Overclocking a laptop

Warwick

Is it possible to o/c a core duo in the bios of a laptop.
When idle it would drop multi to lower the clock but at full noise would go to the o/c setting?.

I currently do this with my 146 opty using CrystalCPUID.

Possible to get the best of both worlds then. Get cheaper cpu but o/c to say 2.9ghz if lucky.

Does anyone make a notebook that has o/c facility in the bios?

Has anyone done this yet?

Infested Nexus · 07-25-2006, 12:51 | posts: 4,782 | Location: Κόσμος

It's unlikely you'll find a laptop BIOS featuring OC settings, laptops have limited thermal dissipation and laptop manufacturers would would not include such options.

You may or may not have luck using clockgen.

Warwick · 07-25-2006, 13:21 | posts: 371 | Location: Australia Brisbane

Just thought with the core duo achieving great o/c's with no increase in vcore, thus little increase in heat, I'd try and find a brand that allows fsb adjustments.

I love my free mhz, even if only slight. Just can't live with the thought of a stock cpu.

Thought maybe acer or asus or metabox(asus) might offer fsb adjustment.

Anyone got one and willing to have a look in their bios for me?

SorienOR · 07-25-2006, 20:41 | posts: 6,454 | Location: Oregon

Simply put there are no laptops that you can overclock.

You can however undervolt the cpu to save power and make less heat.

Also there is quite a bit of difference between a Core and a Core 2.

Warwick · 07-25-2006, 22:20 | posts: 371 | Location: Australia Brisbane

Guess I will wait to the memrom comes out then

JimmyFox · 07-25-2006, 22:32 | posts: 653 | Location: Athens, Greece

No mobile motherboard provides OC via its BIOS, but you can overclock your cpu within windows.

Have you tried SysTool 0.1?

aircool · 07-27-2006, 22:06 | posts: 13,426 | Location: Devon, In A Little Town.

clockgen comes to mind