Root The Overclocking Question of a Noob

[TheKirch]

I'm new to this thread as of today and have successfully backed-up, rooted, and installed ApeX 1.3.1 on my X with the help of RoOoLeR's Guide. I've installed QuickClock Advanced, SetCPU, and DroidX Overclock.

My question to you is, with the above programs, how does one overclock? Its pretty daunting as a noob and I'm not sure what I'm looking for.

Thanks in advance!

 

[mac16]

I'm new to this thread as of today and have successfully backed-up, rooted, and installed ApeX 1.3.1 on my X with the help of RoOoLeR's Guide. I've installed QuickClock Advanced, SetCPU, and DroidX Overclock.

My question to you is, with the above programs, how does one overclock? Its pretty daunting as a noob and I'm not sure what I'm looking for.

Thanks in advance!

IMO all you need is jrummys overclock app.

Open the app, go into set scaling frequencies (do not click the red one that says set frequencies at boot as this will keep them set even if your phone reboots)

Now choose your voltage, IMO go with low voltage. Now start upping the clock speeds one at a time and then test the phone out to make sure it acts normal and not sluggish, personally I wouldn't go over 1.4 to be safe. Play around in low voltage and ultra low and set it how you want it, i would use benchmarks to test it.

Personally I use low voltage 1.2 ghz but its really up to user preference. Also you should add the droid overclock widget to one of your screens, it shows you speed setting and even cpu temp.

 

[TheKirch]

Thanks mac16!

Also I was wondering how people were using multiple overclocking apps. Like SetCPU to set profiles? Or QuickClock Advanced to find good settings for your phone?

 

[tom108]

Thanks mac16!

Also I was wondering how people were using multiple overclocking apps. Like SetCPU to set profiles? Or QuickClock Advanced to find good settings for your phone?

you can do profiles with jrummys app. however i still use setcpu to set my profiles. if you use jrummys app there is no need for quickclock. their are already presets.

 

[Metfanant]

also remember that all phones react differently to overclocking...i apparently have one that does not like to overclock much at all...my phone won't even function at 1.2ghz...and only for a few moments at 1.175 ghz...i can run stable at 1.16 but that is IT for my phone...

 

[colchiro]

If you're thinking about overclocking and going low volt with QuickClock, install jRummy's Overclock and set the ULV (lowest voltage settings), starting low and slowly working your way up. Try one speed for awhile, maybe play a game. My wife can crash a week-long, stable setting playing Jewels, so if you think it's stable, play that for 30 minutes.

When you find a setting that crashes your phone, you probably need to drop back 1 or 2 settings. Run that for a week. If you get any goofiness you didn't have before, drop it back a notch. QuickClock has a new stress test to check for lags and SetCpu also has one. I crashed quickly at 1400/ULV, had 1350 for a week (dialer crashed), dropped it to 1300 for two more and ended up at 1250.

After at least a week of no problems, then think about Quickclock. I have found the auto calibration to be too aggressive and you'll probably want to increase that by one or two in practice.

Bear in mind you might want to go into airplane mode, reboot, and let the phone sit idle for a couple minutes before doing a stress test. That way any background processes will settle down. I found that I had about 10 lags in 300 seconds, even at the stock setting (no OC).

 

[TheKirch]

Does anyone know of a good step-by-step walkthrough for Overclocking?

 

[jreed2560]

With Liberty you don't need jrummy's app. you can go into terminal emulator and type overclock and use the scripts instead. Its free and gives you the same options.

 

[colchiro]

Newbie's like interfaces for their apps.

 

[jreed2560]

yeah...but the scripts are really easy too

 

[Metfanant]

Newbie's like interfaces for their apps.

as a newbie...i will agree with this GUI's are very welcoming

 

[TheKirch]

Newbie's like interfaces for their apps.

and being a noob I too love GUI's

I'm still lost in jRummy's Overclock though...

 

[TheKirch]

Ok so I think I have overclocked finally, but how can I be sure? I only have jrummy's app installed now. I went to "Set Scaling Frequencies" > "Low Voltage" > "1.25GHz, 1.0GHz, 850MHz, 400MHz".

I also set three Profiles:

Temp > 45C Max: 850MHz Min:400MHz Priority: 100

Screen Off Max: 400MHz Min:400MHz Priority: 95

Battery < 25% Max: 850MHz Min:400MHz Priority: 90

 

[jreed2560]

Just be sure you find a STABLE frequency before you set it on boot.

 

[TheKirch]

Just be sure you find a STABLE frequency before you set it on boot.

Yeah, I've been playing games on it trying to kill it/kill my boredom

 

[colchiro]

It might help if you find a speed that isn't stable. If it reboots your phone, the probably back off by 2 speeds (ie. 1350 > 1250).

Also, I'd like to see you try ULV instead of LV. You'll get better battery life (and a phone that doesn't get as hot) and you'll be closer to what QuickClock will try to implement.

 

[TheKirch]

It might help if you find a speed that isn't stable. If it reboots your phone, the probably back off by 2 speeds (ie. 1350 > 1250).

Also, I'd like to see you try ULV instead of LV. You'll get better battery life (and a phone that doesn't get as hot) and you'll be closer to what QuickClock will try to implement.

Yeah, I'll try that out now. Thanks!

 

[TheKirch]

Yup, killed it running Donkey Kong Country @ 1350 ULV. Time to try 1250

 

[colchiro]

Can you kill it at 1300 ULV?

BTW, I never set up any profiles until I used QuickClock and needed custom profiles. RRummy's app allows to set the standard profiles for now and for boot.

 

[Metfanant]

i wish i could even get CLOSE to speeds like you guys are seeing...if i set mine to 1200 my phone instant becomes totally unresponsive...

sucks...

 

[TheKirch]

I haven't killed it yet at 1300 ULV. I've been testing it running a SNES emulator and I still suck at Mortal Kombat. How/when would I go about setting up custom profiles? I already have QuickClock.

 

[colchiro]

i wish i could even get CLOSE to speeds like you guys are seeing...if i set mine to 1200 my phone instant becomes totally unresponsive...

sucks...

Each phone is different. If you haven't already, your best bet is to load a rom that is optimized for speed.

How/when would I go about setting up custom profiles? I already have QuickClock.

You might try the stress test in QuickClock, under advanced.

Here was my experience: http://androidforums.com/droid-x-al...kclock-overclock-assistant-3.html#post2141863

If the lags aren't excessive, you might try underclocking with 1250. I suspect if you go with 1300, you'll end up at 1250 anyway. If you go the automatic method, I'd add 2 onto the voltage it comes up with. Quick Clock will generate the voltages that you can stick in a new profile, but you'll want to test that first. (More games. )

 

[pandapaul]

you can do profiles with jrummys app. however i still use setcpu to set my profiles. if you use jrummys app there is no need for quickclock. their are already presets.

I'm going to step in and disagree very strongly with this point, Tom. Presets are exactly why I made QuickClock in the first place. With the way that overclocking works on these devices with such a range in CPU ability, presets are like a real shot in the dark. The whole aim of QuickClock is to remove as much guesswork as possible so that rather than choosing a preset that may or may not work for your phone (and for who knows how long), you will be setting custom-tailored profiles based on what your phone is actually capable of doing. If you absolutely love Jared's Droid Overclock app, then you can run the calibration in QuickClock then export the resulting profiles for use in Droid Overclock. Best of both worlds.