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    How much can I safely overclock my Q9000?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by jkemnitz23, Apr 8, 2009.

  1. jkemnitz23

    jkemnitz23 Notebook Consultant

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    I searched on the stickys and used google, but I couldn't find a link that would give me the answer. If a mod has to delete the thread because of redundancy, could you please post a link to where I can find out the answer.

    Again, How much can I safely overclock my Q9000?

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    jkemnitz23, Apr 8, 2009
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  2. whizzo

    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    there's no set point for OCing. every chip is different. just keep upping your clock speed in small increments until you stability issues and/or BSODs. ballpark guess would be maybe 2.2-2.3GHZ.
     
    whizzo, Apr 8, 2009
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    jkemnitz23 Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks, I was just looking for a ballpark estimate. :D
     
    jkemnitz23, Apr 8, 2009
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  4. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    If there was a set number, Intel would just clock the chips there and call it a day.

    Luckily there is little risk involved in overclocking anymore (can go up in really small increments if you want and hardware seems to be more forgiving), you bump it up a little, check for stability, bump it up, when you crash go down a level and then run an extended stability test.
     
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  5. TehSuigi

    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    What Hep said - and keep in mind that since you've got two CPU dies on one chip, you're going to be generating more heat when overclocking than with a dual-core.
     
    TehSuigi, Apr 8, 2009
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