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[Q] Good OC settings

So I downloaded the DX/D2 Overclock app from the market, but I don't really know what to set it to. I'm a heavy texted that uses a bit of 3G. Not a lot of gaming, the most I do is Angry Birds or a GameBoy emulator.
Based on that information, what would be some good overclock values for me to set?
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personally, i would set it at a medium voltage with the scaling govenor on performance and the scaling bars set to max 1000 and min whatever you like....i keep it at 1000/1000 but battery is costly

Chiggins said:
So I downloaded the DX/D2 Overclock app from the market, but I don't really know what to set it to. I'm a heavy texted that uses a bit of 3G. Not a lot of gaming, the most I do is Angry Birds or a GameBoy emulator.
Based on that information, what would be some good overclock values for me to set?
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If you want to overclock I use the 1.25 low voltage.

After seeing this thread I got the app and I'm at 1.15 ulta low voltage. Voltage is similar to stock.
Stock. Overclock
Slot 1 - 400Mhz 33v 400Mhz 36v
Slot 2 - 600Mhz 48v 700Mhz 51v
Slot 3 - 800Mhz 58v 900Mhz 56v
Slot 4 - 1000Mhz 62v 1150Mhz 62v
Not a massive increase in speed but still noticeable. Hopefully keeping the voltage close will help prevent overheating. Probably stay at 1.15 for a few days to see how everything goes. If it's stable and doesn't overheat and depending on how it affects battery life I might crank it up and see how it goes.
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I run 1.35ghz low voltage. Rock solid and no heat issues.
As long as you don't set it to boot with untested settings you should be fine experimenting. I tweak settings and run quadrant to check for performance. Trial and error.
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SetCPU vs. CMSettings Built-in CPU manager

For those of you on CM7 (preferably RC2 or later nightlies), are you using SetCPU or the built in CMSettings CPU manager? Which is giving you better performance/battery life?
I can't help but think that the built in CM Settings CPU tuner is going to be conflicting with my SetCPU profiles.
Been using nightlies since #30 or so, and I currently run SetCPU with a normal profile, a screen off profile, and a profile for <10% battery and haven't touched CMSettings' CPU manager.
I'm contemplating just uninstalling SetCPU for a day or two and seeing what a 1017max / 245min Ondemand or Powersave governor via CMSettings ends up doing to my battery life considering there will be no screen off profile.
Any thoughts?

I dumped setCPU after a lot of testing (and even bought it on market)
I'm finding I'm much happier using inbuilt CPU settings. I think battery life is the same but performance is better due to the fact that SetCPU would sometimes get stuck in my screen-off profile when turned on causing the phone to be really slow.
I recomend uninstalling setCPU, set your ONDEMAND governor with ~1Ghz and run it... You'll find your battery about the same but much less hassle.

I have yet to try that, I somewhat feel obligated to use SetCPU since I purchased it lol. But it probably won't be the last time I waste money at the market.

Neither. CPU tuner works best for me.
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Utorrent76 said:
Neither. CPU tuner works best for me.
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its the same thing :facepalm:
Try the inbuilt one... I think its way easier

I've been wondering about this too. I don't quite understand how it works. Can I just set the frequency higher till a certain point without changing the voltage and get the same battery life?
What's the best way of doing this? Just change the clock speed or do I need to change something else or update the kernel?

Whatever you tell SetCPU to do, you'll see the same settings mirrored in the CM settings.

I say setCPU cuz as battery gets lower... I have my CPU speed lower also. Basically, 15% battery lasts me forever :] lol
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DJAeroX26 said:
I say setCPU cuz as battery gets lower... I have my CPU speed lower also. Basically, 15% battery lasts me forever :] lol
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Definitely. This is the one thing I like about SetCPU is having the 10% and 5% profiles so that I can get the last few % to last forever if I need it. Although in normal day-to-day use I'm never pushing it below 20%.

ScooterG said:
Whatever you tell SetCPU to do, you'll see the same settings mirrored in the CM settings.
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Yea I see this, as far as the governor changing etc.. This is why I'm wondering if it would be easier on my phone to just run only the CM Settings one.
I notice that every 5th or so time I unlock the phone, there is an obvious lag switching from the screen off profile, and my unlock sliders jitter around and it takes 4-5 tries to unlock the phone. I think this is probably partially due to both settings switching over trying to change.
I think I might try backing up and uninstalling SetCPU for tomorrow to see how it goes.

colonelcack said:
I've been wondering about this too. I don't quite understand how it works. Can I just set the frequency higher till a certain point without changing the voltage and get the same battery life?
What's the best way of doing this? Just change the clock speed or do I need to change something else or update the kernel?
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I've read on here that overclocking the Vision's CPU up to 1 GHz requires no over-volting, and in theory should not affect battery life (but not sure exactly where that information originates from). But there has been lots of debate on these forums on whether the SetCPU app helps or hurts battery life depending on screen-off profiles (underclocking to save battery) or its constant polling of the CPU clock (possibly killing the battery faster).
A kernel that supports overclocking is already part of the CM ROM. If you are on CM, you can just adjust the clock speed under Settings>CM Settings>Performance>CPU settings. Or set the CPU clock using an app like SetCPU. Choosing one method over the other is what is being asked/debated here. If you are on the stock ROM, you need to be rooted, flash a custom kernel that supports overclocking, then install an app such as SetCPU or CPU Tuner to set the CPU clock to your liking.

redpoint73 said:
I've read on here that overclocking the Vision's CPU up to 1 GHz requires no over-volting, and in theory should not affect battery life (but not sure exactly where that information originates from). But there has been lots of debate on these forums on whether the SetCPU app helps or hurts battery life depending on screen-off profiles (underclocking to save battery) or its constant polling of the CPU clock (possibly killing the battery faster).
A kernel that supports overclocking is already part of the CM ROM. If you are on CM, you can just adjust the clock speed under Settings>CM Settings>Performance>CPU settings. Or set the CPU clock using an app like SetCPU. Choosing one method over the other is what is being asked/debated here. If you are on the stock ROM, you need to be rooted, flash a custom kernel that supports overclocking, then install an app such as SetCPU or CPU Tuner to set the CPU clock to your liking.
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I'm not sure about CM's kernel with the over-volting but I do know that Pershoots kernel can be overclocked to 979mhz without over-volting (Pershoot told me himself).

At 1.8Ghz, I find the temp settings in SetCPU very useful.
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Daughain said:
At 1.8Ghz, I find the temp settings in SetCPU very useful.
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Well obviously.... But why the hell would you ever need to be running at 1.8ghz? The fact that you are always using a temp-specific profile method should show you that consistent 1.8ghz isn't good for the phone...

Okay so I uninstalled SetCPU last night and I'm going to run just the CM Settings CPU manager all day to see how it goes. Running like this:
ONDEMAND governor
Min CPU: 245 mhz
Max CPU: 1017 mhz
On nightly #19 also.
Okay so its midnight almost, and I'm at 13hrs unplugged and 52% battery still. Pretty general/light use, phone is just as snappy and the lack of a screen off profile doesn't seem to effect battery at all. Liking it so far! very interesting to see the screen off profile not mattering much.

SetCPU for me. I like to have a temperature and charging profile, to prevent the phone from overheating. Even at 1ghz the possibility exists, nice to have a backup incase.

I'm thinking set cpu conflicting with the cm built in caused my ****ty running problems. I have not used setcpu since and been good so far
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tackleberry said:
I'm thinking set cpu conflicting with the cm built in caused my ****ty running problems. I have not used setcpu since and been good so far
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With multiple tries... If you change the settings on one, it cancels the settings on the other... Maybe it's because you had set on boot enabled on both?

im going to run the CM tuner and uninstall Setcpu and see how it runs. i never thought about this but i do get that lag when i turn my screen on sometimes. im gonna miss having the profiles but ill see how it runs over the coarse of a couple days.

SetCPU app and it's effectiveness? Syndicate Frozen ROM

Hey there, I just a few days ago rooted and flashed the Syndicate Frozen rom and am not getting such good battery life...
I was wondering how big of a difference SetCpu makes on battery life/performance in general? With moderate/heavy use (internet browsing, facebook, email, txt messaging) how much should it improve battery life? am getting around 10hours at the moment with moderately light use... Is there any free alternative app that runs comparatively well?
I guess what I'm really asking is: is it worth it to buy setcpu, and will it make a dramatic difference on my battery life? This Rom is supposed to improve battery life, and I think I read is overclocked to 1.2... Will setcpu let me set this underclocked to 1,0 and then like 800 with screen off, 600 idle? Am new to the android thing [have had my EPIC only around 2 weeks today]
Thanks for any help!

Overclock widget does pretty much the same thing, and you're going to want to set something like
20mhz min 1 or 1.2ghz max
Then 100mhz min 400mhz max for screen off.

You can set the speed to.anything you want. If you want battery to be the best then.set it to 100/1000 on demand. If you emwant performance then 100/1200. Also I don't set profiles cause I was reading somewhere that they aren't good to use on any galaxy phone.
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http://www.setcpu.com/
Nice info read up on it and yes you can set it anyway you want like stated above. I bought mine from the market to support the dev for the hard work involved in making setcpu, dont know if you know but it is free for xda members just search for setcpu. It is only $2.00 well worth the price so please support the dev if you can.

063_XOBX said:
Overclock widget does pretty much the same thing, and you're going to want to set something like
20mhz min 1 or 1.2ghz max
Then 100mhz min 400mhz max for screen off.
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20Mhz would freeze the phone. :O
I personally like running it @ 100 Mhz when screen is off and 1Ghz when screen is on.

Overstew said:
20Mhz would freeze the phone. :O.......
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I am pretty sure XOBX meant 200, cause your right 20 is pretty much crawling...

Yep, I meant 200, the damn autocorrect kept changing mhz to Hz and I must've clicked backspace one too many times.

Thanks, so it would make a big difference in battery life?
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androikid said:
Thanks, so it would make a big difference in battery life?
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Don't expect it to magically give you another 4 hours up time. 1 extra hour would be high hopes.

I use SetCPU with the CPU set to 200/1000 and ondemand, and the battery life has improved GREATLY, well worth the $2 to support the Dev, IMO, even though XDA members get it free.

I've abandoned SetCPU and uninstalled it. Unnecessary consumption of system resources.
Same with any other user-space app/widget to control CPU speed scaling.
In the Bonsai ROM, the exact same capability, sans the profiles which I (and most people) don't use anyway, can be achieved by setting clock range and governor in /etc/init.d/24-cpufreq script. I expect that all the other OC kernels, if not every custom kernel, has a similar way to set CPU clock governor.

I have mine set to 100/1200 on demand, and it works well for the demands I put on it. Way low consumption at idle, but when I need something it instantly responds.
I routinely get 16-18 hours off the charger, and put it back on the charger with sometimes as much as 40% remaining, but as always YMMV. A lot of it has to do with the ROM, but I'd say that CPU scaling has realized a tangible gain for me.

dwallersv said:
I've abandoned SetCPU and uninstalled it. Unnecessary consumption of system resources.
Same with any other user-space app/widget to control CPU speed scaling.
In the Bonsai ROM, the exact same capability, sans the profiles which I (and most people) don't use anyway, can be achieved by setting clock range and governor in /etc/init.d/24-cpufreq script. I expect that all the other OC kernels, if not every custom kernel, has a similar way to set CPU clock governor.
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Talking about Bonsai ROM tweaks on a Syndicate thread would be like me talking about BMW mods on a Honda forum. Either way, I looked around in the system folders and I can't find the 24-cpu file you're talking about. I upgraded yestereday from the 2.1 SyndicateROM to this, and for the first few hours, the ROM itself was definately quicker...I don't know if that's just because I came from 2.1 to 2.2, not to mention all the other 2.2 tweaks. After a few hours, I completely forgot that I could overclock this to 1.2Ghz. Installing SetCPU and bumping it to 1.2Ghz felt like just another jump. System resource consumption aside, it makes the phone all that much quicker while going between screen, apps list, closing apps, etc.
I could care less about battery life because I've learned to always have a charger around me since my days of the Moment, of hell, even my Treo's. I want fast, SetCPU is something I can see the difference in just from turning it on and off and seeing the differences.

[Q] Overclocking

Anyone else Trying CPU Tuner?
https://market.android.com/details?id=ch.amana.android.cputuner
OMG!!! I can't believe the difference it has made!!!!

What difference has it made? Does it let u overclock or what?
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From what I understanb, the A500 and other mobile devices are under-clocked at the factory to save on battery. The allows you to adjust the CPU up to 1Ghz. So, not really overclocking, but you will see a big difference.

So you have already done it?
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ithink2020 said:
From what I understanb, the A500 and other mobile devices are under-clocked at the factory to save on battery. The allows you to adjust the CPU up to 1Ghz. So, not really overclocking, but you will see a big dif
just so you know this app is not needed for our CPU to run at the full 1ghz. the CPU runs full speed when the system demands it by default. this app is more for setting profiles to extend battery life. if you use system panel or a similar app you will see that the CPU runs full speed when needed. CPU tuner seems to be a great app for extending battery life though, so thanks for the tip.
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how fast have you gotten it?

ithink2020 said:
From what I understanb, the A500 and other mobile devices are under-clocked at the factory to save on battery. The allows you to adjust the CPU up to 1Ghz. So, not really overclocking, but you will see a big difference.
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Wrong. None of the devices are "under clocked" at the factory. There is just no reason that your device needs to run at 100% speed 24/7, so the CPU and the OS scale the speed back if the device is idle. Just like a laptop or desktop PC.

so if honeycomb automatically scales back the CPU when its not need does that mean that this kind of app is really needed to save battery?

Sorry, I must have miss-read something some place and was understanding it incorrectly. All I know, is thing are running faster.
Thank you das7771 and geeknik for the info!

No apology needed. We are all here for help, info, reseach, and hacking. I learn something new every day myself.

codemansGT said:
so if honeycomb automatically scales back the CPU when its not need does that mean that this kind of app is really needed to save battery?
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Depending on your preference. One thing this app will do is scale down your frequency according to the profile you select ,for example, if your battery is at 50% and you want it to last longer, than what it would at stock settings, you can create a profile for your CPU to run at a lower speed like 800mhz. That way your battery will last longer throughout the day if you can not charge it. You can set multiple profiles for different battery levels of your preference and have the cpu run at slower speeds to preserve battery. So if your anal about your battery state then it can be very useful. Becuase at stock settings the sytem will run at whatever the speed is demanded by the system. Whether it be the minimum or maximum processor speed.
I usually prefer performance over battery life myself so unless I am going on a long road trip or I am out camping I would not use it as I have no need, but every one is different.

Preferred Overclocking Utility

I'm running Bionix V 1.3.2 with the Immortality 2.1 kernel.
What I'm curious about is everyone's preferred overclocking app?
From what it looks like, it comes down to SetCPU, No-frills, Tegrak, or CPU tuner.
No frills advertises doing the overclocking without running in the background- which is appealing.
What are your thoughts?

Im not familiar with anything other then set cpu. I like it because I set up profiles for charging, screen off and temp. Ive used it for a while even when not overclocking, just for the screen off profile.

go with set CPU that's great the profiles really help save battery
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You can use Voltage Control to OC too...
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So it looks like there are a couple of categories the overclocking apps can be divided in to- those with profile management and without, and those for the SGS only.
Profile Management: SetCPU ($1.95), Tegrak ($1.95), CPU Tuner (Free)
Without: No Frills (Free), Voltage Control (Free/$3.84)
Both Tegrak and Voltage Control are specific to the SGS family- why would I want to buy a program that only works with specific phones when I can get a solution that will work with all my future phones?
I know SetCPU is the most commonly used solution, but I keep reading so many complaints in the forums. Does anyone have any experience with CPU tuner in comparison to the others? I'll at least tinker with it when I have time since I'll have more than 15 minutes to see if I like it.

Set cpu is horrible, atleast from my experience.
Constant screen of death, meaning after I lock phone,it won't turn on until reboot.
Instability. Lagged my phone even with oc only up to 1.2
Voltage control is what I prefer.

xriderx66 said:
Set cpu is horrible, atleast from my experience.
Constant screen of death, meaning after I lock phone,it won't turn on until reboot.
Instability. Lagged my phone even with oc only up to 1.2
Voltage control is what I prefer.
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Sounds like your kernel is not compatible with setcpu =]
Some are not and votage control is preferred.
I'm on MIUI revamped Xx-2 with glitch 11 anf haven't had a problem with setcpu.
Vibrant+MIUI

Setcpu because in the "About? " it has says "Its over 9000! " plus its simple to use.
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Well I'm using voltage control right now because its tailored to the hummingbird and I like the undervolt settings. Once you find the right voltages, your battery will be (more) amazing.
However, I've used setcpu since I've had my htc hero and it works wonders...at first when the galaxy s came out, there were conflicts and setcpu couldn't tune the hummingbird(atleast for the Epic 4g, the Galaxy S for Sprint), but that's since been worked on.
Setcpu is very straightforward. When you start it up, just tap autodetect speeds and it'll have a slider for min/max and yyou just slide it to the appropriate speeds. Then you use "governors" that dictate how the processor clocks...for example, on "conservative" the cpu scales up to the speed it needs to process what you're doing and slows down really fast when not in use. "Ondemand" is basically the same thing, but it scales high up and then lowers itself to the needed speed. "Performance" keeps your cpu clocked at its highest speed and keeps it there. Its good to run performance when you need to run benchmarks or do a lot of stuff on your phone at once, because it kills the battery faster (obviously)
Just try em out...setcpu is free on xda, just look for it in the apps section on android general I think or the g1 boards
Voltage control, be wary about, because if you mess with the ettings and don't know what you're doing, it'll corrupt your phone.
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I like voltage control too and pimp my CPU mainly because SetCpu hardly ever supports the kernels I use and when it does it gives me reboots

Thank you, I'll give Voltage Control a try. Do you have any 'safe' recommended voltage settings when using smartass, and then I'll see the limits of my phone from there?

No sorry idk about the vibrant, but it sould be able to handle the uv since we're both hummingbird
When you use VC, do it one clock speed at a time. The voltage slider moves in -25mV increments. Each processor is different. For example, my phone can handle 1.4ghz unervolted by -50mV but if I put it down one more notch, my phone freezes and its FC galore. So its good to have a backup.
If you're not turned away by the amount of time it takes to tune VC, then it'll be worth it. You just have to thoroughly test the phone each time you undervolt to make sure its stable before you set it as Boot. To test just scroll around and run acouple of benchmarks.
For example, when I started my UV, I started with 1.4ghz and worked my way down to 1.3, 1.2, 1.1, 1.0, .8 and .6 ghz. Slide it to 1400MHz and then slide the voltage bar one notch to the left to uv it by 25mV. Hit apply and then run smartbench, quadrant, neocore, linpack, w/e just to make sure your phone can handle it. If it can, move it one more notch and test it out. Rinse repeat for the rest
Setcpu is way more user friendly and does what its supposed to, but vc is for power users I guess
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If I do recall you could also change the voltages in setcpu. Ya know if your kernel supports it.
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