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What is the max overclock in this phone?? tnx!

Differs on every phone, most go to 940 or 902 stable, if you go higher you will get crash and reboots, but it is possible your gio is not stable above 883 , just try it out, it wont get it bricked
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844
844 is the highest stable you can get, but you can go up to 921 mhz but you can get screen freeze and you will have to remove your battery and restart.

I've had problems with over 806, but recently I put it up to 825 and it's stable so far. I really don't understand how some can go over 900, the phone will become unusable. It also seems to be more stable with minimum freq being set to 122 not 245. Currently I have 122-825 with smartassv2 scaling and it's working fine.
One more thing. I have more luck oc'ing with cyanogenmod built-in CPU governor, setCPU with different profiles seemed to crash my call answering dialog too easily. So if you use smartassv2, there isn't much point to use setcpu for screen-off profile.

overclock
in my opinion best clock for daily usage is 806MHz

voetbalremco said:
Differs on every phone, most go to 940 or 902 stable, if you go higher you will get crash and reboots, but it is possible your gio is not stable above 883 , just try it out, it wont get it bricked
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This.
Others are just stating their own experience.

True, everyone has other mhz that is stable, you just need a bit luck
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Just a quick question:
I know how to adjust my Min and Max frequency, but which governor should I use?
My ROM is GalaxyICS-KANG-beta3, and the default governor is ONDEMAND. Max CPU frequency is set to 902 MHz and Min is 122 MHz, the default.
Which of these settings, if any, would you recommend I change? I'm a little intimidated by the sheer amount of governors available to me...

Alucai Vivorvel said:
Just a quick question:
I know how to adjust my Min and Max frequency, but which governor should I use?
My ROM is GalaxyICS-KANG-beta3, and the default governor is ONDEMAND. Max CPU frequency is set to 902 MHz and Min is 122 MHz, the default.
Which of these settings, if any, would you recommend I change? I'm a little intimidated by the sheer amount of governors available to me...
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I'm not entirely sure how all of them work, but ondemand is the most neutral choice, that's why it is the default governor on most roms.. it chooses CPU workload according to need (on demand).
Smartass is similar, except it keeps CPU usage to minimum when screen is off (it has a built in screen-off profile). SmartassV2 is an upgraded version of smartass. It's based on Interactive governor, but there are differences on how cpu usage scales up and down.
Minmax uses only minimum and maximum values. When your phone is idle, it uses minimum.. when it's not idle, it's always at max value.
Performance keeps CPU at max all the time. Powersave does the opposite - keeps at minimum. Conservative avoids using high values when possible.
So if you don't need anything special, then ondemand or smartassv2 are the best choices with compromise between performance and battery life imo.

my gio is 940MHz
失败的中国人正在尝试提高！

it seems that my gio is stable at 940Mhz, it got one day 1Ghz but over a day he crashd and i could not set it back to ghz... xD

[Q]Undervolt settings Nexus

Any one want to share their Undervolt settings for others to use? I'll start
I'm mostly looking for what you're using to get the best battery life if anyone wants to help with that.
ROM: AOKP Milestone 4
Kernel: franco.Kernel
Min CPU: 700 Mhz
Max CPU: 1200 Mhz
350 Mhz / 900 mV
700 Mhz / 950 mV
1000 Mhz / 1000 mV
1200 Mhz / /1100 mV

Nice thought, but voltages are device specific. people should make notice of stock voltage values and uv in small increments, never setting untested voltages on boot.
Stay particularly sharp if having a phone that behaves nicely, if uv is too high you'll see something breaking soon.

a little help here
well, plz i need your help
i have undervolt my Xperia S (xzx2 ropm, kernel ssppedkernel-v8) and i used Incredicontrol to undervolt -50mV, but i not take note of the default values and i'm not sure if the undervolt process worked. Plz i need the default values to compare.
Thx, sorry for my bad english

imhanzo said:
well, plz i need your help
i have undervolt my Xperia S (xzx2 ropm, kernel ssppedkernel-v8) and i used Incredicontrol to undervolt -50mV, but i not take note of the default values and i'm not sure if the undervolt process worked. Plz i need the default values to compare.
Thx, sorry for my bad english
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This section is for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, which would very likely have very different voltages than the Xperia S.
That said, Incredicontrol probably has a setting for set on boot for those voltages. If you uncheck that, they should go back to default after a reboot.

Note 2 CPU and GPU Overclock problem

So I installed the Perseus kernel and with Stweaks I overclocked the CPU at 1800Mhz.
Antatu = over 19000 points
Then I oced the GPU only to 800Mhz = 18400 Points
But when I decide to overclock both at maximum (1800/800Mhz) I get low score.
Even overclocking the CPU @ 800Mhz and CPU @ 1700Mhz = lower score than just CPU @ 1800Mhz
Is it because the CPU is throttling? What's wrong?

Dear cyber.bg,
Yes probably your cpu is throttling to 800 mhz from 1800 mhz because it reaches the temp of 80c...
To avoid throttling, you have to undervolt cpu when overclocking...
According to me , overclocking gpu over 533 is useless and also makes a lot of heat which push cpu to throttle ... Even gpu @640 mhz with higher voltages you will face freezes and lags...
So just overclock your cpu to 1800 mhz but with lower voltages... Most note 2 cpus can do 1800 mhz @ 1250mV... You can try to give -25 to other values from 1250 mV... 200 mhz @ 775 mv is also fine and no deep sleeps for me.
Dont overclock your gpu but you can undervolt it a little bit... gpu @533 is fine with 1050 mV...
With the right frequency and voltages for both cpu and gpu there will be no throttling so u can get real antutu scores... cpu @1800 and [email protected] with lower voltages, u can expect an antutu score between 19300 and 19800 depending on your rom, kernel and tweaks...
You can use stweaks app to overclock and undervolt...
You can use system tuner pro app to observe cpu temp and other data...
Hope all these helps...
Kind regards.
Sent from my Amiga Note

Thank you for your reply, it was very informative
Currently I am with Note2Core AS (the 1.92Ghz kernel) and I still have the throttling problem, even though my CPU temp doesn't go beyond 50C in Quadrant. But it is till throttling.
I've tried to edit voltage with SetCPU, Voltage Control Extreme and System Tuner Pro, but they don't stick - they just revert back to their original values (1425mV for 1.92Ghz) Stweaks says Sorry, no kernel support.
The interesting part is that in the beginning I managed to run 1-2 benchmarks without Throttling, but anything after that is throttled. Best scores so far:
Antutu: 19868
Quadrant - 7941
Do you know why I can't edit voltages and why it throttles even when CPU temperature is low?
Maybe it has to be plugged in and charging from the Wall?

Dear cyber.bg,
I am using perseus v29.1 kernel and it supports stweaks app... Also i can use voltage control or setcpu with this kernel but i prefer stweak since it has native support in the kernel.
First, 1.9 mhz @1425 mV is really high and thats why your cpu throttles...
I do max 1.8 mhz @ 1250 mV to avoid throttling... I did many test and voltages above 1250-1300 will bring throttling back. My cpu is stable @1250mV...
With quadrant cpu may not throttle because it is an outdated benchmark and i am sure it doesnt use all the cpu cores @100 percent...
Antutu is the solution to observe for throttling...
To observe temps and throttling, run both antutu and sytem tuner pro in split view...
Also i use a 4k video to push all the cpus to max and view video in floating windows so u can see all the data in system tuner pro while video is playing in floating window.
Lastly, my advice is dont go over 1.8 mhz @1250 mV for cpu and 533 mhz @1050mV for gpu... i am sure with these settings, u will have a stable note2 with no throttling and at its max performance...
Hope all these helps...
Kind regards.
Sent from my Amiga Note

Thank you again for this very knowledgeable post
I've used Perseus too. I even switch them daily while experimenting.
I put the Note2Core because I want to push the phone to its limits and get a really high benchmark scores. I've seen people reaching almost 9000 in Quadrant. And for Antutu I already got a really high score (19548), but if I manage to stabilize it at 1920Mhz I can get higher. But it throttles
And I still can't understand why it throttles? Some people say it's because of the high temperature, but how high is high? When I finish with a benchmark and go to look for the temp the highest I've seen is 50C. Is that high?
Also how do I run Antutu and System Tuner Pro in dual view? Their icons are not in the side menu that I open when holding the back button. How do I put them there?
Have you tested with more than 1800Mhz for the CPU? or more than 533Mhz for the GPU only? Can you post some Quadrant and Antutu screenshots so I can compare.
Thank you again

Dear cyber.bg,
Here is my antutu and quadrant results...
Wanamlite v2.1
Perseus v29.1
Cpu 1.8 mhz @1250mV
Gpu 533 mhz @ 1050 mV
Antutu ~19300
Quadrant ~7300
I have run both antutu and quadrant only one time...
By the way, cpu begins throttling when its temp reaches 80c so i am sure you hit this limit...
I have also tried 1920 and 2000 mhz with angelom kernel but because of throttling and so much heat, i had to return back to 1800 mhz with perseus kernel...
Kind regards.
Sent from my Amiga Note

2 questions:
1 - How can I see the maximum temp the CPU reaches?
2 - Did you have any successful test at 1920 and 2000 mhz without throttling?

cyper.bg said:
2 questions:
1 - How can I see the maximum temp the CPU reaches?
2 - Did you have any successful test at 1920 and 2000 mhz without throttling?
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Dear cyber.bg,
1- The only way AFAIK is to use system tuner pro app... Be aware that apps like setcpu reports the BATTERY TEMP not the CPU TEMP...
2- Unfortunately NO since these speeds need min 1400 mV to be stable but throttling occurs immediately so no meaning to overclock...
Steps to observe throttling...
1- Download and install system tuner pro...
2- Download and install super video app and set it for software decoding not hardware decoding.
3- Grap a 4k video (life in the garden) from you tube with the tube mate app... i use this 4k video because it pushes all the cores to max with nearly full load in software decoding mode...
3a- Alternatively you can use antutu and system tuner pro app in split view to observe data... You have to flash this mod in able to add these app to multi windows list... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1953705
4- Play 4k video with super video app in a floating window...
5- While video is playing run system tuner pro app and touch to cpu button...
6- Now u should be able to see cpu data like temp,core speeds,load and also video in floating window all together
7- Observe the cpu temp and core speed... if the temp reaches 80c then core speeds down to 800 mhz which mean cpu is throttling... Try to undervolt some more to keep cpu under 80c but with stability of course...
As i said before, the max i can go without throttling is cpu 1800 [email protected] mV and gpu 533 mhz @1050mV... With these settings i can maintain stability, and full benefit from overclocking without throttling...
Hope all these helps...
Kind regards.
Sent from my Amiga Note...

I tried 1800Mhz @ 1200mV and it seemded stable. GPU was 533Mhz @ 1050mV
You also write that it starts to throttle at 80C - have you found out that yourself or it is in the specifications of the chip?
Here are 2 shots (these were before I tried lower voltages):
Samsung Galaxy Note 2 - Jelly Bean 4.1.1
Quadrant (Run Full Benchmark):
Note2Core Kernel
CPU: 1920Mhz, 1425mV
GPU: 533Mhz, 1050mV
AnTuTu (Пълен тест):
Perseus Kernel
CPU: 1800Mhz, 1250mV
GPU: 533Mhz, 1050mV
Geekbench 2:
Note2Core Kernel
CPU: 1920Mhz, 1425mV
GPU: 533Mhz, 1050mV

Dear cyber.bg,
Nice scores... Well done... Which rom ?
During my observations with system tuner pro, i have realized the throttling temp is 80c..
I think the throttling level can be configured via kernel so this is up to the kernel developers... i remember from note1 that there was thor kernel and with this kernel cpu was throttling @85c and to 1.4 ghz not 800 mhz if i am not wrong...
Kind regards.
Sent from my Amiga Note

Scores were with stock 4.1.1. I haven't installed any modified ROMs so far, cause I like the stock
Btw I'm afraid to use System Tuner Pro now, because last time I tried to uninstall it my phone froze, but I pressed the power button for 5 seconds and restarted. On the 2nd attempt to uninstall it the same thing happened, but after restarting the OS didn't want to load. I didn't have a backup or anything and had to reinstall everything. At least I put 4.1.2, so I'm making a Nandroid backup through CWM recovery now. That was a good lesson.
Have you tried 1.8Ghz @ 1200mV for daily use?

Dear cyber.bg,
Yes, i tried 1.8 @ 1200mV but i got frezees while playing some 2k and 4k videos so i decided to be safe and push it to 1250 mV even 1225 mV seemes stable for my cpu...
Kind regards...
Sent from my Amiga Note

My Note 2 is currently running 1956gHz @ 1412 volts.. I only ran into a problem when I locked the gpu @ 533mHz and used a stress test.
Tegrak Overclock Ultimate is amazing !
I also noticed tegrak's overclocking doesn't take effect until I open Setcpu..
Edit: Overclocked to 2gHz @ 1437 volts.. what is the repercussions to the volts being "too high?"
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PROTOCHIP said:
Dear cyber.bg,
Yes probably your cpu is throttling to 800 mhz from 1800 mhz because it reaches the temp of 80c...
To avoid throttling, you have to undervolt cpu when overclocking...
According to me , overclocking gpu over 533 is useless and also makes a lot of heat which push cpu to throttle ... Even gpu @640 mhz with higher voltages you will face freezes and lags...
So just overclock your cpu to 1800 mhz but with lower voltages... Most note 2 cpus can do 1800 mhz @ 1250mV... You can try to give -25 to other values from 1250 mV... 200 mhz @ 775 mv is also fine and no deep sleeps for me.
Dont overclock your gpu but you can undervolt it a little bit... gpu @533 is fine with 1050 mV...
With the right frequency and voltages for both cpu and gpu there will be no throttling so u can get real antutu scores... cpu @1800 and [email protected] with lower voltages, u can expect an antutu score between 19300 and 19800 depending on your rom, kernel and tweaks...
You can use stweaks app to overclock and undervolt...
You can use system tuner pro app to observe cpu temp and other data...
Hope all these helps...
Kind regards.
Sent from my Amiga Note
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Hi PROTOCHIP,
Can you send image files of your's STweaks settings? (for oc and for battery life)
Your experience is so reliable.
Thanks a lot.

Why can't I see any difference between the 533Mhz GPU and 800Mhz GPU on the GLBenchmark? I don't OC the CPU, I even tried to lock it to 1200Mhz to avoid thermal problems however I couldn't reach above 18 FPS in Egypt test. Normally it is 17, with 600 or 700Mhz it goes to 18 and then stays there.
When I compare the GPUs of the SGS3 and Note 2 there is %10 overclock on the Note 2 side and the results exactly indicates this. SGS3 scores 15 FPS, Note 2 scores 17 apprx %10 higher. From this comparison i take it as the results are linear with the clock speeds. I was also proving this theory by OCing the Note 1 to 400 Mhz and reacing a few FPS below SGS3 on GLBenchmark. So, without any problem Note 2 should score 30-31 FPS on 800 Mhz but that is not the case in real life. So I guess it is either never goes to 800 Mhz or thermal throttling happens during the test. Orrrr, maybe 1080p offscreen is not a good option to push-test our Mali-400s? But there is no other GPU benchmarks to push our devices like offscreen because of the 60 FPS lock.
What do you think about this? Is it possible to reach the 30 FPS level?

Can you guys tell if this is ok? Or can I still go lower.. I just eant fair speed with battery saving..
Thanks in advance
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Omega rom v9.1 + perseus alpha 29.1

Dear yerebakan,
Here are my settings for cpu and gpu... Hope all these helps... These are my lowest settings and stable values for my cpu right now... You can add +25 for both cpu and gpu to be safe then u can play with the values...
Phoniex Rom V2.1 and Perseus Kernel v29.1
CPU: 200 Mhz - 1800 Mhz ( Voltages over 1300 [email protected] Mhz makes a lot of heat and cpu throttles... )
1800 Mhz - 1250 mV
1704 Mhz - 1225 mV
1600 Mhz - 1150 mV
1500 Mhz - 1125 mV
1400 Mhz - 1075 mV
1300 Mhz - 1025 mV
1200 Mhz - 1000 mV
1100 Mhz - 1000 mV
1000 Mhz - 975 mV
900 Mhz- 950 mV
800 Mhz - 925 mV
700 Mhz - 900 mV
600 Mhz - 875 mV
500 Mhz - 850 mV
400 Mhz - 825 mV
300 Mhz - 800 mV
200 Mhz - 775 mV
GPU: 160 Mhz - 533 Mhz ( Speeds over 533 are useless since making a lot of heat and also gpu throttles... )
160 Mhz - 825 mV
266 Mhz - 875 mV
350 Mhz - 950 mV
440 Mhz - 1000 mV
533 Mhz - 1025 mV
Kind Regards...
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_delice_doluca_ said:
Why can't I see any difference between the 533Mhz GPU and 800Mhz GPU on the GLBenchmark? I don't OC the CPU, I even tried to lock it to 1200Mhz to avoid thermal problems however I couldn't reach above 18 FPS in Egypt test. Normally it is 17, with 600 or 700Mhz it goes to 18 and then stays there.
When I compare the GPUs of the SGS3 and Note 2 there is %10 overclock on the Note 2 side and the results exactly indicates this. SGS3 scores 15 FPS, Note 2 scores 17 apprx %10 higher. From this comparison i take it as the results are linear with the clock speeds. I was also proving this theory by OCing the Note 1 to 400 Mhz and reacing a few FPS below SGS3 on GLBenchmark. So, without any problem Note 2 should score 30-31 FPS on 800 Mhz but that is not the case in real life. So I guess it is either never goes to 800 Mhz or thermal throttling happens during the test. Orrrr, maybe 1080p offscreen is not a good option to push-test our Mali-400s? But there is no other GPU benchmarks to push our devices like offscreen because of the 60 FPS lock.
What do you think about this? Is it possible to reach the 30 FPS level?
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Dear _delice_doluca_,
Same here and never had the chance to go over 18 fps with my note2 too... Overclocking over 533 doesnt help because of gpu throttling... In theory as you stated , we should go over 30 fps easily but in reality, this seems so far...
Kind Regards...

On behalf of the people who found this thread to discover your great insight and findings Protochip, thank you.

my cpu is running at 1.3ghz 1025mv however my phone reaches 67c true temp and throttles very easily any idea if this normal i cant play any 3d games unless im sitting near a fan or ac. Everyone says they throttle at 80c, i came to this thread from another post i had made. Im mostly playing
Nova 3 and mc4 .

nielo360 said:
my cpu is running at 1.3ghz 1025mv however my phone reaches 67c true temp and throttles very easily any idea if this normal i cant play any 3d games unless im sitting near a fan or ac. Everyone says they throttle at 80c, i came to this thread from another post i had made. Im mostly playing
Nova 3 and mc4 .
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i found that the real throttling problem is a security protocol that Samsung roms have. When the battery reach 41C the cpu throttles (no matter if its only at 60C cpu temp)
i dont know how to deactivate that protocol...but if you want, try CM10.1 or any other AOKP or AOSP roms and you´ll se that there is no cpu throttling unless the cpu reach 80C.
you´ll need "stability test" app (cpu stress testing, and you can watch battery temp), and "system tuner" app (to watch live cpu temp during the stress test)

[Q] Battery drain on high cpu frequency (no OC)

Halo!
I am using the rom M'rage V2.1 and I have a really big battery drain
When the phone goes to high CPU frequency.
My setting in no frills CPU control:
MAX: 800 Mhz
MIN: 122 Mhz
Governor:smartassV2
I\O scheduler: noop
One week ago I bought A new original samsung battery so I don't think
This is a problem of the battery itself.
please help

Hi,
I'm using the same ROM an my settings are:
MAX: 672 Mhz
MIN: 122 Mhz
Governor:smartassV2
I\O scheduler: noop
I'm using it the whole day for browsing and videos on YT and my battery lasts for the whole day.
Maybe the downclocking helps you.
Do you have a lot of apps running?

le_android said:
Hi,
I'm using the same ROM an my settings are:
MAX: 672 Mhz
MIN: 122 Mhz
Governor:smartassV2
I\O scheduler: noop
I'm using it the whole day for browsing and videos on YT and my battery lasts for the whole day.
Maybe the downclocking helps you.
Do you have a lot of apps running?
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Yes I think so..
I tried to change the rom to GIOPRO
I hope its will help but I will try your suggestion
Do you have "lags" with this OC?

Hi,
I don't have more "Lags" than before
In my opinion the small ram is the problem for those "Lags".
Maybe you could also try this ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1654317
It's often recommended and you can install it with the Adrenaline Engine.

[Q] [POLL-TYPE]Poll about overclock

Hey everyone,
Was just wondering, what is your Maximum overclock on your Note II. At what voltage?

1.8GHz for daily usage at 1250mv

[email protected]
Latest antutu 22570.
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Don't actually overclock, don't really need it so far

Overclocking Benefits
Wow, 1.86 GHz. Great. Nice low voltage too!
I run at 1.92 GHz, 1350 mV (Sometimes I can get 1325 mV, but I overclocked the GPU. It seems if the GPU is faster the processor needs more voltage?)
Latest Antutu Score: 25545, beating the stock S IV

Hitman7987 said:
Wow, 1.86 GHz. Great. Nice low voltage too!
I run at 1.92 GHz, 1350 mV (Sometimes I can get 1325 mV, but I overclocked the GPU. It seems if the GPU is faster the processor needs more voltage?)
Latest Antutu Score: 25545, beating the stock S IV
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Don't you undervolt all CPU clocks from 200Mhz to 1900Mhz?

nukeman239 said:
Don't you undervolt all CPU clocks from 200Mhz to 1900Mhz?
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Yep! All clocks are undervolted, each step decrease 25 mV from previous. I found this to give best benchmark and stability!
If you know of any clocks I can decrease further, please share.
Also, does anybody know if 2000 MHz is possible? I heard overclocking should be between 10-20% increase otherwise the CPU could malfunction (device freeze, SOD, ect) Now, 1600 MHz + 20% = 1920 MHz so I don't think any higher is possible.... But anything is possible on XDA/Android!

Tried your setting hitman but best antutu I could get was 23049.
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snake65 said:
Tried your setting hitman but best antutu I could get was 23049.
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Ok. What ROM are you using? I'm running CM 10.2
Also, governor to Pegasusq. I customised that to give best performance I can get.
And, what kernel are you using? I'm using Devil Kernel 0.35 or something (the latest devil kernel)
Use TricksterMod to overlook GPU to 800 MHz, you'll need extra volts.
Download all in one toolbox from Play, or Clean Master. Run this before running Antutu
Using TricksterMod, make sure CPU temp is below 30 Degrees Celsius.