PS3 Project RSX Boost: Overclock your Retail PS3 RSX Speeds (ps3 cfw only)

Hi, guys. I'm planning on buy PS3 Slim 2000x or 2100x for overclock and i wanna ask if it worth it? Or it's better to just to buy Xbox 360 for console multiplatform? Many of you have 2500x and I got that it's great models for OC. But I just wanna buy console and be 100% sure it'll be overclockable. It's shame we only have list of OC recommendations only for 2500x's RSXes.
And else i'm really interested, will games with really poor optimization like The Darkness or Sonic Unleashed get comfortable perfomance and FPS? It would be really nice to see tests of these games.
 
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ok so my Cech 2501a got to 700mhz on the rsx then artifacts at 750 and i just stopped at 900 for the ram so i dont brick. so my setup is 700/900 :) tested on crysis btw
 
While I couldn't get Crysis, my 750/975 CECH2503A seems to have survived a round of NFS Most Wanted 2012. Quite some roaring of that fan tho. I'll test what's the limit of this slim later.

Hi, guys. I'm planning on buy PS3 Slim 2000x or 2100x for overclock and i wanna ask if it worth it? Or it's better to just to buy Xbox 360 for console multiplatform? Many of you have 2500x and I got that it's great models for OC. But I just wanna buy console and be 100% sure it'll be overclockable. It's shame we only have list of OC recommendations only for 2500x's RSXes.
And else i'm really interested, will games with really poor optimization like The Darkness or Sonic Unleashed get comfortable perfomance and FPS? It would be really nice to see tests of these games.

I would try going with the 2100 as the lowest. 2100s are quite similar to 2500s from what I remember.
 
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ok so my Cech 2501a got to 700mhz on the rsx then artifacts at 750 and i just stopped at 900 for the ram so i dont brick. so my setup is 700/900 :) tested on crysis btw
Bro you can do 700/950 90% the artifacts you've got are from the core not the vram! Try again this isn't the limit
 
yeah i got artifacts at 750 on the core not vram so i went back to 700. do you think is should try 950vram?
Yes no questions asked if you ask mitsu or someone else they'll say probably you won't get any huge fps difference change and is better not risk to stress the hardware for 2 frames more with the same logic let's not overclock the hardware at all if the ps3 can't handle it its going to show every warning possible so it can be saved my opinion is maximize the performance because we aren't getting even something hard to push the hardware already people going 800/1000 850/1000 900/1000 and 950/1000???? And we are worrying about 700/950? Hell no i respect that mitsu is worried about not bricking anyone's console but bruh 950/1000 I've got nothing else to say this is the dangerous stuff beyond 800 so pretty much i say you give it a shot most slims are compatible with 700/950 with no problems even if you got any problem just revert as you did 750/750 did it break? No so you won't worry about anything further questions better to be asked by the experts like mitsu tenzu and felix iam dropping the link if you'll think about it https://mega.nz/file/5ZgBiYab#bu0dITG30Uk73IvpRAYKmXyNY6sCDaOX_C7cLeiMvaE
 
Yes no questions asked if you ask mitsu or someone else they'll say probably you won't get any huge fps difference change and is better not risk to stress the hardware for 2 frames more with the same logic let's not overclock the hardware at all if the ps3 can't handle it its going to show every warning possible so it can be saved my opinion is maximize the performance because we aren't getting even something hard to push the hardware already people going 800/1000 850/1000 900/1000 and 950/1000???? And we are worrying about 700/950? Hell no i respect that mitsu is worried about not bricking anyone's console but bruh 950/1000 I've got nothing else to say this is the dangerous stuff beyond 800 so pretty much i say you give it a shot most slims are compatible with 700/950 with no problems even if you got any problem just revert as you did 750/750 did it break? No so you won't worry about anything further questions better to be asked by the experts like mitsu tenzu and felix iam dropping the link if you'll think about it https://mega.nz/file/5ZgBiYab#bu0dITG30Uk73IvpRAYKmXyNY6sCDaOX_C7cLeiMvaE
ok f#uck it ill try it. also is there any other way to show my clock speed. i installed ps3 4k pro and now i cant find he option lol
 
Yes no questions asked if you ask mitsu or someone else they'll say probably you won't get any huge fps difference change and is better not risk to stress the hardware for 2 frames more with the same logic let's not overclock the hardware at all if the ps3 can't handle it its going to show every warning possible so it can be saved my opinion is maximize the performance because we aren't getting even something hard to push the hardware already people going 800/1000 850/1000 900/1000 and 950/1000???? And we are worrying about 700/950? Hell no i respect that mitsu is worried about not bricking anyone's console but bruh 950/1000 I've got nothing else to say this is the dangerous stuff beyond 800 so pretty much i say you give it a shot most slims are compatible with 700/950 with no problems even if you got any problem just revert as you did 750/750 did it break? No so you won't worry about anything further questions better to be asked by the experts like mitsu tenzu and felix iam dropping the link if you'll think about it https://mega.nz/file/5ZgBiYab#bu0dITG30Uk73IvpRAYKmXyNY6sCDaOX_C7cLeiMvaE
It's not really a matter of bricking it or damaging it instantly. When I recommend people to not overclock more than 700/850, as I said (too) many times that's because there are diminishing returns.
Some PS3 will be 100% fine at 800←→950/1000 but... for how long ?
Let's say that for example, if your console can OC at max 950/1000, if you choose to keep it at these frequencies, this PS3 will degrade way faster than at 700/850.
Just because your PS3 can support a certain OC doesn't mean that you should use it, especially given the smaller and smaller gains.

with the same logic let's not overclock the hardware at all
I'm sorry, but that's pretty silly reasoning.
I caricature the thing a little, but it's as if I told you: "Drink, smoke, drive at full speed ! Otherwise you might as well not live!"
It's a question of balancing benefits/risks.
The more you overclock your PS3, the more you add weight on the risk side. While on the benefits side...
As simple as that.

Read this.

To conclude, this is a serious thread, we're not here to advise people to go straight into the wall.
 
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ok well i have just tried to install he 700/950 and now its stuck on a black screen. dont know what to do

restarted and got into recovery mode. trying again to install 950
 
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It's not really a matter of bricking it or damaging it instantly. When I recommend people to not overclock more than 700/850, as I said (too) many times that's because there are diminishing returns.
Some PS3 will be 100% fine at 800←→950/1000 but... for how long ?
Let's say that for example, if your console can OC at max 950/1000, if you choose to keep it at these frequencies, this PS3 will degrade way faster than at 700/850.
Just because your PS3 can support a certain OC doesn't mean that you should use it, especially given the smaller and smaller gains.


It's a question of balancing benefits/risks.
As simple as that.

Read this.
Thanks for shining the light in us but one question i don't want to start a beef with anyone but I don't remember what page it was i remember tenzu and you arguing for the theme of the higher oc as you said on your comment that if your ps3 allows you to do 950/1000 you choose to keep it at these frequencies, this PS3 will degrade way faster than at 700/850. And tenzu saying is not true because voltages aren't begin touched while you are trying to show him a screenshot from metal gear solid different oc temperature edit the same beef at the page 122 talking about the danger about hight oc so this is actually confusing while i saw your videos and the 5c temperature more with the 800/1000 iam not even sure if this reachers are correctly anymore people saying different stuff having different assumptions on there mind but begin close to something they can't understand iam not talking about your comment it's just that I've tried to read all the pages to understand how all of this works to only understand that everyone here giving false? Assumptions iam agreeing here that higher oc are more dangerous for the system then a more lower clock speed that's the more realistic way to understand how this works i wish tenzu doesn't curse me out not knowing about the voltages...or how this works
 
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Thanks for shining the light in us but one question i don't want to start a beef with anyone but I don't remember what page it was i remember tenzu and you arguing for the theme of the higher oc as you said on your comment that if your ps3 allows you to do 950/1000 you choose to keep it at these frequencies, this PS3 will degrade way faster than at 700/850. And tenzu saying is not true because voltages aren't begin touched while you are trying to show him a screenshot from metal gear solid different oc temperature so that means it going to be the same as the stock mhz 500/650 if iam not mistaken?? Right?.. this is actually confusing while i saw your videos and the 5c temperature more with the 800/1000 iam not even sure if this reachers are correctly anymore people saying different stuff having different assumptions on there mind but begin close to something they can't understand iam not talking about your comment it's just that I've tried to read all the pages to understand how all of this works to only understand that everyone here giving false? Assumptions iam agreeing here that higher oc are more dangerous for the system then a more lower clock speed that's the more realistic way to understand how this works i wish tenzu doesn't curse me out not knowing about the voltages...or pcs
We are learning. That's how researches works.
So of course, maybe something we thought was true 30 pages ago may have been contradicted by our new discoveries.

I myself have done a lot of research on overclocking, I've dug into the subject and I have learned a lot.
Thought I knew a lot, but obviously not enough.
That's why you have to be humble.

No need to change the voltage to generate more heat and degrade your hardware.
The GPU works more, consumes more.
More power = more heat.
It is a basic and universal rule.
There is also the phenomenon of electromigration, which overclock exacerbates.
Electromigration degrades a GPU by causing the movement of metal atoms in the electrical interconnects due to high current density. Overclocking increases the current flowing through the GPU's circuitry, accelerating this process. As atoms migrate, they create voids and hillocks in the metal lines, leading to increased resistance, circuit failure, and ultimately, permanent damage to the GPU, even if voltage levels are not modified.

In short, you just can't say overclock is safe. And knowing that, you have to evaluate how much risk-taking is worth it.

When overclocking a GPU, there is ALWAYS a point of diminishing returns. On the other hand, in parallel, the power consumption continues crescendo and the harmful effects with.
 
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