Thinkpad R40

[miahallen]

WTF is a laptop doing in the 3D Chips OC Forum? Well, I'll tell you.

This is my school machine, but I'm stuck out here in Iraq and I wanna play games! So I have to make due with whatever is available. My Thinkpad R40 has a 2GHz Celeron and 768MB RAM, not terrible, but the graphics card is an old 16MB ATI Mobility Radeon (144/144MHz). I wanted to play C&C Generals Zero Hour a bit smoother so I decided to experiment, low and behold:

<b>I used PowerStrip to crank it up 35% (192/192MHz). My 3DMark2001 score went from 1547 to 2020!!!</b> Not only that, I've been running like this for the last two weeks and it has been <b>completely stable!</b> Zero Hour runs much better now, too!

Check it out:

<A HREF="http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=8231967" target="_new">Default @ 144/144MHz</A>

<A HREF="http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=8231968" target="_new">OC'd @ 192/192MHz</A>

 

[Ned_Flanders]

push it further!

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[miahallen]

Ned, the program I'm using to OC is PowerStrip 3.54 (registered). The OC I'm using is the max the software allows for, bummer hugh...

I know there are probably other programs that could do this for me, but I'm not a huge fan of loading tons of software (bare minimum only, please). So I typically only use tried and tested stuff that's been around for a while, and multipurpose is a big plus in my book. I can also use PowerStrip for outputing video to my 48" Mitzubishi HDTV (back in the states), for fun with internet/home video's etc...PowerStrip is <i>very</i> powerful for this application, but OC'ing feature is just a bonus!

I also like the OC'ing feature in this program because it lets me create different profiles depending on the application I'm running. Right now, I have it setup so when I load a game, it auto OC's to the MAX. But when I'm working in a 2D enviornment, I have it underclock to 120/120MHz (which is the MIN). For power saving (if I'm mobile) and for longevity (I don't think replacing a fried graphics chip would be a simple proposition in this laptop).