Just got my Note
Want to overclock it badly...had my previous HD2 running at 1.5 and it never had a problem occasionally it would overheat and auto reboot but not often...
How fast have people gotten it up to and what seems to be the safe zones? I found that at 1.35 on the HD2 wouldnt overheat no matter what you thru at it....
Have we found any sweet spot overclock speeds yet?
i have seen in many post. its 1700Mhz..
Dear TopOfNewYork,
We have two kernels for overclock; FM Kernel v1.6 and AbyssNote Kernel v3.0... I prefer AbyssNote since it has much more features and updated often...
For both kernels, 3 choices of overclock speed 1600,1664 and 1704...
I use 1600 @ 1300mV daily and heat can reach up to 50c while charging and playing demanding games... On normal use it is around 36c. @1300 mV my cpu is stable...
I dont use 1664 and 1704 since there will be more heat and instability...
For me, the best is using stock clock speed undervolted 1400 @ 1175 mV. Phone doesnt get hot and performance is still impressive...
Kind regards,
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that temp speed balance sounds perfect PROTO I used to try to keep my hd2 under 49C what do you think of going with the highest clock speeds and just setting profiles and governors based on temp and battery levels w setcpu?
or will I still experience instability simply by using the higher clocked kernels, I think no but I dont have that much kernel knowledge when it comes to setting the speeds in the kernel itself, i usually leave that up to experienced & trusted chefs
Dear TopOfNewYork,
I dont use profiles since they can cause deep sleep issues( screen off profile i mean )... I overclock with Voltage Control app...
Phone reaches around 50 c while charging and playing demanding games at the same time @1600 Mhz so overclocking to 1600 can be the best choice when not charging and 1400mhz is best for charging... If u use SetCpu app, u can use charging profile and set the clock to 200-1400 Mhz...
I also did 1664 and 1704 with various voltages but got some stability issues so i revert back to 200-1600 as my default...
Here is my voltage settings:
Rom: 4lph4 n3v3r d135 v1.2.2 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424401
Kernel: AbyssNote v3.0 Final http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1362424
100 ( dont use - makes phone wake-up slow )
200 - 825 mV
500 - 825 mV
800 - 925 mV
1000 - 1000 mV
1200 - 1075 mV
1400 - 1175 mV
1600 - 1300 mV
1664 ( dont use - stability issues )
1704 ( dont use - stability issues )
These are my numbers that my cpu can do... Values may vary phone to phone , cpu to cpu so it is better to test and find the best value for your phone... Hope these helps...
Kind Regards,
is that a commadore logo avatar! wow sick havent seen that in ages but i like it
I can remember getting a "sprite" to bounce around on the 64 as a pup wonderful day
anyway
good post proto...really helpful, and thanks for the links definitely going to try your load out sounds like you tested it properly will let you know if I find any interesting tweaks
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is that a commadore logo avatar! wow sick havent seen that in ages but i like it
I can remember getting a "sprite" to bounce around on the 64 as a pup wonderful day
anyway
good post proto...really helpful, and thanks for the links definitely going to try your load out sounds like you tested it properly will let you know if I find any interesting tweaks
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Dear TopOfNewYork,
Commodore; the soul changed my life... Amiga, my forever girlfriend... Memories... Golden age of computing.... And YESSSS we are getting older...
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and here i thought that when my phone reaches 50 degrees, it is in overheat mode.
nice to know that such temperatures are well within normal expectations when doing heavy tasks.
Hasseno said:
and here i thought that when my phone reaches 50 degrees, it is in overheat mode.
nice to know that such temperatures are well within normal expectations when doing heavy tasks.
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Dear Hasseno,
I dont advice to run device long time when it reaches over 50c... I guess around 50c-55c is a little bit risky...
Kind Regards,
Hasseno said:
and here i thought that when my phone reaches 50 degrees, it is in overheat mode.
nice to know that such temperatures are well within normal expectations when doing heavy tasks.
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I have a profile active that it gives me a warning when it reaches 50, and it will downclock too.
PROTOCHIP,
How do you test stability with 1.4Ghz @ 1175mV?
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I tried 1.6Ghz @ 1300mV the phone is just too hot to hold
EarlZ said:
PROTOCHIP,
How do you test stability with 1.4Ghz @ 1175mV?
EDIT:
I tried 1.6Ghz @ 1300mV the phone is just too hot to hold
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Dear EarlqZ,
To Test Stability:
1- Run 3 times "Antutu Benchmark"
2- Run 3 Times "NeoCore Benchmark"
3- Run 3 times "Nenamark1"
4- Run 3 times "Quadrant Standart"
5- Run 30 minutes "StabilityTest"
6- Play 10 minutes of 1080p TS and MKV movies in SW mode with bsplayer or mxplayer
If all these tests passed and if phone doesnt lock then i confirm the Mhz and mV...
For [email protected] , Yes PHONE MAY REACH over 50c while charging and playing demanding games at the same time... While on mobile, phone temperature is between acceptable ranges around 38-46c when playing demanding games... On idle, temp is around 22-28... Best choice is using phone [email protected] or [email protected] depending on the cpu; test and find out if ur cpu can handle this mV... Hope all these helps...
Kind Regards,
What do you use to monitor CPU temps?
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What do you use to monitor CPU temps?
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Dear Earlz,
You can use SetCpu widget or "System Panel" app to observe temps. Day by day, u get more experience and can guess the aprox. temp by touching
Also "StabilityTest" app shows temp while running...
Kind Regards,
I have System Panel app and it only shows battery temps, is that a mislabeled CPU temp ?
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I have System Panel app and it only shows battery temps, is that a mislabeled CPU temp ?
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Dear EarlZ,
Actually, we all call it as CPU temp... AFAIK, apps can only measure batt temp but it is a clue for us to determine how hot cpu is...
Kind Regards,
PROTOCHIP said:
Dear EarlZ,
Actually, we all call it as CPU temp... AFAIK, apps can only measure batt temp but it is a clue for us to determine how hot cpu is...
Kind Regards,
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So its really battery temperature and not direct CPU temp?
EarlZ said:
So its really battery temperature and not direct CPU temp?
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Dear EarlZ,
I guess so... I think batt. temp is parallel with cpu temp...
Kind Regards,
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Hi folks,
I was just wondering, what are everyone's speeds? I shall start first I have attached a screenshot of my voltages, speeds, and governor.
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Quick note - i would strongly suggest backing your CPU down to a max of 1200Mhz. For some reason, any speed above that will tank your GPU performance (by as much as half); the additional 100Mhz CPU loss isn't really felt (especially with the GPU gains).
Divine_Madcat said:
Quick note - i would strongly suggest backing your CPU down to a max of 1200Mhz. For some reason, any speed above that will tank your GPU performance (by as much as half); the additional 100Mhz CPU loss isn't really felt (especially with the GPU gains).
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Is there anyway to confirm this? How can I measure GPU performance?
I set mine at 1200MHz and didn't bother playing with cpu voltage.
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Is there anyway to confirm this? How can I measure GPU performance?
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It has been well confirmed in severl threads (Cm7 dev and general), but you can easily test yourself with nenamark 1. Set your clocks to 1200, and run the bench; then set your clocks to 1300, run again (and watch your framerate plummet).
Divine_Madcat said:
It has been well confirmed in severl threads (Cm7 dev and general), but you can easily test yourself with nenamark 1. Set your clocks to 1200, and run the bench; then set your clocks to 1300, run again (and watch your framerate plummet).
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I tried your little scenario of dropping down to 1125mhz and running nenamark. I was 14.8 running 1125mhz and at 15.6 at 1300mhz. I am running chainfire plug ins.
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And what do those numbers mean?
14.8 is better or worse compared to 15.6?
Hindle1225 said:
I tried your little scenario of dropping down to 1125mhz and running nenamark. I was 14.8 running 1125mhz and at 15.6 at 1300mhz. I am running chainfire plug ins.
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Odd.. i can get 21 Fps at @1200.. i would have expected the 1125 to be around the same; though the 1300 sounds right on.
I got 16.3 fps using my current setup. Lawl. What part of android uses 3d acceleration anyway?
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I got 16.3 fps using my current setup. Lawl. What part of android uses 3d acceleration anyway?
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UH.. android, not alot, but pretty much any game (or even some web browsers like Opera). Its easy to "lawl", but it actually DOES matter...
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UH.. android, not alot, but pretty much any game (or even some web browsers like Opera). Its easy to "lawl", but it actually DOES matter...
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Good point however I don't play any games that uses 3d. I don't really play any games. Just browsing with dolphin and lots of email.
I will take it down per notch as per your suggestion once I update to a newer version though.
Also, some of the framerate difference may come from you running the 32bit framebuffer kernel, instead of the faster 16bit (but if you don't game alot, you may not really need it anyway).
Scratch that. I just tested it. I got 22.9fps. Lawl. I am now tweaking it again. What are your voltages?
Thanks for the suggestion again. 1200 MHz Max for me.
P.s. how do I check which framerate buffer am I running?
PoisonWolf said:
Good point however I don't play any games that uses 3d. I don't really play any games. Just browsing with dolphin and lots of email.
I will take it down per notch as per your suggestion once I update to a newer version though.
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If u don't play any games, then why to bother for the 3D loss of 1300mhz?
I would prefer to use the extra speed.
RASTAVIPER said:
If u don't play any games, then why to bother for the 3D loss of 1300mhz?
I would prefer to use the extra speed.
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Frankly, i am under the personal impression that overall the system is more responsive at 1200, and that is not just the GPU. Something about that speed is the sweet spot.
And really.. only rarely will a system that does web pages and email hit max speed anyway... why not opt for a better all around performance, rather than an immeasurable CPU gain?
I know this could be kind of off topic, but what battery temperatures do you guys get when overclocking? because the other day mine was at 36 Celsius overclocked at 1200, Does anyone knows of a safe temperature range?
Mine hovers around 34 to 36. My hd2 goes up to 43 and that is fine too. Honestly, I would think that as long as it is under 40 you should not worth.
I use 300 min and 1200 max and have the governor set to on demand. No issues with this setting.
300 - .8125
600 - 1.0
800 - 1.1875
1100 - 1.25
1200 - 1.2875
Haven't used it much recently, but about 5% drain for 24 hours in sleep. I need to put it through some heavy use to see how bad I can kill the battery.
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1200 - .8125
1100 - 1.0
800 - 1.1875
600 - 1.25
300 - 1.2875
Haven't used it much recently, but about 5% drain for 24 hours in sleep. I need to put it through some heavy use to see how bad I can kill the battery.
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You probably got the voltages reversed. Not possible to run 300 mhz on 1.2875. Lawl.
patruns said:
I use 300 min and 1200 max and have the governor set to on demand. No issues with this setting.
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This was my initial setting as well (with the exception of running the max at 1300mhz). However, I realized that it wasn't the max speed that was the issue, I found out that increasing the lower-steppings was key in increasing the overall fluidity of the device as the interactive governor ramped through the steppings.
I've undervolted my device and right now I have
100mhz - 825 mah
200mhz - 825 mah
500mhz - 800 mah
for some reason the 500mhz setting is stable and if I undervolt 100mhz/200mhz even more, I crash.
If I set my minimum processor power to 500mhz would I consume less batter than if I were to use 100mhz/200mhz?
Your phone spends most of its time in the lowest and highest cpu frequencies and just a small amount of time at the intermediate levels. Your undervolt for 500mhz probably isn't stable but it doesn't crash because it's only at that frequency for a very short amount of time. If you set the minimum to 500mhz at that voltage it will probably start playing up.
http:/ /db.tt/iy1bKVoB
graph of my cpu levels
Abit offtopic but what the hell!
I was wondering if there's any risks involved with undervolting?
I don't meen the crashes and freeze ups, but rather more like if there's any risk
to really damage your phone from it?
I have and still do alot of OC in the computer world, and do know what overvolting can do. But i'm still curious about what uv can do to your system.
Maskell said:
Your phone spends most of its time in the lowest and highest cpu frequencies and just a small amount of time at the intermediate levels. Your undervolt for 500mhz probably isn't stable but it doesn't crash because it's only at that frequency for a very short amount of time. If you set the minimum to 500mhz at that voltage it will probably start playing up.
http:/ /db.tt/iy1bKVoB
graph of my cpu levels
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It's been my minimum even before posting this thread. I just started to wonder.
I've been on it for 10 hours now. I have 45% battery life left. Probably due to my 1700mhz being @ 1350mah right now.
I can assure you, it's VERY stable. It's so SMOOTH. Smoother than just having rocketrom and all that stuff. NO LAGS, NO SHUTDOWNS. ALL STABLE.
I can see better battery life, and CPU Spy says it used up 47% 1700mhz and 40% 500mhz. I think it's giving me better battery life.
It's evenly splitted up probably because I was using lulzactive governor.
but then again I didn't log my previous battery life without undervolting.
Some more insight would be nice.
SweCrow81 said:
Abit offtopic but what the hell!
I was wondering if there's any risks involved with undervolting?
I don't meen the crashes and freeze ups, but rather more like if there's any risk
to really damage your phone from it?
I have and still do alot of OC in the computer world, and do know what overvolting can do. But i'm still curious about what uv can do to your system.
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There are alot of risks. Minor chance that you will cause hardware damage to your phone but I'm saying VERY minor. Just don't be stupid with voltages, like just suddenly overdropping the voltages. Your processor might die.
It's scary as hell, it crashes alot while testing and all that ****.
Feels good when you get it stable though.
TL;DR
Very slight chance to damage your hardware; only if you're very daring.
It should increase your battery life by atleast 20% if you reach the peak of your processors limit.
Bump, are there no other insights on this? Am I like, the only one who undervolted his/her note?
help
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Bump, are there no other insights on this? Am I like, the only one who undervolted his/her note?
help
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I want to run 1700mhz as permanent and also wanted to undervolt but i wasnt sure how much by and what the risks are. Reason being is my phone gets hot with heavy usage running at 1400mhz so didnt want to go to 1700. I'll watch this thread with interest
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I want to run 1700mhz as permanent and also wanted to undervolt but i wasnt sure how much by and what the risks are. Reason being is my phone gets hot with heavy usage running at 1400mhz so didnt want to go to 1700. I'll watch this thread with interest
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I'm running 500-1700mhz.
Indeed it does get hot at 1700mhz, when I'm playing games but I've only at most played for 4 hours straight.
For what reason would you want to run 1700mhz-1700mhz?
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I'm running 500-1700mhz.
Indeed it does get hot at 1700mhz, when I'm playing games but I've only at most played for 4 hours straight.
For what reason would you want to run 1700mhz-1700mhz?
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No sorry i meant running it at 1700 max, leaving it stock for the min. I just wanted to know how much i can safely undervolt 1700 by.
I actually have a question. I undervolted my note with SetCPU and I read that Tegrak Overclock Ultimate should be used as well together with SetCPU.
What does Tegrak Overclock do? GPU settings?
Would like to learn that part if anyone has any info.
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No sorry i meant running it at 1700 max, leaving it stock for the min. I just wanted to know how much i can safely undervolt 1700 by.
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I undervolted mine by about 100mah. I think I can tone it down by about 25mah more but I'm having a hard time getting it to stabilize.
1350 for my device is completely safe though.
Though, all processors are different. Yours could be better than mine and can withstand more UV-ing.
Goodluck!
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I actually have a question. I undervolted my note with SetCPU and I read that Tegrak Overclock Ultimate should be used as well together with SetCPU.
What does Tegrak Overclock do? GPU settings?
Would like to learn that part if anyone has any info.
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It's basically the same with SetCPU aside from its voltages.
I do not know if it should be used with SetCPU with the note because from what I've researched. It's only a common practice with SGSII.
Tried setting 100 and 200 mhz to 825. Crashed my phone twice in one day using it, gonna revert back to 875
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I undervolted mine by about 100mah. I think I can tone it down by about 25mah more but I'm having a hard time getting it to stabilize.
1350 for my device is completely safe though.
Though, all processors are different. Yours could be better than mine and can withstand more UV-ing.
Goodluck!
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Many thanks!
I will just experiment then, i didnt want to do that and then cause hw damage. I'll let you know how my processor gets on
Simple question.
My freq now is 633 mhz..still will it shorten the life of my cpu???
Or higher freq and I mean not just for gaming,for everyday use.
Its mainly cuz of 360 launcher.
You need some higher freq to get the smooth look.
So???
Well, I've been using Overclock since the Day overclock came out..
And i have no damn problems .. CPU is still working Great!
And just to let ye know its clocked on 768 MHz ;D
Just overclock it Dude..
Your x8 will be Okay
But if u kept using it for long periods..
it might endanger Your CPU
Also be careful not to fall into a bootloop .. uncheck the Set on Boot option ..
check if it's working alright on 768 .. then check the Set on boot..
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Medo2 said:
Simple question.
My freq now is 633 mhz..still will it shorten the life of my cpu???
Or higher freq and I mean not just for gaming,for everyday use.
Its mainly cuz of 360 launcher.
You need some higher freq to get the smooth look.
So???
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Overclocking by 33MHz isn't dangerous, that's very mild.
In General - the more you overclock from the specified values (in case of the X8: 600MHz) the more heat you produce and the more you push the chip to the bleeding edge.
In short: Every integrated circuit has some headroom for overclock as the manufacturer specifies the clock rate at an safe value and not at the very bleeding edge where variances in the chip making process could lead to too high yields because they don't run stable with the clock frequency. In general you don't do your electronics a favor when pushing it too far. 700MHz+ will surely shorten the life span of your phone, how much would need to be seen as there's no real long-term experience.
Wow thanks guys.
You see after some thinkig it aint the cpu freq that is slow.
I set my low freq when in sleep on 245 so the phone is slow on waking up.
When you set it on high the phone will respond better!
like PC, when overclock it may reduce processor life
any clock reduces the life of your cpu. the higher the clock rate less life cpu
A lot of people say that overclocking the Nexus 4 is useless as it's so fast to begin with, but that turns out to be false, yes, it's useless for making e.g. games run smoother, as they all already do, but it's very useful for reducing loading times, and it turns out that the % of time saved is close to the % of increased clock speed.
My setup: Nexus 4, franco.Kernel updater v9.3.3, Franco Kernel #666, Jelly Bean 4.2.2 JDQ39, Governor Interactive. Angry pigs HD 1.1.0 app loading. Fresh reboot for each speed. I did three measurements for each clock speed and left voltages at Franco's defaults. I would suggest looking into the undervolting threads to figure out how low you can go with voltages, undervolting is good underclocking is usually not.
1026 Mhz 1025mV default Franco
15.4s
15.9s
15.7s
1512 MHz 1150 mV default Franco
11.5s
11.3s
11.3s
1620 MHz 1175mV default Franco
11.1s
10.6s
10.6s
1674 MHz 1175mV default Franco
10.3s
10.6s
10.7s
1728 MHz 1200mV default Franco
10.5s
10.3s
10.3s
Conclusion
12.5% faster clock speed = 8.85% faster load time, which means increasing clock speed is 70% effective at reducing load time going from 1512 Mhz and upwards.
40% faster clock speed = 35% faster load time, meaning that people who think running their device at 1026 Mhz is as good as 1512 Mhz are wrong. Nearly doubling clock speed nearly halfens load time.
The reduction in loading time is reduced a bit as you reach higher frequencies, but it's still 70% effective so every extra Mhz helps cut down the wait. Overclocking the Nexus 4 is meaningless in terms of increasing smoothness IN APP, but meaningful in reducing load times significantly and in increasing the responsiveness of your system.
please tell me for saving the battery and still maintaining a little smoothness
the settings to use
i use faux123 kernel.. i just need the voltage,cpu clock n governer settings
so overclocking makes things faster.. really? who would have thunk. and you just found this out?
my brother uses a galaxy s3, and after using it for a few months he tried my n4... he was amused how fast things open and how smooth everything was, and it was all stock frequencies. i think it makes no sense overclocking this beast, it is already fast enough. +/- a few seconds doesnt make that much of a difference but drains the battery significantly more. just sayin'.
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my brother uses a galaxy s3, and after using it for a few months he tried my n4... he was amused how fast things open and how smooth everything was, and it was all stock frequencies. i think it makes no sense overclocking this beast, it is already fast enough. +/- a few seconds doesnt make that much of a difference but drains the battery significantly more. just sayin'.
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Sorry but little OC can help you save more battery in day to day usage. (If you are not playing only games on your phone).
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alen1901 said:
Sorry but little OC can help you save more battery in day to day usage. (If you are not playing only games on your phone).
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not according to my experiences, and i did play with oc/uc and voltage quite a bit. i always ended up going back to stock on the n4 (not on my old motodefy though) because of the drainage.
So, a 50% increase in clock cycles pushes the performance by a bit.
Who would've thought...?
well that's normal, overclocking = more power draining, more speed; just like with CPU or ram on pc, no rocket science here.
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Sorry but little OC can help you save more battery in day to day usage. (If you are not playing only games on your phone).
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OC? Don't you mean Downclocking or Undervolting?
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OC? Don't you mean Downclocking or Undervolting?
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Nope , also OC can (in theory) improve battery life because the CPU finishes its task faster.
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Nope , also OC can (in theory) improve battery life because the CPU finishes its task faster.
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But er... Wouldn't it would theoretically need more power and therefore generating more heat than stock frequencies which in turn will have a negative effect on battery life?
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But er... Wouldn't it would theoretically need more power and therefore generating more heat than stock frequencies which in turn will have a negative effect on battery life?
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It REALLY depends. I'd say most day-to-day usage, an overclock can actually help save battery by 'racing' to sleep (hurry up, finish, drop to deep sleep on cpu AND radio). I think being on 3g makes it even more pronounced because you're letting the radio drop back down to a lower power state as well as the CPU. So if you need to quickly open an email attachment, and cpu is the limiter, it can help it finish, get off the network, and back to idle state faster and save some battery. Now if you go on running benchmarks instead where you just keep throwing more work at it that's a seriously different story. There is also a point of diminishing returns (usually 1 or 2 steps before the absolute limit, in our case about 1670mhz) but in general, a moderate overclock can help.
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But er... Wouldn't it would theoretically need more power and therefore generating more heat than stock frequencies which in turn will have a negative effect on battery life?
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I agree with u, but remember its a theory.. U finish faster so the time it uses more power is less....
^^Look at the post above me, he got a good example^^
The best of both worlds (if your phone is capable to do this) is when u UV and OC. U would use less power on a higher frequency. Win-win in theory.
But I know what u mean and its hard to believe, but I think that's what @alan1901 wanted to say.
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If you are lucky, you can overclock using STOCK voltage for the maximum clock.
IE, i see many undervolting their phones by alot. I would just try 1150mV (default voltage for 1.5ghz) for your highest speed (OC as high as you can with this voltage), which means you are not using more power, but still making your phone faster.
Haven't tried on mine, but say 1.6-1.7ghz should be possible with 1150mV for a few at least.
No, 50% OC is not = 50% reduced load time
Let me summarize:
OVERCLOCKING > UNDERCLOCKING FOR THE AVERAGE (POWER) USER
You load a lot of apps, you don't play games or watch videos for hours, productivity is your focus. Depending on use you could save probably 1 - 6 hours a year (see assumptions below). Battery gains won't be significant, but spending less time with the LCD/Wifi etc on could give you some gains as the CPU is one of the lower power drain components.
UNDERCLOCKING > OVERCLOCKING FOR THE 3D GAMER
You spent a lot of time playing CPU intensive games, keeping the CPU cores at max clock speed for extended periods of time. In that case you could get some battery life gains at the cost of responsiveness and app loading times - your call.
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UNDERCLOCKING + UNDERVOLTING PROs/CONs
+ Reduces CPU temperature, if that matters to you.
+ IF keeping the CPU at max clock speed for extended periods of time, a lower max voltage could give you enough extra battery life to negate the time lost waiting for apps to load - your call.
- Increased load times - even on the Nexus 4 a lot of apps take > 10 seconds to launch, and don't forget in-app load times, reboots etc.
- No significant battery saving in most cases, potential for loss (if doing a lot of app loading you could even get worse battery life as the screen, wifi etc has to stay on for longer, and the screen is the main battery drain).
- Time spent finding stable voltages.
OVERCLOCKING PROs and CONs
+ Potential small battery life gain, as your device spends less time with the screen/wifi etc ON.
++ SAVES YOU TIME. I'm estimating 1 - 5 hours a year depending on usage.
- Times spent finding stable voltages and clock speeds.
-/- Apps does not RUN smoother.
Why 50% CPU does not = 50% reduced load time and why you test things
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It'd be more like 40-30% depending on relative clock speed. I did a simple test as we did NOT know that app loading was mainly CPU limited, could have been memory. And If load times didn't go down there wouldn't be ANY reason to OC and underclocking would be a good idea.
Assumptions behind an estimated 1 - 6 hours saved a year by overclocking
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Say that you're on average waiting 4 minutes a day waiting for apps to load, rebooting your phone, waiting for web pages to load, waiting for in-app content to load etc.
Overclocking can cut down that wait time up to 10%, that's nearly 1/2 a minute saved every day, 3 1/2 minutes a week, 3 hours a year. This means you can get a good return on the time it took you to overclock your device, assuming you'll keep it for a couple of years. So if that's the case, why not do it? You'll save some time and you'll enjoy using your device a bit more.
Currently I'm OCd at max 1674 Mhz @ 1225mV, otherwise using default Franco voltages and interactive governor. Stable and very snappy Might be able to reduce voltage and retain stability but this is fine.
zakoo2 said:
not according to my experiences, and i did play with oc/uc and voltage quite a bit. i always ended up going back to stock on the n4 (not on my old motodefy though) because of the drainage.
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sigma392 said:
OC? Don't you mean Downclocking or Undervolting?
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I said little OC. Example. Stock cpu clock is 1000mhz and 1000mv. Now, you OC your phone to 1200,1300mhz without changing voltage, or by increasing it a little bit(+25, +50mv, to make phone stable), it will use higher cpu frequency with the same voltage like on lower frequency or with a little higher voltage. So it would finish tasks faster, going to idle faster without getting any heat and give you more battery. On my nexus s and galaxy s3, galaxy s2, i tested it, and it helped (about 30min more screen on time for me). But if you play games a lot and doing some heavy tasks then underclock and undervolt are best for you. But on that beast of phone, i woldnt underclock it beyond 1.2, 1.3, not sure what frequencies are there. If you UC that phone a lot, you can easyly go with some weaker phone.
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is there any kernel that can overclock with 4.3?
Andre_Vitto said:
is there any kernel that can overclock with 4.3?
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yes, most of them. some even overclock up to 2052mhz :victory:
simms22 said:
yes, most of them. some even overclock up to 2052mhz :victory:
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like?
Check the Development sections.
This thread makes my head hurt.
So I managed to overclock the phone to the max 2,1ghz . But the things that scare are the following: I make it 1,7ghz or 1,6ghz , I do antutu benchmark and I get 4500+ points . Then at 2,1ghz I do the benchmark again but I get 2500 . How is that possible and what is the explanation ? I tried making both min and max freq at 2,1 . I tried with min at 100,200,400 but the same happens. 1,7 is pretty good but 2,1 is lame. I have to tweak the governors ? I tried multiple combinations too, Ondemand,Interactive most that are in devil kernel + Sio,CFQ,Zen. If someone can tell me how is it possible for 2,1 ghz to be slower than 1,6/7 i will be very thankful.
The processor is more prone to errors at higher clock speed? Error correction skews things down? Mebbe. . .
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billyjed said:
The processor is more prone to errors at higher clock speed? Error correction skews things down? Mebbe. . .
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A bit more explanation would be appreciated.
Im goiing to sound old here...
Its like having an old LP Record you know, one of those black round Disc shaped things that was used to play music.
They had little grooves on them that if you played it fast enough they would skip over the lines and the songs would jump
Thats like the OC the higher you go the system cant handle it... also the battery will drain faster and will heat up hotter
Hope that helps
EwOkie said:
Im goiing to sound old here...
Its like having an old LP Record you know, one of those black round Disc shaped things that was used to play music.
They had little grooves on them that if you played it fast enough they would skip over the lines and the songs would jump
Thats like the OC the higher you go the system cant handle it... also the battery will drain faster and will heat up hotter
Hope that helps
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thanks for explanation
juz like skipping ur breakfast before competing in 7.5km marathon! Ur not gonna feel light n run faster here, u ll be worst! and most worst could happen when u could die pushing ur limit here!
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McXeno said:
So I managed to overclock the phone to the max 2,1ghz . But the things that scare are the following: I make it 1,7ghz or 1,6ghz , I do antutu benchmark and I get 4500+ points . Then at 2,1ghz I do the benchmark again but I get 2500 . How is that possible and what is the explanation ? I tried making both min and max freq at 2,1 . I tried with min at 100,200,400 but the same happens. 1,7 is pretty good but 2,1 is lame. I have to tweak the governors ? I tried multiple combinations too, Ondemand,Interactive most that are in devil kernel + Sio,CFQ,Zen. If someone can tell me how is it possible for 2,1 ghz to be slower than 1,6/7 i will be very thankful.
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also check the 2d and 3d score... the higher you go with overclock, the lower will be your 2d and 3d score, maybe because of the higher voltage for the cpu the gpu doesn't have enough power to work properly
ktulu84 said:
also check the 2d and 3d score... the higher you go with overclock, the lower will be your 2d and 3d score, maybe because of the higher voltage for the cpu the gpu doesn't have enough power to work properly
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normally, cpu score will increase while other aspect decrease when ur OC as u only OC ur CPU, not RAM or SD speed.
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