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    No more overclocking on Nvidia mobile GPUs

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by octiceps, Feb 11, 2015.

  1. jaybee83

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    signed and spreading the word over at TI...
     
    jaybee83, Feb 12, 2015
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  2. Keith

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    Signed it. Nvidia disgusts me right now.
     
    Keith, Feb 12, 2015
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    TBoneSan Laptop Fiend

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    I signed it too.

    @Cloudfire

    Have you fed this to your friends at Videocardz.com yet?
     
    TBoneSan, Feb 12, 2015
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    Signed..this is outrageous. We've been able to overclock fine for a long time, don't see the point in them doing this now. AMD better step up their mobile gpu game soon.
     
    ssj92, Feb 12, 2015
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    guys, it would be great if you could also follow up on this link and take part in MySn´s survey concerning GPU overclocking in notebooks:

    https://de.surveymonkey.com/s/SXRL6SQ

    This could really make a difference if vendors like MySn lean on Clevo to in turn put pressure on Nvidia for unlocking overclockability again!
     
    jaybee83, Feb 12, 2015
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    + rep for starting the petition - I've signed!

    All people disgusted by NVidia's recent move to disable overclocking on mobile GPU's, please sign up to that petition - it's really easy to join up, just an e-mail address and password basically (just took me 1 min for me to do it - I'd never signed a petition before).
     
    Robbo99999, Feb 12, 2015
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    Trickster29 Notebook Consultant

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    Happily took the survey :) hope this fixes itself. I am seriously disappointed with nvidia right now.
     
    Trickster29, Feb 12, 2015
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    Because that's when the 300 series is coming out.
     
    DataShell, Feb 12, 2015
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  9. Ashtrix

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    Ashtrix, Feb 12, 2015
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    n=1 YEAH SCIENCE!

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    Somone please tweet this to Roy@AMD so he can fire some more shots.
     
    n=1, Feb 12, 2015
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    How? Tonga is already the best AMD can do on 28nm.
     
    Zero989, Feb 12, 2015
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  12. jaybee83

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    got my gf to sign as well (shes on a dell vostro 3350 but supports me wherever she can, best gf ever! :D)

    Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
     
    jaybee83, Feb 12, 2015
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    oceanic156 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Extremely disappointing news. Signed the petition and took the survey. Good luck keeping the pressure on!
     
    oceanic156, Feb 12, 2015
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  14. svl7

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    Once more, time to quote Linus:

    [​IMG]
     
    svl7, Feb 12, 2015
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    haha, I just downloaded 347.52 the newest Nvidia driver.
    Modded the inf to include my GTX 970M as usual. Ran the install unsigned driver thingy. Then ran the installer.
    My screen went all black, not flickering like it usually does when installing a new driver, but black. Nothing happened after that. It stayed black. Had to hold in the powerbutton. Then Geforce Experience crashed and was stuck on my screen. The 347.52 driver wasnt even installed I think.

    Had to do a DDU. Man, what a mess. Have Nvidia imploded in just sillyness lately? This is getting annoying
     
    Cloudfire, Feb 12, 2015
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    Probably something changed in the reg settings of the inf.

    You will need to follow through to all of the subsections and double check with your previous working inf.

    If you send me both infs and your hardware ID I can have a look for you.
     
    iaTa, Feb 12, 2015
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    Cloudfire (Really odd person)

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    I tried something new though this time.
    Before I just replaced 780M with 970M plus IDs.
    This time I added new 970M but with IDs of the AW18. And used the same section as 970M that was already in there (for AW15 and AW17).

    It could be why it crashed maybe? :p
    Allright, I`m gonna give it another go
     
    Cloudfire, Feb 12, 2015
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  18. bumbo2

    bumbo2 Notebook Deity

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    To bad I can't return mine
     
    bumbo2, Feb 12, 2015
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    iaTa, Feb 12, 2015
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    Signed and spread the love!
    I want to see thousands there :D
     
    eleron911, Feb 12, 2015
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    Apparantly you can make the screen go black by editing the INF :p

    The newest driver works now if I keep the sections untouched.
     
    Cloudfire, Feb 12, 2015
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  22. jaybee83

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    speading the word on the german notebookcheck forum and also in touch with mysn rep to make sure they show customer support and stay the great company that they are!

    also make sure that all petitions, surveys and articles are linked in the OP!

    Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
     
    Last edited: Feb 12, 2015
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    What is mysn's take on all this?
     
    iaTa, Feb 12, 2015
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    still probing the waters, thats why the outcome of this survey is so important. theyre known for listening to customer surveys and adapting their offers and services accordingly (even so far as to make direct requests to clevo headquarters in taiwan)

    Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
     
    jaybee83, Feb 12, 2015
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    iaTa, Feb 12, 2015
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    Robbo99999, Feb 12, 2015
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    Ahahah, great timing! :D
     
    Samot, Feb 12, 2015
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    Don't fight them though, if anything try to win them over to get support. Sometimes desktop owners have the opinion that laptop gaming is irrelevant, pathetic, poor performance, etc - some don't know how good laptops have become, and some just like to argue. Either way, I think that if Nvidia starts locking down mobile GPUs, then it's more likely to spread to the desktop arena. I've been trying to take that tack to gain some support and signatures for iaTa's petition. (We all know desktop gaming at it's apex is better performance than laptop gaming, so there's no need to try and defend that point).
     
    Robbo99999, Feb 12, 2015
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    clever strategy robbo, makes sense!
     
    jaybee83, Feb 12, 2015
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    Haha, hopefully, we'll see, but I think it's true though, possible the cancer could spread more into desktops to lock them down more too - lets stop the rot here! Only 16 more signatures required, but guess it would be even better to surpass the requirements!:

    https://www.change.org/p/nvidia-re-e...pped-notebooks
     
    Robbo99999, Feb 12, 2015
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    Cammac66 Notebook Guru

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    Could everyone upvote my post to sign the petition on reddit.
     
    iaTa, Feb 12, 2015
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  35. octiceps

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    I am updating the OP right now with all the links that have been submitted in this thread. Gimme a few minutes.
     
    octiceps, Feb 12, 2015
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    adding this to the OP in the batcave and robin´s shack! :D ;)
     
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    Signed and also survey taken.

    Also I started spreading the word on one of my countries primary tech forums.

    Let's hope we have some results.
     
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    Did the same.
     
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  39. octiceps

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    Big update to the first post!
     
    octiceps, Feb 12, 2015
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    Huxlay suggested a twitter campaign so I've just sent out a tweet to all of my 17,700 followers:

    Everyone else send the same tweet!

    I also tweeted it to https://twitter.com/amd_roy
     
    iaTa, Feb 12, 2015
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    Excellent update to the OP, very focussed, good to have all those links and ideas there in one place. + rep
     
    Robbo99999, Feb 12, 2015
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    Ladies and gentlemen, lets get this twitter campaign going. Badly behaving corporations are very influenced by negative PR twitter campaigns nowadays, we can't let this slide. Things will only get worse. Lets give nvidia shareholders some panic.
     
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    The hash tag is #WTFnvidia
     
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    Another update to the OP!

    If you don't have a Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, or forum account, I suggest signing the petition and sending the emails at the very least. But the more noise we can make about this, the better!
     
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    octiceps, Feb 12, 2015
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    God I hope AMD comes around strong this time and smashes nVidia big time.
     
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    Competition is a crucial element in us not being shafted on all of this. The more competition there is, then the more features and the more benefits that each company has to offer - not taking away overclocking for instance! I'd definitely buy AMD if they offer up something good, and if NVidia continue to keep overclocking locked on mobile then I'd buy AMD even if it was slightly slower (I would make up the difference in overclocking, plus I wouldn't be supporting Nvidia, a company that is closing down it's hardware - they're losing one of their best assets in this debacle, great overclocking ability).
     
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