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    Is it safe to overclock?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by BNHabs, Jan 26, 2009.

  1. BNHabs

    BNHabs Notebook Deity

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    I am very tempted to overclock using SETFSB (Automaticly does everything for you, only for select proccesors). Link

    Seeing as I don't need to test anything, it should be safe right? Will it lower down the life of my proccesor?

    Will I see performance gains?
     
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  2. ahl395

    ahl395 Ahlball

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    No.

    It will decrease the life of the processor, and make it run hotter/louder. You will see some performance increase, but is it really worth it?
     
    ahl395, Jan 26, 2009
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  3. Junscelica

    Junscelica Notebook Enthusiast

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    Overclooking, even if done correctly will shorten the life of your computer. I suggest buying more RAM instead. Adding more RAM will speed up your computer without damaging it. Plus! it is very easy to do.
     
    Junscelica, Jan 26, 2009
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  4. jaredy

    jaredy Notebook Virtuoso

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    If you don't know much about overclocking and don't specifically have any experience with it, I would not do it on a notebook. Notebooks have very specific cooling tolerances given then size...if you want to play around with overclocking, do it on a desktop with proper cooling.
     
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  5. Renee

    Renee Notebook Virtuoso

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    He"s right you know?

    Renee
     
    Renee, Jan 26, 2009
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