Can you do a tutorial on how to overclock the gpu? I want to get a stable overclock without overheating and i just don't have the time to sit here and see what temperatures work.
+ThatGuy34 Default overclocking is easy. Just download a MSI Afterburner program and you see just 2 sliders there which you can move - Core Clock/Memory Clock. Adjust these two settings as you prefer (I am using +74 Core clock +150 Memory Clock on daily basis, maximum which you can get with stock vbios is +135 on Core and around +450/500 on memory, you can use these settings, your temps on GPU should be good still). After adjusting the slider click on apply and you are good to go. Be sure that you have checked "Apply overclocking at system startup" and you don't need to open the program anymore, just if you want to adjust the overlock. You can also make more profiles with different clocks and save them as profile 1-5. Then, if you click on the particular profile it will auto-load the overclock for you, but this is not needed.
Heya, depends from which angle are you looking at it. If you know how to do it, it's safe. Anyway, overclocking a GPU, indeed, shortens its lifetime, however, we are talking about reducing the lifetime of modern GPUs from like 10years to 9 or 8.5 years. Question is, if you are even planning to keep the laptop for such long time. On the other hand, if you plan to unlock vbios and overvolt + overclock the GPU even more, then the lifespan can be reduced to like 5-6 years but still it should not be problem. Need to remember that GPU is different, however, the most important thing is to watch, if your GPU is not malfunctioning somehow (GPU driver crash / some random colorized pixels on monitor and such) and also need to watch your GPU temperatures. They should be always under 88°C in all cases. Regards.
+Zoltan HUN Nope, it's not G-Sync version, however, gonna send laptop for the G-Sync upgrade next week. They will most likely change whole motherboard for G-Sync one.
ThatGuy34 Yes, on official RoG forums there is a topic about it. You can just write them e-mail about asking for G-Sync upgrade and they will write you back more information about it and so on.
+BoXiS Thanks, i wrote customer service about the upgrade, hopefully i won't have any problems. I've been thinking about upgrading to gsync for a while by trading in the laptop and getting a gsync one. Thank god i don't have to do that. Just a question, do you factory reset when you turn the laptop in? That's what i've been doing and i'm wondering if it's necessary or not.
ThatGuy34 I have already sent it in, so waiting for it to arrive now. I will see in what state the laptop will be. They will probably format the harddrive and install fresh windows after changing the motherboard, so probably no need to do anything after.
Heya, I have tried using one but it doesn't help with this kind of a laptop, because it has no holes at the bottom and the cover is thick, so, if you have fan here, it does absolutely nothing.
Can you do a tutorial on how to overclock the gpu? I want to get a stable overclock without overheating and i just don't have the time to sit here and see what temperatures work.
+ThatGuy34 Default overclocking is easy. Just download a MSI Afterburner program and you see just 2 sliders there which you can move - Core Clock/Memory Clock. Adjust these two settings as you prefer (I am using +74 Core clock +150 Memory Clock on daily basis, maximum which you can get with stock vbios is +135 on Core and around +450/500 on memory, you can use these settings, your temps on GPU should be good still).
After adjusting the slider click on apply and you are good to go. Be sure that you have checked "Apply overclocking at system startup" and you don't need to open the program anymore, just if you want to adjust the overlock. You can also make more profiles with different clocks and save them as profile 1-5. Then, if you click on the particular profile it will auto-load the overclock for you, but this is not needed.
Is overclocking gpu in this laptop safe? I play games 10 hours in a day. If I overclock the gpu would it shorten the life of the laptop?
Heya, depends from which angle are you looking at it. If you know how to do it, it's safe. Anyway, overclocking a GPU, indeed, shortens its lifetime, however, we are talking about reducing the lifetime of modern GPUs from like 10years to 9 or 8.5 years. Question is, if you are even planning to keep the laptop for such long time. On the other hand, if you plan to unlock vbios and overvolt + overclock the GPU even more, then the lifespan can be reduced to like 5-6 years but still it should not be problem.
Need to remember that GPU is different, however, the most important thing is to watch, if your GPU is not malfunctioning somehow (GPU driver crash / some random colorized pixels on monitor and such) and also need to watch your GPU temperatures. They should be always under 88°C in all cases.
Regards.
Wow such a great answer. Thanks a lot!
G-sync version?
+Zoltan HUN Nope, it's not G-Sync version, however, gonna send laptop for the G-Sync upgrade next week. They will most likely change whole motherboard for G-Sync one.
+BoXiS wait, you can do that?
ThatGuy34 Yes, on official RoG forums there is a topic about it. You can just write them e-mail about asking for G-Sync upgrade and they will write you back more information about it and so on.
+BoXiS Thanks, i wrote customer service about the upgrade, hopefully i won't have any problems. I've been thinking about upgrading to gsync for a while by trading in the laptop and getting a gsync one. Thank god i don't have to do that. Just a question, do you factory reset when you turn the laptop in? That's what i've been doing and i'm wondering if it's necessary or not.
ThatGuy34 I have already sent it in, so waiting for it to arrive now. I will see in what state the laptop will be. They will probably format the harddrive and install fresh windows after changing the motherboard, so probably no need to do anything after.
You need to undervolt your CPU
+CriminalGameplay Heya, it is already undervolted -85/-85mV however, it is 4860hq model which simply runs hot.
do you use any cooling pad?
Heya, I have tried using one but it doesn't help with this kind of a laptop, because it has no holes at the bottom and the cover is thick, so, if you have fan here, it does absolutely nothing.