This is good stuff. My Zero 2W will be delivered to me this week and I will play with these settings and experiment myself into a frenzy...and loving it. Thanks.
I've got mine clocked at 1.2ghz with a small heatsink. I can't really push it any further as I have mine in a GPi case. Gets a bit too toasty in that case when under load, not to mention it will quickly drain those 3 AAA batteries.
@Bytes N Bits , your last video convinced me ti buy a PI zero 2 w ;) thanks a lot. Sorry for the question, I did not understand if, on retroPie, is better to use suggested settings, or edit only to 1300. Thanks again.
Hi. It's really up to you. 1.4 GHz worked on my board but it may not work on all. Even 1.3 might be too much for some so it's really a try it and see situation. If you do get 1.4Ghz working, knocking back to 1.3 will give extra stability and reduced heating so could be a good compromise. I hope this helps!
@@BytesNBits I found another video where they used recalbox instead, mario64 seemed to run 60fps :) I must try later. Although I haven't tried latest retropie either. I'm still in planning phase for my retro handheld
I used to overclock the gpu on my 3b and 3b+. Pretty sure that was with Raspbian. Is it the same with a 3amp PS as with 2.5amp? Obviously heat sink and fan required.
If you're using the full sized Pis I'd go with the more powerful supply, especially if you're fitting fans. It takes power issues out of the equation. Once you've got it stable with that you can then try the lower power supply and you'll be able to see if that's a limiting factor.
@@BytesNBits I meant for the 2. I have several Pi4's, all overclocked. I was suggesting ways to explore the max of these little Pis. More amps may not matter, but maybe it does at the limit.
Hi. Put arm_freq=1200 and over_voltage=4 (or maybe even 3 - you'd need to play with this one). The other values should still be fine. If you wanted to leave out the GPU settings that would also be fine - I had to do this for the RetroPie setup.
Hi. There will always be a bit of variability in devices. Some will overclock faster than others with different overvoltage settings. 1300MHz seems to be stable for most, 1400 is a little bit more hit and miss.
@@BytesNBits okok, but now there is another problem 😂. The problem is that now the screen "flash" periodically black, like the HDMI wire work bad... You know... You touch the cable and the connection go down for a bit, but it seems to not be the HDMI... The power supply is external... I don't know what i can do...
Really nice job. I'm really loving my Zero 2W but wish the ram was at least 1gig. Still a great little board with plenty of uses.
Totally agree
This is good stuff. My Zero 2W will be delivered to me this week and I will play with these settings and experiment myself into a frenzy...and loving it. Thanks.
Have fun!
20 years ago we were dreaming of that performance. Now we get it for 15 € and it is tiny.
It's great.
i was taught Raspberry Pi in college , i should try it again sometime
TIC-80 also runs on Raspberry PI ^_^
The Raspberry Pi is a great little machine. How's about a TIC80 gaming console?
@@BytesNBits i should try running TIC-80 carts in Raspberry PI :)
I've got mine clocked at 1.2ghz with a small heatsink. I can't really push it any further as I have mine in a GPi case. Gets a bit too toasty in that case when under load, not to mention it will quickly drain those 3 AAA batteries.
Hi. You do need some airflow for the higher overclocks. Speed or battery life. That's the question 😀
@Bytes N Bits , your last video convinced me ti buy a PI zero 2 w ;) thanks a lot.
Sorry for the question, I did not understand if, on retroPie, is better to use suggested settings, or edit only to 1300. Thanks again.
Hi. It's really up to you. 1.4 GHz worked on my board but it may not work on all. Even 1.3 might be too much for some so it's really a try it and see situation. If you do get 1.4Ghz working, knocking back to 1.3 will give extra stability and reduced heating so could be a good compromise. I hope this helps!
Only thing to do is try. I'd suggest trying an overclock of the cpu to 1300 first, then testing for stability.
Thanks for video, good presentation.
Did you find a way to get Mario64 to run better?
To be honest I didn't try very hard to optimise things. I suspect it could be better.
@@BytesNBits I found another video where they used recalbox instead, mario64 seemed to run 60fps :) I must try later. Although I haven't tried latest retropie either. I'm still in planning phase for my retro handheld
I keep coming back here.. you must be good at this lol;) i cant get my hands on a pi zero 2:( ne suggestions?
Hi. Great you're finding it useful. I guess the only thing to do is wait until they come back in stock. Keep checking as the new stock will go fast!
@@BytesNBits ok sounds like a plan… I’m really excited to get one.. making a handheld also:)
Damn 6 hours? Im a bit late, but still good vid!
Hi. No problem. Great to see you're still here.
I used to overclock the gpu on my 3b and 3b+. Pretty sure that was with Raspbian. Is it the same with a 3amp PS as with 2.5amp? Obviously heat sink and fan required.
If you're using the full sized Pis I'd go with the more powerful supply, especially if you're fitting fans. It takes power issues out of the equation. Once you've got it stable with that you can then try the lower power supply and you'll be able to see if that's a limiting factor.
@@BytesNBits I meant for the 2. I have several Pi4's, all overclocked. I was suggesting ways to explore the max of these little Pis. More amps may not matter, but maybe it does at the limit.
What would be the setting if I just want to clock it to 1.2ghz? ?
Hi. Put arm_freq=1200 and over_voltage=4 (or maybe even 3 - you'd need to play with this one). The other values should still be fine. If you wanted to leave out the GPU settings that would also be fine - I had to do this for the RetroPie setup.
Why I hear Prusassor instead of Processor?
just the accent getting in the way!
if i do this, the screen become black... idk why... at least i can do arm_freq=1300, over_voltage=4 (idk if 6 is ok or not) and RAM overclock
Hi. There will always be a bit of variability in devices. Some will overclock faster than others with different overvoltage settings. 1300MHz seems to be stable for most, 1400 is a little bit more hit and miss.
@@BytesNBits okok, but now there is another problem 😂. The problem is that now the screen "flash" periodically black, like the HDMI wire work bad... You know... You touch the cable and the connection go down for a bit, but it seems to not be the HDMI... The power supply is external... I don't know what i can do...
Is that a northern irish accent I hear👀
Certainly is!