GTX 460M Overclocking

[WaffleBoy]

I'm about to buy G53SW, and I was wondering, if I use the Overclock options (MAX all with MSI burner) almost all the time (90% of the time), and use on the same time Cooler Master SF-19 (Cooling pad) (or U2) and IC Diamond Thermal Compound (or stock), will it cause much bigger damage to the GPU?

[sarge_]

bigger damage... compared to what?

As long as your temps are within limits, overclock all you want.

A cooling pad won't help you much with the G73 cooling system.

[WaffleBoy]

Originally Posted by sarge_

bigger damage... compared to what?

As long as your temps are within limits, overclock all you want.

A cooling pad won't help you much with the G73 cooling system.

Yea I forgot, compared to "middle" Overclocking options

[tijo]

Originally Posted by sarge_

A cooling pad won't help you much with the G73 cooling system.

That, if you want a cooling pad to have an effect, you'd need to fashion yourself a new bottom panel with more aeration holes. Note that there are still some air intakes where the GPU and CPU are, but they are rather small.

[Yiddo]

SF-19 on full blast with the maintenance plate removed shows some good results.

I expect there will be some serious results from the G74 which practically has a manhole cover.

[WaffleBoy]

I was thinking of opening the case of the laptop, as Reaper_Wolf said, and put into the SF-19 the U2's fans.
another questions is the score of it... someone can post it? plus the temp'?

[KernalPanic]

Whenever you overclock, you take a risk of overreaching the hardware's heat limitations.

However, that risk is mitigated by the fact that companies like Nvidia and ASUS plan their hardware with very large tolerances and err on the side of safety.

From my research it seems most ASUS GTX 460m users can get
fairly high OC's to work without causing much of a heat differential.

Individual results may vary, but 20%+ OCs seem fairly likely and some report 25%+ on the core/shaders.

Most of the reports place the OCs at the level of the stock 560m (775 core) or higher. Some got as high as 850core/1700shader/750memory.

For reference, the closest related Desktop card (same specs, just underclocked) to the 460m/560m is the GTX 550Ti which runs at 900core/1800shader/1026memory.

Apparently the 560m can OC to the desktop 550Ti level... (core/shaders only, the memory doesn't get much higher than the 460m)

If you take your 460m, and carefully OC it up by 25-50MHz increments and try it and test the heat under load, you should be able to find a safe OC that doesn't cause much risk of damage.

[WaffleBoy]

So you are saying that, I can do a maximum OC, Only if I do it in steps of 25-50Mhz every few seconds, right? and it won't take any Damage if the temp' good (80C no?), right?

[tijo]

In any event, you'll probably attain your max possible OC before you reach critical temps.

The 20-25MHz jump is only to find your max OC in regards to heat and stability. Once you've found your max OC, you can go straight to it without worrying.

[thief1958]

Originally Posted by WaffleBoy

So you are saying that, I can do a maximum OC, Only if I do it in steps of 25-50Mhz every few seconds, right? and it won't take any Damage if the temp' good (80C no?), right?

Once you buy your laptop you'll see.. You can OC the SW to 820 / 1640 / 1625 (1670), check the fps of your game, monitor the gpu and cpu temps, and you'll be surprised how low the temps are even at 2 hrs. of playing.

Older games (2009) OC'ed to 750-775 only registers 73*C GPU temp. after 4-5 hrs. of playing. For me, TW2 OC'ed to 820-825 only registered 76*C GPU temp. / 68-70*C CPU temp. after 2 hrs. of testing doing multiple boss fights. No cooling pads.

Even OC'ed to 800+, it will still idle at 37-43*C.