Vostro 1500 with T9300. Overckock possible?

Just curious if I can overclock the CPU, which is a T9500 running at 2.6ghz.

If so, how?

I'm guessing software, but I've been out of the O/C circles for a few years.

thanks!

CE

 

Look at setfsb, I do not know if that model can but if it can that is how it would be done.

 

SetFSB does not work by default especially for Dell machines; it requires pin modding of the socket.

And if you're "afraid" of pin modding, (Well there are, but don't look at me) You can also try UncleWebb's Throttlestop, it will enable dual IDA mode thus giving your T9500 a 200Mhz boost to 2.8GHz.

IDA mode is when the processor is using only one core, or at least an application that requires on just one core instead of two to process it, the T9500 will "overclock" one of its core to 2.8GHz, to put simply. But if you download UncleWebb's ThrottleStop, it gives you an option for Dual IDA mode and will unlock BOTH cores run at 2.8GHz, again to put it simply.

Your Dell BIOS is possible because there is an option to disable speedstep. Disabling that option and this 200Mhz overclock can be achieved.

For 200Mhz, it's not alot in real world performance but, hey, it's a free overclock.

For me as a hardware junkie I would attempt the pin modding - But I lack the time these days to try on my M1730.

 

Does this mean it turns a Core 2 Duo into and i5? A C2D that overclocks when needed?

 

I've done a pin mod before, not a big deal.

Is this the "make a wire into a jumper" mod or the "remove or cover a pin" mod?

 

The Core 2 Duo always had a one (or two?) step inbuilt 'overclock.'

 

Well it's the 1st.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/har...90696-bsel-mod-socket-p-explained-photos.html

Our forum pal, Moral Hazard is an expert when comes to BSEL & pin mods. I believe our Dell PM965 generation machines uses a Cypress PLL, which is what I observed on my two machines in my sig and others' older Dells too like ours.

He can aid you with it. I am also interested to perform this - I will whatever it takes or any successful way to make the FSB run at 266MHz instead of the default 200.

 

The BSEL mod will not work in this case (because your chipset supports a max FSB of 200mhz, even if it supported 266, the multiplier would be locked to the lowest value).

I agree that you will have to pin mod the PLL, see examples here:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/har...pll-pinmod-overclocking-methods-examples.html

SomeFormOFhuman is probably right about it being a Cypress chip.

Suggest opening your notebook and finding that chip. Then try to get the datasheet for the PLL. It will help a lot with the pinmod.

 

Thanks for the information, however, this will be a project for the future due to its higher risk nature of jumping a PLL chip.

(did it before with a desktop, this is just a TAD too small with current equipment)

 

Can do a dualIDA overclock using Throttlestop getting you an extra multilpler. Means running your T9500-2.6 can run at 2.8Ghz.