ocing my cpu

heww
where to start.....
okay everyone pretty much knows about the tweaking the cpu to most
so just went through overclocking sites and downloaded the tweaking stuff
well i don;t really know what the it is talking about so i was afraid to change it since it might blow up or something, hehe. anyway can anyone tell me how to oc my cpu:????
here is my cpu:
amd turion 64 ml-32
lancaster core
voltage: 1.450v
socket 754 (hehe i might upgrade to X2)
core speed: 1790 MHZ
X9.0 multiplier
bus speed: 199MHZ
HT Link:796.0MHZ
L1 data cache:64kb
L1 code cache:64kb
Level 2 cache:512kb
(based on cpu-z)

if you need anything else tell me^^

 

lol im kinda confident nothing will BLOW UP

 

You can't (sorry):
1) Turion is socket 754. X2 is socket S1.
2) notebook CPUs can't be overclocked

 

dang......
well i saw socket 752 X2 in newegg
it must be wrong
hmm....
well i think you can do it if you know how to do it
because what about other core2 duo and stuff like that

just making amusement myself^^

 

Yes it's possible...but why the heck would you OC a core 2 duo?

 

because when you do.your almost guarenteed 3.4ghz+..which is awesome...some go higher. making yesterdays technology last that much longer

 

Don't know about OCing a processor but i do know it will generate more heat that your laptop doesn't really need to be exposed to causing premature ware on internals decreasing the life span of your notebook.

 

for a laptop, no its not worth it..but for a desktop...i have a modest overclock on my opteron 170...dual core 2.0ghz--> 2.6ghz..im happy with it.

 

well, for desktop, yes...but I only assumed he was talking about the mobility core 2 duo merom, not the desktop conroe.

I highly doubt there's any significant gain from oc'ing the core 2 duo mobility versus it's downsides.

 

more heat in a laptop is a bad idea...

for a desktop though...numerous ways to cool everything down.

 

Heat can be managed with undervolting very well. In total around 10 degrees C lower at full load. (that can be like two fan speeds down - so it is quieter too!)

Ivan

 

as far as i know..there is no point to overclocking, then undervolting it...the whole point of overclocking is to see how far you can go on stock voltage, then go higher by taking the volage higher.

i stand by what i said..

 

Ok, there is some logic in that. And that is what a pro overclocker will do. But what if you have a faster notebook that is considerably cooler? How about that?

Just an idea (that actually works in my machine for over a year now.)

Cheers,

Ivan

 

it does sound good..but i dont think im understanding the overclocking while undervolting idea...it goes against everything ive learned about o/c-ing

 

I believe in some processors, it is possible to undervolt the cpu, while overclocking the frequencies since at times the stock voltages are set higher than what is needed for a stable performance. However, I'm not sure how distinct this line is, and depending on the processor what the overall performance gains really are. Some have yielded some success with the pentium M, so one can certainly try.

Yes, it will work, but chances are, on faster processors, the cpu is hardly the bottleneck for preformance. For gamers and standard users, the bottleneck is often the GPU, ram, hardrive, or otherwise. So in short, if you've got a faster, cooler processor, there's a pretty good chance you won't need to overclock it to get significant gains.

 

I in fact agree with both of you pb and Jack. Stability while OC is maintained by RISING the voltage this making it even hotter. But As Jack said Pentium Ms work at much lower voltages with no impact on stability - meaning you can even Overclock a Pentium M and Undervolt it at the same time and get perfectly stable CPU. I did the test. I overclocked my FSB by 5%. Making CPU work at 1,96GHz (which is even a bit faster than 2.0GHz on default FSB clocks because in my case RAM and FSB work faster too.).I lowered every single multiplier by 0,2V making my x14 multiplier 1,1V instead of 1,3 or something by default (PM 750@1,86GHz that is). That showed that my CPU at 100% load is cooler by 14 degrees C (it used to be 83, and now is around 69-70 after hours of online FEAR) Don't forget that my x700 is under the same heatsink and actually HEATS CPU at 100% load. I can prove that because I have also integrated GMA900 on my motherboard and can actually switch off x700! The temp difference is at least another 10 degrees C!

So at the bottom line:
instead of 83 degrees C while playing games and 1,86GHz CPU I have 70 degrees C and 1,96GHz CPU that is also a bit faster than 2.0GHz at stock FSB speeds!

I think this is a great improvement on a notebook, and that is why I wrote that before. So without any question about "OC and raising voltage to maintain stability" logic, I would recommend undervolting too. Even if you overclock. Try it and see what happens.

Cheers,

Ivan