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Overclocking

Forum discussion tagged with Overclocking.
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    3000mhz ram on i5 7300hq

    Im upgrading ram from 1x8gb 2400mhz ddr4 so dimm to 2x8 in order to increase bf5 performance(that is not the debate or qustuion here). (Acer laptop) Model Name: A717-71G-53HR Part Number: NX.GPFED.001 I scaned my laptop with crucials scanprogram: Your scanner ID:42F4F16E31D926C3 It suggests...
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    Solved! After Overclocking my laptop slowly degraded in performance until i cant run any games properly

    I know it was foolish of me to overclock my laptop but i'm not sure if i did permanent damage or if it is reversible. I've cleaned the dust on the fan, heat sync and motherboard recently.
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    How accurate is CPUID HWMONITOR exactly? (showing unusually high cpu frequencies)

    Is CPUID's HWMONITOR program accurate for cpu frequency? Because I'm getting some rather strange values (6036MHz across all cores, except core 8 running at 6126MHz) This is on a Ryzen 7 2700 without any overclocking applied (i.e everything's set to auto for now - I have plans on overclocking...
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    why is my laptop slow

    hi, i have a laptop with a core i5 5200U 2.20 GHz and the laptop is performing very slow, so why is it, is it the cpu hdd or ram please help specs : geforce 920M core i5 5200U ram 8gb ddr3 500gb hdd Moved from Overclocking Forum
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    Solved! Upgrading CPU for VR! (i5-6500 > i7-7700k vs i7-8700k)

    I currently own an i5-6500 with 8GB RAM and a GTX 1060 3GB. My motherboard is a MSI Z170A Gaming Pro Carbon. Most games I play are alright though sometimes I experience a lot of ghosting when spinning my head due to the FPS drops and some actually stutter when something faster's going on in the...
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    Does RX 580 has heat issues?

    I'm about to buy a RX 580 Sapphire Nitro. Some of my friends are saying that it has heat issues. I'm not thinking about overclocking it and also will use the stock fans. So is there really a problem of heat in RX 580?
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    How much can I possibly overclock my PC

    I have an old Asus, model K451LA core i3, the processor is 4010U, 1.7 ghz, how much can I overclock it (if possible at all) before the CPU gets fried?
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    How do I overclock acer one 14 z422??

    Hey guys! I searched the whole internet but couldn't find any way to overclock it If anyone of you can help me out that would be great :) Thanks :D
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    Overclocking problem, is there any fix??

    I have a Asus n580vd-dm160t with a GTX 1050M 4GB, i did overclock the GPU with Afterburner :+220 MHz to the core clock and +122 to the memory clock. The problem is that every single game I play stops from rendering after about 10 sec. It freezes, the game stops on a frame but the rest is...
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    How to adjust fan curve or speed for dell laptop

    i have a Dell inspiron 7567 gaming laptop and its totally fine, but im really fussy about my pc fan noises and this laptop is no exception, dell really messed up the fan curve on this laptop coz it kicks into almost max speed at temps like 55 on gpu and 64 on cpu, like i dont need ot to be that...
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    ASUS Gaming Laptop Not Working As Before

    So, I have this ROG G750JM since 2014, and it started having some trouble running games for some months now. I have installed and uninstalled many games, applications and also moved a lot of data through it. As it is my main computer, I use it to all kinds of things, from web browsing to gaming...
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    Help And Feedback On First Build

    I bought a laptop about six months ago for $1140, and paid $300 for a warranty that said if it broke beyond repair, I would get my money back in store credit. Sadly, it broke. I now have $1140 in Best Buy Canada store credit, and am planning to build a PC instead of buying a pre-built because I...
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    Msi afterburmer crashed my pc

    I tried to use msi afterburner to overclock my gpu but I had no gpu and my pc froze now I have no mouse imput and no keyboard imput that means I cannot use my pc but the screen isnt groze because the time on
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    GTX 1070 low usage, low temperature, won't overclock

    I have a HP Omen 17 with the following specs: HP Omen 17-an005f i7-7700HQ GTX 1070 8GB DDR4 2400mhz I have set to 'Maximum Performance' mode on Nvidia's control panel, my Windows power plan settings are on 'High Performance', and my laptop is plugged in. I have disappointingly low...
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    Are these pc gaming parts compatible?

    I’d like to know if the pc parts in this list are compatible, and if the pc built based on these parts would not overheat on default settings (I won’t be overclocking this rig): https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/pL8w3b Here are the parts in case the link doesn’t work: CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K...
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    Need overclocking advice and getting low fps.

    Hi, Two questions I have an MSI laptop and i've noticed that i'm getting low fps on games like Arma and squad. I want to overclock to see if i can run games any better. But i'm pretty unexperienced when it comes to this type of thing so i want to know what the safest way to overclock is and how...
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    Solved! VR motherboard for overclocking

    Hi, My boss has finally given me the go ahead and we are getting 8700k 2 * 8GB HyperX 3600MHz 1080Ti We already have Topower Power Train 1500W PSU (Model Top-1500W www.topower.com.tw) with 8 pin motherboard connector Corsair H80 water cooler So it just leaves the motherboard decision, we...
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    sound scratching on laptop and looking for a way to overclock f70sl laptop cpu

    Hello, i have a f70sl laptop with clean windows 7 64 bit. I installed a lot of diffrent windows 7 operating systems and it still doesnt help me. I found out that it has problems with drivers and im not sure why. On the other hand, im a mad man so i wanted to overclock this laptop, since the gpu...
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    can you over clock

    can you overclock a lenovo ideapad 110-15ibr and if so how would you do so
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    Inspiron 5559 clock speed stays at 300MHZ

    my clock speed is extremely slow and its a i7 processor it never moves from 300 mhz and the computer is slow. its 2.6ghz base speed is there something in the bios that is wrong or could it be my power supply