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    Radeon HD 6630m UNDERvoltable?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by tmae, Feb 21, 2012.

  1. tmae

    tmae Notebook Enthusiast

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    is there a way to undevolt the 6630m in a dell vostro 3550?
    in trixx i can only raise the voltage, and in msi afterburner (editet the cfg to free voltages) i cant change any voltages, too?

    thanks in advance ;)
     
    tmae, Feb 21, 2012
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    nobody any ideas? =(
     
    tmae, Feb 23, 2012
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    tmae Notebook Enthusiast

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    i just want to undervolt the card...
     
    tmae, Feb 23, 2012
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    what's your driver version? voltage tweaking has been disabled on Catalyst 11.10 and newer drivers.
     
    darxide_sorcerer, Feb 23, 2012
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    tmae Notebook Enthusiast

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    i have 11.9.
    i can only raise voltage with trixx.
    with msi afterburner i cant change voltage (i set the cfg to allow change voltages and enabled it in the settings, too)
     
    tmae, Feb 23, 2012
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    interesting! i just realized i can't lower the voltage on my 6630m with TRiXX as well :D
     
    darxide_sorcerer, Feb 23, 2012
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    I've tried it as well, and nothing. I want to undervolt it because it should make it run cooler. I don't really have a problem with temps as my fan can keep it below 70C, but I'd like the fan to idle a bit lower. On Intel HD3000, my fan hardly ever comes on, but I don't get all the nice video enhancements and such that I get with switching over to ATI. Also, Intel seems to forget my LCD calibration preferences every time I switch... AMD doesn't.

    BTW, I have the Vostro 3450.
     
    H.A.L. 9000, Feb 23, 2012
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    hmmm, no good news. i also would like to undervolt because of the fan (ON OFF ON OFF, annoying!)
    perhaps someone could make a modded bios anytime with less GPU voltage, like it already exist fpr the dell XPS 15.
     
    tmae, Feb 24, 2012
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