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    Area-51 m15x Over-Clocking

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by jonnylcm15x, Jan 8, 2010.

  1. jonnylcm15x

    jonnylcm15x Notebook Guru

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    Hi,

    Ive just signed upto the forum and want to know what you guys think to my setup and if any, what possible over clocking tweaks i can do to my m15x to make it better.
    When i mean overclocking i dont want blow it up, i would like to know if over clocking my notebook to a degree will make it better and not break it?

    Thanks guys

    My Machine Setup:

    1 | AREA-51 M15X
    1 | AREA-51 M15X 15" WUXGA 1920 x 1200 W/CAM SIL-RIP-PNT
    1 | CPEN,INTEL X9000 CPU,2800/800,6M,FCPGA6 SCREENED
    2 | SAMSUNG 4GB DDR2 PC5300 SO-DIMM
    1 | M15X NVIDIA 8800M-GTX 512MB
    1 | M15X THERMAL MODULE GTX
    1 | SAMSUNG 256GB SSD
    1 | PANASONIC BLU RAY 2X DVD+/-RW
    1 | M15X ALIENFX KEYBOARD UK
    1 | ALIENWARE COMMAND CENTER MOBILE
    1 | WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE UK
     
    jonnylcm15x, Jan 8, 2010
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  2. Explosivpotato

    Explosivpotato Notebook Consultant

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    At the moment, without the 920XM and it's unlocked multipliers, you are SOL. I don't think there are any software OC tools for the i7 at this time.
     
    Explosivpotato, Jan 8, 2010
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  3. Speedy Gonzalez

    Speedy Gonzalez Xtreme Notebook Speeder!

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    he has the old area 51 !!!!!!
     
    Speedy Gonzalez, Jan 8, 2010
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  4. jonnylcm15x

    jonnylcm15x Notebook Guru

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    Ive not got an i7, its a core 2 duo, i bought the laptop in May 2008.
    Does this change anything?

    Cheers
     
    jonnylcm15x, Jan 8, 2010
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  5. Explosivpotato

    Explosivpotato Notebook Consultant

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    Crap. Nevermind!

    It changes everything!
     
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  6. jonnylcm15x

    jonnylcm15x Notebook Guru

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    Any suggestions?
     
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  7. Explosivpotato

    Explosivpotato Notebook Consultant

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    Try SetFSB? You won't break anything without overvolting, which you can't do.
     
    Explosivpotato, Jan 8, 2010
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    Speedy Gonzalez Xtreme Notebook Speeder!

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    you have an extreme proc. on the bios should be an option to raise the multiplier but i don't know since i never own one like that
     
    Speedy Gonzalez, Jan 8, 2010
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  9. Explosivpotato

    Explosivpotato Notebook Consultant

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    Ah yes, an x9000. Check your bios for any OC options.
     
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  10. EviLCorsaiR

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    The Area-51 m15x has no BIOS options for overclocking, neither by FSB or multiplier.

    Your best bet would be to use SetFSB. The downsides are 1. you have to overclock it on every restart, and 2. the Area-51 m15x's cooling SUCKS so it probably already runs very hot.
     
    EviLCorsaiR, Jan 8, 2010
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  11. jonnylcm15x

    jonnylcm15x Notebook Guru

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    Hey,

    EviLCorsaiR i checked dwsetFSB but so far he hasn't created it to work with x9000???
    So is that a dead end route for the time being?

    Cheers
     
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  12. Explosivpotato

    Explosivpotato Notebook Consultant

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    SetFSB has nothing to do with the CPU. It only influences the FSB. You need to know your clock generator or PLL number. Do a search, I'm sure someone has done it.
     
    Explosivpotato, Jan 8, 2010
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  13. jonnylcm15x

    jonnylcm15x Notebook Guru

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    What is a PLL number and how wud I find this info out, I've never done this before, sorry!
    Cheers
     
    jonnylcm15x, Jan 8, 2010
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  14. DJ_Pawel

    DJ_Pawel Notebook Consultant

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    The PLL number is located on the motherboard and i think nobody really bothered looking for the m15x PLL.
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=269817

    For the Area-51 m17x: (maybe the same?)
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=417974
     
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  15. jonnylcm15x

    jonnylcm15x Notebook Guru

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    Hey,
    ive read the forum and other guys just can't find the PLL, I'm confused, I really want this to work but not at the cost of destroying my m15x,
    I dnt wanna try routing for somefin that just can't b found, does anybody have other idea's or DJ pawen? Thanks for showin me the thread I might ask on there if anybody has come up wiv tha goods.
    Cheers
     
    jonnylcm15x, Jan 8, 2010
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