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MageB420666 · 08-29-2004, 05:20 PM

Does anyone have any good advice and instructions for how to overclock a Pentium 4 in a Dell Inspiron 5100 or know of a website with the info? I don't want to overclock much because its a laptop, but I would like to boost the perfomance a little. It currently runs at 2.4 GHz. If you need more info just let me know. Thanks

sailor · 08-29-2004, 06:14 PM

You have to be able to up the FSB, which is not something that most OEM machines can do. Also, laptops run in very tight tolerances in regards to heat--even if you could overclock them, it would be a very bad idea.

DEI37 · 08-29-2004, 06:28 PM

You've got a Dell, and that uses an Intel motherboard, which normally don't allow for any overclocking options.

Dilbert1234567 · 08-29-2004, 06:46 PM

first its a dell, second its a laptop,

dont overclock it.

Lasereth · 08-29-2004, 06:55 PM

Yeah, you're fucked. Intel chipset + Dell + Laptop = no overclock.

-Lasereth

MageB420666 · 08-29-2004, 06:56 PM

I knew that heat would be a real problem with a laptop, which is why I was not going to overclock much at all, but if Intel does not allow overclocking at all then I guess the point is moot.

BrassSteve · 08-30-2004, 10:04 AM

oh you can overclock intel... mine is. just, when you buy oem computers from a company, especially dell, and its a laptop, very low chance you can overclock. you wouldnt want to anyway, would probably overheat

bltzkriegmcanon · 08-30-2004, 10:06 AM

I take it you mean Intel processors, and not the motherboards they produce, because, in a "normal" circumstance, using a non-Intel motherboard, yeah, you can do a good bit of overclocking, but with an Intel-produced motherboard, there's very little threshold or forgiveness.

zynyxx · 08-30-2004, 10:37 AM

Like all those already posted. I wouldn't recommend overclocking any laptop, period. But if you really must induldge yourself... try overclockers.com.

Dilbert1234567 · 08-30-2004, 07:12 PM

there is no point to overclocking it, the performance boost is negligible for the extra heat and stability it will cause.

Redjake · 08-31-2004, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dilbert1234567

there is no point to overclocking it, the performance boost is negligible for the extra heat and stability it will cause.

yep, even if you can OC it at all

08-29-2004, 05:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
MageB420666 <Insert wise statement here> Location: Hell if I know	overclocking advice Does anyone have any good advice and instructions for how to overclock a Pentium 4 in a Dell Inspiron 5100 or know of a website with the info? I don't want to overclock much because its a laptop, but I would like to boost the perfomance a little. It currently runs at 2.4 GHz. If you need more info just let me know. Thanks __________________ Apathy: The best outlook this side of I don't give a damn.

08-29-2004, 06:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
sailor beauty in the breakdown Location: Chapel Hill, NC	You have to be able to up the FSB, which is not something that most OEM machines can do. Also, laptops run in very tight tolerances in regards to heat--even if you could overclock them, it would be a very bad idea. __________________ "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." --Plato

08-29-2004, 06:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
DEI37 Go faster! Location: Wisconsin	You've got a Dell, and that uses an Intel motherboard, which normally don't allow for any overclocking options. __________________ Generally speaking, if you were to get what you really deserve, you might be unpleasantly surprised.

08-29-2004, 06:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dilbert1234567 Devils Cabana Boy Location: Central Coast CA	first its a dell, second its a laptop, dont overclock it. __________________ Donate Blood! "Love is not finding the perfect person, but learning to see an imperfect person perfectly." -Sam Keen

08-29-2004, 06:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	Yeah, you're fucked. Intel chipset + Dell + Laptop = no overclock. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

08-29-2004, 06:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
MageB420666 <Insert wise statement here> Location: Hell if I know	I knew that heat would be a real problem with a laptop, which is why I was not going to overclock much at all, but if Intel does not allow overclocking at all then I guess the point is moot. __________________ Apathy: The best outlook this side of I don't give a damn.

08-30-2004, 10:04 AM	#7 (permalink)
BrassSteve Upright Location: bay area, ca	oh you can overclock intel... mine is. just, when you buy oem computers from a company, especially dell, and its a laptop, very low chance you can overclock. you wouldnt want to anyway, would probably overheat

08-30-2004, 10:06 AM	#8 (permalink)
bltzkriegmcanon Holy Knight of The Alliance Location: Stormwind, The Eastern Kingdoms, Azeroth	I take it you mean Intel processors, and not the motherboards they produce, because, in a "normal" circumstance, using a non-Intel motherboard, yeah, you can do a good bit of overclocking, but with an Intel-produced motherboard, there's very little threshold or forgiveness. __________________ What do you say to one last showdown? - Ocelot, Metal Gear Solid 3 The password is "Who are the Patriots?" and "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo." "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo." Gotcha. - The Colonel and Snake, Metal Gear Solid 3

08-30-2004, 10:37 AM	#9 (permalink)
zynyxx Tilted	Like all those already posted. I wouldn't recommend overclocking any laptop, period. But if you really must induldge yourself... try overclockers.com.

08-30-2004, 07:12 PM	#10 (permalink)
Dilbert1234567 Devils Cabana Boy Location: Central Coast CA	there is no point to overclocking it, the performance boost is negligible for the extra heat and stability it will cause. __________________ Donate Blood! "Love is not finding the perfect person, but learning to see an imperfect person perfectly." -Sam Keen