Am I doing this right?

juliancs · Sep 8, 2008, 12:14 PM

Hello folks
Got the latest Omega drivers today. I am trying to overclock my macbook pros x1600 a little bit. Just a bit. I dragged the corespeed from 475 to 540, and the memory up a bit. Now the memory is at 472, instead of the default 475. why? I am running a few fps faster in the game so I want to ask - am I doing this right? And is it safe to run a card overclocked for a few hours?

Many thanks..very new to this!

Zardon · Sep 8, 2008, 01:56 PM

in a laptop, I wouldnt overclock a video card no, unless the chassis was one of the larger 17 inch ones with good cooling, even then im not sure I would recommend it. The thermal dynamics in a laptop environment are normally quite tight.

What game are you testing?

swimtech · Sep 8, 2008, 02:26 PM

Yeah, be careful. I have one too, and as you already know, the machine runs hot anyway. While gaming, the machine runs at the edge of its thermal envelope - that's why Apple purposefully underclocked the X1600 in that machine from the factory.

I've actually had to replace both the fans already - but otherwise a solid machine...

Sep 8, 2008, 12:14 PM	#1
juliancs DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Am I doing this right? Hello folks Got the latest Omega drivers today. I am trying to overclock my macbook pros x1600 a little bit. Just a bit. I dragged the corespeed from 475 to 540, and the memory up a bit. Now the memory is at 472, instead of the default 475. why? I am running a few fps faster in the game so I want to ask - am I doing this right? And is it safe to run a card overclocked for a few hours? Many thanks..very new to this!

Sep 8, 2008, 02:26 PM	#3
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 122 System Specs	Yeah, be careful. I have one too, and as you already know, the machine runs hot anyway. While gaming, the machine runs at the edge of its thermal envelope - that's why Apple purposefully underclocked the X1600 in that machine from the factory. I've actually had to replace both the fans already - but otherwise a solid machine... __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Sep 8, 2008, 01:56 PM	#2
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	in a laptop, I wouldnt overclock a video card no, unless the chassis was one of the larger 17 inch ones with good cooling, even then im not sure I would recommend it. The thermal dynamics in a laptop environment are normally quite tight. What game are you testing?