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    How do I overclock my laptop?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by tigerm, Dec 12, 2011.

  1. tigerm

    tigerm Notebook Enthusiast

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    Alright I'm completely new to the overclocking scene, getting BF3 this week thought I'd give it a shot. Can someone explain in noob terms the basics of it and temperature, software recommended etc? I have a XPS 15 L502X;
    - Intel Core i5 2520m
    - 4GB ram
    - GeForce 525m 1GB

    Kinda figured out the basics, overclocked to 745/1490/1080. About to run 3dmark11 test, should I only overclock when playing bf3? If I exit out of msi afterburner, does it automatically go back to stock clock? Are there any guidelines that memory clock should not be higher than shader/core or vice versa?
     
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  2. Sam_A_1992

    Sam_A_1992 Notebook Evangelist

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    You can overclock whenever you feel you need a boost. I think it goes back to stock after you exit but i always change back to stock anyway but im 90% sure it only overclocks when the program is running. Theres no set guidelines as to what the clocks should be but there is a thread for the 525 on this forum. All i would say is increase the clocks slowly and watch and monitor the temps!

    Heres the 525 overclock thread http://forum.notebookreview.com/dell-xps-studio-xps/601505-overclocking-gt-525m-card.html
     
    Sam_A_1992, Dec 12, 2011
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  3. tigerm

    tigerm Notebook Enthusiast

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    Cool thanks!
     
    tigerm, Dec 12, 2011
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    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Are you just talking about GPU? If you want to overclock your CPU, you will need to know your PLL and see if SetFSB supports it.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Dec 12, 2011
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    funky monk Notebook Deity

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    There's no SetFSB support for any SB processors.
     
    funky monk, Dec 13, 2011
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