Hi guys, first-time poster here. With some concerns about overclocking and my laptop's power supply.
Basically yesterday I was doing some heavy-duty gaming with my nVidia GTX 970M overclocked to, probably, 60% of its OC capabilities (going to 70-90% would make it unstable and buggy) ... and all of a sudden the screen went darker, like when a laptop goes on Economy mode, effectively that had occurred as I found out. It wasn't anything physical, like the wire slighting disconnecting or something like that, I checked all variables. Decided it was a goner.
To my heart's content I also found out today that the charger is considered an 'accessory' (warranty doesn't apply after 6 months), so essentially both the manufacturer and the store told me to take a hike, even though I got the extra warranty and stuff for the laptop. Finally I just got a new one with a bunch of adapters that I'm probably not going to use at all.
Also, as I was writing this I wanted to post a screenshot of my overclocking settings (using EVGA PrecisionX 16) (perhaps outdated?) and as I opened it got scared s***less as I saw the little 'charging' button disappear for a second and then for three more, thinking I would need to get a third charger. Explorer sort of froze for a second as well. I think this may be a direct hint that indeed it was the oc-ing that got me. BTW I had raised the voltage bar in the program, as I read this was necessary. And seemed to work properly for about a year.
What do you guys think?
I already uninstalled PrecisionX but the extra smoothness thanks to overclocking will certainly be missed.
Basically yesterday I was doing some heavy-duty gaming with my nVidia GTX 970M overclocked to, probably, 60% of its OC capabilities (going to 70-90% would make it unstable and buggy) ... and all of a sudden the screen went darker, like when a laptop goes on Economy mode, effectively that had occurred as I found out. It wasn't anything physical, like the wire slighting disconnecting or something like that, I checked all variables. Decided it was a goner.
To my heart's content I also found out today that the charger is considered an 'accessory' (warranty doesn't apply after 6 months), so essentially both the manufacturer and the store told me to take a hike, even though I got the extra warranty and stuff for the laptop. Finally I just got a new one with a bunch of adapters that I'm probably not going to use at all.
Also, as I was writing this I wanted to post a screenshot of my overclocking settings (using EVGA PrecisionX 16) (perhaps outdated?) and as I opened it got scared s***less as I saw the little 'charging' button disappear for a second and then for three more, thinking I would need to get a third charger. Explorer sort of froze for a second as well. I think this may be a direct hint that indeed it was the oc-ing that got me. BTW I had raised the voltage bar in the program, as I read this was necessary. And seemed to work properly for about a year.
What do you guys think?
I already uninstalled PrecisionX but the extra smoothness thanks to overclocking will certainly be missed.