Is it at all possible to overclock my phone I've heard about it but not sure
NutJob_Gaming said:
Is it at all possible to overclock my phone I've heard about it but not sure
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Yeap, but you to have to flash either a custom rom and kernel, or just a stock based custom kernel.
For example you can flash CM 12.1 and use Renix63's kernel which features CPU overclock, custom governors & I/O schedulers etc. Search the S3 Threads, there's everything to answer any of your questions. If you need help by finding something specific, I can you list you the corresponding threads for unlocking/rooting and a rom&kernel to keep up with the latest progress.
I would not be too excited however, overclock is not really needed on our device, only if you need to run an heavy game
The phone gets pretty hot as it is so I wouldn't do it if I were you.
Excuse me fellas, but I have my phone overclocked without any issues. I'm getting a faster response and I haven't faced any high temp. So, before replying, have it tested, because it seems that you got the answers from the back of your head. He doesn't care if there are problems, you won't prevent him, or better, you dont have the privilege to do so.
Check my signature. @1497Mhz (I had it @1593 for a while), with a great enough battery life, better responsiveness and a cool phone.
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Which do you guys prefer?
When choosing Voodoo kernels or OC kernels
lagfix hands down
i prefer both at the same time.. but if i can only go with one i'd go with lagfix myself
it really doesnt matter...you COULD have both if you know what you're doin...me personally im running a lagfix....
My cpu can't handle the OC so I don't even bother. Just use a lagfix, you really don't need to overclock. It's not like we use our phones for scientific computing.
I've tryed all three ways.
I've found that some of the newer roms run just fine without either, but at the moment I'm only running overclock.(1.12 ghz)
just before this I was running 1.3 GHZ overclock and JFS advanced lagfix and I really dont see a ton of difference beyond benchmark scores and battery drainage lol.
although addmittedly it is fun to show off your benchmark scores :-D
in real life performance you probably wont notice much difference.
but try all three ways and see which you like better I'm sure some people really do have a need for overclock and lagfix, heck, if I could find a way to compile the android os from my phone I'd probably want the extra power :-D
but just find whats right for you
I am by no means an expert on this hardware, but as with any device you are only ever as fast as the system that bottle necks first. From what I have been able to gather thus far, on the Vibrant, that is I/O hands down. The rest of the hardware keeps up with most tasks quite well, and the lag fix helps to alleviate the bottlenecks in I/O by speeding up the read/write operations fairly well.
That would be where I put my money. Overclock sounds cool, but on these phones seems unnecessary.
Just my 2/100 of a $
roguly said:
Which do you guys prefer?
When choosing Voodoo kernels or OC kernels
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Choosing one or the other is stupid, use both! Voodoo was a good idea months ago but it's outdated now, stop using it. Use a kernel like the one in my sig, it supports Ext4 lagfix (just like voodoo) AND overclocking, it's stable, and you won't softbrick if you flash over it.
Hi guys, Getting delivery of my nice new N4 tomorrow and already looked out the custom roms I fancy trying but I saw some videos with people describing lagging in some games, which is most likely explained by this video (which the forum won't let me post) ...
Youtube url = abf7nPiUUE8
In it, the presenter explains what thermal throttling Google has applied to stop the phone bursting into flames and killing everyone.
My question is, as the title says, do all the custom roms respect these thermal throttling values or will I find custom rom makers changing these to dangerous values just so their rom has the illusion of much more speed and performance of other roms even though this would come at the cost of possible bricking/destroying your phone and possibly injuring you or putting your life in danger.
Sorry if I made it sound over-dramatic.
djsubterrain said:
Hi guys, Getting delivery of my nice new N4 tomorrow and already looked out the custom roms I fancy trying but I saw some videos with people describing lagging in some games, which is most likely explained by this video (which the forum won't let me post) ...
Youtube url = abf7nPiUUE8
In it, the presenter explains what thermal throttling Google has applied to stop the phone bursting into flames and killing everyone.
My question is, as the title says, do all the custom roms respect these thermal throttling values or will I find custom rom makers changing these to dangerous values just so their rom has the illusion of much more speed and performance of other roms even though this would come at the cost of possible bricking/destroying your phone and possibly injuring you or putting your life in danger.
Sorry if I made it sound over-dramatic.
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Yes, you made it very dramatic. No dev will intentionaly build a rom or kernel to fry your cpu just to get higher clock speeds or benchmark results. Undervolting with a custom kernel will save you from some heat issues also.
gee2012 said:
Yes, you made it very dramtic. No dev will intentionaly build a rom or kernel to fry your cpu just to get higher clock speeds or benchmark results. Undervolting with a custom kernel will save you from a some heat issues also.
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Thanks for the answer although you didn't actually answer my query, I was wondering if someone could check their custom rom and tell me if the same file is there, with the same values as Google had set, just so I can confirm if custom rom designers use the same values.
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Thanks for the answer although you didn't actually answer my query, I was wondering if someone could check their custom rom and tell me if the same file is there, with the same values as Google had set, just so I can confirm if custom rom designers use the same values.
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Why not just look yourself? It is not that hard to DL a rom and have a look.
none of the kernels(yes, kernels not roms. roms have nothing tio do with it) disable thermal throttle, many raise the limit slightly though. but, there are many of us, like me, that chose to disable thermal throttle manually. and no, your phone wont burst into flames and explode. there still exists a safety, when you hit this safety temp of 100C, the phone will automatically turn off. yes, its safe to get that hot. and you will never ever reach that temp if you arent just trying to get your phone hot.
djsubterrain said:
Thanks for the answer although you didn't actually answer my query, I was wondering if someone could check their custom rom and tell me if the same file is there, with the same values as Google had set, just so I can confirm if custom rom designers use the same values.
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Most custom kernels are modfied stock kernels, better check the kernel threads but i guess they follow the stock kernel directory`s. As said undervolting decreases heat considerably especialy when gaming and performing intensive tasks .
Are there currently any kernels that would work nicely with 5.0? I want to overclock a bit but don't think theres any kernels yet, just asking here as assurance I'm right or to be proved wrong.
S1L3nTShaDoWz said:
Are there currently any kernels that would work nicely with 5.0? I want to overclock a bit but don't think theres any kernels yet, just asking here as assurance I'm right or to be proved wrong.
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Youre able to use any kernels such as funky, faux, etc. Basically any that dont come with their own ramdisk. Personally i use snuzzos funky kernel that if you care about benchmarks puts the grouper right on top with this years' flagship devices on antutu without any overclocking. Though if thats a need faux is stable enough with lolipop to overclock nicely
Edit: if you were to go with funky you should try out the CPU governor 'lulzactive' as that's by far better than any other I've tried, on my hardware at least.
abrahammmmmmm_ said:
Youre able to use any kernels such as funky, faux, etc. Basically any that dont come with their own ramdisk. Personally i use snuzzos funky kernel that if you care about benchmarks puts the grouper right on top with this years' flagship devices on antutu without any overclocking. Though if thats a need faux is stable enough with lolipop to overclock nicely
Edit: if you were to go with funky you should try out the CPU governor 'lulzactive' as that's by far better than any other I've tried, on my hardware at least.
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Will do, I'm looking for something to make my N7 go from a car engine to a hyperdrive! & yes I love getting high benchmarks, sorta tricks me into believing my device is faster than it is lol. Might make me be totally oblivious to any lag haha xD. Anyways I'll give funky a shot with the lulzactive gov as I've already tried Faux before.
Hello, i'm thinking of flashing a custom kernel to my MXP, but I don't really know which kernel should I choose cause I don't know which is better.
There are 2 kernels that which very popular around here are Squid and Ultra kernel.
I'm trying to flash a kernel which support for great gaming performance and extend the battery life a little bit, and giving less heat up my beloved phone. I've heard there's a kernel that can overclock past 1.6GHz, so I want to try (To be honest I've never overclock a modern generation phone's CPU before so I don't want to in over my head, plus I don't want to overclock it because I don't really want to because I've been out of the game for so long since I did it with my Sony X8).
I'm opening this thread hoping you guys (the Pros) can teach me, show me or recommend me about this.
Thank you
So as far as I know there are two kernels available for marshmallow. Squid's and Ultra. Squid was the first around here and has kept updating and improving. That is the one that you can overclock, as a matter of fact is overclocked as soon as you flash it. Most people use Kernel Adiutor to tweak it. Ultra kernel on the other hand expands on Squid's but it hasn't been updated in a while and some of the governors available on Ultra create crashes and bootloops. In reality the only way to go is stock (as in the one that comes with whatever ROM you flash) or squid's. Some people might disagree with me but I would suggest making your own opinion by reading through the threads. Most questions, issues and concerns are addressed within. Otherwise, good luck.
So I want to OC my phone a bit.
That's my only gripe with this device, that it's a tad bit slow - I think due to the high resolution.
Back in the past I used OC on my Note 2 and S3, and both became blazing fast.
I realize you cannot push a chip on 2,2ghz all day long.
But that extra boost is extra handy when you do need the speed.
I checked out the kernel forum of course, but I only found a GPU OC kernel, and one kernel with only a 2.0ghz OC.
That's only 0.1 ghz increment, that ain't not much.
Ps.: I realize that not every chip is the same. They all have different undervolting/overclocking capabilities, it's silicon lottery. But I do want to see if I could push my Note 4 a bit. And heck, it will throttle anyway if things get a bit hot.
And of course another post about someone wanting to control their cpu and nobody on these forums gives you an answer, I have been trying to look for solutions and kernals that offer cpu overclocking to atleast 3000mhz like how cm13 is, The problem is I dont like the ui of cm13 and want to use rooted jasmine which is based on stock 6.0.1 , but the cpu on apps only lets me clock it to 2649mhz and it doesnt let me set frequencies at all sometimes, it seems nobody knows or cares to tell anyone if their roms support cpu tuning or not, its sad and annoying because people seem to get their useless questions answered and not issues of this kind which are why some people even decided to root in the first place, like me.
Did u checked the Nemesis and Refined ROM threads from the exynos forum? There you can find what you want.
Here you can find and learn if you have a time and will to know and learn every possible things about Cpu ,setting up Cpu ,frequency and other stuff:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/general/general/ref-to-date-guide-cpu-governors-o-t3048957/page89
https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/guide-advanced-interactive-governor-t3290605