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    OC 2.8ghz

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by cheebamaster, Sep 7, 2008.

  1. cheebamaster

    cheebamaster Notebook Guru

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    Just wondering if its possible to OC 2.8ghz and if so what do I need to do it... I know there is something out right now that let you OC it to 2.7 or something but wondering what I can do

    Sager np5796
    45nm Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T9600 / 6MB L2 Cache, 2.80GHz, 1066MHz FSB
     
    cheebamaster, Sep 7, 2008
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  2. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    You might want to provide more details. Laptop model? CPU model?
     
    Hep!, Sep 7, 2008
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  3. nizzy1115

    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    I think we need a little more information on what you are talking about.
     
    nizzy1115, Sep 7, 2008
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  4. yuio

    yuio NBR Assistive Tec. Tec.

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    The T9600 is a 2.8Ghz chip.
     
    yuio, Sep 7, 2008
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    gengerald Technofile Extraordinaire

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    gengerald, Sep 7, 2008
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  6. Nirvana

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    setFSB does not recognized 5796 chipset yet.
     
    Nirvana, Sep 7, 2008
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    rschauby Superfluously Redundant

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    Set the multiplier to 7.

    2.8 is a multiple of 7.
     
    rschauby, Sep 7, 2008
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  8. cheebamaster

    cheebamaster Notebook Guru

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    thanks guys...any speculation as to how long it will take to be supported?
     
    cheebamaster, Sep 7, 2008
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