HP DV5T 9600M GT Overclocking Guide

hi guys, since alot of u hvnt been able to overclock ur dv5t and i have, i though il just make a new thread to help u guys, oh yea just an early warning, do not set the memory clocks above 575, im using 570mhz cuz its stable for my laptop, oh and for those curious of what happens above that, 600mhz will crash ur laptops display driver every 2 seconds and 640mhz the max on evga precision will freeze ur dv5t and show wierd wierd things on ur screen

note: use BIOS version F.05 Release Date 20080608

the programs i use are EVGA precision, Rivatuner 2.20 (but i carried over from 2.11), and powermizer, the driver i use is DOX's custom 180.70 (thanks to him for making an awesome driver ), il post the downloading links on the bottom of this guide >_>

first off, download and install DOX's 180.70, shouldnt be that hard as its only like clicking buttons lol, if u cant do that then i dont think u should go ahead with overclocking

secondly, download and install EVGA precision,rivatuner 2.20 and powermizer switch if u hvnt already got em

third, go to rivatuner and do the following -> Power user, scroll down until u see RivaTuner\NVIDIA\Overclocking, expand on that and change the value of EnableLowPower3DControl to 1, EnablePerfLevelForcing to 1 and UseAlternateStartupDaemon to 1 and press apply/ok

now go to the main menu of rivatuner and where is says driver settings under that there should be a a box with the writing next to it that says customize, click it and click the very left picture that pops up (system settings), once in there go to force constant performance level and choose performance 3d, now click on apply/ok

now open EVGA precision and start editing those clocks as u wish , oh yea and dont forget to click on the "apply at windows startup"

after that open powermizer switch and turn both powermizers off (u can keep it if u like but that would reduce performance, i used A/C off and Bat on) it will prompt a restart so do so..

have fun with ur overclocks now , if it doesnt work with ur dv5t then..well...i dont know >_<, this is my first laptop so i dont have extreme computer knowledge..lol, all i know is that it worked with my dv5t and im just sharing it with the world how i did it

my clocks:
Core clock - 640mhz
Shader clock - 1280mhz
Memory clock - 570mhz


RivaTuner v2.20
http ://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=163

EVGA Precision 1.3.3
http ://downloads.guru3d.com/EVGA-Precision-1.3.3-download-2112.html

DOX's 180.70
http ://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=21982

sorry guys i dont have the link for the powermizer switch

heres a picture of how it should look in rivatuner, evga precision and gpu-z



and heres my score in 3dmark 06


sorry if this guide is abit noob, as its 2am in the morning and im really tired , maybe a mod or something might fix this up ;_;

 

WOW!!
:yes:

 

Thanks a lot bro, I will try and post results.

 

Dude, awesome. I was thinking about getting a dv5 but concerned about the GDDR2. Seems the extra mem clocks really opens this baby up!!!

Nice one and thank you so much! DV5 here we come!!!!!

 

it doesn't work, shader goes upto 1280 but memory and core resets back to 400

 

Could Leetpix somehow extract his BIOS and share it with the rest of us? I think that would solve all our problems.

 

My Shader goes to 1650.

 

yea if he can extract his GPU Bios thn its going to open sum gates for us people who can't OC their 9600s

 

The GPU Bios is integrated into the system BIOS.
So we need his entire BIOS.

 

my bios version is F.05, release date 20080608, if someone could tell me how i could post my bios..if thats possible >_>

 

@LeetPix,
Did HP leave the overclocking option open in your BIOS?...Because this seems to be the first bios released for a dv5t.

 

i got the dv5t the day it came to australia..lol, so i think they probably did as i have never encountered the wierd reseting...

 

Hooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrray!!!!
It it showing new clocks in GPU-Z sensors tab,but are they true? ;-)

 

which bios are u using?, go test it with 3dmark 06 then test it with the minimum u can set the clocks to on evga precision

 

I downgraded to yours!
But i dont have 3dmark06.
Is there some trial or demo available?

 

yea, my 3dmark 06 is the demo/basic verison..its around 600mb

 

Yahoooooooooooooo!
The clocks are really working!!!!!!!!!!
4960 3dmarks
600/1250/515
4320 3dmarks
500/1250/400

 

try 640/1280/570 ,its currently the most overclock i could get with being very stable, its nice to know someone else finally got to overclock the dv5t =p

 

640/1280/570
3dmark score:5254
The score difference of 101 is probably due to your P8400....
Again,Great work and thanks a lot!
Temp has hit a max 85 during 3dmark06.Is it safe to run at those clocks?

 

I'm successful without dox's drivers and powermixer. I only used rivatuner and EVGA Precision.

 

depends on what u think is safe, i run at around 75-84c while gaming for a couple of hours, but its usually at 78-82c most of the time, try and raise the back of the laptop abit..put something the size of a deck of cards on 2 of the back rubber holder things on the laptop, that lowers it by around 5c , anything below 90c is safe for me =p

 

I got 640/1650/560.

 

dox's drivers are faster and are more optimized so i use it to get more fps and detail when i play games , powermizer is sometimes the cuase for laptops to just suddenly downclock, but if u wanna just overclock it, just use rivatuner and evga precision..i wanna milk out every single fps i can get out of my laptop

 

Is there anyway to raise the limit on EVGA precision?

 

If you force high performance on rivatuner, it won't downclock.

 

I'm saved the settings in rivatuner. I plan to use 200/400/200 everyday. When I play games, I'll go to rivatuner and use the overclocked profile of 640/1650/570.

My idle temperature dropped from 66 to 61 really fast after I downclocked.

 

nah, its driver limited i think, ive tried entering a number higher than those of the slider, it just resets to the sliders max , the only thing that u cant overclock anymore is memory clock, i still think if i could go above the limit in EVGA precision, i could go to around 700/1600/570

 

Great Work !!!! ..

How can we download the BIOS version F.05 installer ??

Any idea on HP FTP ?

Thanks

 

http://h20180.www2.hp.com/apps/Nav?..._client=S-A-R163-1&h_page=hpcom&lang=en&cc=us

then choose your model(will be given on the back of your laptop on the sticker which also holds the service tag)..

 

660/1650/550 3dMark06:4930
I ran my benchmark at 1280*1024 resolution, which will give me lower scores in comparison to your 1280*800.
I also use a P7350 processor.

 

never mind this post

 

got 5418 just then running on 685/1370/570 , thats about as far as i can go really..ive tried getting it up to 700, it was reaching 88c with 700 and got around 2 random pauses in 3dmark 06, ran 3dmark 06 with aero and all my other dekstop stuff running in the backround, just turned off msn..

 

640/1280/570
These clocks are unstable and FIFA 09 froze while I started a match.I got a black screen and the computer become completely unresponsive...which certainly indicates that these clocks are not stable.I had to press and hold the power button to shut it down..
ATi tools would be a good choice to test for any artifacts...will try it..

 

lol..those clocks were very stable for me o_o, i played tdu for about 4 hours straight and nothing weird ever happened, my new clocks are 685/1370/570..thats stable for me..did 3dmark 06 about 5 times straight and it never seemed to show anything wierd or crash

 

I Think I will get sum lower temp thn u lot as I have the Zalman NC2000 cooler as well, going to downgrade my BIOS and try.

 

I got 5797 3DMARK06 points with 650.1650.570 and max temp 76C

 

Quick question, does anyone know tht is it possible tht the clocks Downclock automatically whn IDLE.

 

Lower your memory clocks. I found out that 570 is unstable for me. I'm using 550.

 

I made 2 profiles in rivatuner. One underclocked and one overclocked. I save the underclocked one as my startup settings. Whenever I play a game, I would overclock manually in rivatuner.

 

wat speeds do u have in ur underclocked one?

 

Also I have noticed one thing, If I restart my laptop with battery, rivatuner knocks the clocks back to 400.800.400 and also whn I manually try to increase thm they don't increase, but with AC connected, the clocks do OC

 

200/400/200

 

Are you using a different power plan with battery? I use High Performance when I'm on battery.

 

I use high performance as well, but never mind, I have done wat u have done and it works flawlessly, thnks.

 

I reached 650/1600/565 and very stable up till now... and temperature reaching 71 degrees with Red Alert 3 playing for around 2 hours... i use Zalman NC2000 too... I got a score of 6016 with 3DMark06 at a resolution of 1280x800.. so it's all good till now

How do you make the profiles in Rivatuner??

 

How are you guys getting shader clocks as high as 1600+?
I cant set mine anything more than 1280.Why?

 

I think everyone is using Rivatuner instead of EVGA.

 

@hasham11
even in rivatuner i get a maximum of only 1200...and in evga precision i get a max of 1280...did u get 1600+?
if yes then please help..

 

Go to Rivatuner -> Power User -> Rivatuner \ Overclocking \ Global

click on Maxclocklimit, press enter and type in 100.

click on Minclocklimit, press enter and type in 100.

 

@Savior,you are my saviour! ;-)
Thanks.