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Is it possible to OC a laptop?

Barfo

Barfo

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I have a Dell XPS M1330 laptop sitting here and I'm wondering if there's a way to overclock the CPU without messing with the BIOS (which has no OC options anyway).

Is there such an app?
 
I really don't recommend overclocking a laptop outside of very rare circumstances. Yes, it is possible (most commonly/reliabily using a pin/socket mod), but most notebooks are borderline on getting the heat from the CPU and (if equipped) discrete GPU out of the shell.
 
yea you can use software, but good luck preventing it from catching on fire. you're going to need a lot of extra cooling to get it done, and the only reasonable route would add another 3/4ths of an inch thickness to the bottom of the notebook for cooling, as well as adding as much as a whole pound of extra weight in copper and alluminium fins
 
faxon said:
yea you can use software, but good luck preventing it from catching on fire. you're going to need a lot of extra cooling to get it done, and the only reasonable route would add another 3/4ths of an inch thickness to the bottom of the notebook for cooling, as well as adding as much as a whole pound of extra weight in copper and alluminium fins
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what's good software to use, I myself don't have a laptop but have a desktop I'd like to do this to that doesn't seem to have any bios options.
 
please, someone give me a name. i've got the bottom of my 4 year old acer torn apart and a vantec tornado pointed at it, temps are not a concern.
 
faxon said:
yea you can use software, but good luck preventing it from catching on fire. you're going to need a lot of extra cooling to get it done, and the only reasonable route would add another 3/4ths of an inch thickness to the bottom of the notebook for cooling, as well as adding as much as a whole pound of extra weight in copper and alluminium fins
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I do have a cooling base, and I'm really just doing this for "educational purposes" so what software can I sue to achieve the OC?
 
I suggest avoiding overclocking because most laptops already run on the edge of overheating with stock clocks. I've seen many laptops that aren't capable of passing CPU stability tests like LinX even with everything stock, and no they weren't defective, they were all manufactured that way.
 
Hyperlite said:
please, someone give me a name. i've got the bottom of my 4 year old acer torn apart and a vantec tornado pointed at it, temps are not a concern.
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setFSB is the program.

Or you can also use RMClock as well.


As someone above said, its NOT recomended.
Laptop sinks bearly make it as it is.

Barfo said:
so what software can I sue to achieve the OC?
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None.. because in all the disclaimers for those programs, it clearly says, they do not assume any form of responsibility on the results of this program.

So if you burn your Planner Board out, or Burn your CPU, or fry something, your SOL.
 
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You can overclock anything with a CPU.

have you ever watched Meet the Parents?

You can milk anything with nipples.

Can you milk me?
 
Laptops are pushed already except where the mfg has to spend $$, If you go through your laptop and checkout the heatsink(s) you may be able to mod them, Add more fins, Sand it really smooth and use some good AS thermal paste (mfg use cheap paste).
Mod the airflow gallies for less resistance.

There are a few good programs outthere as mentioned above, Also use one to monitor your core heat.
Your SOL if you FUBAR this.
 
Considering I've had laptops fry on their own accord simply from being used over time, I definitely wouldn't recommend this.

I had a laptop I used as my work computer, due to being a uni student who'd go on exchanges frequently. After two years, I had hardware failure due to heat death. Was cheaper to buy a new system, rather than just replace all the fried components.

Is it possible to OC a laptop? Yes. Is it possible to do it without destroying your computer? Only if you do some pretty serious case modifications, at which point you lose the mobility aspect, and it's no longer really a laptop... just a desktop using more expensive, less efficient parts.

EDIT: The new laptop I got was the laptop you, yourself, have. It's a mobility version. Personally, I love this puppy, and I wouldn't trade it. But even it gets hot on its own accord. Also realize that by overclocking, you're going to draw more power, and your battery life will suffer significantly.

Furthermore, as a chemical engineer who studies heat transfer, there's a limit you can reach simply by increasing the air flow. After a while you're going to need to increase surface area as well, which you can only accomplish through a different heat sink... So simply pointing a vornado at it won't help you very much.
 
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You shouldn't oc your laptop because:

1. Some components are not easily available if you blow up your hardware.
2. Laptop components rest in a cramped enclosure where heat dissipation is limited.
3. My seemingly ok GPU overclock worked great until the ultra summer temperature came then things went to shit. I was getting crazy artifacts on my screen and won't boot so had to take it to the shop.
4. If you end up having to take your laptop to the "wrong" repair shop, you better be prepared for some serious heartache. Fast talking sales reps, poor service, and inconclusive repairs. If you are ever this unlucky you will wish you should've just went with a desktop for oc.

I went to a Central Computers in California for this repair sometime ago, and regret it very much. Good luck to you.
 
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I did the pin mod on my Dell i9300 from 1.5ghz to 2.0 ghz applied some arctic silver and it actualy runs cooler than it did stock.Been running for a couple of years now and I still have no issues with it. But being a 17" laptop it does have somewhat decent cooling 🙂
 
Hyperlite said:
dang can't you guys just let people do what they wanna do? 🙂
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It's unwise for him to OC his laptop and it would be unwise for forum members not to tell him. I say to the OP, have fun and go hogwild. But don't be upset if the thing breaks shortly afterwards or even a few months down the road. This might be of no consequence to the OP.

I'd post links on how to do it, but I never bothered for reasons stated above, so I'd have to do the googling for the OP.
 
"Back in the day" I had a Dell 9300 that I threw a 1.8GHz P-M into and overclocked and overvolted it to 2.4GHz. Also threw in an aftermarket 7800GTX and overclocked that as well. However, laptops were more similar to desktops then and it was easier to manage the increased thermal stress. Now, you could probably do the same, but both the documentation and software is lacking. So yeah, you can do it, but I doubt it'll be practical.
 
i got asus g71 overclocked 15% without a problem you can use turbo gear but make sure you got a fan and take off the cover that covers all the copper..
 
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