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unable to overclock 940mx?

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heroboy17
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04-18-2018, 01:40 AM
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Hi guys, I’m facing a puzzling issue now. Earlier, with my laptop, I could overclock the 940MX without issues, adding a modest 30Mhz boost for smoother performance. However, after reinstalling Windows to fix a corrupt update that caused game crashes and black screens, and when I reused nTune each time I load the nvidia control panel or device settings, I can’t make any changes anymore. I’ve tried reloading the control panel, but it still shows invalid settings warnings during boost attempts, even though I’m only increasing by 10Mhz each time.
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heroboy17
04-18-2018, 01:40 AM #1

Hi guys, I’m facing a puzzling issue now. Earlier, with my laptop, I could overclock the 940MX without issues, adding a modest 30Mhz boost for smoother performance. However, after reinstalling Windows to fix a corrupt update that caused game crashes and black screens, and when I reused nTune each time I load the nvidia control panel or device settings, I can’t make any changes anymore. I’ve tried reloading the control panel, but it still shows invalid settings warnings during boost attempts, even though I’m only increasing by 10Mhz each time.

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04-29-2018, 01:55 AM
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You might consider reverting to an earlier version of the driver, such as MSI Afterburner.
In any case, attempting overclocking (OC) on this GPU is unlikely to be effective. There are several factors against it: it isn't built to exceed its thermal limits, especially in a laptop setup, and even if performance improves slightly, the gains would be minimal—perhaps just a few frames per second difference.
Since you've already experienced issues during OC, continuing could risk further damage. The best approach might be to revert the driver or use alternative tools like the Display Driver from the manufacturer's site.
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04-29-2018, 01:55 AM #2

You might consider reverting to an earlier version of the driver, such as MSI Afterburner.
In any case, attempting overclocking (OC) on this GPU is unlikely to be effective. There are several factors against it: it isn't built to exceed its thermal limits, especially in a laptop setup, and even if performance improves slightly, the gains would be minimal—perhaps just a few frames per second difference.
Since you've already experienced issues during OC, continuing could risk further damage. The best approach might be to revert the driver or use alternative tools like the Display Driver from the manufacturer's site.

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04-30-2018, 06:26 AM
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You might consider reverting to an earlier driver version and using tools such as MSI Afterburner.
Nevertheless, attempting overclocking the GPU is essentially futile for several reasons. It’s not built to exceed its thermal limits, especially in a laptop setup where cooling capacity is limited. Moreover, any performance gains would be negligible—typically only a slight improvement of 1-2 frames per second.

Since you’ve already undergone an overclock, it may be indicating hardware issues. Pushing beyond specifications can damage the component. You could attempt a driver rollback or use MSI Afterburner for monitoring.
Other options are limited; using the manufacturer’s original drivers instead of Nvidia ones might help.
Performing an overclock would also void any existing warranty, making repairs under warranty unlikely.
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ThiLellesGames
04-30-2018, 06:26 AM #3

You might consider reverting to an earlier driver version and using tools such as MSI Afterburner.
Nevertheless, attempting overclocking the GPU is essentially futile for several reasons. It’s not built to exceed its thermal limits, especially in a laptop setup where cooling capacity is limited. Moreover, any performance gains would be negligible—typically only a slight improvement of 1-2 frames per second.

Since you’ve already undergone an overclock, it may be indicating hardware issues. Pushing beyond specifications can damage the component. You could attempt a driver rollback or use MSI Afterburner for monitoring.
Other options are limited; using the manufacturer’s original drivers instead of Nvidia ones might help.
Performing an overclock would also void any existing warranty, making repairs under warranty unlikely.

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