Overclocking laptops?

[HarleyDan]

I have a Sony Vaio fs660w, is there a way to overclock it to gain processing speed? Just wondering..... Thanks to anyone who can give me any info.

HarleyDan :?:

 

[mitch074]

I don't have a sony laptop, however it is very unlikely: laptops are built to save space, and to be fool-proof: as such,
- jumpers take up space, so most of the electrical settings are soldered, not bridged
- BIOS settings are usually very tightly controlled (it is, for example, very rare to find RAM timing settings on a laptop)

Meaning that, while overclocking it isn't impossible, to do so you'll need to either:
- identify the contacts regulating FSB and/or multipliers on the motherboard,
- or to edit CMOS values (with an hex editor),
- or both.

Both are VERY risky operations. Have fun.

 

[HarleyDan]

Thanks for the info, I was just wondering. What you said makes alot of sense. Thanks again

 

[Atolsammeek]

also airflow is would be a problem.

 

[mitch074]

not necessarily, as long as voltage doesn't go over specs; usually airflows are calculated to deal with low to high prequency processors, and the consequence would be, at worst, a more noticeable fan noise...

But this is irrelevant anyway, since it is hardly possible.

 

[killernotebooks]

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