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Nvidia Disables Overclocking for Series 900 Mobile GPUs
Nvidia once again managed to irritate a vast amount of end-users, this time the latest driver update disables overclocking for the mobile Series 900. Until recently these parts could be over or under clocked.
Now granted, I would not overclock or tweak a mobile GPU part myself either, the thermals are way too important inside a laptop for that. But we also know that some people like to do so and do acknowledge that many people have been OCing their mGPU for a long time (downclocking as well).
In their forums Nvidia explained that overclocking on the GTX 900M series was enabled by accident, and has since been disabled with the recent driver updates. To get you an idea of the revision numbers, starting GeForce R347 drivers (version 347.29) the functionality has been disabled on the GeForce GTX 900M series mobile GPUs.
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#5012545 Posted on: 02/12/2015 10:32 AM
Starting to feel like NVIDIA is trying to do just about anything they can to get more controversy started, pretty laughable.
But in all seriousness, they should just have some type of warning/popup that you have to agree to, like with voltage.
Starting to feel like NVIDIA is trying to do just about anything they can to get more controversy started, pretty laughable.
But in all seriousness, they should just have some type of warning/popup that you have to agree to, like with voltage.
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#5012550 Posted on: 02/12/2015 10:44 AM
This must be the user choice,to overclock or not, not nVidia.
This must be the user choice,to overclock or not, not nVidia.
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#5012551 Posted on: 02/12/2015 10:47 AM
yeah just read that too, and i'm really angry right now at nVidia, i mean wtf they supported it like decades? Locked voltage and +135Mhz limit was perfectly reasonable for me. Just upgraded my 780M to a 980M in my P150SM which ran @ 1250/3500, stayed super cool and i was finally able to play everything like i want to and than this. I mean srsly.
yeah just read that too, and i'm really angry right now at nVidia, i mean wtf they supported it like decades? Locked voltage and +135Mhz limit was perfectly reasonable for me. Just upgraded my 780M to a 980M in my P150SM which ran @ 1250/3500, stayed super cool and i was finally able to play everything like i want to and than this. I mean srsly.
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#5012554 Posted on: 02/12/2015 10:48 AM
Laptops have enough problems let alone heat to handle overclocking.
Laptops have enough problems let alone heat to handle overclocking.
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#5012560 Posted on: 02/12/2015 11:03 AM
Completely wrong : a lot of gaming laptop have proper cooling system to enable OC, not to mention the fact that you can repast your ventirad and cooling system.
But that is not the problem : if I want to OC MY hardware, I WILL OC my hardware, that's not Nvidia's decision to make !!!! If I screw over that's my responsibility and I will deal with the consequences, not Nvidia.
My hardware MY F***ing CHOICE !
Laptops have enough problems let alone heat to handle overclocking.
Completely wrong : a lot of gaming laptop have proper cooling system to enable OC, not to mention the fact that you can repast your ventirad and cooling system.
But that is not the problem : if I want to OC MY hardware, I WILL OC my hardware, that's not Nvidia's decision to make !!!! If I screw over that's my responsibility and I will deal with the consequences, not Nvidia.
My hardware MY F***ing CHOICE !
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#5012575 Posted on: 02/12/2015 11:48 AM
that's unacceptable indeed. I can understand voltage lock, throttling etc. but come on, no support for overclocking? They may make users understand the risks, accept the agreement, then let everyone do whatever they want with their laptops.
that's unacceptable indeed. I can understand voltage lock, throttling etc. but come on, no support for overclocking? They may make users understand the risks, accept the agreement, then let everyone do whatever they want with their laptops.
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#5012645 Posted on: 02/12/2015 02:20 PM
That explains why I can't even hit 70c with a +135 OC right? Wrong. Don't post nonsense.
Laptops have enough problems let alone heat to handle overclocking.
That explains why I can't even hit 70c with a +135 OC right? Wrong. Don't post nonsense.
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#5012690 Posted on: 02/12/2015 03:26 PM
This is the price we pay for smarter hardware.Dynamic this and that is all well and good but cutting out overclocking completely? I understand there has to be a trade off but ffs!! Only a matter of time before it reaches desktop cards too.Might as well go buy a console at that point or maybe we might be able to mod those by then, lol! I'll be like this guy, lmao...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOEe1uzurKo
This is the price we pay for smarter hardware.Dynamic this and that is all well and good but cutting out overclocking completely? I understand there has to be a trade off but ffs!! Only a matter of time before it reaches desktop cards too.Might as well go buy a console at that point or maybe we might be able to mod those by then, lol! I'll be like this guy, lmao...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOEe1uzurKo
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#5012742 Posted on: 02/12/2015 04:42 PM
Petition is up: https://www.change.org/p/nvidia-re-enable-overclocking-on-geforce-equipped-notebooks?recruiter=20925400
Petition is up: https://www.change.org/p/nvidia-re-enable-overclocking-on-geforce-equipped-notebooks?recruiter=20925400
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#5012788 Posted on: 02/12/2015 05:43 PM
Petition won't change anything, face it.
Small example: https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/544701/geforce-drivers/petition-for-directx-11-anti-aliasing-driver-profiles/
Petition won't change anything, face it.
Small example: https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/544701/geforce-drivers/petition-for-directx-11-anti-aliasing-driver-profiles/
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#5012792 Posted on: 02/12/2015 05:48 PM
How many people won't buy Nvidia based notebooks because of your example?
Answer, not many.
How many people won't buy Nvidia based notebooks because of this block on overclocking?
Answer, a lot.
Don't be so quick to judge.
How many people won't buy Nvidia based notebooks because of your example?
Answer, not many.
How many people won't buy Nvidia based notebooks because of this block on overclocking?
Answer, a lot.
Don't be so quick to judge.
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#5012797 Posted on: 02/12/2015 05:54 PM
This is bad comparison, but cool.
Faster we will see some users workarounds for this problem than nvidia will change they mind.
This is bad comparison, but cool.
Faster we will see some users workarounds for this problem than nvidia will change they mind.
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#5012799 Posted on: 02/12/2015 05:55 PM
newer driver also prohibit lcd that have pc mode to be recon as hdmi - pc IPS 4:4:4 chroma enabled 4k on 3 latest whql driver only viewed as hdtv.
while @ pc before the driver mode gives better image quality
is it sloppyness or other more sinister/sinful motives...
newer driver also prohibit lcd that have pc mode to be recon as hdmi - pc IPS 4:4:4 chroma enabled 4k on 3 latest whql driver only viewed as hdtv.
while @ pc before the driver mode gives better image quality
is it sloppyness or other more sinister/sinful motives...
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#5012803 Posted on: 02/12/2015 06:08 PM
How many people won't buy Nvidia based notebooks because of your example?
Answer, not many.
How many people won't buy Nvidia based notebooks because of this block on overclocking?
Answer, a lot.
Don't be so quick to judge.
I seriously doubt that.
How many people won't buy Nvidia based notebooks because of your example?
Answer, not many.
How many people won't buy Nvidia based notebooks because of this block on overclocking?
Answer, a lot.
Don't be so quick to judge.
I seriously doubt that.
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nGreedia disabled overclocking because people will need sooner to upgrade or buy a new notebook, pure marketing move.
First GTX 970 BS, now this?
Nice, nGreedia you keep going that way and you'll see what happen.
Honestly, nGreedia is starting to pissing me off.
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