Overclocking the GT 555M card.:-)

humm seems evga precision crash my driver

 

I think found my problem... Dry season is here :/

 

My m14x has Crysis 2 crashing at 725mhz, WITH a voltmoded biow and latest WHQL drivers. At 720mhz I get artifacts and eventually a crash, 715mhz no artifacts but a crash after 20 minutes to an hour, 710mhz seems OK but I still only keep it at 700mhz. Kind of jealous off all you 740mhz and up people, and really jealous of you 800mhz and up! Although I have seen more people with a similar problem only with the gf116 card...that card seems like nothing but trouble.. I honestly wish I could have gotten the older one It seems to handle higher clock speeds much better.

 

Hey anyways, have anyone here with GT 555M card has a throttle problem?
I woud like to know about that

 

What voltage are you running at? gf116 stock voltage is 0.8110V

Using EVGA OC scanner stable clocks are now 780/1560/940

 

No problems on my end.

 

nope no problems.
but is it posible to change the vcore of the chip?

 

has anyone tried the new Dell Nvidia drivers? (1st March 2012) or are we all sticking with Nvidia's own and betas?

 

Im sticking with nvidias own drivers. They release them far more quicker than dell WITH performance boosts.

 

aye I feel I'm getting more out of the machine if I have the latest from nvidia. And they seem to tailor improvements for the big games like Skyrim

 

How do you download nVidia drivers for laptops with optimus? the last time I tried it refused to install optimus?

 

By the way there are fresh drivers out - NVIDIA Forceware 296.10 WHQL

 

Hi guys! Last test, 3DMark 11 = P1950 !

900/1800/1080

 

Yeah got an email about it, will give it a download now i think.

 

Loving the new drivers, Lets me overclock more at the same temps

 

And by new you mean 296.10 WHQL or 301.24 BETA?

 

296.10, Not brave enough to try the beta. Lets me go up to 840/1600/960 so far 15 mins of EVGA OC scanner has no artifacts and it doesn't crash 3dMark11 so it looks stable, haven't had time to really get it tested though.

NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i3-2310M Processor,Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. MS-16G5 score: P1769 3DMarks

 

I don't understand how you OC so high, I OC to 770/1540/1000 and I get 80-85degrees celcius after 5mins of playing The Witcher 2...

 

Which is where mine at stock speeds sits, and that of most people. Pretty normal temps for laptop components.

 

I played the Diablo 3 beta last night and can confirm that I managed to play the game fully maxed out at 1080p with an average frame rate of 45 fps often running at 60 fps when not in heavy combat.

 

I take it thats with your 800 oc? Impressive none the less and even without a oc im guessing it shouldnt dip lower than 30-35.

 

Hi Sam yeah without an overclock it should still be very playable.

 

Yeah tbh i haven't played any game so far which i feel NEEDS an oc. All the games ive played run smoothly at my desired settings. So i have yet to feel compelled into oc for a game. Btw how did you get to 800 on the core? Did you increase voltage? As i cant even select that high.

 

Yes, to set core at 800 you need to flash your system with this bios. I am using it at the moment, and it works as it should. Before the 'volt mod' I used 770/1000 (core/memory), now 800/1000. There is no difference in performance, only a slightly temperature increase, so it never gets over 80c. But a good thing is that 'Test Drive Unlimited 2' is not crashing anymore, however this is the only game I remember which is crashing at 770/1000 overclock with default voltage. Moreover with the 'volt mod' you can push your clocks even higher like 830/1000 and it seemed to be fine, but again: more heat and almost nothing in performance gain comparing to 770/1000, because extra 60 MHz for the core is too little. So if you're not the one from those people who wants to squeeze as much as possible from the system you obviously don't need the 'volt mod'. I don't need it either and will restore it to default voltage as soon as I finish playing TDU2

P.S.

Oh, I forgot to mention that I am using ' nvidia Inspector' to set clocks over 770 which are restricted in MSI Afterburner. This is a very good and friendly tool, but use it very carefully. Good luck!

 

I see, thanks for that info. I def dont need the volt mod if i barely ever oc to stock msi speeds. If the 555 is capable of so much why set the default core speed at 590mhz? when I oc to the 700's i barely see more than a 5c increase in temps. I rarely hit past 80c even with a oc, but on the cpu im normally mid 80's.

 

Hi Sam yes I used the Volt mod.

Running at 800hz does make a big difference it allows me to game at the native 1080p res in all games very smoothly. Without it I would have to lower the res or settings dramatically.

I don't use it all the time only on more recent games that are more demanding and it is set to only launch 800hz when EVGA precision is fired up.

If you have no need to OC though then it'll likely be of no importance too you.

 

Plus i only have the 900p screen (not that i want 1080p, just gives me more fps i suppose and ive only been used to just 720p on consoles before this so it looks a lot better than if you were looking at it, if you get my drift
So yeah 900p obviously helps with fps so oc is even less of an importance to me. But nice to see the 555 is performing well at 800!

Makes me feel a bit better knowing i can push more out of it in the future with games getting more demanding. Especially since the keplar 600 series has just been released. Never a nice feeling to know your tech is already outdated

But i can run skyrim on high fine with a tonne of mods so im happy and considering the last elder scrolls game was released 6 years ago i shouldnt be to worried about running the next. Although Fallout 4 will be out next year i believe so it'll be nice to run that with decent settings.

 

So has everybody updated ther gfx cards to the latest driver Verde R295 Driver 296.10? Has the latest been tested and is it reliable? I'm unsure if I should update or not because the previous drivers wouldnt run half my games without crashing.

NVIDIA DRIVERS 296.10 WHQL

 

I don't own a Dell but I can't find another place to ask this, so here it goes: I have a gt555m (144 cores 709MHz (GF106), 128Bit GDDR5 version) and am currently trying to oc it. However no matter which app I use (afterburner, nvidia sys tools, EVGA) when I move the core clock bar to any value the actual value stays to same (with the same performance at the stock speed, tested using 3DMark, but the slider would move) and I tell tell because the "max value" on the right hand graph is still the same stock value even after I move the bar. Does anybody have any idea what might be going on with my card?

 

You need to click apply after changing the sliders.

Also you'll need to load that setting manually or via auto in the OC settings when loading up.

 

I'm using Afterburner and Kombustor on my ASUS N55S, but I think the card is about the same as the one in the XPS. I have nVidia Optimus that switches between the 555M and my iGPU. Whenever I use the Kombustor benchmarking software, it tests the iGPU Intel HD 3000 instead of running the 555M - anyone know how I can change that?

Afterburner seems a little confused with my setup as well. It detects the 555M but doesn't detect the driver (I'm using 296.10) and the default core clock is at 675 mhz - shouldn't it be at 590 mhz default? I also don't have the bar to adjust the shader. I've tried right-clicking the programs and selecting "Use this GPU" or whatever to select the 555M, but it didn't solve the problem. Any help is much appreciated.

 

Played Crysis on all high settings (as advised by the game - optimal), with both non-OCING and OCing the performance was average at best...

Also, substantial amounts of screen-tearing and jaggies.

Is it just that one game? (I know it's very "demanding" lol) Or should I get an Alienware for piece of mind?

 

What crysis are we talking about? 30-45fps in crysis 1 on gamer i think(why dont they just say low med high?) and on crysis 2 veryhigh mixed with extreme....though I use a relatively low res 1366x768.

screen-tearing means you're settings are too low I think. It's artifacting that you should be worried about. and there were alot of crysis related posts at the start of this..

 

What settings are you using?

 

Not really sure what you are asking me.

As stated I ran the game at 1920x1080p res with all game settings maxed out.

 

Nope screen tearing is related to V sync being off in the options menu. You can enable V sync but it will impact the frame rate.

I normally enable V sync as I hate screen tearing.

 

I recently began to overclock the GT555M in my XPS 17, and I have a few questions and a big concern. After 25 minutes of Battlefield 3, the GPU is at 80c, and my question is whether or not that is an acceptable temperature? The big concern is that the 4 cores on the 2720QM are at 92c, 94c, 93c, and 88c with Turbo OFF. This is dangerously close to the safe temp and I am very concerned. What can I do in order to decrease the temp? Thanks.

 

Have you done a re-application of the thermal paste? That's probably the best bet for dropping temps, along with the usual dust-out-the-heatsinks game.

80C is fine on the GPU and about right. Nothing crazy for a laptop by any means. Heck, my old desktop 9800GT would hit 80C and worked fine for 3 years like that before I upgraded it

Those CPU temps are a bit high though. Mine will hit 90C under a full Prime95 burn (same CPU) but that's about it, otherwise they stay in the upper 80s (and mine runs warmer than many who have done a repaste...which yes I've done).

 

That's exactly what I was asking thanks.

But screen tearing does increase the higher you're FPS is above the screen refresh rate right?

 

As matt said, those cpu temps are quite high, i would look into reaplying the thermal paste and checking for dust blockages etc. My 2630qm never went higher than 89c when gaming.

 

I apologize for not reading the whole thread but I tried OCing the 555 on my xps 17 using the same settings as kroenen04 and i didn't get the low temps anywhere near what people have got within the first 15 pages that I've read. Has something been changed?

Using the same settings as kroenen04 my GPU temp got up to 93C but averaged around 89C to 91C. Unfortunately I don't have many PC games to test on since I got an SSD and being picky about what I install to save space. All I tried testing was the DayZ mod for Arma 2. Playing that same game with just default settings it would stay within the 75-79C range.

My setup is:
XPS 17 w/ FHD non-3D display
i7 2720qm CPU
GT 555m GPU w/ 296.10 drivers
Afterburner 2.2.1
not sure if there is any other details I should provide

 

Have you had the system for a while? If so, blow out the heat sink and fan, probably a lot of dust in there. You could also re-apply thermal paste for the GPU and CPU heatsink if you are comfortable tearing down the laptop and doing the application.

 

301 drivers are here!

 

770/1540/[email protected]
3dm06 - 14494
3dm11 - 1839

That should give better performance than stock GTX460

Cheers

 

Got a couple of questions regarding the overclock. I've had my L702x 3D for quite a while, but I've never tried OCing it.

If I overclock it a safe amount, will the left palm rest get super duper hot? It is already quite hot when I play games.

If I take apart my laptop to repaste and remove the mesh (I've heard this should be done to help airflow), will this void warranty?

I am going to extend my warranty to 3-4 years, if I don't OC it to a ridiculous degree, will Dell be able to tell should I need to invoke the warranty?

Thanks for your help experts!

 

Temps shouldnt increase to much, but please monitor them and see what the increase is. You can repaste which should help temps but it depends what your hitting now. It wont void the warranty repasting but if you break something upon dismantling it, then you wont be covered.

If you use msi AB dell wont be able to tell you overclocked as long as you remove the program if it needs sending in.

 

Thanks so much for the informative post.

If I open it is it true that removing the mesh helps? I think you opened yours to repaste right Sam?

Also is the MSI program the best one to OC? What's the best program to monitor temps?

 

Removing the mesh can help but note it is a dust filter so more dust will enter your system which may end up clogging the fan up and giving you worse temps than before. Just know if you remove it, you'll need to clean it more. I didnt actually repaste mine as my temps were fine. But many have. What temps do you get now?

I always used msi afterburner with no problems and with great performance. Its also easy to use. I think the best temp program is CPUID HWmonitor it gives lots of info about pretty much every part of your pc.

Msi: http://event.msi.com/vga/afterburner/download.htm

Hwmonitor: http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html

 

Haha I actually don't know what the temperature is like in numbers. It just gets REALLY hot under my left palm when I'm playing a graphics intensive game. I will definitely try this later today and report back with my temps!

 

ah no prob, you'll probably find its not actually too bad in numbers. The gpu is located under the left palm which is why its quite hot.