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    Pros and Cons of overclocking???

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Straightshooterr, Nov 13, 2008.

  1. Straightshooterr

    Straightshooterr Notebook Consultant

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    I really don't have any experience with overclocking, i have no real idea what it does to the computer, but i figure it has to have some negative effects or else it would come overclocked from the manufacturer... right???
     
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  2. Andy

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    What do you want to overclock ?

    Increased Heat, Higher load temps, Greater strain on modules, IRQ errors, BSODs, etc etc
     
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    Pushing components above their rated speeds will give you more performance but at the risk of stability issues, overheating and eventually irreversible damage to the component. All chips are designed and tested to run at a specific speed, anything above that solely depends on the material and how well the individual chip is manufactured. Therefore finding the correct safe limit for your chip can only be done with trial and error.

    Overclocking is not recommended especially if you don’t know what you are doing.
     
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    Leon's guide is only for the GPU.

    I would stress test the H/W on the old computer at stock frequencies first, and if stable/without errors -- then overclock and stress-test the overclocked state.

    Overclocking the FSB is harder than overclocking the GPU only.
     
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    Keep in mind that there are plenty of other reasons other than the CPU and GPU clock speed that your laptop might be running sluggishly. There isn't any reason to attempt overclocking unless you have also defragged your hard disk and removed any unwanted or unneeded processes from your PC. If you're looking for just a little more "snap" from your laptop, I would start there. You didn't really indicate why you wanted to overclock it.

    Overclocking a laptop is a little tricky because the BIOSes aren't conducive to that and because it's just not easy to vent the extra heat created in a laptop like it is in a desktop. Be cautious.
     
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  7. Straightshooterr

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    appriciate it very much, are there any other guides available besides leon's that anyone knows about?
     
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    Pros: faster computer for lower price (free speed if you will)
    Cons: more power consumption -> heat -> noise, if you go to high you will get errors, even higher and you might fry your system

    Overclocking on a laptop isn't really worth it imo. Desktops on the other hand I'm all for it since you can purchase massive coolers or even go to liquid cooling to reduce the heat/noise.
     
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    pros: more speed
    cons: more heat

    if you can control the heat, overclock FTW

    if you game alot, overclocking the CPU is not worthed 90% of the time, do so with the GPU.

    mine runs overclocked all the time, nice :D
     
    miro_gt, Nov 14, 2008
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