Overclock doesn't work on mint | Linux Mint Community🍵 | Page 1

dark plank Mar 17, 2024, 11:47 PM

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check with the command inxi -Fxz and read the line(s) about CPU in the result. it will show current average Hz, min/max, and current frequency per core

sly moss Mar 17, 2024, 11:55 PM

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dark plank Mar 18, 2024, 12:02 AM

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shows there maximum frequency is set to 4,400 MHz

sly moss Mar 18, 2024, 12:05 AM

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Yes but does it mean that actual is 4.4 ?

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Because it says avg 0.8

dark plank Mar 18, 2024, 12:05 AM

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it will reach it if it needs it.

sly moss Mar 18, 2024, 12:06 AM

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in Windows 10 it's always been actual 4.4 i guess

dark plank Mar 18, 2024, 12:06 AM

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idk. if that is really true, it's cooking your thermal paste and wasting power

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see how it performs now on linux after setting up the o/c .. run it a couple days with games n such

sly moss Mar 18, 2024, 12:07 AM

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i dunno how it should work... i have CPU overlock since 5 years in windows 10

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