anyone overclocked a gateway?

wasp9166 · 04-16-11, 07:12 AM

well, my desktop finally got a virus i couldnt shake,never thought id do or say this after building and clocking but i bought a gateway, only because it has an amd proc and an ati radeon graphics................anyhow

its an nv53a

its got an amd turion ii p540 dual core running at 2.4g

been out of the loop for a while, how overclockable is this proc and has anyone been able to find a decent stable setting?

dont know much about laptops,i wouldnt think you can add more fans etc so, is it even safe to do?

TorqueRanger · 04-16-11, 07:44 AM

I am not sure but i am almost positive .. That gateway can not be oc at all or very limited to what you can doo..

thideras · 04-16-11, 07:56 AM

Laptops are created with portability and noise in mind. These two factors mean that performance and cooling are not high priority, and make overclocking difficult to impossible.

Since there is going to be no settings for the processor within the BIOS, you will have to do everything in Windows. You will need to know what clock generator the motherboard has, which usually requires disassembly.

Bottom line, it isn't worth overclocking retail systems and definitely not when it comes to laptops.

wasp9166 · 04-16-11, 10:30 AM

what i figured, oh well, guess my oc days are over, sign of the times i guess, i think desktops are going by the way side personally

04-16-11, 07:12 AM	Thread Starter #1
wasp9166 Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: saugerties ny	anyone overclocked a gateway? well, my desktop finally got a virus i couldnt shake,never thought id do or say this after building and clocking but i bought a gateway, only because it has an amd proc and an ati radeon graphics................anyhow its an nv53a its got an amd turion ii p540 dual core running at 2.4g been out of the loop for a while, how overclockable is this proc and has anyone been able to find a decent stable setting? dont know much about laptops,i wouldnt think you can add more fans etc so, is it even safe to do?
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thideras Banned Neckbeard Moderator Premium Member #3 Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Dakota	Laptops are created with portability and noise in mind. These two factors mean that performance and cooling are not high priority, and make overclocking difficult to impossible. Since there is going to be no settings for the processor within the BIOS, you will have to do everything in Windows. You will need to know what clock generator the motherboard has, which usually requires disassembly. Bottom line, it isn't worth overclocking retail systems and definitely not when it comes to laptops. __________________ Desktop: Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H \| 3570k 4.6 GHz \| 32 GB GSkill Ares \| GTX 570 \| 180 GB Intel & 2 TB total \| Arch Linux and Windows 7 Main server: 37 TB raw disk \| 2x Opteron 6134 \| Asus KGPE-D16 \| 48 GB RAM \| LSI 8708EM2 \| CentOS 6.2 VM Server 1: Dell R510 \| 2x E5645 \| 128 GB RAM \| 4x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) VM Server 2: Dell R710 \| 2x E5645 \| 288 GB RAM \| 8x 300 GB Velociraptor \| Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) "That's not overkill, or a lot. That's just thiderastic." -txus.palacios Current projects: Rackmount Overkill (New) \| 30/45 hard drive server Articles: Rack Mounting 101 \| Dell Perc 5/i Throughput Benchmarks Past projects: Software RAID \| The Dragon Case My Website *Want to talk directly to all* the moderators at once? Call the Mod Hotline!**
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04-16-11, 10:30 AM	Thread Starter #4
wasp9166 Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: saugerties ny	what i figured, oh well, guess my oc days are over, sign of the times i guess, i think desktops are going by the way side personally
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