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    Is it possible to Overclock the CPU?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by thomasfx11, Aug 21, 2007.

  1. thomasfx11

    thomasfx11 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I know you can overclock the GPU in a graphics card but can the INTEL CPU be overclocked with software? If so, let me know what that is. Thanks
     
    thomasfx11, Aug 21, 2007
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  2. Gotovina

    Gotovina Notebook Geek

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    usually the best way to overclock is through the BIOS. But dell has been known to "lock" the option to overclock through the BIOS (atleast this is true for PCs from Dell)
     
    Gotovina, Aug 21, 2007
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  3. theTORCH

    theTORCH Notebook Evangelist

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    Yep, dell locks it. There really isn't a need to overclock the CPU anyways.
     
    theTORCH, Aug 21, 2007
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  4. mordeth

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    core2duo is already pretty darned fast for current applications and games..and dell does lock the bios so the customer cant get anything more than they paid for lmao
     
    mordeth, Aug 21, 2007
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