How to Overclock Sager NP5797?

So, I've read a couple guides and saw the SetFSB automatic tool thread, but I can't seem to really produce any results, or even sure I am doing it right, or what I am even trying to accomplish really The motherboard is just listed as a Clevo M570, which is not in the SetFSB list, so I have no idea which PLL to use...

I have the Intel T9600 processor at 2.8Ghz, I was hoping to get it at least 3.0, if not further if stable.

Appreciate any help, a guide that is specific to the 5797 would be very helpful

 

There is only 1 way to OC this system, and thats to buy the X9100 and overclock it with the BIOS. Clevo locked this one down hard.

 

The NP5797 can't be overclocked via SetFSB. The older models (NP5793 and down) could.

However there might be a way to do this. I talked to one member on this forum who told me he had OC'ed his NP5797 via SetFSB, however, he would not give me the information in fear of being banned unfortunately.

 

Were we able to go to a quad core on this or is x9100 the highest?

 

On the np5797, you can have a q9000 (2.0ghz / 6mb L2 cache / 1066mhz FSB), a q9100 (2.26ghz / 12mb L2 cache / 1066MHz FSB), or a qx9300 (2.53ghz / 12mb L2 cache / 1066MHz FSB). Of these 3 quadcores, only the qx9300 is OC'able. There are several members on NBR who have OC'd the qx9300, and it seems that 2.93GHz is its sweet spot. One thing though with the q9100 / q9300 is they are STEEP in price ($715 and $900 or so respectively as an OEM upgrade when configuring laptop), but for many games now and in the future... the 4 cores will be better suited to gaming than 2. As for calculating numbers, the more cores the better, if the laptops are reasonably close in spec for CPU.

Budget quadcore: q9000 / 2.0ghz / quadcore / 6mb L2 cache / 1066MHz FSB
"Mainstream quadcore": q9100 / 2.26ghz / quadcore / 12mb L2 cache / 1066MHz FSB
Super-fast quadcore: qx9300 / 2.53ghz / quadcore / 12mb L2 cache / 1066MHz FSB / overclockable

 

Even the x9100 is locked down, you can only boost the multiplier 2 steps. From what i remember reading is its limited to those speeds because of power consumption. Overclocking it past that point causes it to draw more power than the power brick can handle giving.

 

you can still OC it one way or the other, only the x9100 and qx9300 have ANY oc'ing capabilities at all in the BIOS IIRC

 

The qx9300 sounds yummy.
The prices, not so much.

 

$400 from shirley on ebay. Solid as a rock

 

Running an ES X9100 for almost a year. Paid $450.

 

I bought OEM x9100 for ~$200

 

Back in the days (30 days ago lol) I got a QX9300 ES for 340$...

 

I also bought a Q9100 from shirley and it too is solid. Very trusted eBayer!!

 

Thanks for all the info everyone, so it seems I can't overclock the CPU...kinda stinks

I've seen the GTX280 overclocking thread, but there really isnt much info on how to achieve the OC and Overvoltage. Can anyone direct me to a tutorial and the "Oile" overvolted BIOS? Thanks

 

I sniped my QX9300 OEM for $380 from an American seller.

 

I can do my best to help you overclock it.

Though it would involve opening up the notebook and pin modding the clock generator (PLL).

It's likely that overclocking woudn't be too hard. But not guaranteed.