Database Info

Overclock to more than 1.5ghz??

Is it possible to overclock the CPU to more than 1.5ghz? Most ROMs only go to 1.5.
I'm asking because the sensation xl has the same CPU but people are overclocking that to over 1.5 safely.

Virtuous Quattro ICS rom (and its kernel) goes to 1.9 safely

Is there a kernel that is compatible with sense 3.0 or 3.5 ROM?

i'm not sure, i dont use a sense rom

325i. said:
Is there a kernel that is compatible with sense 3.0 or 3.5 ROM?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes. Endymion/Hyperion kernels allow up to 1.5Ghz.
Unity9 allows up to 2ghz. Its mot recommended however, as the kernel is old, and 2ghz isnt safe
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda premium

olyloh6696 said:
Yes. Endymion/Hyperion kernels allow up to 1.5Ghz.
Unity9 allows up to 2ghz. Its mot recommended however, as the kernel is old, and 2ghz isnt safe
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah but is there a sense kernel that allows higher than 1.5?

325i. said:
Yeah but is there a sense kernel that allows higher than 1.5?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes.. I just said Unity9...
It's not recommended. It's old and has bugs with the front camera.
In the first place, you shouldn't OC higher than 1.5ghz. The chip isn't designed to run a frequencies higher than 1.5ghz for ling periods of time. In the long run, you will damage to motherboard, fry the chip etc. Battery life will also be significantly shorter too.
If your intentions were to do that, i don't think you should have got this phone in the first place, and you should have just stuck with the Sensation.
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda premium

325i. said:
Is it possible to overclock the CPU to more than 1.5ghz? Most ROMs only go to 1.5.
I'm asking because the sensation xl has the same CPU but people are overclocking that to over 1.5 safely.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
the sensation xl is shipped at 1.5GHz. There's no need to exceed 1.2GHz in my opinion, at least not yet.

dan-fish said:
the sensation xl is shipped at 1.5GHz. There's no need to exceed 1.2GHz in my opinion, at least not yet.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The Sensation has a dual core 8260 Snapdragon CPU, our has 8255 (single core) so i think that 1.5 Ghz for the DS is more than enough and safe, also reading somewhere that the 8255 is designed to run at 1.4 Ghz as an optimal freq and that the mobile manufacturers are free to undercloock/overclock for specific needs
I personally use the 8255 at 1.1 Ghz...never had lags

Hey,
I limited all my kernels, Hyperion, Endymion and Reaper kernels to around 1.5GHz, as it is way more than enough. I did this for some reasons:
- As it has been discussed all over these forums, devices handle OC/UV differently, no matter if the cpu is the same. This has to do with sheer luck with what part you get from the factory, your phone is only guaranteed to work at up to 1GHz. It may seem stable at 1.5 but reboot once a week, some phones may not boot at 1.2, and some phones can chug along happily at 2GHz.
- Every newbie that lands on these forums will instantly set the frequency as high as they can. Then they will get a freeze now and then. Then they pull the battery. Then they kill the phone. THEN they check the forums and read that they should not have pulled the battery.
- With my current roms, where the kernels are tested, there is no need for overclocking. Things run very very smooth at stock values. But I believe in "power to the user", that's why I even give the option to OC. The last time I had to overclock my phone due to lag/choppiness was with Virtuous 2.39 or whatever, months ago.
So ask yourself why you want to go higher. Bragging rights? Quadrant scores to show your mates? Do you even notice a difference between, let's say, 1.2GHz and 1.5GHz? Is it really worth it?
Think about it.
Cheers

So much detail, couldn't have said it better myself In short, 1 Ghz is enough for most, 1.5 is more than enough. Anything above that is DANGEROUS and should be avoided.
Sent from my iPod touch using Tapatalk

cpx07 said:
The Sensation has a dual core 8260 Snapdragon CPU, our has 8255 (single core) so i think that 1.5 Ghz for the DS is more than enough and safe, also reading somewhere that the 8255 is designed to run at 1.4 Ghz as an optimal freq and that the mobile manufacturers are free to undercloock/overclock for specific needs
I personally use the 8255 at 1.1 Ghz...never had lags
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah, that's the regular Sensation.
We are taking about the XL which has a single core 1.5ghz CPU.
+1 agree with lowveld. I Never OC'ed for normal usage. I don't feel the need. You can't tell the difference in performance IMO
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda premium

I'm sorry if I missed the point, but is there anything overclocking that much is necessary for? I mean, I'm at 1,3 GHz max now but my phone runs at 1 GHz 60% of the time, rest of the time lower. I never reached something above 1 GHz.. ?
So why overclocking even more?
Edit:
My mistake, 60% of time it's at 245 mhz and only 30% of time at 1GHz.
But my question is still the same..
Sent from my HTC Desire S using XDA App

CPU Frequency

Maybe some other 701 users can verify.
I was under the assumption that the Tegra 3 in the 701 was supposed to be 1.3ghz. At least all the specs say so.
Just got mine yesterday, and SystemTunerPro and SetCpu show it to be 1.4ghz.
Did I miss something in all the marketing specs??? Or did Acer pull a "fast one"?
MD

I've seen conflicting specs on the 701. Some sites say 1.3, some say 1.4. Will be interesting to see what the other 701 owners confirm mate :good:

Tegra 3 can go one point up in hard conditions.
It is still 1.3 ghz
A Tegra 3 running at 1.2 ghz can go up to 1.3
The 1.6 ghz of the Infinity can go up to 1.7 ghz
Etc...

Latoc said:
Tegra 3 can go one point up in hard conditions.
It is still 1.3 ghz
A Tegra 3 running at 1.2 ghz can go up to 1.3
The 1.6 ghz of the Infinity can go up to 1.7 ghz
Etc...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I can understand that in a sense. But was just surprised that the CPU is adjustable up to a set 1.4. Most devices that advertise a certain ghz, usually are set at that until you modify the kernel for OC/UV.
Thought the Infinity 700 3/4G was still slated to use the Qualcom S4 processor?
MD

[q] cpu chipset

does anyone know if setting the CPU SPEED to 1.5 GHz is dangerous while the SENSATION XL has the same chipset as the desire s has (Qualcomm Snapdragon MS8255) and the SENSATION XL's CPU speed is set to 1.5GHz .

sensation has msm8260 (dual core 1.2-1.5 GHz and adreno 220)

Sensation XL indeed has MSM8255.
Just like in PCs, chipsets in phones are binned not only by their type, but also by their target frequency. You don't go overclocking Core2Duo 1.8 GHz to 2.4 GHz because it's "the same CPU", right? Because it isn't the same CPU. The same applies here.

אז זה מסוכן או לא ?

English, please.
Answer - would you run the CPU on your computer at 1.5x the speed it was made to run, because there's CPU with the same name (i3/i5/i7/whatever) that runs at 1.5x the speed?
The same answer applies to your phone.
I expect people to be able to make minimal logic work with their own brains rather than just answering "yes/no". I think that this way people actually understand more than what they've asked for.

i guessed that was the answer but just wanted to be sure...
thanks anyway !

msm8255 should run stable on 1.5GHz (if stock freq is lower)

441Excelsior said:
msm8255 should run stable on 1.5GHz (if stock freq is lower)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No it won't. It depends on the specific part, and few parts run stock 1.5 GHz without stability issues surfacing / burning out very fast (if overvolted).
If you really want - you can try it on T-Mobile G2, that has MSM8255 of the earliest bin, with stock at 800MHz. Good luck, don't forget to write how did you like a phone as a toaster.
I suggest refraining from bad advice, especially when it's in the forum and it's not your phone you're talking about. You can burn your phones as much as you like, but don't go around suggesting it to others. Just let me understand something: you have stock non-rooted ICS and have no idea about such basics as which guide to use to downgrade, but you allow yourself posting about chipset frequencies?

so which speed can i overclock to that shouldn't turn my device into a toaster ?

deanshugan said:
so which speed can i overclock to that shouldn't turn my device into a toaster ?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
1.2 runs most things with no lag.
Sometimes you're the windshield; sometimes you're the bug.
- Mark Knopfler.

The point is each chip is different even if the same model
What works for me on my device won't necessarily work for you
So test and see if your brave enough, but be aware of the consequences
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda premium

I overclock my ds to1.5 every time I play games and it doesn't even get warm. So I think it's pretty harmless.
Sent from my Desire S using xda premium

Question: Why better graphics processing in US Stock Marshmalow ROM vs CM 13?

I have been comparing ROMs today. I have a back up on my Moto G 2015 of the US stock ROM (6) Marshmallow and of Dominion ROM which is a nice version of CM13 with some awesome tweaks, which btw I love. I did however notice a signifigant difference in 3d graphics processing ability on the US Retail version of Marshmallow, the graphics processing is signifigantly better than the Cyanagen ROM, various versions. I am suprised at this, and dont get me wrong, I prefer to use Cyanogen ROMS for many applications. Anyhow, I was suprised at this and I am wondering why. Is it just a matter of proprietary graphics drivers? Does anyone know why?
Thanks

You have posted in the wrong section.
Anyways, yes, it most likely is a matter of proprietary drivers, similar to how Samsung devices lose camera quality when installing a custom ROM.

^^^ This
As more and more manufacturers use highly refined and optimized code that is not open source (they only have to release kernel source), and proprietary binaries, performance of things like camera, graphics, and other things will suffer on purely open source ROMs like Cyanogen and AOSP based ROMs.
This is also why most people report less battery life on third-party ROMs over stock in the Moto G... Moto just tweaked it right and has the proper proprietary code and settings to make it work.

Thank you for the replies
That makes sense. Helps me to understand it a bit better.
Thankyou

Could be because Motorola changed the maximum GPU frequency in Marshmallow to 465 MHz. Was previously limited at 400 MHz in Lollipop, which is an underclock for the Snapdragon 410 SoC. This is using my app Sys-I that is in my signature. Check it out in CM, not sure what they set the max frequency at.

I Checked it out
The Maximum Frequency in Marshmallow is set to 1363 mhz.
quakeaz said:
Could be because Motorola changed the maximum GPU frequency in Marshmallow to 465 MHz. Was previously limited at 400 MHz in Lollipop, which is an underclock for the Snapdragon 410 SoC. This is using my app Sys-I that is in my signature. Check it out in CM, not sure what they set the max frequency at.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

firefoxjds said:
The Maximum Frequency in Marshmallow is set to 1363 mhz.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That's the CPU, look at the GPU.

Ill check it in cyanogen rom after
I have to flash the cm rom, the stock rom is currently running.
firefoxjds said:
The Maximum Frequency in Marshmallow is set to 1363 mhz.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

[Completed] I have two questions about s7 battery/ghz and rom

I installed Kernel Audiutor from Google play and I have the GHz set to performance meaning that they will run at the max GHz the entire time (that's 1.5 Ghz on all 4 cores and 2.5 ghz on two cores or 2.2 ghz when on the cores and 1.5 ghz on 4 cores) will this reduce the battery by a lot? I've noticed increases battery usage recently.
Also is there a way to install custom rom without wiping or does it have to be wiped?
Not sure if I've posted in the right forum sorry.

Aaron3018 said:
I installed Kernel Audiutor from Google play and I have the GHz set to performance meaning that they will run at the max GHz the entire time (that's 1.5 Ghz on all 4 cores and 2.5 ghz on two cores or 2.2 ghz when on the cores and 1.5 ghz on 4 cores) will this reduce the battery by a lot? I've noticed increases battery usage recently.
Also is there a way to install custom rom without wiping or does it have to be wiped?
Not sure if I've posted in the right forum sorry.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hello and welcome to XDA-developers!
On Kernel "Adiutor" you have CPU tab that shows which core is running/idle and how it scales. This process is controlled by the "governor", in your case, you have performance.
If you have stock ROM and want to install a custom ROM, you have to wipe data.