DV5Z overclocking and tweaking

Hey guys, I know the dv5z line up didn't live up to the expectation that most of us expected, well hasn't yet. But it is an awesome system if we consider the display, IGU, the sleek design, heat issue and of course the the handsome price tag and yes some bad ones like the weight and magnet for fingerprints. Overall, it is a good system for everyday users and moderate gamers. I'm pretty happy with the system but it kinda runs sluggish during multitasking compare to my old 1.66ghz C2D pavillion. And recently I tried to install and play halo2 but it was warning me not to run the game because cpu was running at 500 MHz and the system needs 1500 MHz speed to run the game. Also it says my cpu has max 2100 MHz speed. So after doing some research I found out there are few ways cpu could be overclocked. Is there any DV5Z owner or anyone with enough knowledge in this matter want to shed some light on this. I was thinking about overclocking the system to at least run properly during multitasking. My system is running at 540MHz cpu speed, 402MHz ram speed and 202MHz of bus speed with *2.63 multipler and has FSB RAM ratio of 1:2. Do you guys think it is possible or it is worth to overclock?

System: DV5z :AMD Turion(TM) X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile Processor ZM-80(
2.1 GHz) and 4 GHz of G.Skill ram.

 

It's not possible to overclock or none that I know of. The HP BIOS is locked. Even the GPU can't be overclocked. It's locked in the BIOS.

 

Maybe cool and quiet is underclocking your cpu when you're not doing a cpu intensive task. Playing games will make your cpu run at the advertised 2100mhz.

 

You're CPU is downclocking. If you have vista, click on the battery icon, and put your laptop in "High Performance" mode before gaming.

 

BadBoy,
I have a few suggestions for you.
1. Don't overclock, it will void your warranty and the benefits will be negligible. Instead, optimize your system. There are several good guides here on NotebookReview.com and TweakGuides.com.

2. Download the latest ATI Catalyst drivers from here. Make sure you select the correct driver for your operating system (i.e. ATI Catalyst™ 8.10 Display Driver for Windows Vista (64 bit) - Motherboard/IGP Drivers).

3. Make sure the PowerPlay setting in the Catalyst control panel is set correctly. The default setting is Max performance while plugged-in and Max Battery life while unplugged.


4. You could try the "Performance" setting in the Power Option, but I don't personally recommend it as it will negate the power management features of the processor and operating system. My dv4z is currently set to the "HP recommend" setting.

5. I'm having surprising good success with the new AMD Fusion Gaming Utility. Basically, it temporarily shuts down unneeded processes while gaming for a better experience. It's still in beta, but it is Vista x64 compatible now.
Link to the AMD Fusion Gaming Utility

g/l

 

Given there is so little air flow available in laptops, overclocking is a bad investment in the long term. The key to "successful" over clocking is the ability to have adequate cooling. Not much you can do when your laptop is only 2 inches thick...

 

Thank you all guys, yes I didn't even realize I had it on power saving mode. Now I can run the game but within 10-20 minutes temp goes up to 90ish. I guess a cooler should do the trick, or may be undervolting!!!!!!
"blksnake" I will definitely try out the new drivers. Thank you all for your responds, for me it is a learning process...