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GrunT · 09-18-03, 03:46 PM

Can anyone help me overclock this laptop? It's a toshiba a15-s127 2.0ghz celeron 512Ram.... unsure or the motherboard type thinking maybe it was maunfactoried by intel maybe but unsure... just want more proformance if possible out of this computer

BradJoeB · 09-18-03, 04:18 PM

you probably shouldn't oc a laptop
there isn't much airflow coming from the one tiny fan inside the machine.

just my personal opinion

zachj · 09-18-03, 07:47 PM

It's DOUBTFUL that there are any overclocking options in the BIOS of ANY laptop, save for a few using (basically) desktop boards, or PERHAPS something from Alienware or VoodooPC, though I don't know that they do either. You might be able to get something like SoftFSB to work, but like the above post said, it's NOT a good idea. Laptops are way too small these days for "good" cooling. Even a modest computer will make you sweat if it's on your lap. They use heat pipes already, and they run too hot as it is. If it works, it might not work for very long. If you want more performance, see if you can get a P4 for it. Celerons simply aren't good . . . there's nothing one can say to get around that. They're great for the money, and they do some things well, but I've NEVER encountered a Celeron system I didn't absolutely HATE (and I've seen a lot, since I'm a college tech, and students are cheap).

Z

Gnufsh · 09-19-03, 01:46 AM

If you do it, it would most likely have to be through something like softFSB, and that might be a little hard (you have to find out what PLL-IC you have, on a desktop you can just open itt up and look). This is not refcommended. I often underclock my laptop to save battery and keep it cooler.

edit: spelling.

cherryp00t · 09-19-03, 02:40 AM

def dont OC a laptop.. it'll waste more power and usually they have cooling capacities suited for stock speed.. anymore and you're risking the life of your laptop

Too Smart · 09-19-03, 12:41 PM

Actually 2 ghz and 512 mb of ram is pretty decent, I don't see why you would want a performance increase. The bottle neck is probably the video card. But most laptops do not have replaceable video cards.

XunknownX · 09-20-03, 01:39 AM

Too big of a risk with a laptop.

Overclocker550 · 09-21-03, 10:14 PM

I wouldnt oc a notebook either, you want a gaming rig, get a desktop. my notebook I use is 90MHz pentium and works fine for internet and old games like battletank(requires a 286)

Foxie3a · 09-22-03, 04:32 AM

Overclocking a laptop is just plain stupid in most cases...it will:

1. Use up the battary faster.
2. Produce more heat which will degrade the performance
3. shorten the longevity.

I wouldn't want to fry my laptop..

the performance loss due to heat + the performance gain from OCing = less overall performance with a shortened life..

SO DONT OVERCLOCK IT

dead_man311 · 09-22-03, 08:02 PM

i found i updated my bio's then i can take the steppings off so i can run a a full 3.06GHz i only do that when it is pluged in if its on the batt no way id kill it in 10min's lol

it runs about the same temp give or take a lil but i think oc'ing it it would burn up which wouldnt be good

PCphreak · 09-22-03, 09:05 PM

I recently bought a laptop. Compaq AMD® system, using ATi's 320m chipset with mobile 64MB Radeon graphics. It's still under warranty, so I'm not going to tear into it yet (I've got till this coming December).

So, instead of overclocking I made sure the software and drivers (from the OS down) was tweaked/optimised. I also bought another 256MB of DDR for it. Too bad the 320 IGP uses an integrated memory architecture

But anyhow, my point is:
After I did all this tweaking to Windows XP (like disabling useless services, tweaking registry settings, installing new ATi catalyst video drivers not meant for OEM, and amongst a plethora of other things) I increased the response of the system a significant bit.

Granted it's not burning the benchmarks like an overclocked desktop. But I didn't buy the laptop to benchmark either.

It's tweaked to the point where I can run it on battery mode (decreased clock speeds) and get roughly 4 1/2 hours out of it.

This is all while doing what I need to do with it (being sparing on the HDD and CD-ROM usage), and not being able to tell the difference between battery mode and full on desktop mode @ 1.33Ghz & full FSB. I don't find it too shabby.

My suggestions are these:

http://www.tweakxp.com/

http://download.guru3d.com

http://www.crucial.com

**Oh yeah, and don't forget that dimming your LCD display DRAMATICALLY increases battery life.

-PC

09-18-03, 03:46 PM	#1
GrunT New Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NC	overclocking A laptop Can anyone help me overclock this laptop? It's a toshiba a15-s127 2.0ghz celeron 512Ram.... unsure or the motherboard type thinking maybe it was maunfactoried by intel maybe but unsure... just want more proformance if possible out of this computer

09-18-03, 04:18 PM	#2
BradJoeB Registered Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Madison, WI	you probably shouldn't oc a laptop there isn't much airflow coming from the one tiny fan inside the machine. just my personal opinion __________________ main rig intel 2.6c thermaltake p4 spark 7 hsf abit ic7 antec true power 430 ati radeon 9700 pro western digital 80gig 8meg cache ocz pc 3700 el gold edition

09-18-03, 07:47 PM	#3
zachj Chainsaw Senior Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Redmond, Washington	It's DOUBTFUL that there are any overclocking options in the BIOS of ANY laptop, save for a few using (basically) desktop boards, or PERHAPS something from Alienware or VoodooPC, though I don't know that they do either. You might be able to get something like SoftFSB to work, but like the above post said, it's NOT a good idea. Laptops are way too small these days for "good" cooling. Even a modest computer will make you sweat if it's on your lap. They use heat pipes already, and they run too hot as it is. If it works, it might not work for very long. If you want more performance, see if you can get a P4 for it. Celerons simply aren't good . . . there's nothing one can say to get around that. They're great for the money, and they do some things well, but I've NEVER encountered a Celeron system I didn't absolutely HATE (and I've seen a lot, since I'm a college tech, and students are cheap). Z __________________ Server- Mobile 2400+ on NForce2 at 1600MHz with 512MB RAM and integrated GeFore4 MX graphics Laptop- TiBook (PowerBook) 867 MHz G4 with 768MB RAM and 40GB HD Desktop- Xeon 1.6 (D1) x2 @ 3GHz, NCCH-DL, 1GB Patriot, 450GB, Radeon9500NP, TruePower 550EPS and Coolermaster heatpipes

09-19-03, 01:46 AM	#4
Gnufsh Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: June Lake, California	If you do it, it would most likely have to be through something like softFSB, and that might be a little hard (you have to find out what PLL-IC you have, on a desktop you can just open itt up and look). This is not refcommended. I often underclock my laptop to save battery and keep it cooler. edit: spelling. __________________ Lost access to the classifieds? Look here. Forum Policies Sig Rules "Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened." -Sir Winston Churchill

09-21-03, 10:14 PM	#8
Overclocker550 Member Join Date: Feb 2002	I wouldnt oc a notebook either, you want a gaming rig, get a desktop. my notebook I use is 90MHz pentium and works fine for internet and old games like battletank(requires a 286) __________________ fast gamer! I have several games! 3000+ Venice 250x9=2.25GHz(stock volts) with 2x512mb patriot tccd ram. Got a 9700pro at stock(wont overclock anyway) Cpu can do 2.4GHz but ondie controller holds me back. May be able to do 255fsb, will test this. See below for my game scores! *******************attention!***************** Fear at 1024x768 maximum details(except soft shadows) with 4x aa, 16x af gets me 30-60+ fps will test other games, most should run 1600x1200 *****************attention!*******************

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09-19-03, 02:40 AM	#5
cherryp00t Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Brooklyn	def dont OC a laptop.. it'll waste more power and usually they have cooling capacities suited for stock speed.. anymore and you're risking the life of your laptop

09-19-03, 12:41 PM	#6
Too Smart Member Join Date: Feb 2002	Actually 2 ghz and 512 mb of ram is pretty decent, I don't see why you would want a performance increase. The bottle neck is probably the video card. But most laptops do not have replaceable video cards.

09-20-03, 01:39 AM	#7
XunknownX Banned Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Palmdale, CA	Too big of a risk with a laptop.

09-22-03, 04:32 AM	#9
Foxie3a Normal Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Modesto, CA	Overclocking a laptop is just plain stupid in most cases...it will: 1. Use up the battary faster. 2. Produce more heat which will degrade the performance 3. shorten the longevity. I wouldn't want to fry my laptop.. the performance loss due to heat + the performance gain from OCing = less overall performance with a shortened life.. SO DONT OVERCLOCK IT __________________ Dual Xeon X5482 E0 3.2/12M/1600 (400x8 1.25v) Supermicro X7DWA-N, 22GB ECC/Fully Buffered (400, 5-5-5, 1.8v) Radeon 4870 1GB (750/900) FireMV 2260 Quad LCDs (17/19/22WS/24WS) Boot: 5x SAS/15K Drives in RAID5 (~350mb/s) Storage: 17 hard drives from 10K to 15K RPM. All SCSI Hot Swap. PCP&C 1.2KW Single 12v, 90A Rail Auzen X-FI Prelude <- Digital -> Denon Receiver -> Sennheiser HD650 Headphones.

09-22-03, 08:02 PM	#10
dead_man311 Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Some where in Michigan	i found i updated my bio's then i can take the steppings off so i can run a a full 3.06GHz i only do that when it is pluged in if its on the batt no way id kill it in 10min's lol it runs about the same temp give or take a lil but i think oc'ing it it would burn up which wouldnt be good __________________ :burn:Desk Top ~~~ Gigabyte GA-7N400-L ~~~ AMD Athlon XP 2800+ Barton @ 2331Mhz ( unlocked 11x212 ) ~~~ Thermalright SLK-900A with a 92mm Tornado ~~~ 1gb Kingston PC-3200 ~~~ 40gb and 80gb 7200rpm Maxtor ~~~ Verto GeFORCE 6200 256mb / Creative Lab Sound Blaster Audigy ES / Logitech Z620 6.1 Speakers ~~~ Samsung 930b 19" LCD ~~~Windows Vista Gateway ~ 1.6 Ghz ~ 512mb ~ ATI 128mb ~ 14 inch ~ 80 GB ~ Win Vista Home With SP2 ~ 24X CD-RW/DVD Combo ~ Internal Wireless

09-22-03, 09:05 PM	#11
PCphreak Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Dayton, Ohio	I recently bought a laptop. Compaq AMD® system, using ATi's 320m chipset with mobile 64MB Radeon graphics. It's still under warranty, so I'm not going to tear into it yet (I've got till this coming December). So, instead of overclocking I made sure the software and drivers (from the OS down) was tweaked/optimised. I also bought another 256MB of DDR for it. Too bad the 320 IGP uses an integrated memory architecture But anyhow, my point is: After I did all this tweaking to Windows XP (like disabling useless services, tweaking registry settings, installing new ATi catalyst video drivers not meant for OEM, and amongst a plethora of other things) I increased the response of the system a significant bit. Granted it's not burning the benchmarks like an overclocked desktop. But I didn't buy the laptop to benchmark either. It's tweaked to the point where I can run it on battery mode (decreased clock speeds) and get roughly 4 1/2 hours out of it. This is all while doing what I need to do with it (being sparing on the HDD and CD-ROM usage), and not being able to tell the difference between battery mode and full on desktop mode @ 1.33Ghz & full FSB. I don't find it too shabby. My suggestions are these: http://www.tweakxp.com/ http://download.guru3d.com http://www.crucial.com **Oh yeah, and don't forget that dimming your LCD display DRAMATICALLY increases battery life. -PC __________________ My Heatware "All your Intel® are belong to us." - AMD®