Laptop overclock

[blueis300]

May be a stupid question but thought I would ask anyhow. Is it possible to overclock a laptop. Is there software that may help with this?

 

[mpilchfamily]

Software is the only way you can OC a laptop but its not recommended. Laptops, for the most part, are already running at the edge of what there cooling is able to handle. OCing could cause overheating issues. Also you would be very limited in how far you can push it both due to the cooling limits and the inability to increase the core voltage to push the CPU harder.

 

[blueis300]

But if I wanted to try anyways what software would I use. If it screws up its a good reason to get a new lappy.

 

[yh125d]

"Hey, lets put a bunch of water in my gas tank and see if my car breaks. If it does, good reason to buy a new one!"

 

[blueis300]

lol good one. But people overclock their computer all the time just because. Everyone that does is taking a chance. I just want to take a look and see what I could do.

 

[yh125d]

Laptops =/= desktops

 

[corkyg]

Fully agree with yh125d. Laptops are finely balanced in tight enclosures with little wiggle room for temperature variation. However, you sound like a kid who needs to touch the stove to see what hot feels like. So . . . be my guest. Let us know the results.

OC

 

[blueis300]

Far from being a kid, just like to experiment like some others do. Guess Ill leave it alone though.

 

[TheStu]

Originally posted by: blueis300
Far from being a kid, just like to experiment like some others do. Guess Ill leave it alone though.

HE wasn't saying that you are a kid, but instead that you are similar to a curious child that won't accept the parent's 'don't touch that' as acceptable until he burns himself, or shocks himself on the outlet. Some people need to find something like that out for themselves, and often only ever need to find out once.

 

[nOOky]

The laptop in my sig comes with it's own overclocking software, and I leave it cranked when on ac power. I don't know about other software though, I haven't had to try it. No problems so far, and if I do it's officially okay by Asus.

 

[blueis300]

I always like to try different things, like new beta software. tips and tricks. Even on my new phone I tried a beta os knowing that I might brick it. Guess Ill never learn.

 

[IlllI]

even if you did there would probably be hardly any perceptible difference

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: IlllI
even if you did there would probably be hardly any perceptible difference

It depends. Some manufacturers (IIRC Asus and MSI) have overclocking BIOS in their netbooks. On my MSI Wind, clocking from default 1.6GHz to 2GHz on the Atom processor gave a ton more performance in some games, such as WoW.

blueis300, what notebook do you have? What chipset is it running?

If you do end up tinkering with it, just remember to keep it cool. Really basic thing is to prop it up off the table so that the vents on the bottom can breathe freely.

Just an example of what some others were talking about with notebooks running on the edge of their thermal limits, my former Dell Inspiron 6000 had some problems while gaming - at DEFAULT speeds. I had to run it with something propping up the back of it if I were gaming.

 

[IlllI]

key words perceptible difference. yes, i remember your benchmarks, but i doubt anyone would notice 5fps in the grand scheme of things (specially since you yourself admitted it fluctuated 2-3fps)

 

[blueis300]

Its an acer 5610z notebook with an inteli943/940gml chipset. Its already proped up on a cooler.