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    Overclocking M1530 CPU - How?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Udi, Jun 22, 2008.

  1. Udi

    Udi Notebook Consultant

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    Same as title (for this laptop specifically)... could anyone who has done this run me through it? I'm not sure if it's possible but I have read of two M1530 owners that have.. so I'm suspecting it must be?

    I don't think SetFSB has a compatible PLL, but I'd love to hear if that's not the case. But I'm open to trying anything out if someone has a known working solution. Please no guessing though.

    Oh and I'd appreciate if people skipped the "don't overclock" bla bla posts. I've got the cooling assembly lapped / polished, running AS5 on GPU and CPU, and GPU running stably @ 685mhz / 79deg max under heavy load. Processor is Penryn (T9500 @ 2.6) so it runs pretty cool to begin with. Itching to push it to 2.8 if I can. :)
     
    Udi, Jun 22, 2008
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  2. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    What is the PLL no. on your motherboard..??
    Try out CPUCool....This might help you on how to locate the PLL chip and may have your specific PLL listed too..!!
    Even my PLL wasnt listed in most of the softwares except CPUcool....!!
    If u cant find your PLL listed in any of the softwares....try to get the datasheet for the specific PLL and email it to the various OC software developers....
    I think clockgen may come up with some new PLLs pretty soon.. :)
    Good Luck..!!
     
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  3. Khris

    Khris Yes I am better than you!

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    Why even bother? The performance boost will be negligible compared to the potential risk for damaging your laptop. Laptops aren't made for OCing, especially the m1330 and m1530 due to their size and lack of "extra" cooling. These laptops were designed to keep themselves cool under normal operating circumstances. As soon as you push those limits, the laptop no longer has the ability to properly cool itself and damage can occur.
     
    Khris, Jun 22, 2008
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