Overclock GPU in Biostar TA780G M2+?

bmwracer · Dec 2, 2010

Hi all,

I built up a new PC several months ago using a Biostar TA780G M2+ motherboard and Athlon X2 240 CPU and I was looking into overclocking the onboard Radeon HD 3200 GPU, but I've encountered a problem: the BIOS doesn't have an overclocking menu for the GPU even though the BIOS user's manual indicates that such a menu exists.

Any ideas for that discrepancy?

Would a BIOS upgrade give me access to overclocking the GPU or am I hosed?

Any suggestions or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

QuietIce · Dec 2, 2010

How, exactly, does the manual indicate this? Does it reference a "GPU Overclocking Section" or something like that or are you just looking for a GPU (maybe labeled IGP in BIOS) clock speed and memory speed setting???

Angry · Dec 2, 2010

I downloaded the manual and dont see anything about GPU overclocking...

..Although my past 780G boards have had the option to overclock the GPU.

bmwracer · Dec 2, 2010

Here ya go: Biostar TA780G M2+ BIOS Manual, Page 23:

My BIOS doesn't have the extra choices under the "Internal Graphics Mode" heading...

I'm going to buy a PCIe video card anyways, but I thought I could play around with the GPU settings and see what kind of results I could get... Motorhead mentality, y'know.

Angry · Dec 2, 2010

May have to update the bios...on one of my boards I had to update to actually get the option to enable the gpu overclock, and hybrid crossfire. And then in a later bios the option got moved to another part of the bios.

bmwracer · Dec 2, 2010

I thought I had the latest BIOS version... I'll double check on that.

Thanks.

bmwracer · Dec 3, 2010

I did an online BIOS check via Biostar's update tool: I have the latest BIOS.

Time to start video card shopping... The Sapphire Radeon HD4670 1GB looks to be the front runner for me at the moment.

ManicMike · Dec 4, 2010

I have a 4670, they are quite nice cards, if you get a decent one with good cooling you can get some nice overclocks also!

coonmanx · Dec 4, 2010

Are you not getting that option on the Chipset page?

theflyingrat · Dec 4, 2010

For what it's worth, if a game isn't usable with the stock onboard GPU, overclocking it isn't magically going to make it usable, either. The gains are insignificant; I know, I tried with a 790GX board. If you want to do anything besides watch DVDs and surf the web and run Aero, you'll want a real GPU. A 4670 is a decent start.

bmwracer · Dec 6, 2010

coonmanx said:
Are you not getting that option on the Chipset page?

Yeah, I don't get that option on my BIOS... I contacted Biostar, but no response yet.

It's pretty much a moot point since I now I have my Sapphire card, but I am still curious.

Angry · Dec 6, 2010

I didn't see too much of an improvement, I have 3dmark numbers some where with hybrid crossfire withe gpu overclock and without hybrid crossfire.....

:edit:
Here they are,
http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6492777&postcount=8

I didnt have a chance to try it, but I saw much more of an improvement from my upgrade to an Athlon II X4 quad core in say Borderlands, than adding the 3450. I was using a Athlon X2 3400+ 2.8ghz (brisbane) that was slow as molasses. I had already givin away the 3450 before the upgrade though.

I do have a 785g board that I could experiment with....Hmm....

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