I'm going to sweep it and reinstall the WHQL ones.

can someone show me how to use the setfsb to overclock the cpu n gpu of a42jv to the speed show in the first page of this forum...would like to try it...

well i did a few logs and found that both hardware devices are running with no problem i.e GPU speed and CPU speed are constantly running at max and there is no slow down.

Iam just wondering how all of you are playing games? is everything running smoothly? mind letting me know what games you are all playing?

CPU
Open SetFSB, choose the PLL shown in 1st post, then push GetFSB, see got error message or not, if none, see whether it reporting the correct FSB or not, if its correct then just slide the slider to the right and SetFSB to overclock it...

GPU
Download MSI AfterBurner 1.6.1, then install it, go to its folder then open MSIAfterburner.cfg, change
EnableUnofficialOverclocking = 0 to 1
Then try up the Core Clock by 25MHz and use Furmark to stress the GPU for couple minutes, check for artifacts, then repeat until you get artifact or hang, then you reach your limit,
Then set to default again the Core Clock and repeat the same for Memory Clock, increase 2MHz each until reach the limit,
After both done, set both Core Clock and Memory Clock to the limit and stress the GPU again to check for artifact, if got, then reduce either one of it till you reach no more artifacts..
As for last test, try play games, see the overclocking is stable or not...

Disclaimer: Use this at your own risk

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Sep 19 2010, 03:43 PM

can you please explain what this means? my temps are within range even on full load im hitting max 74C.

Well I'm not 100% sure, but I have a feeling that once it reaches a certain temperate of stress load (way below it's intended limit) the GPU throttles itself down.

Have you monitored GPU activity with MSI Afterburner?

This post has been edited by AlexLai: Sep 19 2010, 04:19 PM

ok below is the screenshot of my gpu activity whilst playing mirror edge. you can see GPU usage decreasing, where the GPU hit zero is where the game crashes, for some strange reason it crashes on me but sound and everything is still going. Hopefully this can help you see whats happening. GPU clock and temps look ok thus far. Do let me know your thoughts, anyone else please chime in. Thanks.

Hi guys, juz got my A42JV last week. I followed the guide on the optimus tutorial and then tried playing DotA.

The frame per second was only around 18+. My friend's studio 15 with 4570 ati gets around 40+. Any idea why?

i assumed you updated the driver to 258.96?
Disabled the Vertical Sync in nvidia control panel?

yes updated driver to 258 and force disabled vsync.

seems like the temperature increased and your GPU reduce the load to keep it cooler. Seems like u have heat problem

he is questioning other person. Not you. Hahaha.

Its still the same. I updated to 258.96 and disabled the vertical sync.

hmm , how about use intel g card to play ??

Ok, this is so weird. I set the preferred graphic processor to "integrated graphics", its better than the 335M. ==

should be the optimus problem

what do you suggest if its a hardware heat problem? should i send it back to asus for them to assess the problem? they seem to believe its a software issue rather than a hardware issue.

but the thing is your heat isn't high. It looks more like a software issue... (but driver is up to date.... hm...) trying to cool it down although the heat isn't that high.

This post has been edited by DoubleU: Sep 19 2010, 09:51 PM

im just as lost as you, i thought heat temps were ok within limit. but i dont understand why my fps is dropping suddenly while gaming.

you're probably the only A42jv owner unable to use 335m to play. I can with with DotA just fine bro. So maybe your
A42jv is defective? Other A42JV user also able to get high frame rate.

Hi YH90, maybe you can share your setting on Nvidia Control Panelwe and then we can see what is wrong with the settings.