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    Over clocking GPU on haswell MacBook Pro

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by corentinrobin29, Oct 23, 2013.

  1. corentinrobin29

    corentinrobin29 Newbie

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    Hello,

    First of all, I haven't come here to start another pc/mac war. I am a PC kid and I've been playing with them since I was 13 (15 now).

    I'm going to get my hands on a haswell macbook pro retina with a 2gb gt 750m. It's my choice, and I want people to respect that.

    My question is, can we still overclock the GPU using bootcamp and afterburner like we could before? Because now, apparently, we have to create a .bat file to overclock, because of Nvidia TurboBoost.

    Can I overclock with MSI Afterburner?

    Cheers from France!
     
    corentinrobin29, Oct 23, 2013
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  2. Mobius 1

    Mobius 1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Yes

    And you can melt it at the same time!


    PS: stop wasting money and get something that's usable
     
    Mobius 1, Oct 23, 2013
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  3. corentinrobin29

    corentinrobin29 Newbie

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    Thanks for the quick response. i know people disagree, as I myself do. My options go towrds the new Macbook Pro or the 17 inch Razer Blade. Personnaly, I would have gone for the blade without hesitation. But because we live in China, the blade can't be shipped there, and my friend who has one is having terrible problems with warranty support from China, I only go to France once or twice a year. My father doesn't feel like having to deal with that ( IF FATHER SAYS SO :p ), so I'm going to have to "settle" with the RMBP, which isn't as bad as most think anyways.

    Anyway, thanks again!
     
    corentinrobin29, Oct 23, 2013
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  4. hfm

    hfm Notebook Prophet

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    I can't believe even though you took the time to write a nice note you still get internet snark..

    You should be able to oc still, just watch the thermals. I doubt anyone has the new one in their hands yet or has had time to tinker to confirm as it released yesterday.
     
    hfm, Oct 23, 2013
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  5. octiceps

    octiceps Nimrod

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    Would dislike if I could.
     
    octiceps, Oct 23, 2013
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    The quater res of 1600x900 is an ok target for that GPU, I would image it should still work.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Oct 23, 2013
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    Mobius 1, Oct 24, 2013
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    MB pro @ stock already overheat, i dont think u can even use it @ stock without a cooler..
    (90 deg & + for cpu..)
     
    sasuke256, Oct 24, 2013
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    Please do your research before commenting. The Retina MacBook Pro has vastly improved thermals compared to the previous non-Retina models.
     
    octiceps, Oct 24, 2013
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    Rockin_Zombie Notebook Consultant

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    You should be able to, the last one was overclockable to some extent. There is a good chance the 750M in the MBP will already be a little OCed (like the 650M in the 2012 MBP was "equivalent" to 660M), so not sure how much headroom you will have left. Good luck!
     
    Rockin_Zombie, Oct 24, 2013
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