x600 as well as that 13xx X 7xx.

 

any news on how we can overclock it? is there any way of assigning more memory to the gpu? eventually overclock the gpu?
thanks

 

Well, I used the flash utility in the BIOS to flash to the new BIOS. I am running the 108FSB. When I get in Windows it isn't running at 100MHz. I have to switch between power saving and performance, sometimes once or twice. Kinda glitchy and odd, but it works. Other than that nothing special I did.

 

Wonder if it's a difference in the manufacture dates. Because I can switch power back and forth a hundred times and I'll still get nothing. 101.7Mhz is where I top off. Tried every modified bios through Asus ezflash. Ugh, annoying.

 

Hello all,
i have a problem. For first, i tried out those modded bioses. 0401-108, 0503-108, 0503-111 did not bring any change in bus frequency. Should i see it on CPU-z, right? Tried two versions of SuperHibridEngine, 2.18 and 2.19, i got both from the netbook's download stuff.
HTWingNut, could you put up a picture of CPU-z about the bus speed?
And now the hard part comes: lastly i put on the 0401-B4-B4 version (from a USB-stick, as earlier). On the end of bios refreshment, (through the laptop's own bios EasyFlash routine) it asked to press enter for rebooting. I could press any key but nothing happened, system hang up. No reaction for pressing for several seconds the power button, i still could see the text asking for pressing enter
Waited for a long time, then removed the battery and detached from charger. Giving again all the supplies, the machine cannot be turned on, no activity, even the charge status led is black.
Either the B4-B4 bios is wrong for me, or i am extremely unlucky that it freezed in the worst moment. If somebody could compare the bios file stored on that server if it is still intact, would be helpful for the others.
I have 1 2 1 5 B - B L K 0 6 8 W, imported from Germany by a local company, i bought it on almost the last day of august 2011.
Soon i will contact the customer service and pray for the best, and for least repairing cost.
Sorry for the long post, and my bad english.
So all-in-all, be warned of a possibly bad bios.

 

--- you werent quite accurate. i.ve checked, the B4-B4 overclocked at 110mhz FSB(SHE at HPM)

the B5-B5 at 111.5mhz FSB(SHE at HPM)

and wrong intentionally B7-B4 instead overclocked at 104.8mhz !! with SHE at High performance mode(HPM).

 

apparently nobody willing to generously help other people around here by giving "half hearted responses" of how to activate the OC. So here i explain,

first i suggest you download ALL version of 1215b modded bios ROMs to your "download" folder in your user area. extracted it all in one folder but each in its own folder. name each folder of these single ROMs folder whatever so long you can distinct them. BUT, rename each ROM files the same that is: 1215B.ROM
because other than that the system refuses.

now follow these step:

look at the below right of your taskbar and search for the Super Hybrid Engine icon(it usually there), right click on it, and "checked" the Power Saving Mode.

now you ready for flashing, restart the netbook, on the first screen (EeePC or American Megatrends) IMMEDIATELLY hold the F2 key untill the bluescreen show up, then use the arrow keys to navigate to the ADVANCED tab. you'll see the "Start Easy Flash" option there. highlight it and press enter. you are now in the directory screen, use the arrow keys to switch between FS0, FS1, FS2 on the left box or more depends on how much partitions or storage media connected to your netbook at the moment.
suggest that you saved all those ROMs files in the download folder in the user section in the C: . so it supposed to be FS1.
then scroll the directories in the right box using your arrow keys, go find that one ROM you are trying to flash, highlight the ROM (not the folder), press enter. wait for the process. when finished press enter again and it'll reset.
let it all boot up.

after all windows booted up, if you have CPU-Z/CPU-ID open it up just to see the changes in the FSB live, if you dont it doesnt matter. now right click on that Super Hybrid Engine icon again, checked the "High Performance Mode", wait a few seconds until the dialog box saying "high performance" disappear, you'll see the FSB "JUMPS".
coretemp can also read your FSB but not LIVE. you have to close and restart the app to see the changes in it.
if something happened and the FSB resetted to stock 100Mhz, simply "checked" the power saving mode again, wait till the dialog box disappear, then swith back to High peformance. So long the bios already in you can switch in between at will.

BE WARNED NONE OF THESE FSB MODDED 1215B ROMS WORK SMOOTH EXCEPT FOR THE 401 version with the B7-B4 which supposedly "117-114mhz" but instead run at 104.8Mhz !! THE REST WILL CRASHES EVENTUALLY. TOO OFTEN AND YOU"LL DAMAGED YOUR WINDOWS.

401 B7-B4 works because it overclocked at only 104.8Mhz so no crashes yet with all graphical benchmarks i uses BUT....IT OVERHEATS!
more apparent is when i play Battlefield 3 with it, after a minute the system's emergency cut off immediately "kill" the netbook. apparently the temperature went acrossed 100 degrees Celcious. No crash but this can also be bad. but its not like you cant do something to cool it. go figure something. no ices would help. remember its the chipsets needed to be cooled. blow and AC-ed air to the intake ventilations maybe? what a mess.
by the way gaming performance increase nearly 5%. you want to see real numbers of it? restart the netbook again, hold F2 again go to ADVANCED tab again enter CPU section, highlight node 0 information, enter and look at the 1666Mhz, thats all you can get safely.

the Bios series that i think has better thermal control probably the 503 version, the problem is NONE MODDED THIS ROM FOR 104 OR 105 or 106Mhz FSB. Coz i bet only around that number the 1215b FSB would run smoothly.
but what available only are 108 109 111 WHICH WILL CRASH.

 

I came to a similar conclusion. None of them ran at the speeds they advertised and even running at 108MHz it would occasionally crash, the next best one was running at about 104-105MHz which is probably the B7-B4 you stated, and just wasn't worth the extra battery drain for the minor performance improvement.

 

Hi ipman, thanks for the tutorial!!!

unfortunately I have an E-450 instead, do you know (or anyone here!) if it works with these ROMs?

 

Anyone? noone has the E450 and tried?

 

Hallo, i have the ASUS 1215B with C-30 (1.2GHz/1C/TDP9W). Whitch bios can i use for overclocking? I have test some ones from your link for 1215B ASUS but the overklocking dont works. Can you help me please? Thanks