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    Overclocking a D901C

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Anaxagoras, Aug 8, 2008.

  1. Anaxagoras

    Anaxagoras Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys, been reading the forums for a while, and finally got around to posting! My D901C is undergoing a final burn in as we speak, and I'm spazzing out. Specifically, I'm trying to map out an overclocking plan. I specified the Q6600 proc (because it overclocks well) and a single 9800M GT. I'm looking to eke out as much performance in real world gaming applications as possible.

    First question: should I try and OC the cpu of gpu? @Nirvana, I've seen your sig, and I'm curious as to whether the advantage in the cpu oc via setfsb carries over from the synthetic benchmarks to actual game performance.

    Second: how should I go about oc'ing the cpu/gpu? I've heard a lot about setfsb (though it would be nice if there was autoset support for the desktop procs), and the tape/pin mod kind of intrigues me, but I'm not quite sure where to start with the gpu.

    Anyways, sorry if this ground has been covered elsewhere in the forums, I tried to find it (honest)! Thanks in advance.
     
    Anaxagoras, Aug 8, 2008
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  2. dtwn

    dtwn C'thulhu fhtagn

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  3. Opteron

    Opteron Notebook Evangelist

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    I prefer not overclock Laptops, get as much as you can afford.

    Overclock a desktop where you can add fans, watercooling, etc...

    BTW there is RIVAtuner for your GPU where you can control all the goodies.

    http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=163
     
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  4. dit_xi

    dit_xi Notebook Evangelist

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    Ya can't OC the D901C. There are no options in BIOS to OC the CPU, nor is there any software that can OC the CPU. You can try doing the Q6600 through a pin mod, but good luck! Poof!!!!
     
    dit_xi, Aug 8, 2008
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  5. theriko

    theriko Ronin

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    The only cpu oc for the 901c is the pin mod. The gpu can be overclocked by a bios flash using nibitor to alter the clocks. I am not sure if rivatuner or ntune work on the 901c (I don't think they do)
     
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  6. Anaxagoras

    Anaxagoras Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah, so the question is whether or not the new NiBiTor supports the 9800m GT BIOS I suppose... Since the 8800m GTX is essentially the same card, do you reckon a 600 core/1500 shader/950 memory OC would work all right?
     
    Anaxagoras, Aug 8, 2008
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  7. dazzyd

    dazzyd Notebook Evangelist

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    not sure bout the 9800 GT but i have o/c my 8800gtx as per my sig below.

    its running smoothly and i have no problems with this overclock
     
    dazzyd, Aug 8, 2008
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