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    less power use, more cooling, more overclocking?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by terminus123, Mar 21, 2009.

  1. terminus123

    terminus123 Notebook Deity

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    I was wondering, if I have a good cooling system, that uses less power (like 100w instead of 150w) would I have more space for overclocking?
     
    terminus123, Mar 21, 2009
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    Charr Notebook Deity

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    Yes, pending the quality of chip you get.
     
    Charr, Mar 21, 2009
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  3. terminus123

    terminus123 Notebook Deity

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    so lets say I get a 45nm P9600 over a 45nm T9550.

    They both have (2x2.66GHz) at 1066MHz FSB and 6MB L2 cache.

    However the P9600 is 25 watt while the T9550 is 35 watt. Does that mean I can OC the P9600 just a little bit more?

    additionally how much should I overclock the P9600 to? can it reach 3GHz?
     
    terminus123, Mar 21, 2009
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    spradhan01 Notebook Virtuoso

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    No, it will generate more heat if you overclock it more. Also, its a easy way for death of CPU. I think people prefer setfsb to overclock processors. You can google it.
     
    spradhan01, Mar 22, 2009
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  5. tianxia

    tianxia kitty!!!

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    what? if you have a good cooling system, it use more power, cos the fans are blowing harder.
     
    tianxia, Mar 22, 2009
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    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Overclocking on a laptop is not really recommend. They already get fairly hot and overclocking is only going to make things hotter no matter how much cooling you've got. You also have to watch your voltages carefully, if you raise the voltage too much past a specific chips design limits you can quickly kill that chip.

    Your better off getting the better performing CPU and just keeping it at stock speeds.

    The only component I'd say that's decently safe to overclock on a laptop is the GPU, but you have to be careful, and if your laptop does not have a temp sensor for the GPU then you must be extra careful.
     
    usapatriot, Mar 22, 2009
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  7. terminus123

    terminus123 Notebook Deity

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    so there really is no point in spending more money for the P9600 over the T9550?
     
    terminus123, Mar 22, 2009
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    Kevin Egregious

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    The 5797 can only BIOS overclock Core 2 Extreme processors anyway.

    I see no reason to spend the extra $35 on the P9600.

    You really don't need to say 2x2.66. That's a given these days.
     
    Kevin, Mar 22, 2009
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  9. killeruio

    killeruio Notebook Consultant

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    yeah what they said
     
    killeruio, Mar 22, 2009
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