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    OverClocking Core2 Duo void warranty

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by mikeymike, Apr 30, 2007.

  1. mikeymike

    mikeymike Notebook Evangelist

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    mikeymike, Apr 30, 2007
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  2. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    As far as I know no one has been able to overclock a Core Duo or Core 2 Duo processor in a laptop minus those with the T7600 G.
     
    usapatriot, Apr 30, 2007
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  3. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    Umm, just as the article said, Intel has no way of knowing what frequency their cpus were run at.

    So, given that, they cannot void your warranty on the basis that you OCed your cpu and that's what caused the malfunction.
     
    adinu, Apr 30, 2007
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  4. Redline

    Redline Notebook Prophet NBR Reviewer

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    I think that the mobile CPUs have the multipliers locked so that they can't be overclocked; the lone exception as noted above is the T7600G, so its a moot point anyways.
     
    Redline, May 1, 2007
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    zodttd Notebook Consultant

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    Thats not entirely true. You can use software overclocking via ClockGen / SetFSB / SysTool / etc. for changing the FSB. For instance with a little work I'm able to go from a T5600 1.83GHz to 2.14GHz on the Clevo M570U.
     
    zodttd, May 1, 2007
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