Overclocking cpu.

I was checking into overclocking my cpu and I was able to get it to 2.5Ghz and it was steady (On my laptop, yes I know overclocking laptop cpu's is ricky becuase of heat) and during the benchmarking test I ran for about 20min it only hit about 60c. I than played CSS and EAW for a few hours each and it only got to about 60c again. Is there anyway to achieve a safe higher OC considering my temps are fine on my laptop for my cpu? (These temps were with SLI (Oc'ed) with Raid and everything going full blast.)

 

I wouldn't want to let my temps get much higher than that. Mobile cpus can take quite a lot but as with all cpus the lower the better. Have you considered a cooling pad?

 

Yes, I would agree with jess_paws. To keep the processor at 60 C most of the time can't be good for its health. As has been sugested, try and use a cooling pad. It should certainly help the temperature come down a bit.

 

The temp isn't really so dangerous. CPU's don't really take physical damage until past 100C.
(I ran my old computer at a constant 85C for two years or so with no problems whatsoever.)

What happens when a CPU overheats is simply that it becomes unstable. It takes a lot more than 60C to actually ruin the CPU.

The only thing you need to be careful with is stability. A system that won't boot, or crashes every 5 minutes is no fun.

 

Do I need to increase voltage or what? I can't keep it stable past 2.5 for some reason. (I'm using the fsb to do it with.) Those temps were with it on my lap so it was probably not getting the best air.

 

Voltage may help but that'll increase heat and power consumption quite markedly. I'd be satisfied with your cpu as it is, it's reasonabl powerful after all. Overclocking Desktops is easier and safer as you can just reset the bios if there's something wrong and of course the cooling is usually better. I would really stay away from overclocking your cpu on a laptop.

 

Is there anyway I could do it like .01 volts or something? I just hate being cpu bound on almost every game I play.

 

The program I'm using only does oc until you restart computer. I can do permanant write if I want but for testing I just use the temp one incase it glitches on me.

 

Will increasing it from 2.4 to 2.5 be worth it?

 

NO Laptops suck for ocing cpu's. Also you processor is fine as it is. Desktops are mcuh safer to oc because cooling is much better, everythings more spaced out and you can repalce parts in a desktop unlike a notebook accept ram, hd, somtimes cpu and gpu.

 

Just anoying when in something like css I start blasting tons of objects on low gravity and my framerate drops 30fps from me shooting stuff. (Still in the 60's but...) and turning off a video card makes no difference on performance. I know that game is pathetic in the way of stressing your computer but it shows the point.

 

I was checking cpu speeds on my laptop and it says it's running at 2.33 Ghz. This is on defualt speeds.