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Overclocking

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    Church computer need help rebooting

    My laptop has been hacked and I cannot get it to come on anymore can't even get gateway to pop up I need help resetting my computer is there anybody out there who can help me this is for a pastor and his church
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    lenovo y720 screen overclocking

    so i tried to overclock my lenovos y720 screen to higer refresh rate first tried 75hz the screen turn black and with lines okay restarted pc(back to 60hz) tried 63 hz and then was somehting silimar but saw some compressed screen, im just wondering is this some softare bug or i just cant...
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    Is this ram compatible with my laptop?

    I have a hp pavilion 15 ck005no product number 2VZ56EA#UUW. I checked the specs from HPs website which says I have a 8gb ddr4 2133mhz ram. link here. However, CPU-z seems to say that its a 2400 mhz ddr4 if i am not wrong? I have a samsung ddr4 8gb, 2133 mhz, cl15, 1.2V ram and wonder if I...
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    Solved! Overclocking cpu on acer aspire e5 511

    Is it possible to overclock the Acer aspire e5 e11? Using either software or Bios.
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    How can I stop my memory being so high

    It’s allways up highly and how can I get more decated graphics memory card and why is overclock not working
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    Are these safe to disable?

    Hi, so i have some MSI utilities that i don't know if are safe to disable at startup and i know what they kind of do like overclocking but i don't overclock at all. So are these safe to disable? Msi Super charger LIve Update 6 MSI StartFastBoot So which are safe to disable?
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    i5-3210m Stuck on 2.9 Ghz

    Im using MSI GE-60 OND laptop. I have a problem with my cpu. https://ark.intel.com/tr/products/67355/Intel-Core-i5-3210M-Processor-3M-Cache-up-to-3_10-GHz-rPGA As you guys can see. This cpu can work on 3.10 GHz but mine is not getting there. Its workin 2.9 GHz even with %100 cpu usage. I...
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    Overclocking radeon r5 m430 gpu on laptop

    I want to overclock my gpu radeon r5 m430 on laptop.. just want to ask how much overclock would be safe..while I have a cooling pad as well. Btw I have very less knowledge of overclocking..
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    Cpu-z and hwmonitor showing different voltages

    Hi all, I recently started to dabble around with overclocking my 8700k. And when I set my voltage to static in the bios to lets say 1.200 cpu-z will show 1.200 but hwmonitor shows numbers between 0.600 and 1.440. Which one should I believe? 1080 Ti i7-8700k Asus z370 TUF pro 16gb ddr4 2666mhz
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    Overclocking the gtx950m?

    Hey guys, I want to overclock the GTX950m 2gb and i believe its the ddr3 version on my Msi laptop. It seems like my stock graphics is 1124 MHz and memory is 1001mhz. I am new to overclocking and know the risk of it and want to know more about overclocking. Where should I start? Should I up my...
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    Modifying locked BIOS

    I have a Lenovo G50-45. Running an AMD E1-6010 with AMD Radeon R2 graphics, the laptop is very sluggish. I have tried finding a mod for my BIOS to have clock control for my CPU, GPU, or/and RAM. My laptop has never once generated heated as it is really super slow. If anyone has any form of BIOS...
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    minimum bitcoin wallet value to be displayed on a website

    hey!!! i am kinda new with mining and i know this isn't the right forum but i am kinda lazy to make another account for another forum. so, i've been mining for 3 hours or so and i made 0.00000968BTC as shown in nicehash (what i use). for the wallet i use triv (an indonesian website) because it...
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    Experience overclocking gtx 950m

    Hi, I have an asus vivobook a550vx-dm660t Intel core i5 7300hq quad core 2.5ghz turbo up to 3.5ghz 8gb RAM Nvidia gtx 950m 2gb gddr5 Windows 10 64bit SSD 256GB I mostly play battlefield 4. I am wondering can I use nvidia inspectore to overclock the GPU or is the gpu too weak? And if I overclock...
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    ASUS G750JX, accidental gpu overclock bricked my laptop.

    I accidentally screwed up overclocking with Evga Precision X. The voltage slider went to 1.5mv and the Kboost switch was right next to it, so... Never use touch pad for OCing guys. So now the HDD, fans, keyboard lights, screen, nothing comes on, but the power-on light is working, So its drawing...
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    Can any OC experts explain to me clearly what VID is?

    Hi all, As the title says, I'd like to understand better what part VID plays in OC'ing. I had always assumed that it was the defined voltage for running a particular CPU at it's stock clock, and fully stable. An example being my recently retired Q6600 (GO stepping). It had a 1.3 VID, so when I...
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    Solved! Overclocking mid range gaming laptop, is it safe?

    Hello, So I am wondering if it is safe to moderately overclock a mid range gaming laptop? The machine I am using is an i7 6500u, 12 gb RAM, 940 mx 4 gb (with intergrated gpu also), 1 tb HD, windows 10. Now I will take these safety precautions: - will not touch the voltage. - will not...
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    Alienware m17xr4 8 beeps error code after overclock

    So I used evga's over locking tool from steam, I did a 140 mhz overclock and everything was fine, layer on I went to install something and it told me to restart, so I did, now it will not boot or post, just gives me an 8 beep code, I have changed the cmos battery, which then changes to a 5 beep...
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    msi afterburner sliders not moving

    I have a i5-6200 8gb ram with a 940mx gpu with windows 10 and when i downloaded and installed msi afterburner, the slides are either not moving, and when it does, after hitting apply, it would turn back to 0. And one time it worked then when i restarted my laptop it didint work again. I have...
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    Underclocking sky devices phone

    Hi guys, I'd like to know if it,s possible to underclock a sky devices elite 5.5 Octa phone. Android 6.0 is the OS installed. I know that it,s not a known phone, so it may not be possible to do that kind of thing at all. Do I need to root my phone? What kind of app do I need to install? Thanks
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    Overclocking Nvidia 920M

    Hello, So i have got very very low budged laptop for now because my family bough new apartament and car and i have got low fps on all games like 50 on league of legends on low settings. I've got 8 ram and nvidia 920M. I decided to overclock it but tell me how much should... I have got...