Help Me decide If I should do it.

[Mr.CookieMonster]

Hi Guys,

I downloaded the latest graphics driver (285.62). I have the Nvidia GT 525M 1GB DDR3 Graphics card on my laptop.

Part of the new driver, it can let me overclock my Graphics card with Nvidia Systems tools program v6.

I am faced with the following question:

Should I overclock my Graphics card?

If I do, is there any things I must do/buy? Also are there any heavy risks in doing this?

Thanks

 

[Sysem]

I wouldn't do it with a laptop. Heat issues.

 

[BrokenLink]

Naah not worth it. Laptops tend to break often enough as it is. If you do however do it at the very least get a laptop cooling pad.

 

[Mr.CookieMonster]

Thanks for the Advice. I got the Dell XPS L502X, do those break immediately after the warranty is dry?

 

[shovenose]

No don't do it. But what you can do is use nhancer to make it perform a bit better because there's a lot of settings that nvidia has hidden.
Just google Nhancer. Download and install it. Then just edit the profile of the game or app your using. They explain everything for every setting so its easy to use

 

[Mr.CookieMonster]

I downloaded the program (nHancer).

It gives me this error:
The NVAPI reported no attached nVidia displays in the system.

My laptop has got Intel HD 3000 Graphics (from the processor which is used for the display). I tried to run the program using the Nvidia chip I have but it wouldnt work.

How can this be fixed?

 

[Draconia2]

I downloaded the program (nHancer).

It gives me this error:
The NVAPI reported no attached nVidia displays in the system.

My laptop has got Intel HD 3000 Graphics (from the processor which is used for the display). I tried to run the program using the Nvidia chip I have but it wouldnt work.

How can this be fixed?

you are using the incorrect laptop then . use the application on the Dell XPS L502X . it has the graphics chip.

if you do have the Dell XPS L502X , and the chip is saying its hd 3000 .... then you have a problem :wtf:

get cpuid as that will show exactly what you have on your laptop in terms of hardware

 

[Mr.CookieMonster]

Which Application is this? Is it on the Dell Drivers CD?

I downloaded CPUIS and clicked on the graphics tab and this is what it gave me: http://ifile.it/7sy5xko (screenshot).

What does this mean?

 

[jprestonnaidoo]

Maybe your laptop has 2 GPU's (one for low-power 2d, and one for 3d applications) similar to what some Asus laptops have.

If that's the case, the nvidia GPU most likely only kicks in when a 3D application is open, hence why CPUID is reporting the Intel HD3000 instead.

Maybe you could open a game, minimise it and then open nHancer or whatever.

That's just a theory

 

[Mr.CookieMonster]

It doesnt budge, I think it has 2 GPU's when i right click a game it gives me an option to select the GPU I want to use.