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What is it? Purpose? How do you do it? How does it optimize my phone?
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Google is your friend. Search CPU OVERCLOCKING.
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It's something cool, you could use SetCPU or Overclock Widget, and it's like adding rocket-fuel to a campfire.
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Google is your friend. Search CPU OVERCLOCKING.
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the time it took you to be a smart ass you could have just said what it did.
i did a search for it and yet it wasnt informative enough. hence why i came here and asked.
Google want enough? Wow! Over clocking increases the clock speed of your cpu making it calculate faster.
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the time it took you to be a smart ass you could have just said what it did.
i did a search for it and yet it wasn't informative enough. hence why i came here and asked.
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Alright, then I'm sorry Google couldn't answer your question. (Which is odd, since overclocking is kinda popular.)
Anyways, Overclocking means to "Make the CPU go faster than it was designed for". Some devices "like the hero" can jump from 518mhz to a stable 691mhz by overclocking, this increases the speed of the CPU so that programs and the OS can work faster.
But overclocking is about finding the highest speed, while having the stability to use it. Since it's no use to overclock, if it makes your phone unusable to use. (Force closes, phone freezing etc.)
Overclocking CAN harm your device, if you take a too high value. But if you stay inside a stable zone, there shouldn't be any harm to your device.
You can experience that the phone is getting a bit hot, or that the battery is emptied faster than normal.
Since the CPU drains so much power, there are settings that allow to set a different clock (how fast the device should go in mhz) when the phone is at sleep. So that it can run at a much lower frequency, when you don't use it.
ROM developers normally post ( 691/197 ) or something at their thread, the first number is the CPU speed when it's on and you're using it. And the other is when the phone is at sleep.
If there's anything other you want the answer to, ask it here.
But, please use Gooogle search Before posting anything.
Overclocking increases the clock speeds of a CPU. And as a result means it can do *things* faster.
Overclocking on a desktop PC tends to increase the voltages to overclock the device over this isn't really an option on a phone as it has limited battery life. So overclocking on a phone is normally done by software changes. When CPU makers make a CPU they can not be 100% accurate on the performance of that chip - in fact its very much the opposite, so after each chip is made it is tested and then given a clock speed and locked to that, overclocking breaks that and allows you to manually increase the clock, however overclocking capabilities will be different on every device.
If you take an example of an Intel Chip, a 2.66GHz Core-2-Duo, this is exactly the same chip as the 3.06GHz however when tested it wouldn't run as fast so Intel sell it at a stable clock speed.
Overclocking the hero shouldn't really have any implications for the device, however overclocks can reduce the life-time of a CPU (and any other hardware you might overclock). You shouldn't notice much extra heat from the device as the voltages being used are not changing.
Hope that cleared some of it up for you.
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the time it took you to be a smart ass you could have just said what it did.
i did a search for it and yet it wasnt informative enough. hence why i came here and asked.
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Did you forget to press the search button?
Some of the top results from google:
Wikipedia
What is Overclocking?
What is overclocking?
What is overclocking?
Overclocking Guide
Really was that so hard?
I had my S2 set to 1.6GHZ and noticed very little battery drop compared to 1.2ghz (stock) so now I am just wondering if it would help me save battery if I set it to 800mhz?
Anyone know if this will help?
And for some reason SETcpu only detects the S2 as 1 core. So hopefully thats just an error and I hope I really have a dual core phone.
Which kernel are you using?
I am on Light'ning 6.1 (2.6.35.11 ninphetamine-2.0.5+)
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Changing CPU speeds will not help you save battery. Undervoltaging (UV) will, however. UV only works on certain kernels, and you MUST know what you're doing before attempting to overclock and undervoltage simultaneously. Read up OC/UV guides around the forum to know more and the recommended speed/voltage pairings.
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Changing CPU speeds will not help you save battery. Undervoltaging (UV) will, however. UV only works on certain kernels, and you MUST know what you're doing before attempting to overclock and undervoltage simultaneously. Read up OC/UV guides around the forum to know more and the recommended speed/voltage pairings.
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I'll be staying far away from that then. Thanks!
of course underclocking will give you a bit more battery life. even if you don't undervolt.
underclocking it to 800 simply forbids the processor to go up to 1 or 1.2ghz and it doesn't need as much power as in the higher states.
a normal desktop cpu also gets hotter if its overclocked with its stock voltage. But if you crank up the voltage too, to keep it stable it will get even hotter.
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Well, Nordic hardware has done some tests. Undervolting CPU and GPU will not save your batterylife significantly.
http://www.nordichardware.se/test-l...kt-pa-laengre-batteritid.html?start=3#content
The article is in Swedish, but all graphs are in English.
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of course underclocking will give you a bit more battery life. even if you don't undervolt.
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Actually it shouldn't. A faster speed allows the CPU to finish the task faster and then go to sleep...
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Actually it shouldn't. A faster speed allows the CPU to finish the task faster and then go to sleep...
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Yes, exactly!
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Yes, exactly!
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That may be true, but higher frequencies have a higher power draw, the phone at lower speeds should be able to manage with whatever the task is, assuming it's not a extensive app. If you're not a power user you don't need the phone to be clocked at the max freq, you can lower it and you see minor changes in battery life. With dual cores task are handled must better so 1.2ghz+ shouldn't really be needed, TouchWiz can't be as bad as Sense, where you actually need it to be clocked higher.
Oh man, Undervolting is OK but why would you Underclock a CPU? Now don't tell me it's too fast, don't need that speed in real world, you won't notice any difference and etc..If you are gonna Underclock it why did you purchase it on the first place?
Besides, that article said it all.
Regards.
For me I think underclocking + undervolting does indeed save battery life.
What I mean is that in my sig '1.6Ghz - 1325 mV' an at '800Mhz -950 mV' you see a difference of 375mV which I think can save your battery life for a couple of good minutes + 800Mhz is enough for my needs along with playing games (Only a tad slower at loading).
That's not necessary true. Yes at a higher frequency the task would complete faster but at the same time the processor with use more current and or increased voltage at the same time. That's why cpu's level up and down. Otherwise why not have the CPU set at 200Mhz-1200Mhz instead of 200-400-800-1000-1200Mhz.
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Actually it shouldn't. A faster speed allows the CPU to finish the task faster and then go to sleep...
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Please set your computer on fire and never return to the internet ever again so it doesn't have to be filled with your stupid statements.
Also yes underclocking saves battery, anyone who says it doesn't is dumb, you wanna see for yourself? set your phone to 1.6 GHz all the time, according to you people this wouldn't significantly drain the battery any more right?
Undervolting saves slightly more battery than underclocking.
Also why would you underclock + undervolt the phone? Because it saves battery and you won't find any noticeable performance gains between 800 MHz and 1.6 GHz.
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Please set your computer on fire and never return to the internet ever again so it doesn't have to be filled with your stupid statements.
Also yes underclocking saves battery, anyone who says it doesn't is dumb, you wanna see for yourself? set your phone to 1.6 GHz all the time, according to you people this wouldn't significantly drain the battery any more right?
Undervolting saves slightly more battery than underclocking.
Also why would you underclock + undervolt the phone? Because it saves battery and you won't find any noticeable performance gains between 800 MHz and 1.6 GHz.
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underclock + undervolt = winning !
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underclock + undervolt = winning !
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My phone is running at 751mv at 200mhz on tick-over and is ok. Lots of battery life!
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Changing CPU speeds will not help you save battery. Undervoltaging (UV) will, however. UV only works on certain kernels, and you MUST know what you're doing before attempting to overclock and undervoltage simultaneously. Read up OC/UV guides around the forum to know more and the recommended speed/voltage pairings.
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Changing cpu speed upwards will use more battery life.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1239176
this is another topic discussing its effect on heat generation
so whats ur opinion ???
Damn right underclocking is saving battery, just doubled battery life with setcpu @ 500 max settings try it you will see
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Damn right underclocking is saving battery, just doubled battery life with setcpu @ 500 max settings try it you will see
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SetCPU to 500
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I installed the webtop over hdmi mod on my Atrix and while testing it out, it got very warm in my hand. I opened the setcpu app and noticed that while overclocked to 1.3GHz, the CPU was running at 75C! I lowered it back down to the stock 1GHz and the temp slowly went down and settled at 63C.
It seems that while in webtop mode, the CPU is taxed at 100% all the time so I'm wondering if it's safe to stay overclocked when using webtop.
Everyone has different opinions of what is too hot around here.
IMO the cooler the better. IMI No Atrix should have a temp above 60c and I'm not even comfortable with above 50c either...
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I have experienced the same problem and worried that something may fry.... I have had mine overclocked at 1.45 using debian linux and all of a suddent he phone freezes and restarts.... Since it did it to me the second time I have kept my phone at 1Ghz... I am new at this so please don't beat me up too bad for being a noob... Just want to see if maybe undervolting it a little might help or hurt it?
Thanks in advance
Here are some tips I can offer
1.Try re-flashing your custom kernel and see if that fixes the web-top thing and over heating
Whenever the phone is plugged to the web-top it will naturally overheat so it's kinda expected remember now it's gotta work harder since its displaying on lap-dock or TV,but if you can cook an egg on it it might be too hot...lol
2.Set profile for temperature on setcpu so this way once you reach for example 100F your phone will clock down a little and so it might help the heat issue.You can set even more than one temp profile so this way when it reaches 96 it goes down a little then when it reaches 100 it will clock down a little more and such.
3.If that doesn't help,which in my situation it did.Flash a different kernel mayb it's just the one you're using that is causing funny stuff to happen.
Edit: not sure but i think undervolting helps battery but causes more heat,I myself don't undervolt I just created litterally a bunch of setcpu profiles for battery level,screen off,incall,charging,temp,and time and I'm getting 13 hour days at 1.3Ghz and temp profiles have been helping by clocking down when it's too hot therefore saving battery and drastic overheating.I dontlike my phone going anything over 104F it gets me paranoid,but that's just me.
I tried reflashing the kernel but it didn't change anything. I'm using Faux's 1.3GHz overclock kernel for Gingerbread (2.6.32.9). Is there something else I should be using?
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Edit: not sure but i think undervolting helps battery but causes more heat,I myself don't undervolt I just created litterally a bunch of setcpu profiles for battery level,screen off,incall,charging,temp,and time and I'm getting 13 hour days at 1.3Ghz and temp profiles have been helping by clocking down when it's too hot therefore saving battery and drastic overheating.I dontlike my phone going anything over 104F it gets me paranoid,but that's just me.
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Do what sktrix said in rest of his post.
I use the stopgap 1.0GHz kernel, and UV does lower temperatures. I would definitely try UV'ing a wee bit. You don't need to go crazy. I am using the following with great results for both temp and battery life:
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My setcpu profile clocks it back if I reach 60C, (I idle in the low to mid 30's). Under heavy load I reach around 52C max which is quite acceptable.
Now, granted I am not using Webtop, but the end result for UV should be the same. Lower temps and better battery life. You may also want to try just using 1.0GHz when on Webtop. The phone has more than enough power at this clock speed.
There is a bug with faux's kernel that causes the webtop to clock the phone at max speeds until restart.
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I know I'm straying from my correct forums here, however I have an LG Optimus 2X which like the Atrix, is a Tegra 2 CPU.
Our phones get VERY hot, I have had my CPU up to 86C before I decided to back off the stress test. CPUs are very good at handling high temperatures, and IMO you will see no ill effects from doing so, I am unsure of whether or not the Tegra 2 has thermal throttling/shut down, but in my experience they should be fine to around 80C.
The only issue I can forsee is the battery, batteries HATE high temperatures and it is awful for their life span, this is why your laptop batteries turn to crap after 1-2 years, even if low charge cycles, because they are always hot.
I would not be concerned about anything in the 70C realm, at all.
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There is a bug with faux's kernel that causes the webtop to clock the phone at max speeds until restart.
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Experienced this countless times. More with the latest 1.45Ghz, but it did happen on the previous release. When I dopped the mhz with setcpu, it wont scale but stay at max cpu. It even did it a few times without using the webtop.
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Experienced this countless times. More with the latest 1.45Ghz, but it did happen on the previous release. When I dopped the mhz with setcpu, it wont scale but stay at max cpu. It even did it a few times without using the webtop.
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So which overclocked kernel is best for webtop? I too have noticed where the CPU hangs at 100% at 1.45Ghz for a while when disconnected but it is always there when im in webtop mode.... How is Faux 1.3Ghz kernel with webtop?
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So which overclocked kernel is best for webtop? I too have noticed where the CPU hangs at 100% at 1.45Ghz for a while when disconnected but it is always there when im in webtop mode.... How is Faux 1.3Ghz kernel with webtop?
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It will still hang at 1.3ghz, though it's a known bug. I just stick with the 1.0 enhanced, there's no noticeable real-world difference from going over 1.0ghz anyway, it's just a benchmark gimmick. Right now, the software that's out there is optimized to run on existing hardware w/o overclocks. I've run Shadowgun at 1.45ghz and didn't see any difference over the 1.0 enhanced.
Now, if we were trying to run games that were coded specifically or faster-paced chipsets then we'd need overclocking to catch up much like you would in the PC arena. That, however, is not happening in the cell phone market just yet.
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I just stick with the 1.0 enhanced, there's no noticeable real-world difference from going over 1.0ghz anyway, it's just a benchmark gimmick.
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What's the advantage to running a custom kernel if you're not overclocking? Forgive me if this is a stupid question lol. Still a noob.
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What's the advantage to running a custom kernel if you're not overclocking? Forgive me if this is a stupid question lol. Still a noob.
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Bump.
Anyone?
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Bump.
Anyone?
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Read the history at the following:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15387385&postcount=1
You will see a lot more optimization than just upping the clock speed. One of the reasons the 1.0GHz kernel works much better than the stock kernel. Also, the ability to undervolt saving battery life.
IMO there is no need for 1.3GHz or 1.45GHz in everyday use of a phone. The only benefit is for OC'ing bragging rights. Until we can control phone temperatures better, it's pointless to risk the substantial heat increase on ALL internal components for extended periods of time which results from much increased CPU temperatures.
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Read the history at the following:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15387385&postcount=1
You will see a lot more optimization than just upping the clock speed. One of the reasons the 1.0GHz kernel works much better than the stock kernel. Also, the ability to undervolt saving battery life.
IMO there is no need for 1.3GHz or 1.45GHz in everyday use of a phone. The only benefit is for OC'ing bragging rights. Until we can control phone temperatures better, it's pointless to risk the substantial heat increase on ALL internal components for extended periods of time which results from much increased CPU temperatures.
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I see... guess that explains why the phone doesn't really feel any faster when it's overclocked. I'll flash the 1GHz kernel then.
Thanks for the info.
Not sure if this is the same with phones but normally a CPU should stay at 40C idle and 50C load. Maximum would be 60C while benching or something.
If it goes above that I would definitely underclock/undervolt.
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what's the advantage to running a custom kernel if you're not overclocking? Forgive me if this is a stupid question lol. Still a noob.
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also has other fixes besides overclocking you can go read them in the kernel threads
So I overclocked my GSII to 1.6Ghz, and ran benchmarks and it was blazing fast. So what's the point of overclocking other than running benchmarks? I'd rather not have my processor running at 1.6Ghz all the time and draining battery power. I actually prefer underclocking to save power. So my question is - how else can I benefit from overclocking my device?
yo whyd you put this in the dev section? get flame suit on brotha.
miui+siyah = beast
Well its obviously to have your device performance better. Honestly it's not really practical to run higher than 1.2 ghz though.
You also put this in the wrong section. Prepare your anus.
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Well its obviously to have your device performance better. Honestly it's not really practical to run higher than 1.2 ghz though.
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But in what ways other than benchmarks? Am I really going to notice a difference if I kick it up to 1.4 or 1.6Ghz when browsing the web or playing Angry birds or something?
where is the download link and what does it do?
Some serious development going on here.. [\sarcasm\]
OP even if you crank it up to 1.6GHz, unless your isolating that step, your phones not using that clock speed unless your doing sh*t on your phone. It will increase how fast apps or menu's open navagating throughout the phone. Your making the CPU think faster so your phone ends up doing its tasks little and big ...faster
But dude.. Googling the benefits of OC could have giving you an answer ..and FASTER. Lol
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The benefits of overclocking you ask? Let me tell you just a few.
1. For every overclocked phone, one dollar is anonymously donated to poor and starving children, families, and college students across the world [citation needed].
2. Overclocking your phone emits a low frequency gamma wave inhibitor which in some cases, tested by prestigious scientists, has proven to protect you from harmful UV rays from the sun, nuclear fallout, increases neural synapse action in the brain, lowers bad cholesterol AND blood pressure, increases lifespan up to a minimum of three years, and is a natural antimicrobial agent that also interacts with your white blood cells to not only increase output and strength, but also breaks down the DNA rebuilding process by inhibiting protein synthesis in a wide variety of foreign microbes in your body.
3. Overclocking has been used to successfully treat sever depression, obesity, dementia, and AIDS.
4. With an overclocked phone, it's been observed waiting times for and inside elevators is severely decreased.
5. Bad driver? Accident prone? Overclocking has been shown to heighten driver awareness and overall skill.
6. It speeds up your phone on a day to day basis, with some, but not terribly noticeable battery drain [citation needed].
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Overclocking is entertaining. But I'm running the Unnamed rom on my device and have it UNDER clocked to 800mhz. Crazy good battery life and zero lag.
Overclocking is pointless as it runs everything great already. I'm waiting to overclock until my phone is outdated and my contracts about to expire.
While its rather easy to do there really isn't any benefit to overclocking the SGSII. Yes, it'll run a little faster and your Angry Birds might run smoother (really? ), but it'll also mean a little more heat and more battery drain all to accomplish something you really won't be able to get any real advantage from.
another reason to overclock would be bragging rights
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another reason to overclock would be bragging rights
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Only reason in my opinion lol...
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For this phone, it's pretty much useless. The phone runs great without the faster clock speeds.
On the other hand, if it was a snapdragon processor, you'd need 1.5 GHz just to be marketable next to this phone (and 1.8GHz to perform as well in day to day usage.)
One reason could be... Because we can!
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One reason could be... Because we can!
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haha ... love it!
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So I overclocked my GSII to 1.6Ghz, and ran benchmarks and it was blazing fast. So what's the point of overclocking other than running benchmarks? I'd rather not have my processor running at 1.6Ghz all the time and draining battery power. I actually prefer underclocking to save power. So my question is - how else can I benefit from overclocking my device?
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Most people overclock for a smoother/snappier experience. I notice that roughly 20% increase in scrolling/tabbing around. Also you can think of it like this:
1.4ghz will finish tasks faster then 1.2, that way taking less battery. You could also undervolt that 1.4 to 1.2 (1275mV), so your finishing tasks quicker while draining no more then stock.
I switch between 1.4 and 1.0 every other day it seems. 2 months later, still looking for the right one for me. 1.6 should only be for benchmarking imo, epeen.
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1.4ghz will finish tasks faster then 1.2, that way taking less battery. You could also undervolt that 1.4 to 1.2 (1275mV), so your finishing tasks quicker while draining no more then stock..
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It's not that simple.
There are dozens of bottlenecks in these devices (and any other computer), and 9 times out of 10, it's NOT the processor. Persistant storage, RAM, bus speeds, etc - all those things will ensure that a 10% bump in processor speed will NOT give you a 10% decrease in run time for a given typical application. In many cases, you'll see no speed increase at all, as it takes the same amount of time to flush to persistant storage no matter how fast the write cache fills.
I'm not suggesting that a person shouldn't O/C, but don't be surprised when going from 1200MHz to 1400MHz makes no visible difference other than the battery draining slightly quicker.
I know someone is going to respond that the processor will bump back down to a slower speed and therefore it runs at the higher speed for less time, etc. However, unless you have the governor set to poll for usage so often that the governer is driving your clocks up to max, it's not going to poll often enough to make much (if any) difference.
Think of it this way: We both own a mustang, but mine is a V6 at 220HP and yours is a V8 at 300HP. In theory, yours can accel faster and maintain a higher top speed. In reality, neither one of us can go faster than the car in front of us (but you'll burn more gas doing it.) (Of course, you'll have more fun in yours.)
I hope this helps with a very common misconception.
Take care
Gary
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It's not that simple.
There are dozens of bottlenecks in these devices (and any other computer), and 9 times out of 10, it's NOT the processor. Persistant storage, RAM, bus speeds, etc - all those things will ensure that a 10% bump in processor speed will NOT give you a 10% decrease in run time for a given typical application.
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Very true. Also I am guessing in gaming, that OC will drain your battery quite well.
Consider I mostly do Web browsing on my phone (I need a tablet), 1.4 is a much better browser experience imo. Worth the 100mV.
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Think of it this way: We both own a mustang, but mine is a V6 at 220HP and yours is a V8 at 300HP. In theory, yours can accel faster and maintain a higher top speed. In reality, neither one of us can go faster than the car in front of us (but you'll burn more gas doing it.) (Of course, you'll have more fun in yours.)
I hope this helps with a very common misconception.
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Excellent analogy.
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While for now Overclocking is mainly just done for fun im hoping that closer to my upgrade time that i will be overclocking for more actical reasons. That is the way it was for my Captivate. I enjoy trying to push my hardware to its limits. Ive gotten my GSII so far to a stable 1700mhz but i think i can squeak out a little more speed especially with the gpu down clocked a little. I run it at 1400MHZ Though with the gpu forced at 267mhz.
Hey fellow XDAers
I'm currently running LeeDroids awesome GSM Rom, with his Kernel and a lot of others the stock speeds are 384mhz - 1.51ghz (using LagFree governor).
I'm just wondering is there any point of having it boosted from 1.18ghz to 1.51ghz or is it just overkill? I can see the Sense UI is slightly smoother, but I'm not really sure how the battery life is affected by the OC.
If I wanted to save battery life, would it be best to reduce it back to 1.18ghz or use a different governor (and what one?)
Thanks in advance,
Louis
Gsm and cdma processors default speeds are different?
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lhayati said:
Hey fellow XDAers
I'm currently running LeeDroids awesome GSM Rom, with his Kernel and a lot of others the stock speeds are 384mhz - 1.51ghz (using LagFree governor).
I'm just wondering is there any point of having it boosted from 1.18ghz to 1.51ghz or is it just overkill? I can see the Sense UI is slightly smoother, but I'm not really sure how the battery life is affected by the OC.
If I wanted to save battery life, would it be best to reduce it back to 1.18ghz or use a different governor (and what one?)
Thanks in advance,
Louis
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Yes i read overclocking do take a toll on ur battery just like an engine more horsepower/cylinder more gas lol if u really need the extra speed try juce defender or something to help save you your battery while over clocking. Hope this helps
I keep mine at 1.2ghz max as it is fast enough like that, and makes the battery last longer.
Yeah point off overclocking is that we don't need buy an new device to get some extra speed. But I think on 1.2 it runs fine to.
No sorry, I think I worded that incorrectly. I mean with custom Kernels they usually are 1.51ghz by default.
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Oh and do people know if by default it's 1.18 or 1.21? I know it's not much difference, but i'm a little ocd
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Oh and do people know if by default it's 1.18 or 1.21? I know it's not much difference, but i'm a little ocd
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1.18ghz /10char
If you want insane speed is what you gain tho you don't gain better battery life More speed the less life... . Both cores running all the time will eat it up.
If you push it too high you can burn it up.. Depends on what you want outta things...
Well the second core isn't so active as far as I know. It has been more designed to jump in when needed.
But reason most custom roms include an overclock off 1.51Ghz is because the cpu was designed for it, HTC just under clocked it, but in the HTC Sensation XE they not underclocked it.
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No sorry, I think I worded that incorrectly. I mean with custom Kernels they usually are 1.51ghz by default.
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Ah, I see now. I get what you're saying now. Overclocking is good, but becomes detrimental when the freq starts sucking the life out the battery.
Aren't we underclocked from the jump. I though Chad Goodman said the actual processor speed is 1.5 by default. Per Qualcomm specs at least.
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In short, yes.
OC'ing makes your phone much faster and, also helps out with benchmarks. However, battery saving is not an issue either. Most CPU control apps will allow you to set a different frequency when the phone is closed so it saves batter. For example, I'm on zr3d right now and my normal profile is 1.7x ghz. When the screen is off, it scales conservatively from 192 to 540 mhz. Gives better performance and better battery.
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jdeoxys said:
In short, yes.
OC'ing makes your phone much faster and, also helps out with benchmarks. However, battery saving is not an issue either. Most CPU control apps will allow you to set a different frequency when the phone is closed so it saves batter. For example, I'm on zr3d right now and my normal profile is 1.7x ghz. When the screen is off, it scales conservatively from 192 to 540 mhz. Gives better performance and better battery.
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Lol That will save you life when your screen is off but not when your running a game or hammerin away at stuff
OC beyond Quallcoms spec 1.53ghz is pointless and good for nothing but killing your battery. There are a great many here who gush over high benchmarks but that means absolutely nothing in "real world" performance no matter how much they tell themselves that it does. Just sayin....
Thanks for all your reply's
But for the average use (browsing, video streaming, bit of gaming, messaging) what should I set as my max OC as? And what is the best governor for battery + performance.
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OC beyond Quallcoms spec 1.53ghz is pointless and good for nothing but killing your battery. There are a great many here who gush over high benchmarks but that means absolutely nothing in "real world" performance no matter how much they tell themselves that it does. Just sayin....
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Nope.jpeg. I was playing canabalt the other day at 1.5X ghz. It was the tiniest bit choppy so I upclocked to 1.7. Perfect performance and, also real world performance I believe(actually it's a game so its not real life).
Best settings I'd say would be 1.5 ghz on interactive/intellianthrax guvner while screenon and .5 or .3 ghz conservative/powersave while screen off. Or, for heavy stuff, go all the way up to 1.7/1.8 ghz.
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