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.

    So about GPU overclocking...

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by Kharneth, Sep 6, 2008.

  1. Kharneth

    Kharneth Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    22
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Any tips, tricks, or hints you can offer me? Or even if I should do it?

    I'm kinda wary because the 7811 already runs a bit hot, so if I OC I can only imagine the ensuing aftermath :eek:
     
    Kharneth, Sep 6, 2008
    #1
  2. narsnail

    narsnail Notebook Prophet

    Reputations:
    2,045
    Messages:
    4,461
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    106
    could this not have gone in the owners lounge?
     
    narsnail, Sep 6, 2008
    #2
  3. zergslayer69

    zergslayer69 Liquid Hz

    Reputations:
    62
    Messages:
    1,551
    Likes Received:
    91
    Trophy Points:
    66
    I find that overclocking is not too beneficial with our cards. At best it's for bragging rights with 3dmark. But in real world performance, you'd be very very lucky if you get 5 extra frames a second. At the expense of more heat and such. I'd recommend you crack open the laptop and put some AS5 on it before overclocking to negate the extra potential heat.
     
    zergslayer69, Sep 6, 2008
    #3
  4. Kharneth

    Kharneth Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    22
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Seems kinda crowded in there, thought I'd get a better response on the "outside," so to speak.

    3Dmark doesn't interest me too much, and all I really care about is real-world performance so I don't think I'll even bother. It's good enough as-is :)
     
    Kharneth, Sep 6, 2008
    #4
  5. zergslayer69

    zergslayer69 Liquid Hz

    Reputations:
    62
    Messages:
    1,551
    Likes Received:
    91
    Trophy Points:
    66
    If you had the 8400 that would be worthwhile to overclock because there's lots of room for more performance. But from what I heard, the 9800 is basically a 8800 if not slightly clocked higher. So you're already pushing the peak.
     
    zergslayer69, Sep 6, 2008
    #5
  6. rancid

    rancid Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    562
    Messages:
    648
    Likes Received:
    246
    Trophy Points:
    56
    OC is worth it on my rig, 5FPS is 5FPS more then you had before and the extra heat has not caused an issue yet. The gain in 3dmark was not marginal, it was huge..
     
    rancid, Sep 6, 2008
    #6
  7. E-wrecked

    E-wrecked BANNED

    Reputations:
    1,110
    Messages:
    3,591
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    105
    I agree with rancid.. see signature. What you got? :) And by the way, for those who dont believe in 3dmark..it's a benchmark that relates to current day gaming.. it is just as CPU intense as GPU intense. If your score goes up 15%, then gaming performance will likely follow. That's all I've got for ya. Oh, and I preach 177.85 XFastest driver.. if ya look in one of these 7811FX lounges, you'll find my post and screen shots showing its 300 points or so higher than 177.92. But, then again.. that is just 3dmark06 :p
     
    E-wrecked, Sep 6, 2008
    #7