Asus - OC CPU Temps

I just OC'd my old G51vx-rx05 laptop from the 2ghz to 2.4ghz. It helped so much when playing SWTOR!

What i'd like to know is: What is a caution temp? Currently, where SWTOR had 100% CPU stress it is now running at 87% @ 72-5C <- Should I be concerned? It seems fine, but I am more familiar with max temps for GPU's not CPU's.

I feel it could be pushed to a 2.5ghz but if the temp is already cautionable (even a word?!) i'd just leave it.


On an off related topic: It also seems that using SetFSB only free'd up the First Core and the Second still seems to hold the same stress. Prior my 2nd core would be under slightly less stress than the first, now my first core is fairly less than the second.


Thanks for your smarts!

 

That is nothing to worry about as long as you stay below 90oC on a CPU then you should be fine. 400mhz should not really affect the CPU temperature that much depending how much you are pushing the FSB.

The current universal rule is below 90oC for a CPU below 100oC for a GPU should be your limits. Try to keep the CPU below 80oC and GPU below 90oC for optimal performance and lifespan however upto the limits are fine.

If you are worried or your fans are flat out consider maybe applying some new thermal compound if you know what your doing I recommend ICD. If you have not already clean out your fans to make sure the airflow is clear, compressed air in the vents FTW.

 

Yiddo, you rock!

Thank you for your help! Good things to keep in mind right there. I may just push the limits and see how it goes

I have already Diamond pasted my CPU and GPU, but they are probably over a year and a half old and could use to be redone.

Any thoughts on the whole Core #1 seeming to be OC'd but Cor #2 taking the same load?

 

When you overclock a CPU it will run at the speed you set it to in your case 2.4ghz, remember that cores and threads handle the processing you do not have separate speeds for each core as sometimes its easy to think that you have 2 x 2.4ghz in a dual core processor which gives you 4.8ghz that is wrong more cores/threads just dish out the workload in simple terms. In your case a newer game like star wars is going to make use or more than 1 or 2 cores and threads so if you lack for instance the 4 cores and 8 threads you get with an I7 it will still make use of the increase in speed you are giving it to process faster hence you are seeing a gain in performance.

400mhz is a good increase you might be able to sneak it to 2.5ghz comfortably and leave it there if its stable, test it with Prime to make sure if its locks up or BSOD then its too high restart and set it to lower.

Temperature wise you shouldn't see a huge increase by just raising the FSB of the CPU its when you have an XM processor and start tweaking the amount of power running through it and the adjusting the loads it gets a little spicy.

 

Makes sense, thanks for the explaination!

I will use the OC as a temp solution til I can upgrade the CPU or buy a new laptop. I did bump it up to 2.5 last night, not much changed; temperatures stayed about the same, stability was the same and again Core 1 went down to 45% while Core 2 stays at it's same 89-92% load.

Cheers!

 

I thought the G51 can handle the 720QM can it not? If it can highly recommend shifting to an I7 you will then notice a really good boost in your performance even though its running at 1.6ghz the 4 cores and 8 threads really help out in newer games.

 

The OP's G51 can't, the G51J can, the G51V is a core 2 architecture.

 

Ah that sux