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Finally a GPU overclock solution for OSX!

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Maximus434

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Jan 11, 2006
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After quite a bit of searching I came across a utility that can be used to overclock nVidia GPUs in OSX natively!

It seems NVClock has been ported however it is command line only atm and I cannot make head nor tails of it. Someone here might have better luck, people posting on the forum below have had success.

See http://www.projectosx.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1246

Can anyone get this to work?
 
first off, no bumping.
second, i'm waiting to hear from someone else before trying. - I wouldn't mind clocking mine at 600-650
 
I would try it if someone explained how to do it, I'm not the greatest at command line operations...
 
Maximus434 said:
I would try it if someone explained how to do it, I'm not the greatest at command line operations...
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have ichat? - aim

I got it to load my gfx and everything, just not reporting the right clock, everything else is right

with 330m active
Code: 
-- General info --
Card: 		GT216 [GeForce GT 330M]
Architecture: 	GA5 A2
PCI id: 	0x0a29
Subvendor id: 	0x0000
GPU clock: 	-8589935.000 MHz
Bustype: 	PCI-Express

-- Shader info --
Clock: -8589935.000 MHz
Stream units: 48 (00000011b)
ROP units: 8 (00000011b)
-- Memory info --
Amount: 	512 MB
Type: 		128 bit DDR3
Clock: 		-8589935.000 MHz

-- PCI-Express info --
Current Rate: 	16X
Maximum rate: 	16X

-- Sensor info --
Sensor: G84 GPU Internal Sensor
GPU temperature: 40C

-- VideoBios information --
Version: 70.16.58.0a.00
Signon message: GT216 Apple K17 VGA BIOS
VID mask: 14
Voltage level 0: 0.01V, VID: 0
Voltage level 1: 0.00V, VID: ff
Voltage level 2: 0.15V, VID: 0

with intel hd active - that isnt working at all
Code: 
-- General info --
Card: 		GT216 [GeForce GT 330M]
Architecture: 	GFF FF
PCI id: 	0x0a29
Subvendor id: 	0xffffffff
GPU clock: 	13.500 MHz
Bustype: 	PCI

-- Shader info --
Clock: 13.500 MHz
Stream units: 240 (11111111b)
ROP units: 32 (11111111b)
-- Memory info --
Amount: 	4095 MB
Type: 		512 bit DDR3
Clock: 		13.500 MHz

-- Sensor info --
Sensor: NV50 GPU Internal Sensor (correction=0)
GPU temperature: 125C

-- VideoBios information --
Version: 70.16.58.0a.00
Signon message: GT216 Apple K17 VGA BIOS
VID mask: 14
Voltage level 0: 0.01V, VID: 0
Voltage level 1: 0.00V, VID: ff
Voltage level 2: 0.15V, VID: 0
will post more later
gonna try from source
 
I have already made GUI out of this


it's in my signature, Zeus thread

gonna add macbook support soon
 
mulo said:
have ichat? - aim

I got it to load my gfx and everything, just not reporting the right clock, everything else is right

with 330m active
Code: 
-- General info --
Card: 		GT216 [GeForce GT 330M]
Architecture: 	GA5 A2
PCI id: 	0x0a29
Subvendor id: 	0x0000
GPU clock: 	-8589935.000 MHz
Bustype: 	PCI-Express

-- Shader info --
Clock: -8589935.000 MHz
Stream units: 48 (00000011b)
ROP units: 8 (00000011b)
-- Memory info --
Amount: 	512 MB
Type: 		128 bit DDR3
Clock: 		-8589935.000 MHz

-- PCI-Express info --
Current Rate: 	16X
Maximum rate: 	16X

-- Sensor info --
Sensor: G84 GPU Internal Sensor
GPU temperature: 40C

-- VideoBios information --
Version: 70.16.58.0a.00
Signon message: GT216 Apple K17 VGA BIOS
VID mask: 14
Voltage level 0: 0.01V, VID: 0
Voltage level 1: 0.00V, VID: ff
Voltage level 2: 0.15V, VID: 0

with intel hd active - that isnt working at all
Code: 
-- General info --
Card: 		GT216 [GeForce GT 330M]
Architecture: 	GFF FF
PCI id: 	0x0a29
Subvendor id: 	0xffffffff
GPU clock: 	13.500 MHz
Bustype: 	PCI

-- Shader info --
Clock: 13.500 MHz
Stream units: 240 (11111111b)
ROP units: 32 (11111111b)
-- Memory info --
Amount: 	4095 MB
Type: 		512 bit DDR3
Clock: 		13.500 MHz

-- Sensor info --
Sensor: NV50 GPU Internal Sensor (correction=0)
GPU temperature: 125C

-- VideoBios information --
Version: 70.16.58.0a.00
Signon message: GT216 Apple K17 VGA BIOS
VID mask: 14
Voltage level 0: 0.01V, VID: 0
Voltage level 1: 0.00V, VID: ff
Voltage level 2: 0.15V, VID: 0
will post more later
gonna try from source
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Thanks I managed to get it working myself but I have the same clock speed problem you do.

Any ideas?
 
Cindori said:
I have already made GUI out of this


it's in my signature, Zeus thread

gonna add macbook support soon
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a list of what cards are supported would be great.
 

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FWIW, I'm not a fan of overclocking. Besides causing excess heat, it also tends to shorten the life of not only the CPU, but the mobo also.
 
Bending Pixels said:
FWIW, I'm not a fan of overclocking. Besides causing excess heat, it also tends to shorten the life of not only the CPU, but the mobo also.
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quoting myself from another forum
mulo said:
really? my cpu stays at 85-90, but my gpu is at 60-65, pleanty of room for some overclocking, I was thinking of just taking it back up to stock frequency, 650MHz, instead of the 605MHz apple underclocked it to. should be just fine. I might take it a little higher if it doesn't run too hot, some guys have been getting a 30% FPS increase, just overclocking it by 43MHz - so to 693MHz

don't really care about battery life, when i'm out and about i'm always using the intel HD anyway, even plays wow at 10-15 FPS
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If I get the OC working, i'm going to reapply the thermal paste too.
 
Zeus recognizes my card fine (GT 130/G94, iMac) and reports its clocks etc but when I try to OC it, it goes back to normal clock if I click the clock speeds button. Any idea on that? I just tried it for testing purposes, I don't really game so OCing ain't that important for me
 
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