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    possible to overclock the CPU in my laptop?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by exas, Jul 24, 2006.

  1. exas

    exas Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a dell inspiron 1300, the CPU is a celeron M 1.4ghz 400 fsb, can i do the pin mod and make it a 533mhz FSB CPU (1.862 ghz) or is there somehting else i dont know about?

    I read over this guide over here and it seems doable

    http://www.overclockers.com/tips1204/

    http://www.overclockers.com/tips1232/

    can it be done? or does it have to be a specific chipset? or motherbaord? any help would be apreccaited, thanks
     
    exas, Jul 24, 2006
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    Gautam election 2008 NBR Reviewer

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    yes, you can, but why would you? Isn't the heat already intolerable on laptops? I don't know about hard-jumper adjusts, but you could soft-mod it.

    You might also melt components becasue everything is that much closer together in a notebook. I would watch out. I don't reccomend it.
     
    Gautam, Jul 24, 2006
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    exas Notebook Enthusiast

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    i am just wondering if this mod can be done on my laptop, im not even sure what chipset this motherbaord has, i think its i915 so it should be possible but i haven tried it yet
     
    exas, Jul 24, 2006
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    exas Notebook Enthusiast

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    what happens if i do the pin mod and its not the right chipset?
     
    exas, Jul 25, 2006
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    compaq64 Notebook Consultant

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    Dont risk doing that stuff on a notebook. Its like putting 110 octane in a minivan, not good.
     
    compaq64, Jul 25, 2006
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    exas Notebook Enthusiast

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    you obivously have no idea what you are talking about...
     
    exas, Oct 19, 2006
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    Sisoft Sundra or Everest will show you which chipset do you have.
     
    ivar, Oct 19, 2006
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    Sorry for the complete departure:

    You do realize that the number they give you for octane ratings is a percentage, which defines it as a number from 0 to 100? So 110 octane is an impossibility?

    Even further off topic: Octane is a hydrocarbon molecule with 8 molecules. Hexane has 6 molecules. Those two make up gasoline. The larger the molecule, the more compression it can handle before it explodes. So what you'd experience putting high octane gasoline in a lower compression engine is loss of power, incomplete burning, and a general gumming up of the engine. If you do the opposite, put low octane into a high-compression engine, the gas ignites prematurely causing knocking, and in the worst case, broken pistons, thrown rods, bent or broken valves, etc.

    Sorry, had to rant there :)
     
    Pitabred, Oct 20, 2006
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    ikovac Cooler and faster... NBR Reviewer

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    Finally someone who speaks my language too. :) I am sure compaq didn't mean anything bad, but what you said is 100% true and I appreciate it (knowing a bit on organic chemistry and engines).

    And for overclocking - temp isn't an issue if you undervolt your proc. I am talking of normal, up to 10% CPU OC and 0,2 V undervolting per multiplier on Pentium M - I have it for a year now and everything is fine. Problem is in finding the software that can do it for you - ClockGen and SetFSB (or something like that). And many people say a big NO to overclocking CPU, and yet some notebooks have an "advanced performance" feature in BIOS that does, well guess what? And that notebook still has 2 years guarantee. The point of overclocking is not having the Max possible speed and risk burning your CPU, but a mild "optimizing" of the performance with no (or small) effect on heat. The best is if you can get faster comp and lower temps. I have that and am very pleased with the result. :)

    Cheers,

    Ivan
     
    ikovac, Oct 20, 2006
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