Founder Michael Posted May 17, 2011 Founder Share Posted May 17, 2011 I could probably write something up, are you needing one or just want one on the site in general Michael? And CPU, GPU, or both? I do need one, but i thought i'd also be neat to have a sticky with such info so two birds, one stone I guess both CPU and GPU would be ideal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneGRClose Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Okay I'll write something up, I may talk to one or two other people once it's written to see if they want to add anything. I'll try to get it up tonight or tomorrow. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mw86 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 May it be safe to say that most if not all info will also apply to the newly released M18x? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneGRClose Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Yes and no, I'm not sure how the CPU overclocking will/does work in the M18x but a lot of the info will still be applicable for CPU overclocking, as far as the GPU overclocking aside from changing the clocks again it should be the same. Alot of the basic stuff in overclocking is the same with any machine, but the fine tune details specific to the machine can make or break maximum levels of performance. More to come tomorrow. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Brian Posted May 18, 2011 Founder Share Posted May 18, 2011 Yes and no, I'm not sure how the CPU overclocking will/does work in the M18x but a lot of the info will still be applicable for CPU overclocking, as far as the GPU overclocking aside from changing the clocks again it should be the same. Alot of the basic stuff in overclocking is the same with any machine, but the fine tune details specific to the machine can make or break maximum levels of performance. More to come tomorrow. Here's some reference material on how to OC the GPUs: Miscellaneous Tutorials | Tech|Inferno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveb00bs Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 :Banane47::Banane47:WOOT!!! I got me 16k vantage too:Banane47::Banane47: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svl7 Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Excellent!! Look at that CPU score, very impressive for a 2720QM imo!! 16k total score is amazing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Brian Posted May 26, 2011 Founder Share Posted May 26, 2011 :Banane47::Banane47:WOOT!!! I got me 16k vantage too:Banane47::Banane47: Congrats man, that's an amazing feat for a single GPU and that 880 core makes me jealous since my current 6970Ms are shit overclockers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveb00bs Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 thanks guys, i had a better cpu score but the gpu score took a dive so i didn't post it. the 2720 is really surprising me but hopefully xm prices will drop soon so i can pick one up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mw86 Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Brian do you get 1200mhz on your vram sometimes or same thing like the not reaching 880mhz core? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneGRClose Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 (edited) Here are my most recent runs, nothing new on 3DMark 11 but a couple nice 06/Vantage runs. P16,189 GPU: 14,838 CPU: 22,270 22,534 3DMarks SM2.0: 9,199 SM3.0: 10,212 CPU: 6,420 107.11 BCLK Edited June 13, 2011 by DaneGRClose 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svl7 Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Impressive! I still have to hit 16k vantage with my M15x, but I'm getting there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mw86 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Has anyone else been overclocking and benching their M17x R3 here? Please show us some screenshots, add some videos let us know how your system has benched. cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneGRClose Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 I did a bit of Vantage benching lately mw86, mainly just been gaming and learning some new networking/server stuff. Here it is, finally hit over 15k GPU! 3DMarks: P16,548 GPU: 15,215 CPU: 22,445 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder StamatisX Posted July 10, 2011 Author Founder Share Posted July 10, 2011 I did a bit of Vantage benching lately mw86, mainly just been gaming and learning some new networking/server stuff. Here it is, finally hit over 15k GPU! 3DMarks: P16,548 GPU: 15,215 CPU: 22,445 15K!!! damn... nice clocks man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneGRClose Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Thanks Stam, took quite a bit of tweaking not bad for a +/- 11k gpu/13k total score rig. I'm very impressed with it. Not gonna lie though, really tempted to sell it and pick up an 18x, just too tempting to be up there with the dual card configs as it's something I've never done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneGRClose Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 LOL, trust me Jimbo I'd like to but the two things that are holding me back are the price tag of a rig to keep me competitive in the bench scores on the 18x and of course my wife due to the cost lol. We'll see what happens. Right now I'm sitting on top of every category of the R3 benching and still finding little ways to slowly increase the score so I still have some playing to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svl7 Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 @DaneGRClose: What about a VID mod for some more voltage? It may allow you to raise the BCLK a bit more. (Or is there a certain limit in the BIOS?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneGRClose Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 On the CPU or on the GPU? I haven't seen the limit yet, I'm running a modded sBIOS that allows me to see more stuff and the limits set is something like 110.11 on the BCLK. I think the only way I would get anywhere near that is to spray the damn CPU with liquid nitrogen the whole time lol, anything over 106.5-107 requires dice to be sitting on it the whole time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneGRClose Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 The one thing I wish we could find out how to do is to increase the voltage on the GPU, if I could get some additional voltage at the GPU and run on DICE I think it would be possible to start getting into the 15.5-16k GPU score range and over 17k total score but it seems to stutter at the higher clocks with the current voltage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svl7 Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 On the CPU or on the GPU? I haven't seen the limit yet, I'm running a modded sBIOS that allows me to see more stuff and the limits set is something like 110.11 on the BCLK. I think the only way I would get anywhere near that is to spray the damn CPU with liquid nitrogen the whole time lol, anything over 106.5-107 requires dice to be sitting on it the whole time. Temperatures go up that crazy with such a slight increase? Well you'd need additional cooling anyway with a VID mod... it's nothing you want to use permanently, but it's fun for number chasing The one thing I wish we could find out how to do is to increase the voltage on the GPU, if I could get some additional voltage at the GPU and run on DICE I think it would be possible to start getting into the 15.5-16k GPU score range and over 17k total score but it seems to stutter at the higher clocks with the current voltage. Jep, that would be great. But since no VBIOS allows a voltage change I guess the only possibility would be a hardware mod. If you happen to come across the schematics of the 6970m or a similar card, let me know. I already took a look at the card but it's impossible to say which conducting path leads to which resistor etc... don't think I can do anything there unless I have some more information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneGRClose Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 No the temps dont go up that bad but for some reason unless it's sitting at about 40 degrees or less over 107.0 causes it to bounce and reset when it reboots, if I have DICE on the CPU I've been able to go to about 107.5 though. The max temps I've seen even overclocked pretty heavy and with max load and no additional cooling are high 80's to low 90's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveb00bs Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 same here 107.5 works but is not stable but 107.2 and under is good and solid. wish i had time to bench, just got a replacement 6970 since i think i messed mine up, hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svl7 Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Hahaha, you're the man, what was the problem/symptoms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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