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    Overclocking dual 8700's

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by leazZ, Nov 7, 2007.

  1. leazZ

    leazZ Notebook Enthusiast

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    im about to get my sager through the mail and i want to be ready for it. what is a good program to use to overclock my 8700's and at what rates? ive never overclocked anything before in my life, i just want to juice them up a bit.

    vista is going to be pre-installed and i also ordered the notebook cooler, so keep that in mind.
     
    leazZ, Nov 7, 2007
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    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    Gophn, Nov 7, 2007
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    leazZ Notebook Enthusiast

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    thanks Gophn, apparently im recieving it tomorrow =) just got the tracking number in now. w00t!
     
    leazZ, Nov 7, 2007
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    mattieXPS Notebook Enthusiast

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    far out man. Thats insane to have a Q6600 and sli 8700's in a laptop. Please for the love of god, dont put that thing on your lap or you will actually lose your lap to the heat. lol
     
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    sure as hell gonna be making use of that notebookcooler dude. Except you will pretty much pwn everybody in 3dMark scores. Good on ya
     
    mattieXPS, Nov 7, 2007
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    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    this system has the most advanced thermal design to date for any notebook.

    it runs extremely cool, and has a built in Fan Toggle (Fn + 1) to switch all fans to max speed or auto speed.

    Although I always recommend a notebook cooler (like Zalman ZM-NC1000) to guarantee that its running on a cool flat and trusted surface.
     
    Gophn, Nov 8, 2007
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    Man, i just got told. I bet your getting your moneys worth then?
     
    mattieXPS, Nov 8, 2007
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    italian.madness Notebook Consultant

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    Hi guyz.
    Sorry, but I really need to understand more about that. I'm going to have a 8700m sli soon (dell xps1730), where can I find out how to oveclock and what are major risks/benefits? I would love to have a clear understanding. Is there any "guide" I can read through?
    Thanks a lot,
     
    italian.madness, Nov 8, 2007
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    wogstaa Notebook Evangelist

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    I wouldn't bother overclocking the 1730, the drivers aren't very stable
     
    wogstaa, Nov 8, 2007
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    leazZ Notebook Enthusiast

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    Im messing with it right now. this thing is a beast!
     
    leazZ, Nov 9, 2007
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