Overclocking gaming laptop GFX?

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HavocXphere

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Curious if anyone here has had a go at that?

My laptop (Asus ROG w/ 860M) is now ~2 years old & I'm thinking it might be time for some OCing on the GFX.

Would suck if I fry it but planning to be very cautious. Worst case scenario I get an earlier than planned upgrade. :o

Had very good OC results during my last attempt at OCing a desktop (managed to undervolt & overclock at same time :D) so think I might have a go at it.

Any laptop specific horror stories to share? Or even better success stories?
 
I'm vary cautious about mucking around with laptop internals, bar the mandatory SSD and RAM upgrades. The ecosystems inside those chassis are very vulnerable to excess heat.

I once had a Mecer laptop which fried the internals due to bad heat distribution without me changing anything in/on it. It was still within warranty at 7 months old. It was fried so bad that they just replaced it with a brand new machine. I promptly sold it and bought an HP.

These days I'm rocking an MSI GS70 (2015) and Macbook Pro 13" (2012) and I'm very happy with both. Both have SSDs and 16GB RAM and don't struggle with any work or (appropriate) gaming I throw at them.
 
HavocXphere said:
Well I'm eyeballing Witcher 3...but reading up on it the 860M is borderline for it. And it bugs me when games aren't fluid so that's a litttle ominous.

Starting to think an OC might not be enough...860M seems to be well below minimum spec. :/

*sigh* I miss my desktop pc.
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There are many graphic options to tweak for TW3. Just read one of the many guides available online. Even on the lowest settings the game is still breathtaking to behold. Many of the settings, like Hairworks, have a huge performance impact but (to my eyes at least) have little to no discernible impact on the visuals. I'm sure you'll be able to find a balance between visuals and playability by keeping it above 40fps.

Remember that it's a third-person RPG, so lower framerates won't be as noticeable as Skyrim. I played the game at nearly maxed out settings on my 970m-powered MSI at an average of 45fps and it felt perfect, whereas I can feel the impact of sub-60fps on games like Far Cry 3/4 and Fallout 4.

Edit: Here is a Steam user's guide to keeping it above 30fps. Notice that he has most settings on high. You could drop most of them to medium, still have the game looking great and get it to run at 40-45fps.
 
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One last thing. Just grab the GOTY while it's on sale over at Steam currently. You owe yourself to play this game. It really is very very good. The GOTY will be good for 150+ hours of gameplay.
 
FarligOpptreden said:
One last thing. Just grab the GOTY while it's on sale over at Steam currently. You owe yourself to play this game. It really is very very good. The GOTY will be good for 150+ hours of gameplay.
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Right well I bought it. Will see if it runs when I've got my laptop again. :D

Think it'll be dicey though - the 860m is about *half* as powerful as the 970.

We'll see...I'll play it eventually if not with current laptop then with next
 
HavocXphere said:
Right well I bought it. Will see if it runs when I've got my laptop again. :D

Think it'll be dicey though - the 860m is about *half* as powerful as the 970.

We'll see...I'll play it eventually if not with current laptop then with next
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Good man! Enjoy the game, I'm jealous for not being able to have the virgin Witcher 3 experience again...
 
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