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    How to oveclock???

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by hoodomoo, Mar 13, 2009.

  1. hoodomoo

    hoodomoo Notebook Consultant

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    I have never overclocked before and i was wondering how to overclock a ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3670, i know the damage they can cause (especially in a laptop) but i just want to see a 3DMark difference mainly... and if it is noticable and i don't get too hot, then gaming probably too. But is there software to do it? Or do i have to manually do it somehow?
     
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  3. hoodomoo

    hoodomoo Notebook Consultant

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    Your Welcome. :)

    Its pretty simple. ;)

    Remember to Monitor your GPU temp with HWMonitor. Make sure it stays under 90C.
     
  5. hoodomoo

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    I got a problem, and that is that it doesnt have the option to let me overlclock? Could this be because i'm using modded drivers?
    Look...
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    Hmm, possibly, but it doesnt seem so.

    Sorry for the trouble.

    Look at this...
    http://forums.cluboverclocker.com/showthread.php?p=79391

    If that doesnt work, go back to retail drivers and try again. ;)
     
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    i tried that, didn't work, tried stock drivers, didn't work either, it only shows me this
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    Why did I get a "google it" answer when I asked this question but this guy got immediate help???
     
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    I dont know, did I give you a "google it" answer?

    I dont give google it answers usually, i explain it. :rolleyes:
     
  11. hoodomoo

    hoodomoo Notebook Consultant

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    this didn't work either, it says "kernal not loaded" and when i tries to install a driver during the intalltion, it installs it but when i read the log it says, "device driver could not be started (0000000)" and pretty much says the same thing when starting up the program. Basically these programs aren't communicating with my video card!
     
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    Man, im sorry for all the trouble. :eek:

    Try This: http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=733

    and This (if that doesnt work): http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/1128/AMD_GPU_Clock_Tool_v0.9.8.html

    One of those better work. :mad:
     
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    okay so the second one works (i think) and it give me "engine" and "memory", so memory is the memory clock speed and the engine i'm not sure about that. Engine starts at 109 and memory at 405, what should i put them up to start?

    Also the problem with the other ones is Vista's digital signature thing and it won't let me install the drivers, i tried disabling them via the cmd.exe and it said success but i restarted my comptuer and it is still active and preventing everything (i think it is)
     
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    ok heres what to do to overclock your 3670 sigh i swear i should make a guide for this since so many ask.
    1. downgrade to 8.10 catalyats with mobilty modder
    2. get latest amd clock tool
    3. set clocks/monitor/etc

    i see you bought dell which means ur probly hard locked out from messing with your hardware but you can still try :(
     
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    No, it wasnt you. It was one of those *let me google that for you*, I hate those because they try to make you feel stupid.

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=4352383
     
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    Ok. You can put them up moderately, check tempuatures. If theyre fine, you could raise the speeds a little more, check temps... etc.

    You might want to try the next suggestion if it wont work... :(

    Oh. Sorry to hear that. Did you get your problem solved?
     
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    ya, i decided not to because my laptop was defective twice in a row.
     
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    Ahh, ok. :eek:
     
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    Its better not to overclock. It really decreases system life. My 88m was toasted but Dell replaced it as I told them a very good fairy tale.