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    Why doesn't HP allow us to OC'

    Discussion in 'HP' started by bustanut456, Jan 22, 2008.

  1. bustanut456

    bustanut456 Notebook Geek

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    I am just wondering why doesn't HP allow us to overclock are prossesor's and RAM? I know we can overclock are graphics card.
     
    bustanut456, Jan 22, 2008
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    If the main manufacturers allowed overclocking in the BIOS, they'd receive quite a few warranty complaints about parts that failed after overclocking due to customers seeking better performance overclocking without knowing how to overclock (i.e. increasing a 2 GHz processor directly to 3 GHz for better performance with no idea that that causes major problems). It's a liability issue.

    Most manufacturers don't allow overclocking of the video card, either - many of the video card overclocks you see are using flashed video BIOS'es.
     
    Apollo13, Jan 22, 2008
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    notebooks run hot as it is , they would fry left and right if they let people overclock them .
     
    jerry66, Jan 22, 2008
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    Uhh, its not HP, its Intel. No Intel mobile processor is overclockable, except for the Extreme edition CPUs, which require thermal modification and different BIOSes to even work anyways, so they don't work on about 98% of notebooks out there.
     
    Redline, Jan 22, 2008
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    so the AMD HP notebooks overclock ?
     
    jerry66, Jan 22, 2008
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    No, HP modifies the BIOS so that no overclocking features are available. If they allowed people to overclock laptops their computers would be coming in for repairs left and right because the majority of people don't know what they are doing and would break it. The other part is that laptops already run hot, and you can't exactly put a great CPU heatsink/fan in their.

    The reason why you can overclock your GPU is because the GPU isn't completely controlled by the BIOS and it can be easily modified via the registry and software products such as rivatuner, etc.
     
    Envision, Jan 22, 2008
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  7. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    OCing a notebook is really a BAD idea. Except for maybe the GPU, and even then under controlled circumstances.
     
    Greg, Jan 22, 2008
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    crappyGPU Notebook Consultant

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    Well, you can overclock on certain laptops since they are gaming laptops, very bulky and all, so they have lots of rooms for air ventilation, but with HP (and most manufacturers) that's not the case. They don't want people whining too much when their laptops are toasted.
     
    crappyGPU, Jan 22, 2008
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    Thats true, guess i didn't think about that one. I guess im just glad we can over clock are GPU, that comes in handy and doesn't really heat up to much more. Its crazy how big of a different theres is with just OC the GPU a 100mhz.
     
    bustanut456, Jan 22, 2008
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