Overclock and underclock Galaxy Note 4 easily

Folks at XDA have churned out a custom kernel that allows the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 users to overclock or underclock their devices easily. The kernel is currently available only for the SM-N910F and SM-N910G variants.

Overclock and underclock Galaxy Note 4

Here are its full list of features:

* Full Synapse control
* Built with the incredible Saber Mod 4.10 Toolchain
* Updated to Linux Kernel Base 3.10.5
* CPU Overclock up to 2.89 ghz (4 OC Steps: 2.68, 2.76, 2.84, 2.89)
* CPU Underlock down to 268 mhz
* HACK to allow non original SView Covers to access all the SView Features!
* Faux Sound Control
* Hardlimit Control
* Voltage Control
* Intelliplug v3.8 (faux123)
* Intellithermal (faux123)
* Additional Governors: Lionheart, Umbrella_Core, Bluactive, Intellimm, Interactive_Pro, Bioshock, OnDemandPlus, DanceDance, SmartMax, Yankactive, Wheatley,
SmartAssv2, Intelliactive, Darkness, Nightmare, ConservativeX, Alucard, Adaptive
* Additional I/O Schedulers: zen, sio, vr, fifo, fiops, bfq
* Powersuspend v1.5 ( Yank555.lu & faux123)
* LED Brightness Control
* Sweep2Sleep Hack
* USB Keyboard/Mouse Hack
(Use your phone as a keyboard and/or mouse)
* Patched for compatibility with DriveDroid app
(Flash .iso images to your pc from your phone!! No more need for usb sticks or dvd’s or cd roms)
* Fast Charge v1.2 [Yank555.lu]
* MDNIE (Color) Control [Yank555.lu and twsitedumbrella]
* Trinity Colors
* STEREO CALL RECORDING SUPPORT
* Overclocked Slimbus for a better overall sound experience
* Simple GPU Algorithm
* Dynamic FSync Control
* Fixed Simple_OnDemand GPU Governor crash
* Added Frandom
* Enabled CIFS Support
* Enabled and Optimized ksm (Kernel Samepage Merging)
* Enabled Gentle Fair Sleepers
* ENABLED ADVANCED TCP CONGESTION AND A LOT OF MORE OTHER TCP’s
* Permissive, with init.d support

Set the Hardlimit Screen on Max the same as the max CPU Frequency you want. For example if you want to overclock to 2.84, first set the hardlimit max frequency on to 2.84. 

Recommended settings for full performance.

– Hardlimit Screen On Max= 2.89
– Cpu Freq Max= 2.89
– Cpu Freq MIn= 268
– Cpu Governor= Performance or Bluactive
– I/O Scheduler: Deadline
– I/O Scheduler Readahead= 1024
– GPU Governor= Performance or cpubw_hwmon
– Enable simple gpu_algorithm
– Laziness=10
– Ramp Up Threshold= 1
– Dynamic FSync= On
– KSM = On

Balanced performance:

– Hardlimit Screen On Max= 2.68
– Cpu Freq Max= 2.68
– Cpu Freq MIn= 268
– Cpu Governor= Umbrella_Core or Interactive_Pro or Bluactive
– I/O Scheduler: sio or zen or bfq
– I/O Scheduler Readahead= 1024
– GPU Governor= msm_adreno or simple_ondemand
– Enable simple gpu_algorithm
– Laziness=5
– Ramp Up Threshold= 4000
– Dynamic FSync= On
– KSM = On

Allwinner A83T benchmark review

Allwinner A83T is an octa core processor made especially for the low end tablets that offer good performance and at the same time value for money. We reviewed Allwinner A83T on the Infocus CS1 A83 tablet.

Allwinner A83T benchmark

The AllWinner A83T is based on ARM Cortex A7 architecture and runs at 2016 MHz clock speed. Allwinner A83T benchmark results are given below. The processor is more than enough powerful to keep the entire system running smooth at all times.

1) AnTuTu benchmark – 27770

Allwinner A83T review

2) 3DMark Unlimited – 4956

Our review tablet, the Infocus CS1 A83 is able to run 1080p videos easily with hardware acceleration.

Normal bitrate 1080p Can run it? Mode
MPEG2 / MP2 2.0 – 6.6Mbps Yes HW
MPEG4 / MP3 2.0 – 7.6Mbps Yes HW
H264 / AAC 2.0 – 7.2Mbps Yes HW
VC1 / WMA3 2.0 – 8.6Mbps Yes HW
VP8 / VORBIS 2.0 – 7.8Mbs Jump frames HW
– – –
High bitrate 1080p    
Birds – H264 / No audio – 40Mbps Yes HW
Samsung Oceanic Life – H264 – AC3 2.0 – 40Mbps Yes HW
– – –
4K Format    
Skyfall – H264 / AAC 2.0 – 10Mbps Yes HW
Timelapse – H264 / AAC 2.0 – 43Mbps Jump frames HW
HD Club Chimei – H264 / AAC 2.0 – 60Mbps Jump frames HW
– – –
Newer 4K formats    
Elecard – H265-HVEC / AAC 2.0 – 6.4Mbps Jump frames SW
Tears of steel – H265-HVEC / AAC 2.0 – 15Mbps Jump frames SW
Google test – VP9 / No audio – 14Mbps Jump frames SW

As you can see the AllWinner A83T is a very capable processor and more than enough capable to perform most of the common jobs on a tablet.

Asus G751JL specifications, comes with GTX 965M

Asus G751JL is the newest 17 inch gaming laptop that features powerful Intel Core i5 4200H or i7 4720HQ processors, up to 32GB of RAM and dedicated Nvidia GeForce GTX 965m with 2 GB of GDDR5 RAM onboard.

asus g751 review

The new model will join rest of the ROG models that include Asus G751JY, G715JT and G751JM. The G751JL has same appearance like those models – wedge shape, taut lines and nerve and brushed metal inserts that give it a futuristic look.

Asus G751M price

It is already on sale in Europe for about 1800 euro. The Asus G751JL measures 416 x 318 x 20/43 mm and weighs 4.3 kg. As expected Asus G751JL specifications are top notch. You get Intel Core i5-4200H or i7-4720HQ 22 nm Haswell processors backed by up to 32 GB of RAM and a dedicated video card which is the mighty Nvidia GeForce GTX 965m with 2 GB of GDDR5 RAM.

For storage you get whopping 1TB 5400 RPM with 8 GB of cache, 1.5 TB 5400 RPM + 128GB SSD or even a 1TB 7200 RPM traditional hard drive combined with a 256 GB solid state drive.

Asus G751M price

Other specifications include DVD super multi optical drive, four USB 3.0 ports, a Thunderbolt, HDMI and VGA video outputs, audio jacks for headphones and microphone, RJ-45 for Ethernet LAN, 2-in-1 card reader,  Gigabit Ethernet LAN, 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 modules. Battery capacity is 8 cell 6000 mAh.