has anyone overclocked their laptops?

speshuled · 07-05-2007, 10:53 PM

just like that tittle asks. has anyone overclocked their laptop? just curious if i can squeeze even just a little more from my cpu.

ed

g4m3rof1337 · 07-05-2007, 11:06 PM

It may overheat and the BIOS may be locked off.

speshuled · 07-05-2007, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by g4m3rof1337

It may overheat and the BIOS may be locked off.

even if its not overclocked by much?

bumblebee_tuna · 07-05-2007, 11:50 PM

Sorry to discourage you but it's a very bad idea from the start.

Laptops are usually aren't very well cooled or ventilated and will quickly overheat from the stresses of overclocking. Depending on the manufacturer, overclocking may also result in the void of any existing warranty. And, if anything should happen, finding and replacing parts for a laptop is much harder than you would with a desktop.

speshuled · 07-06-2007, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bumblebee_tuna

Sorry to discourage you but it's a very bad idea from the start.

Laptops are usually aren't very well cooled or ventilated and will quickly overheat from the stresses of overclocking. Depending on the manufacturer, overclocking also may result in the void of any existing warranty. And, if anything should happen, finding and replacing parts for a laptop is much harder than you would with a desktop.

alright thanks. it was just a thought.

ed

**brian** · 07-06-2007, 02:11 AM

Also overclocking does not help much. Your talking about a few mhz or so. I would just get a good laptop to start with and it will be fast enough. Or just get a desktop which has better speeds then a laptop

**The_Other_One** · 07-06-2007, 03:05 AM

My previous laptop actually had desktop components in it and had some options for minor overclocking in the bios. But even at stock speeds, that thing got HOT! And if you need any more messages to discourage you, search for posts regarding laptops overheating...

anothEr · 07-06-2007, 07:06 AM

i cant overclock my cpu even if i raise the temp. instead i undervolt. it saves about 20 min of battery life. it also keeps it cool and quiet.

luckyedboy66 · 07-06-2007, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by anothEr

i cant overclock my cpu even if i raise the temp. instead i undervolt. it saves about 20 min of battery life. it also keeps it cool and quiet.

thats not a bad idea...it would be nice to sqeeze a few more minutes out of my 17" 2.0 dual core. i got the premo battery, but it still will barely finish a DVD before it dies...
any tips?? i think i have a over/underclocking program, but this is new territory for me.

bumblebee_tuna · 07-06-2007, 08:38 PM

I guess the easiest way is to lower multiplier if you can. You can lower FSB but unless you have locks, you are going to also underclock your RAM as well as you PCI and VGA buses........

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bumblebee_tuna Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Age: 20 Posts: 1,338	Sorry to discourage you but it's a very bad idea from the start. Laptops are usually aren't very well cooled or ventilated and will quickly overheat from the stresses of overclocking. Depending on the manufacturer, overclocking may also result in the void of any existing warranty. And, if anything should happen, finding and replacing parts for a laptop is much harder than you would with a desktop. __________________ Antec 300 / Antec EarthWatts 650 Watt / Xigmatek HDT-S1283 AMD Phenom II x3 720 2.8Ghz / 4GB DDR3 1600MHz OC / WD Caviar Black 500GB Sapphire ATi Radeon HD 4870 1GB / Creative X-fi Xtremegamer / steelSeries Siberia Headset Haikus are easy. But sometimes they don't make sense. Refrigerator. Last edited by bumblebee_tuna; 07-06-2007 at 09:14 AM.

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The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 25 Posts: 13,418	My previous laptop actually had desktop components in it and had some options for minor overclocking in the bios. But even at stock speeds, that thing got HOT! And if you need any more messages to discourage you, search for posts regarding laptops overheating... __________________ Primary- i7 920 \| 6GB RAM \| 9800GT \| 160+160+500GB Secondary- Athlon X2 4200 \| 2GB RAM \| 7600GT \| 80+250GB Netbook - Atom N280 \| 2GB RAM \| GMA945\| 160GB

07-06-2007, 08:38 PM	#10 (permalink)
bumblebee_tuna Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Age: 20 Posts: 1,338	I guess the easiest way is to lower multiplier if you can. You can lower FSB but unless you have locks, you are going to also underclock your RAM as well as you PCI and VGA buses........ __________________ Antec 300 / Antec EarthWatts 650 Watt / Xigmatek HDT-S1283 AMD Phenom II x3 720 2.8Ghz / 4GB DDR3 1600MHz OC / WD Caviar Black 500GB Sapphire ATi Radeon HD 4870 1GB / Creative X-fi Xtremegamer / steelSeries Siberia Headset Haikus are easy. But sometimes they don't make sense. Refrigerator.

07-06-2007, 02:11 AM	#6 (permalink)
brian Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: California Age: 17 Posts: 4,957	Also overclocking does not help much. Your talking about a few mhz or so. I would just get a good laptop to start with and it will be fast enough. Or just get a desktop which has better speeds then a laptop

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anothEr Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 145	i cant overclock my cpu even if i raise the temp. instead i undervolt. it saves about 20 min of battery life. it also keeps it cool and quiet.

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