The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    GPU Overclocking

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by KawaFord, Feb 18, 2009.

  1. KawaFord

    KawaFord Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    42
    Messages:
    196
    Likes Received:
    5
    Trophy Points:
    31
    Fixed.. Need to read instead of post sometimes.
     
    KawaFord, Feb 18, 2009
    #1
  2. NJoy

    NJoy Няшka

    Reputations:
    379
    Messages:
    857
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    31
    Which one of your laptops are you trying to overclock? Most HPs have a BIOS lock for GPU overclocking.

    Most people here use RivaTuner, I personally stick to nTune as apparently I achieve higher stable results with it than with System Tools.
     
    NJoy, Feb 18, 2009
    #2
  3. NJoy

    NJoy Няшka

    Reputations:
    379
    Messages:
    857
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    31
    soz, i didn't see it was in Gateway forums, so you obviously overclocking not the HP one))
     
    NJoy, Feb 18, 2009
    #3
  4. KawaFord

    KawaFord Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    42
    Messages:
    196
    Likes Received:
    5
    Trophy Points:
    31
    Fixed my own problem.
     
    KawaFord, Feb 18, 2009
    #4
  5. SemiGamer

    SemiGamer Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    94
    Messages:
    1,387
    Likes Received:
    9
    Trophy Points:
    56
    Kawaford:
    The last person I saw that had the "Cannot be applied" problem was because the drivers they were using didn't allow it.
    Update your drivers.
     
    SemiGamer, Feb 18, 2009
    #5
  6. Big Mike

    Big Mike Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    57
    Messages:
    956
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    31
    Ntune/Nvidia System whatever blah blah both caused all kinds of wierd problems for me. I ultimately went with ATI Tool 0.26 and it works fine.
     
    Big Mike, Feb 20, 2009
    #6
  7. themanwithsauce

    themanwithsauce Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    126
    Messages:
    577
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    31
    I'm using a 7811-FX with vista-64 and I can't find anything to overclock with. ATITool is not digitally signed and same with nTune. Rivatuner doesnt recognize proper stock clocks no matter what I do.

    If someone could give me what drivers the use for vista 64bit and the program they use, I'd be grateful

    EDIT: Never mind, started using latest edition of nTune and wow, am I happy. 9350 in 3dmark06 @ 700/900/1700 and the card never broke 73C

    EDIT2: okay so um...900/1100/1950 results in a crash before seeing one frame of 3dmark06...just letting people know the limit is below these numbers....
     
    themanwithsauce, Feb 20, 2009
    #7
  8. goodspeed(TPF)

    goodspeed(TPF) Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    146
    Messages:
    777
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    goodspeed(TPF), Feb 21, 2009
    #8
  9. themanwithsauce

    themanwithsauce Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    126
    Messages:
    577
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    31
    New results: 725/925/1775 resulted in 9550 3dmark06. Gonna push up to 750/950/1800 and pray and then call it a night.

    Update: failed :( Gonna push each setting individually up from 725/925/1775 and see what I can squeeze out of it.
     
    themanwithsauce, Feb 21, 2009
    #9
  10. KawaFord

    KawaFord Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    42
    Messages:
    196
    Likes Received:
    5
    Trophy Points:
    31
    Did some reading, it actually has to be plugged in to work..

    weird.
     
    KawaFord, Feb 21, 2009
    #10
  11. Big Mike

    Big Mike Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    57
    Messages:
    956
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    31
    Memory can go higher, I doubt the core will go more than about 10mhz above that without crashing sooner or later.
     
    Big Mike, Feb 21, 2009
    #11
  12. themanwithsauce

    themanwithsauce Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    126
    Messages:
    577
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    31
    it is rock solid at 725/925/1775 though and temp hits a max of 73 so I'll be more than happy if that's the limit
     
    themanwithsauce, Feb 21, 2009
    #12
  13. wootage

    wootage Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    12
    Messages:
    178
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I've got the fairly common 698-988-1798 going (courtesy of E-Wrecked, I think) and it runs both flawlessly and very cool. 56c is the most I've seen out of it, and without using an active cooler either, just a mesh stand that allows air to flow through freely.

    Given your crashes, I'm guessing it's the core clock (first one), as the second two are higher than your testing speeds.

    Edit: oh and I'm using Xfastest 180.70 drivers. The new Nvidia 179.48 ones for notebooks seemed to run well, but kept my GPU fan on all the time and it annoyed me lol.
     
    wootage, Feb 21, 2009
    #13
  14. gselsidi

    gselsidi Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    33
    Messages:
    312
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    what games are you guys running???? how the heck are u getting 56c??? do you live like in alaska??

    and how are you getting 73c?

    Is it very cold where you guys live? lol
     
    gselsidi, Feb 22, 2009
    #14
  15. KawaFord

    KawaFord Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    42
    Messages:
    196
    Likes Received:
    5
    Trophy Points:
    31
    I tried these settings and it crashed in 3dmark, and made my screen brake up completely.

    Some reason I don't think it liked those settings..

    I'm back to factory default for the moment.
     
    KawaFord, Feb 22, 2009
    #15