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IDSG

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Registered: 2008-06-11

Posts: 13

[SOLVED] Cannot Overclock 8400gs on nvclock

i have a problem, i bought a 8400gs (until i get a 9600gt) on my new machine (core2 e8400, ram: 2gb ddr2 667, HD 160 gb), the problem is that i cannot overclock it, i try to change the memory and core mhz, but nothing changes, i used to overclock a gf4 mx440 without problems

so, the 8xxx series cannot be overclocked on linux o im doing something wrong? thanks in advance

btw: i try the gui mode and the terminal comands (nvclock -m and nvclock -n)

Last edited by IDSG (2008-08-29 17:04:08)

skottish

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Registered: 2006-06-16

Posts: 7,942

Re: [SOLVED] Cannot Overclock 8400gs on nvclock

Do you have this under your Device section in xorg.conf?

Option        "Coolbits"    "1"

IDSG

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Registered: 2008-06-11

Posts: 13

Re: [SOLVED] Cannot Overclock 8400gs on nvclock

thanks dude, it works,  dam i feel so noob for this

skottish

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Registered: 2006-06-16

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Re: [SOLVED] Cannot Overclock 8400gs on nvclock

thanks dude, it works,  dam i feel so noob for this

I found more than one forum post (outside of here) that said that CoolBits was no longer necessary for re-clocking. I spent about a week looking for a solution to this problem even though I found it almost right away!

Anyway, welcome to the forums.