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    Current OC possibilities (Flirc Gen 2 & 3 B+)

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    • CederickC
      Cederick
      last edited by Cederick

      Hello everyone,

      I just orderd a Flirc Gen 2 case for my Raspberry Pi 3 B+ and was wondering how far the limit is that I could push it with the new case currently.
      I'm asking since I have not that much knowledge in OC and don't know what a good balance is for emulation.
      I hope anyone could help me out!

      Edit: I have the normal official power supply

      Wanted to ask this after seeing Overclocking discussion

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        A Former User
        last edited by

        Here's mine, a Pi 3 B+ inside a NESPi Case, 2x copper heatsinks and a fan, official PSU.

        arm_freq=1450
        core_freq=525
        fpu_freq=525
        v3d_freq=525
        sdram_freq=550
        sdram_schmoo=0x02000020
        sdram_over_voltage=4
        over_voltage=2

        This is the most stable for emulators, for me. I could push the Pi a little more by upping the over_voltages, but I'm happy with these.

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        • CederickC
          Cederick
          last edited by

          First off, thanks for the answer but I'm wondering if it will be enough for Quake 3 as well?

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          • mituM
            mitu Global Moderator @Cederick
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            @Cederick If you want to play Quake3, I don't think you'll need an overclock for the 3B+. Try it without any overclock and see how it works.

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              thelostsoul @A Former User
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                spud11 @Cederick
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                @Cederick I've got a stock 3B with a Flirc 2 case. Quake 3 works fine on stock.

                I tried to overclock the 3B using the Flirc case when I first got it about a year ago. The Flirc case isn't really that fantastic for overclocking purposes; it's main benefit is that it is as good as silent (which was what I was looking for). Very happy with the case.

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                  Beldar @Cederick
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                  @Cederick It is very much going to depend on the silicone lottery. I've got a 3B+ in a Flirc case easily overclocked to 1500 on ARM and 500 or more on GPU and RAM. I don't recall my over voltages, but they weren't particularly high.

                  With the 3B+ and a halfway decent case you are probably more likely to hit crashes and instability before you hit thermal limits.

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                    barbudreadmon @Beldar
                    last edited by

                    @Beldar said in Current OC possibilities (Flirc Gen 2 & 3 B+):

                    It is very much going to depend on the silicone lottery

                    Exactly, i have a well cooled rpi3b+, it won't go above 50°, however i'm having stability issues as soon as i hit a 1475 overclocking.

                    FBNeo developer - github - forum

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                    • CederickC
                      Cederick
                      last edited by Cederick

                      Forgot to ask about the best memory distribution? Since I remembered that you can change it via startx pretty easily.

                      Also thanks for the help so far!

                      Using Kodi 18 Beta 4 as well now and I like it alot.

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