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    Question on Overclocking

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by silontes, Aug 13, 2007.

  1. silontes

    silontes Notebook Guru

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    I would like to know what the term overclocking means. What are the advantages/disadvantages to overclock a notebook? How is it done? I am planning to get a Dell 1520. Should I overclock that machine? Thanks.
     
    silontes, Aug 13, 2007
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  2. sesshomaru

    sesshomaru Suspended Disbelief!

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    Search the forums before you post. Use google. Do something.
     
    sesshomaru, Aug 13, 2007
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  3. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    For a basic primer on overclocking from Wikipedia, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overclocking
     
    Shyster1, Aug 13, 2007
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  4. ps2cho

    ps2cho Notebook Evangelist

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    You can't overclock the 1520 by any easy means.

    I have taken my 1520 to 300MHz faster...but it throttles to the 6x multiplier and so far I havn't had the time to take it apart again.

    Basically if you don't know anything about overclocking, you shouldn't be doing what I'm doing -- opening the whole thing up -- doing pinmods and VID mods.

    In short -- No you cant.
     
    ps2cho, Aug 13, 2007
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  5. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    In even shorter, yes you can.

    Is it really beneficial tho compared to the risks? That's debatable. But whether or not you can that is not, because it certainly is possible.
     
    adinu, Aug 13, 2007
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  6. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    For the love of god, don't do it. You don't sound like you have enough experience with computers and I don't want you back on this forum two weeks later asking for help for your fried GFX card, Processor, or Mobo.
     
    Lithus, Aug 13, 2007
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