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    Overclocking the T9500 & X9000

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by RickAbraham, Jun 15, 2009.

  1. RickAbraham

    RickAbraham Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does anyone know what the standard multiplier value is for the T9500 and
    X9000 processors is it 6x ????

    I herd what when overclocking the T9500 you can only increase the FSB due to Intel has internally locked its multiplier settings.
    But with the Extreme series of CPU's like the X9000 Intel hasent locked the multiplier value so you can increase it.
    Ive seen web sites where they have claimed the X9000 multiplier value has been raised as high as 16x

    Can anyone verify that this info is correct ?
     
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    King of Interns Simply a laptop enthusiast

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    You would be correct but to raise the multiplier your laptop's bios must also support it otherwise you would still be limited to software OCing involving changing the fsb only. All non extreme processors such as T9500 do however have their multipliers unlocked downward.
     
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    So you mean with the T9500 you can lower the multiplier value just not raise it.
    I was going to have a go at overclocking a T9500 in my Dell Studio 1735, as the BIOS revision Im using A04 doesnt support it I was going to use CPUFSB what are your thoughts regarding that.
    I was just going to slowly raise the FSB 5mhz at a time as reboot each time and load test the CPU and see how far I can go and remain stable.
     
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    Providing you know the PLL code you can use either SetFSB or Clockgen to change the fsb on the fly. Then use a stress test program like Orthos to stress test the OC. Re-booting will reset your CPU to its original values.
     
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    The T9500 is not a Core 2 Extreme processor. Its multipliers are locked, and its maximum multiplier is 13x at the full 2.6GHz.
     
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    do you know whether SetFSB and Clockgen have Windows 7 support ?
     
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    So Mastershroom if I was using the T9500 and I opened CPU-Z the standard multiplier setting that Intel sets at 2.6GHz would be 13x ?
     
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    I noticed that the T8300 only has a 6x multiplier
     
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    From your other posts, you have a Studio 1735. Unfortunately, there's really no way to overclock on that model. If you had the T9500, the multiplier would vary between 6x (1.20GHz) and 13x (2.60GHz) due to Intel SpeedStep, and I assume that your T8300's 6x multiplier is the lowest one, once again due to SpeedStep.

    You can try using RMClock to see all the multipliers available to your processor.
     
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    would Clockgen work on the 1735 if I just raised my FSB ?
     
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    No, it would not. Your notebook FSB cannot be adjusted by software.
     
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