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    Overclocking the Dell XPS m1330 GPU

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by snowbro, Aug 29, 2007.

  1. snowbro

    snowbro Notebook Geek

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    I've tried many of the laptopvideo2go drivers and seems the fastest ones are the Bioshock drivers (163.44)... with 3dmark05 scores of 3457....

    Thing is, its impossible to overclock my GPU past 400/600...these drivers just keep re-setting back to 400/600, even though the card is easily capable of 500/800 for example...

    I know that its possible to overclock with the 158.xx series, but they are much slower drivers!

    I've tried both Rivatuner and ATItool, with no luck....

    Has anybody figured out a way???
     
    snowbro, Aug 29, 2007
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  2. chuck232

    chuck232 Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Nope, the drivers just doesn't support overclocking unfortunately.
     
    chuck232, Aug 29, 2007
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  3. snowbro

    snowbro Notebook Geek

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    argh... they're really good drivers though... I have a feeling I could bust 4000 on 3dmark05 if I could overclock with these drivers... that's as fast as my desktop 6800 GS
     
    snowbro, Aug 29, 2007
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  4. chuck232

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    Some have been hitting over 4000 in 05 with the older drivers and overclocking. Unfortunately, there are quite a few game fixes with the 163.44s that you won't be able to replicated with any amount of overclocking.
     
    chuck232, Aug 29, 2007
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  5. snowbro

    snowbro Notebook Geek

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    exactly...no point burning up my GPU to get performance that is ALMOST on par with stock speeds and new drivers...
     
    snowbro, Aug 29, 2007
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  6. DoubleBlack

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    You cannot overclock the 16*.** series...
     
    DoubleBlack, Aug 30, 2007
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  7. DTS

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    I installed Atitools and run the Show 3D View without ocing and noticed that the GPU temp is increasing up to 100°C ! That isn't normal.
     
    DTS, Aug 30, 2007
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    Is there some sort of guide on this board on how to overclock the cpu
     
    gridtalker, Aug 30, 2007
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  9. bgbop15

    bgbop15 Notebook Enthusiast

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    any updates on this topic? i would like to OC my m1330
     
    bgbop15, Nov 13, 2007
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  10. Dell C.A.

    Dell C.A. Company Representative

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    Hello,

    This is Richard from the Dell’s Online Community Outreach group. As a former hardcore overclocker I want to remind you of the possible overcome to pushing the hardware beyond it design parameters.

    A notebook is not like a desktop so to MOD the hardware is not an option. You can't replace a stock heatsink or fans with after market parts to help compensate for overclocking a CPU or a GPU. This makes overclocking a notebook very risky to negotiate.

    Finally, is a couple extra frame rates worth the possibly of damaging your computer. Please keep in mind you can do whatever you like with your computer but it may not be covered under warranty as Dell does not support overclocking.

    Regards,

    Richard B
    Dell Online Community Outreach
     
    Dell C.A., Nov 13, 2007
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  11. Raphie

    Raphie Notebook Consultant

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    guys, do you think it does really matter whether you get your 3Dmark score via the driver or via OC?
    a faster driver does not mean a faster baseline which warrants the same amount of overclock as the previous driver.

    4.000 is about the roof on any way to increase performance on the 8400.
    I would rather settle with a faster driver than fiddling with Riva Tuner to get IDENTICAL performance with an older / slower driver.
     
    Raphie, Nov 14, 2007
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    StashCompInc Notebook Enthusiast

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    StashCompInc, May 21, 2008
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