HOW TO: overclock your xps 700

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@swbrown wrote:
How does use of ntune affect the warranty?

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Message Edited by iNeXile on 08-23-200601:09 AM

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@saygmo wrote:
Please make this a sticky mods

This is meant as a general guide to overclocking your xps 700, as I realize that for many of you overclocking may be a foreign concept.

1. Download the appropriate ntune version for your operating system from http://www.nvidia.com/object/nv_control_panel.html

2. Restart your computer. When it first starts up, there will be a DELL logo loading screen, and it will show the f2 and f12 keys in the upper right corner. Press the key f2 when you see it on the screen, and this gets you into the bios. There, use the arrow keys to scroll to the performance section, and then to the overclocking tab, and hit enter, then right arrow. This should have enabled overclocking. Now hit escape and save and exit the bios.

3. Install ntune, and tune away.

a. If you want to let the computer tune itself, which doesn't result in a very stable computer when I tried it yesterday, go to tune system.

b. I recommend going in yourself, to ADJUST MOTHERBOARD SETTINGS, and doing things manually.

4. Adjust the Referemce Clock (fsb) to around 216, and the ram voltage to 1.9. This is the highest stable combination that I have found, any higher and that poor overclocked value ram gives you a Blue Screen of Death.

ATTN: PLEASE keep in mind, when overclocking this motherboard, you are overclocking the ram along with the cpu. You will get a very small stable overclock, as this ram is NOT high quality, overclockable ram, and at this time, AFAIK, there is no support from dell in the bios for faster ram, which would allow us, at the very least, to reach the low 25% overclock that they have allowed.

!!DISCLAIMER!!
I am in no way liable for anything you do to mess up your computer by following these instructions.

-sage

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@chama98 wrote:

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@saygmo wrote:
Please make this a sticky mods

This is meant as a general guide to overclocking your xps 700, as I realize that for many of you overclocking may be a foreign concept.

1. Download the appropriate ntune version for your operating system from http://www.nvidia.com/object/nv_control_panel.html

2. Restart your computer. When it first starts up, there will be a DELL logo loading screen, and it will show the f2 and f12 keys in the upper right corner. Press the key f2 when you see it on the screen, and this gets you into the bios. There, use the arrow keys to scroll to the performance section, and then to the overclocking tab, and hit enter, then right arrow. This should have enabled overclocking. Now hit escape and save and exit the bios.

3. Install ntune, and tune away.

a. If you want to let the computer tune itself, which doesn't result in a very stable computer when I tried it yesterday, go to tune system.

b. I recommend going in yourself, to ADJUST MOTHERBOARD SETTINGS, and doing things manually.

4. Adjust the Referemce Clock (fsb) to around 216, and the ram voltage to 1.9. This is the highest stable combination that I have found, any higher and that poor overclocked value ram gives you a Blue Screen of Death.

ATTN: PLEASE keep in mind, when overclocking this motherboard, you are overclocking the ram along with the cpu. You will get a very small stable overclock, as this ram is NOT high quality, overclockable ram, and at this time, AFAIK, there is no support from dell in the bios for faster ram, which would allow us, at the very least, to reach the low 25% overclock that they have allowed.

!!DISCLAIMER!!
I am in no way liable for anything you do to mess up your computer by following these instructions.

-sage

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sorry but this is a ridiclous post!

why don't people just read the manual?

saygmo you are liable if you come out with stuff like this, despite the so called disclaimer you put,

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@jsrder wrote:

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@iNeXile wrote:

Over clocking falls under the catagory of misuse. I.E not used as designed. Therefore it would most likely not be covered under Dells warranty. I think this is fair. Dell shouldn't be liable for intentional misuse that leads to damage.

This is just my opinion based on other warranty issues conserning misuse. Dell may have its own policy, I am not a representitive of Dell and cannot speak for them. But this is a pretty the case in most warranties.

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Dell clearly states that the XPS 700 supports nTune. Check XPS 700 Top 10 Questions on the Dell Blog (psst, it's question #10).

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iNeXile wrote:

Over clocking falls under the catagory of misuse. I.E not used as designed. Therefore it would most likely not be covered under Dells warranty. I think this is fair. Dell shouldn't be liable for intentional misuse that leads to damage.

This is just my opinion based on other warranty issues conserning misuse. Dell may have its own policy, I am not a representitive of Dell and cannot speak for them. But this is a pretty the case in most warranties.

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@chama98 wrote:
why post a message giving instructions?

thats why a manual is included!

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