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    Overclocking through Nvidia System Tools?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by TehSuigi, Aug 29, 2008.

  1. TehSuigi

    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    Just wondering if anyone's used the official Nvidia System Tools package instead of RivaTuner for their overclock, or whether the former even works on mobile GPUs.
     
    TehSuigi, Aug 29, 2008
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    Dunno if it worked, but it shows it does in rivatuner.
     
    matmat07, Aug 29, 2008
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    I use nTune which is integrated into the nVidia control panel.
     
    littledonny, Aug 29, 2008
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    And Nvidia System Tools IS nTune, just the latest version of it.
    Neat! Thanks!
     
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    don't forget to come back after and tell us how it worked
     
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    Well, I'd need to get 3DMark06 again, and that requires an Internet connection with a higher bandwidth limit than the one I've got now.
    I'll check back in a week or two.
     
    TehSuigi, Aug 29, 2008
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    Ookay, checking back - 175.61 doesn't allow nTune to overclock. Poop.
     
    TehSuigi, Sep 6, 2008
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    I don't know if it's related to that particular software but since I used it, my powermizer went completely silent... So basically I'm at my overclocked speeds even on battery, which is not good at all....
     
    Ayle, Sep 6, 2008
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    I'm using System Tools 6.02 and have my 8800M GTX SLI's oc'ed to 600 core/900(1800)mem/1500 shader. With my X9000 oc'ed to 3.24hz, I get 14960 on 3DMark 06. Yay.

    Works fine. Trying to find out how to disable auto-loading of the profile, however. IIRC, in the old days there was a key you could hold down during windows startup that would prevent the Nvidia clock settings from being loaded.
     
    kondor999, Oct 4, 2008
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    so what are the safe zones for ocing a sing 8800m gtx in a m570ru , and what kind of perfomance increase can i expect from this increase ...
    sorry for the noob question , but i gotta ask somewhere lol
    and ntune shud allow me to make the alterations for ocing....

    also i am using 174.90 ... if that factors in
     
    kal360, Oct 4, 2008
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