Overclocking gts 160m

Hello, I'm starting this thread because I would like to know who has overclocked their gts 160m and what the clockspeeds are

My system:

MSI-1651-ID2
p8700 2.53 GHz
gts 160m
320GB Seagate Momentus 7200rpm
4GB Kingston ddr3 1066
Vista ultimate sp1
nvidia forceware 179.65

The test:

3dmark settings 1280x800 no AA
Turbo mode ON @ 2.93 GHz
Overclocked with Nvidia system tools

forceware 179.65

1st try (stock):
core: 600
mem: 800
shader: 1500
3dmark06: 9693

2nd try
core: 625
mem: 825
shader: 1525
3dmark06: 9660

3rd try
core: 640
mem: 840
shader: 1540
3dmark06: Crash


forceware 186.42

1st try (stock):
core: 600
mem: 800
shader: 1500
3dmark06: 9839


2nd try
core: 620
mem: 820
shader: 1520
3dmark06: 9707

3rd try
core: 630
mem: 830
shader: 1530
3dmark06: 9066
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Impressions

Well, numbers don't lie and I guess (hope) it is because of bad driver support
This card doesn't overclock well at all.
I hope nvidia will bring better driver support to this card soon.

This was with the first attempt, graphic card was 100°C on average during the tests, idle 47°C

*update* With the 186.42 forceware drivers 3dmark06 scores jumped up almost 150 points on stock, but still, when you overclock, performance/points are dropping a lot

Game benchmarks

Need for speed carbon on MAX settings (FRAPS)
min 58
max 78
avg 68

GTA IV benchmark, all settings high, view distance 26 (can't go higher) vsync on
results
average fps: 30.65
CPU usage: 95%
system memory usage 91%
video memory usage 81%

Left 4 Dead benchmark (FRAPS)
min 35
max 104
avg 58.217

More coming

 

that is wayyy to hot. is your system new?

 

Yup got it 2 days ago
I've put zalman cooling paste on it yesterday so probably temps will slowly become better.

 

The Geforce GTS 160M is a renamed Geforce 9800M GTS so it should pretty much overclock the same way. Your results are pretty odd though.

 

You should keep core : shader in a 1 : 2.5 ratio. Performance is usually best that way.

 

I know, thats what I do with my desktop
but when I put it like that with my laptop I get the device lost error in
3dmark06 after 3 seconds... It's weird that I cant overclock it.

 

I've been wondering what kind of mxm factor that card is. Possible to take some pictures?

 

Ok I'll do that when I get home. I'm at work now

 

@Starflight

If that happens, then your GPU is telling you to stop overclocking it since your shaders are probably at their limits.

3DMark06 should only serve as the very basic stability tests. To really check for stability, go run Furmark at native rez, 8x MSAA, at Extreme burn in mode for an hour or longer. If you don't get a BSOD or artifacts don't pop up or temps don't go through the roof, then its fine.

 

As stated before the Geforce GTS 160M is a rebranded Geforce 9800M GTS so they're both MXM lll cards.

 

Really?
I thought that because the MSI-1651-ID2 was a 15.4" notebook that used to come with a MXM-II 9600M GT (IIRC), that the GTS 160M was a MXM-II card as well.
Some conclusive photo evidence would be spiff.

 

I know that, but that happens when I overclock only 40MHz.
It's not possible that that is the limit

 

Photos: http://go.notebookreview.com/?id=52...net/downloads/photos/ms-1651-wsxga/index.html

 

@Starfight

Every GPU is different. Some can overclock while others cannot.

Getting errors like that is pretty indicative of pushing past your GPU's limit unless you raise the voltages.

Just letting you know.....you're gonna have to weigh the decreased hardware life versus the rather minimal increases in performance.

 

Perhaps you should isolate your shader/memory clocks and just try overclocking the core. Then do the same for the shader and memory clocks and find out which component is causing the crashes.

 

Does the problem arise when Turbo Mode is set to OFF?

 

if you want to try to oc hard, just increase the voltage via bios flash. It's really simple.

http://forums.laptopvideo2go.com/to...-overclocking/page__view__findpost__p__100571

 

No need to OC the GPU, it's a pretty capable card on it's own.
Your temps are really high so I would say stick to stock speeds and use the TURBO mode to OC the CPU if you want to do any overclocking.
My MSI 1651 ID2 with a T9900 (TURBO ON) gets the score below
My CPU temps topped out at 91c (core 1) and 93 c ( core 2)
GPU temps topped out 85 c but that's only when I run 3DMARK 06, during gaming the max I have seen was 82 c and that was after a few hours of playing PROTOTYPE.
I did apply AS5 and temps will probably lower a bit once it fully cures.
Just to play it safe I ordered a ZALMAN 2000 laptop cooler that's coming in a few days.
If you guys want I can post some temps with and without the cooler to see how effective it is.

 

Looks like an MXM-II card to me!
This could be huge news over on the Acer MXM thread.

 

Nope!
http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_geforce_gts_160m_us.html

Click on specifications and you will see it's a MXM 3.0 type- B

 

Good luck finding one, you'll need it. They are as common as unicorns.

 

@IKAS V: The Nvidia page also says that the 9500M GS comes with GDDR3 memory, but that's not true either, is it? It's up to the individual OEMs to make the MXM cards anyway - that's how the GTX 280M has ended up in both MXM-B and MXM-IV form factors, thanks to Clevo.
And trust me, I know what an MXM-B card looks like - the card connector goes the entire length of the card with a notch in the middle. Clearly, not what this pic shows.

@Darth Bane: I know, and besides I don't have the cash to acquire one if I wanted to.

 

OK! just pointing out the specs on what Nvidia has on there website.

LOL!
Exactly!
I asked my reseller for one and he told me individual cards are not for sale( for now anyway)