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    Trying to Overclock GT355m

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Trick3003, Jun 9, 2010.

  1. Trick3003

    Trick3003 Newbie

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    Hi guys,

    owner of a brand new M11x. Loving it so far but im trying to squeeze out a bit more performance from the GPU.


    I have downloaded the Nvidia System Tools. In the performance program i have tried increasing the settings as follows:

    CORE CLOCK :500
    MEM CLOCK: 810
    SHADER CLOCK: 1130

    i save this as a new profile and then click apply. It then brings up an error of:

    The changes made are invalid and will not be applied.

    Any ideas on why this is? Am i being a noob? (probs)
     
    Trick3003, Jun 9, 2010
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  2. luffytubby

    luffytubby Notebook Deity

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    Are you sure that you should be getting more out of the GPU?


    The CPU... SU 7300, is already a major bottleneck. That's the one that should be OC'ed if anything I think!
     
    luffytubby, Jun 9, 2010
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  3. be77solo

    be77solo pc's and planes

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    I use EVGA Precision to overclock mine, works great, and has an option to link the clocks, which makes overcloking very easy. Plus, it monitors temps, and will display all this info and framerate in an on screen display in the game.

    GPU is quite a bit more powerful than the CPU, but it definitely helps in some games to overclock the GPU, and it's cooled really well, so enjoy! But absolutely set the CPU to overclock in the bios as well.
     
    be77solo, Jun 9, 2010
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  4. TevashSzat

    TevashSzat Notebook Deity

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    nTools can really be hit or miss at times. You might want to check out RivaTuner, though I don't know whether it plays nicely with newer cards or drivers.
     
    TevashSzat, Jun 10, 2010
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  5. Trick3003

    Trick3003 Newbie

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    Hi guys thanks for the info!

    Tried the EVGA Precision. No joy as it still just sets the clocks back to default. Thought it may be the drivers. so updated those, still no luck.

    any more ideas?
     
    Trick3003, Jun 10, 2010
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  6. DavyGT

    DavyGT Overclocker

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    Have you tried MSI Afterburner? It's developed by Unwinder (of Rivatuner fame) and MSI. Works very well on my m11X. Get it here
     
    DavyGT, Jun 12, 2010
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  7. Hobgoblinpie

    Hobgoblinpie Notebook Evangelist

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    Does the M11x have stealth mode? If so, open up EVGA precision, sync it with the GPU (you'll see a large 1 in a bar in the middle column and a 'SYNC' button below that column). Click 'Apply at windows startup'. Then, turn stealth mode On, then Off again, and now try changing the settings. Right click in a profile box to create a profile for those settings.
     
    Hobgoblinpie, Jun 12, 2010
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  8. TheCodeBreaker

    TheCodeBreaker 7H3 1337

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    I believe there is some kind of a check box that says "apply at windows startup" on EVGA.
     
    TheCodeBreaker, Jun 12, 2010
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  9. sean473

    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    i use NVDIA system tools 6.06... u can make a profile and make it load at startup..
     
    sean473, Jun 12, 2010
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  10. yknyong1

    yknyong1 Radiance with Radeon

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    Did you make sure to plug in to a power outlet?
     
    yknyong1, Jun 13, 2010
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  11. aznofazns

    aznofazns Performance Junkie

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    I think you may need to do a clean wipe of your existing graphics driver (uninstall, reboot, manually delete all the files in your Nvidia folder that begin with "nv") and then download/install the latest driver from laptopvideo2go.com
     
    aznofazns, Jun 13, 2010
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  12. sean473

    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    yes don't forget that.. system tools doesn't work on battery.
     
    sean473, Jun 13, 2010
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