How to Overclock the Asus Transformer TF700
Have a rooted Asus Transformer TF700 with a custom recovery already flashed on it? Then go ahead and overclock your device, it’ll bring you some extra performance as well as provide you with some other customization options. The procedure to do so is quite similar to those of root procedures, here’s how you can overclock your Asus Transformer TF700 device:
I. Before You Begin:
1. You must have rooted your device before doing this procedure. Check out our How to Root the Asus Transformer TF700 procedure to root your device.
2. You must have CWM Recovery installed on your device. If you followed our root guide above, you have it already.
II. Make a Backup:
1. Open the Google Play app on your device and search and install the Quick Boot app on your device.
2. Launch the app from your App Drawer.
3. Choose Recovery option in the app and your device will reboot into the Recovery mode.
4. Once inside Recovery, select backup and restore followed by backup.
5. It’ll create a backup of your current firmware and save it on your device.
6. You’re done!
III. Downloading Required Files:
1. MaxKernel (It’s attached in the first post)
IV. Flashing the Overclock Kernel on the Asus Transformer TF700:
1. Place the MaxKernel zip onto your Desktop.
2. Connect your device to your PC using the USB cable.
3. Copy the Kernel zip over to the root of your SD card.
4. Once the kernel’s been copied, disconnect your device from your PC.
5. Open the Quick Boot app from your App Drawer.
6. Hit the Recovery option and you’ll reboot into the Recovery mode.
7. Once there, select install zip from sdcard followed by choose zip from sdcard.
8. Choose the MaxKernel zip to be flashed on your device.
9. It will begin flashing the kernel on your device and should take a couple of minutes to finish.
10. Once the flashing’s done, reboot your device.
11. You’re all done!
V. Overclocking the Asus Transformer TF700:
1. Download and install any of these apps on your device:
2. Once installed, launch the app from your App Drawer.
3. Use available options in the app to increase your CPU clock speed. Just keep on doing so as long as your device doesn’t crash.
4. Make sure not to choose save on boot option in the app.
5. Once you’re fine with a specific clock speed, close the app.
6. You’re all done!
Wonderful! Your Transformer TF700 has been successfully overclocked and is all ready to provide you with much better speeds than before!
VI. Reverting Back to the Stock Kernel (Optional):
1. Open the Quick Boot app from your App Drawer.
2. Hit the Recovery option and you’ll reboot into the Recovery mode.
3. Once there, select backup and restore followed by restore.
4. Choose the most recent backup you created in one of the earlier sections to be restored on your device.
5. It’ll begin restoring the backup on your device, should take a couple of minutes to finish.
6. Once the backup’s been restored, reboot your device.
7. You’re all done!
Cool! You’re back to the stock kernel with no support for overclocking!
If this procedure helped you please thank/donate to the original developers here.
