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    Has anyone undervolted A210-11P? Good results?

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by baldash, Oct 22, 2008.

  1. baldash

    baldash Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am considering undervolting my A210-11P. It runs nice and cool as is but lower temps are always a bonus! Has anyone done it with this system? (TL 56 1.8GHZ 65mm)
     
  2. Steven87

    Steven87 Notebook Consultant

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    Yes, it undervolts very well (using RMClock).

    These are the voltages I use:
    1.8ghz (9x Multiplier) at 0.925v (from 1.075v) and overclocks to 2ghz (still runs 2/3 degrees cooler than stock & with less fan activity). The TL-56 underclocks the RAM at this mulitplier, so you can overclock using the FSB without overclocking the RAM (300mhz back to the full 333mhz). If not overclocking, 0.9v seems fine.

    1.6ghz (8x) at 0.875v (from 1.05v)
    1.4ghz (7x) at 0.825v
    1.2ghz (6x) at 0.8v
    1ghz (5x) at 0.762v
    800mhz (4x) at 0.712v (from 0.8v)

    You may get better/worse results than me, but it at least gives you a rough idea what to expect. It definately runs much cooler, especially whilst gaming and with a cooling pad. I use a Zalman NC-1000, but have to position the front feet off the front to get best cooling as the fan vent is at the back of the laptop (I use small dominoes to support the front feet).

    Max CPU temperature is usually 60/61 degrees (on the hottest core) when overclocking and gaming (with the GPU overclocked). The laptop's fan only runs on its lowest speed, with occasional increases to it's medium speed only on a hot day.

    The cooler on minimum is enough to stop the temperature of the CPU increasing at 0.762v, so doesn't use the laptop's fan. It actually decreases at 0.712v.