I can't overclock my computer

• Fire Star

  16 Sep 06, 11:08

  I can't overclock my laptop. I can go to the blue BIOS screen but unable to change the options regarding the processing speed, It is grey in color instead of white.
  
  However I can change all other options except those for overclocking. How should I do it?
• ditzy

  16 Sep 06, 11:12

  Did I read wrongly? Did you just mentioned you want to overclock your lappie?
• Fire Star

  16 Sep 06, 11:16

  Why not?
• ditzy

  16 Sep 06, 11:19

  Why so?
• Ito_^

  16 Sep 06, 11:21

  why not?
  
  i know a person underclocks his lappy to save power oso. i think some laptops come with softwares just for over/under clocking.. asus i think.
• abao

  16 Sep 06, 12:41

  i dun think laptops can be OVERclocked......
  
  aso nvr heard of ppl wanting to overclock laptops
• ceecookie

  16 Sep 06, 12:42

  u buy OEM one is it?
  
  manufactorers locked the clock speed modification.
• davidche

  16 Sep 06, 16:10

  wtf is over clock!!!
• troublemaker2005

  16 Sep 06, 19:35

  please giv the model and specs of your notebook computer...going into the bios and tweaking the settings there does not mean overclockinig it. please giv spec details then we MAY be able to help.
  
  NSNT - no spec no tok
• Twincat

  16 Sep 06, 21:18

  Originally posted by Fire Star:

  I can't overclock my laptop. I can go to the blue BIOS screen but unable to change the options regarding the processing speed, It is grey in color instead of white.
  
  However I can change all other options except those for overclocking. How should I do it?

  You got switch CPU clocking to Manual first or not?
• gohkatkat

  16 Sep 06, 21:22

  perhaps on the motherboard there might be JUMPERS for you to modify in order to overclock the whole system......
• nightzip

  16 Sep 06, 21:24

  you normally cannot overclock if you have the standard intel mobo installed.
  
  For lappies , you first need to have a separate mobo, like gigabyte, MSI, etc...which includes the suitable bios for overclocking...
  
  Then you can overclock, even the GPU speed, memory speed etc, not just the CPU speed.
  
  Also you can also dynamically overclock if you have a suitable software where you can click in windows, instead of changing at the bios.
  
  And, for laptops as of now, at most you can do is the intel speed step or something, or power settings...
  
  where let's say your Intel Centrino etc, is 1.7Ghz but showing only 900mhz or 1.1ghz etc at the properties, you may reset your power setting to maximise it to the full speed at 1.7ghz.
• alexkusu

  16 Sep 06, 21:27

  i downclocked my lappien by 800mhz
  
  ._.
• chenc

  17 Sep 06, 01:59

  For overclocking to take place, you need to change the environment the laptop is in. Ppl usually lower the surrounding temperature to -5 degree C.
  
  Also, it is impossible to overclock commercial computers. They all came with restrictions for the processors so you don't foolishly burn them out while using.
  
  Thirdly, overclocking are usually very expensive to achieve. Buying a new pc with better specs is much cheaper than trying to overclock a lousy system.