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    Would overclocking the GPU of a T400 get me in trouble and negatively effect battery performance?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by ozymandias, Sep 16, 2008.

  1. ozymandias

    ozymandias Notebook Consultant

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    Would overclocking the GPU of a T400 get me in trouble and negatively effect battery performance?
     
    ozymandias, Sep 16, 2008
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    janko10 Notebook Consultant

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    Well it's going to drain your battery faster, yeah, as you're using more power.


    I dunno if it would really hurt your overall battery lifespan. Maybe a bit as you'll probably be recharging more often.
     
    janko10, Sep 16, 2008
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    afty Notebook Guru

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    In general, overclocking laptops is not a good idea because they are designed for a very specific heat tolerance. If you increase the heat output even slightly through overclocking, the cooling system may not be able to handle it.
     
    afty, Sep 16, 2008
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    dude, this is thinkpad...

    overclock FTW
     
    miro_gt, Sep 16, 2008
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  5. ozymandias

    ozymandias Notebook Consultant

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    You guys didn't answer the important question, "Does it void my warrenty?"
     
    ozymandias, Sep 23, 2008
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    Leave that up for lenovo to decide, mate. You'll atleast have the comfort that you can complain to customer service for lieing to you if you did in fact "void the warrenty".
     
    nokuku4u, Sep 23, 2008
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    If you don't know what you are doing then yes, OCing your GPU will get you in trouble and will negatively affect (not effect) your battery performance.
     
    sgogeta4, Sep 23, 2008
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    If you damage your GPU through overclocking and they find out, they will refuse to repair. So yes, technically it will void your warranty but it's hard for them to tell that was the cause unless you screwed up really badly. Also, it's not going to affect your battery life unless you game while on battery, since it automatically downclocks to low power mode.
     
    SmoothTofu, Sep 23, 2008
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    what software can you use to overclock the t400 gpu? I tried atitool atitraytool, rivatuner... none of them work!!!!
     
    pcharouz, Oct 25, 2008
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