Do you overclock your Switch? Please tell us more...

[madisonswitch]

Do you overclock your Switch? Please tell us more and share your experience.

 

[M7L7NK7]

Been overclocking since it released, no issues.

 

[Deleted member 681657]

In docked mode I generally overclock to the maximum safe settings. On CPU heavy games (mainly Citra) I'll underclock the GPU and overclock the CPU to something dangerously high. In handheld mode I'll overclock a little bit if the game benefits from it but not by more than necessary because it drains the battery more quickly.

Post automatically merged: Dec 19, 2023

Been overclocking since it released, no issues.

Exactly what settings do you use? Do you have a 20nm or 16nm transistor model? Do you play in docked or handheld mode?

 

[HiroshiYamauchi]

I overclock everything, if the Switch dies, I'll just buy another one. Usually for docked I use 1963MHz (CPU), 998MHz(GPU) and 2300MHz (Mem). For handheld I use 1428MHz(CPU), 768MHz(GPU) and 2300MHz (Mem). Switch OLED here.

 

[madisonswitch]

I overclock everything, if the Switch dies, I'll just buy another one. Usually for docked I use 1963MHz (CPU), 998MHz(GPU) and 2300MHz (Mem). For handheld I use 1428MHz(CPU), 768MHz(GPU) and 2300MHz (Mem). Switch OLED here.

How do you get 2300 MHz for the MEM?

I only see 1600 MHz and 2400 MHz options in SYSCLK?

 

[linuxares]

I just say "Depends on game"

 

[HiroshiYamauchi]

How do you get 2300 MHz for the MEM?

I only see 1600 MHz and 2400 MHz options in SYSCLK?

I can't remember, I believe I used some custom KIP file, but I'm not really sure.

 

[Ryab]

I don't really see much reason to personally. Minor changes in performance just dont make it worth it for me when battery life is a big thing. Especially on Day 1 switches.

 

[BigOnYa]

I don't really see much reason to personally. Minor changes in performance just dont make it worth it for me when battery life is a big thing. Especially on Day 1 switches.

But when it's docked, battery life is not a concern. OC is nice for some titles. You don't realize it till you try it.

 

[Ryab]

But when it's docked, battery life is not a concern. OC is nice for some titles. You don't realize it till you try it.

I did try it for a bit but the different was so subtle that it didnt seem worth it. I mean I already struggle to tell the difference between 30 and 60 fps in a lot of games.

 

[Deleted member 681657]

How do you get 2300 MHz for the MEM?

I only see 1600 MHz and 2400 MHz options in SYSCLK?

If I remember correctly you have to change some setting in the Switch OC Suite and you can only have two different options to choose from. A more detailed explanation and instructions on how to change it are somewhere in this thread.

https://gbatemp.net/threads/switch-oc-suite.631519/