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    Clevo p150em CPU OC

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by doyle1994xxx, Oct 8, 2012.

  1. doyle1994xxx

    doyle1994xxx Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi. I have a Clevo p150em with an I7 3610qm, 8gb RAM, 2gb 675m yadayada...

    I am er, clueless when it comes to CPU overclocking, and would like to know how to enable doing so in the BIOS as it appears to be fairly limited...

    And any links to pages where I would learn HOW to overclock my turbo boosted speeds from 3.3ghz to 3.5ghz would be much appreciated :)
     
    doyle1994xxx, Oct 8, 2012
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    cant overclock the 3610qm, multipliers locked
     
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    if you swap it to 3720qm you can OC it up to 4Ghz via XTU (4ghz when using 1 core, 3.9Ghz using 2, 3.8Ghz using all 4 cores)
     
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    doyle1994xxx Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm going to assume that there is no way around the multipliers or whatever then... Sigh.

    Thanks anyway :)
     
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    Support.1@XOTIC PC Company Representative

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    You assume correctly. It's a pretty locked down processor. You can always try your hand at GPU overclocking though.
     
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    doyle1994xxx Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am currently trying to overclock my 675m. I've got a pretty high stable clock, I think. But it quickly reaches 90 degrees, and I certainly know it's uncomfortable... But is this a safe temperature?
     
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    Support.1@XOTIC PC Company Representative

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    It's on the threshold but as long as the 90 is at max load it'll survive. You're pushing it though.
     
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    doyle1994xxx Notebook Enthusiast

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    This wont have any long term effects on the card will it? 90 seems to be the max load, but I don't want to lose this card in 1 or 2 years, I'm simply not that rich to afford another.
     
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    The higher the temps the more wear on the components. You are shortening the life of the components by having that temp running on it at load. Think of it as running your car hard and maintaining a high temperature over a long trip. Eventually something is going to give, except without the cliche steam rising from the engine (hopefully). I'd dial it back a bit and shoot for 85 degree temps. Still high but a little more healthy.
     
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    doyle1994xxx Notebook Enthusiast

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    85 degrees is how hot my card runs at stock settings. Which strikes me as a bit high...
     
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    Is that under full load or at idle. That's pretty hot for Idle temps. Under load that's not uncommon. Some new thermal paste would help with that.
     
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    Under load. I have some spare arctic stuff lying around, so I might give that a try. 85 degrees wouldn't have surprised me from say Crysis 2, but I'm getting this with World of Warcraft.
     
    doyle1994xxx, Oct 8, 2012
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