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    Please help, should I overclock my CPU?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Alexlightning7, Jul 15, 2012.

  1. Alexlightning7

    Alexlightning7 Notebook Enthusiast

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    so far I am happy with my new laptop except for 1 thing.

    GTA 4.
    It is aparently extremely CPU dependent and not so GPU dependent.

    my GPU is at 80 percent . but CPU is bottlenecking me though.

    I am getting 20-35 fps, I just want it raise by 5-10 fps.
    I realise that CPUs are a bigger source of heat in laptops then other things, and GTA 4 gets much hotter then other games do, so Im not sure if I should.
    I cant find any temp sensor for it in CPU-z, so if there is any other good program can you recommend, please do.

    I the computer is already very hot, is it ok to overclock just enough to get a 5 fps boost, and how much more heat will It create?

    Specs
    Amd Radeon HD 7690m XT overclocked
    i5-2520m 2.5 Ghz turbo boost to 3.2 Ghz
    8Gb RAM
     
    Alexlightning7, Jul 15, 2012
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  2. miro_gt

    miro_gt Notebook Deity

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    no no no no and .. no.

    good luck though
     
    miro_gt, Jul 15, 2012
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  3. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Best you can do is play with intel XTU.
     
    moral hazard, Jul 15, 2012
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  4. tilleroftheearth

    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    You may want to try ThrottleStop (look for the 5.x Beta...).
     
    tilleroftheearth, Jul 15, 2012
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