Tutorial Overclocking Ubuntu Linux

First of all, I’m not OC-ers nor OC fans, I’m just ordinary Ubuntu users. I just want to share that overclocking your PC via Ubuntu can be done easily, and I’m sure in the futures there will more and more tools and features which can suits Ubuntu OC-ers needs and wants. Ok, here we go what I’ve done so far:

Install Nvidia Clock (I’m using nvidia graphics card)

What is Nvidia Clock? 

NVClock is a small utility that allows users to overclock NVIDIA based video cards running on the Linux platform. The original code used in building this application was borrowed from the nvcs application. That code has been extensively reworked in order to make the utility much more user friendly and to make it play nice with current distros and drivers. (taken via Nvclock homepage).

Here is the install command:

sudo apt-get install nvclock-gtk

Run the apps  (via terminal or Alt+F2)

nvclock_gtk

Now, you can change the parameters, such as GPU clock and Memory Clock. Here is my nvclock_gtk screenshot:

Install PerlMon - CPU-Z Like Program in Ubuntu Linux

get PerlMon (Deb Package) from here. Unzip then install them by double-clicking the file. Run PerlMon from Applications - System Tools - PerlMon. Here is the screenshot of mine:

Note that the deb package is PerlMon version 0.1.2, update your PerlMon by downloading the latest package (PerlMon 0.2.0 when this article written) here. Then install them by typing this command on your terminal:

cd /path/PerlMon-0.2.0
sudo perl Installer

Ok, that’s two most popular tools recommended by many linuxers if you want to overclock your Linux especially Ubuntu. I will add more if I found some interesting tools in the future. Happy overclocking!

Update! (I’ll update this page once I found good tools related to overclocking in Linux environment).

Another tools (I haven’t try it)

• CPU-Burn

CPU Burn-in v1.01 by Michal Mienik is the ultimate stability testing tool for overclockers.   The program heats up any x86 CPU to the maximum possible operating temperature that is achievable by using ordinary software.  This allows the user to adjust the CPU speed up to the practical maximum while still being sure that stability is achieved even under the most stressful conditions. The program continuously monitors for erroneous calculations and errors ensuring the CPU does not generate errors during calculations performed under overclocking conditions.

 Go to CPU-Burn Homepage

• Prime 95

Go to Prime95 Homepage

Further readings:

• PerlMon in Overclock.net