Overclocking does not improve the Performance

[Eomer]

Hey Guys,
i overclocked my Raspberry Pi3 (latest Recalbox version) by putting the following lines in the boot.config

arm_freq=1400
over_voltage=4
sdram_freq=575
sdram_schmoo=0x02000020
over_voltage_sdram_p=6
over_voltage_sdram_i=4
over_voltage_sdram_c=4
core_freq=500
v3d_freq=500
h264_freq=333
gpu_mem=256
force_turbo=1
dtparam=sd_overclock=100

I removed the preset gpu_mem from the boot.config.

Note: I have passive AND active cooling and i'm aware of the fact that force_turbo=1 will void my warranty.

However, i did this to have a few more FPS while playing PSX games or in order to play PSX games with a higher resolution. I did not check the actual FPS (is there a tool for that)?

I can't see any subjective improvement while playing the games. Does anyone have an idea why that is?

Best regards
Eomer

[xtreemsurf]

@Eomer

I recently added a fan to my Pi and thinking of overclocking. Did you ever end up seeing a difference or did overclocking do nothing for you? Thanks!

[Pho3nX]

@Eomer

What do you mean by "boot.config" ???

You must edit your config.txt, not a other file (and put permissions because this file is RO)

For me i just edit config.txt with this values (from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B3AnuOmRcQ) and it's great !

arm_freq=1400
over_voltage=4
gpu_freq=450

[DAM]

@Pho3nX , this settings works on RPI2 ?

@Pho3nX said in Overclocking does not improve the Performance:

@Eomer

What do you mean by "boot.config" ???

You must edit your config.txt, not a other file (and put permissions because this file is RO)

For me i just edit config.txt with this values (from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B3AnuOmRcQ) and it's great !

arm_freq=1400
over_voltage=4
gpu_freq=450

[Pho3nX]

@DAM

No it's only for PI3, method is the same on PI2 but not the same values