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    • LapinFou
      LapinFou last edited by LapinFou

      Hi folks,

      I tested the overclocking on my RPI4B-4Go.
      I used those settings:

      # rpi4 overcloking
      over_voltage=6
      arm_freq=2140
      gpu_freq=750
      

      I added those lines (just before "include recalbox-config.txt") by following this procedure:

      mount -o remount, rw /boot
      vim /boot/config.txt
      

      I'm using this to cool down my RPI4 → Tour de refroidissement pour Raspberry
      The results are great! After 40min of Dreamcast game, the temperature stabilized to 43°C.
      I got a speed gain of about 10FPS. 😁

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      • Multimaniac
        Multimaniac last edited by

        Thanks everyone. This helped me overclocking my pi4. 🙂

        over_voltage=6
        arm_freq=2000
        gpu_freq=700

        Stable at 54° C in m Argon One m.2 Case.
        Dreamcast runs perfectly and even Conker's Bad Fur Day is playable now 🙂

        Yep, that game is my Crisis 😉

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        • LapinFou
          LapinFou @Multimaniac last edited by

          I've done a typo in my overclocking settings.
          I'm using those settings:

          # rpi4 overclocking
          over_voltage=6
          arm_freq=2000
          gpu_freq=750
          

          @Multimaniac
          I'm glad this helped you. 😊

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          • sergioad
            sergioad last edited by

            Friends has the testing already resulted in stablished presets like on the pi 3 or do I need to edit directly config.txt?

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            • LapinFou
              LapinFou last edited by

              Since the overclocking is requiring a very good thermal dissipation, I guess this option will never be added to Recalbox.
              So, for now, you need to edit the config.txt file has explained few posts above.

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              • sergioad
                sergioad @LapinFou last edited by

                @LapinFou Ok, I did just that and the result is amazing

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                • LapinFou
                  LapinFou @sergioad last edited by

                  @sergioad said in Overclocking Pi4 with recalbox 7:

                  @LapinFou Ok, I did just that and the result is amazing

                  How amazing? Just to have an idea of the obtained performance gain. 😊

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                  • Kilam
                    Kilam @LapinFou last edited by

                    @LapinFou Hi guys, I don't understand how you access the config.txt file under recalbox. on my sd card i only have recalbox install and not raspberry pi OS. How to access the config.txt file if you don't have Rasbian?

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                    • Zing
                      Zing Global moderator Translator @Kilam last edited by

                      @Kilam To edit the config.txt file, you must connect via SSH:

                      • https://recalbox.gitbook.io/documentation/v/francais/tutoriels/systeme/modification/editer-le-fichier-config.txt

                      To login via SSH:

                      • https://recalbox.gitbook.io/documentation/v/francais/tutoriels/systeme/acces/acces-root-via-terminal
                      • https://recalbox.gitbook.io/documentation/v/francais/tutoriels/systeme/acces/acces-reseau-via-winscp

                      To access a partition in write mode:

                      • https://recalbox.gitbook.io/documentation/v/francais/tutoriels/systeme/acces/acceder-a-une-partition-en-ecriture

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                      • Kilam
                        Kilam @Zing last edited by

                        @Zing J'ai trouver le fichier config.txt mais a quel ligne je dois mettre :

                        over_voltage=6
                        arm_freq=2000
                        gpu_freq=750

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                        • Zing
                          Zing Global moderator Translator @Kilam last edited by

                          @Kilam You need to put these 3 lines in the config.txt file to get the same result as other users.
                          Remembering that Overclocking is a procedure that forces the card, then it should not be done if your Rpi does not have a heatsink and cooler. And, of course, you must do this at your own risk, I cannot be held responsible if something goes wrong.
                          Read the whole topic and you will understand better (I don't have Rpi4, I can't help you fully, I only know what I read in this topic).

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                          • Kilam
                            Kilam @Zing last edited by

                            @Zing Yes, I have a One M2 argon case.

                            I understood that it was necessary to put these 3 lines in the config.txt file

                            But where in the config file should these lines be inserted?

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                            • Zing
                              Zing Global moderator Translator @Kilam last edited by

                              @Kilam As far as I know, there is no specific place within the config.txt file, the important thing is to add these lines.
                              All configuration lines are interpreted by the system, regardless of their order.
                              Put at the end of the file, with some identification before, as already mentioned by another user " # rpi4 overclocking" , for example (any line with the sign # in front is ignored, it is not read as a configuration).

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                              • Kilam
                                Kilam @Zing last edited by

                                @Zing Thank you very much, how can I verify that the overclock is active?

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                                • Zing
                                  Zing Global moderator Translator @Kilam last edited by

                                  @Kilam Well, you need to test some heavy games and see if you noticed a difference ...
                                  You overclocked for some reason, probably some game that you wanted to perform better, the test is:
                                  play and see if it improved ...

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                                  • LapinFou
                                    LapinFou last edited by

                                    Dreamcast games (ex: crazy Taxi) are good benchmarks.

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                                    • sergioad
                                      sergioad @LapinFou last edited by

                                      @LapinFou Enough to play PSP and Dreamcast fighting games (Super Street Fighter II X, Street Fighter Zero 3 Saikyo-ryu Dojo for Matching Service, Street Fighter III Third Strike, Marvel Vs. Capcom, Soul Calibur, Capcom Vs. SNK, Capcom Vs. SNK 2, Guilty Gear X, Project Justice and Vampure Chronicle for Dreamcast, Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX, Darkstalkers Chronicle, Fate/Unlimited Codes and BlazBlue Continiuum Shift Extend for PSP) no problem plus Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 only struggling in the flashy team hypersthe first time you use them, the only game still struggles in my pi I tested is Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus, each hit you do everything slows down

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                                      • Kruton
                                        Kruton @myjosito last edited by

                                        @myjosito Just FYI: It should be possible to temporarily disable all overclocking by holding SHIFT key when Pi is booting according to official OC guide, no need to reinstall whole Recalbox.

                                        → https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/configuration/config-txt/overclocking.md

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                                        • myjosito
                                          myjosito @Kruton last edited by

                                          @Kruton Thanks for the info. But that means that the Pi has to recognize the keyboard before it freezes ?!
                                          Anyhow from october on I'm with my OC and happy with it. No more freeze, so I keep it as it is now.
                                          My only pb is still the red led not turning off when I turn off the Pi. Really not a big issue, just keep pressing the button at the rear of the Argon for 5 sec, ans that's it 🙂

                                          RPI4b 4Go / Argon One / Manettes XBOX360 ou SF30Pro

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                                          • sergioad
                                            sergioad last edited by sergioad

                                            Just reporting: Raspberry pi 4 8 GB

                                            arm_freq=1950
                                            gpu_freq=700
                                            over_voltage=8
                                            

                                            Runs extremely well

                                            arm_freq=2147
                                            gpu_freq=700
                                            over_voltage=9
                                            

                                            "Works" but rather badly, everything is choppy and horribly slow, tons of audio chopping

                                            I think in 30 hours I will try over voltage 10 or 11

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