Laptop overclocking adventures

[Creatre]

Alright I need some help guys. Been going three hours strong and can't seem to find a program to overclock my buddies laptop. Here are the specs:

Intel T5600 1.86ghz Dual Core
Quanta Mainboard 30BB
2GB DDR2 Memory 333mhz?
Stock Graphics

Just looking to get at least to 2.0ghz. Been using it while I'm building mine and it just feels so slow. I tried clockgen, but it seemed to freeze even if I barely touched it (tried multiple pll). Also tried CPUFSB and Systool but neither had the motherboard. SoftFSB wouldn't run for some reason?? And CPUMSR got me no where because of it being dual core. NHC is working great though, hah. I'm thinking SoftFSB would work but it says, "SoftFSB.sys - Dynamic Load NG." I have no idea what that means, I tried reinstalling and that file is right next to it, so I have no idea whats up. What do you guys suggest? Worst case its not a big deal if I can't overclock it, but it would be nice.

 

[Fizban]

Been using it while I'm building mine and it just feels so slow.

That'd be because the T5600 is a budget processor, and I assume that's really 667 mhz RAM, the FSB is probably 333 mhz though.

 

[Creatre]

That'd be because the T5600 is a budget processor, and I assume that's really 667 mhz RAM, the FSB is probably 333 mhz though.

Yeah it was really late and I wasn't thinking about CPU-Z dividing it by 2, hah. I've given up on my adventure as I don't think it's going to happen and its running at 34 degrees idle and 52 or so under load already. Oh well, gotta wait for my system to come in I guess.

 

[Fizban]

Heh mine runs at like 70 under load.

 

[Creatre]

Heh mine runs at like 70 under load.

At least you can play something other than Internet Explorer! Oh wait, sometimes it even gets confused with that!

 

[Fizban]

Yet funny enough...I play muds more than anything else...something I could do on a Pentium 2.

 

[kwchang007]

Heh mine runs at like 70 under load.

Overclocked or not? Oh and t5600-runs on a 166 mhz fsb. Also, t5600 should be good for alot of normal tasks and games like cs:s...unless it runs integrated graphics in which case it's hopeless to game on. If it has something comprable to a x1400, easy games like cs:s should run fine on a t5600, remember 1.83 ghz core 2 is like a 2.4-2.6 pentium d. Or like a 2.0 a 64 x2. So it's still quite a bit of processing power, may not be alot, but it's ok, better than something like a celeron.

 

[Creatre]

Overclocked or not? Oh and t5600-runs on a 166 mhz fsb. Also, t5600 should be good for alot of normal tasks and games like cs:s...unless it runs integrated graphics in which case it's hopeless to game on. If it has something comprable to a x1400, easy games like cs:s should run fine on a t5600, remember 1.83 ghz core 2 is like a 2.4-2.6 pentium d. Or like a 2.0 a 64 x2. So it's still quite a bit of processing power, may not be alot, but it's ok, better than something like a celeron.

Yeah it has integrated graphics. It kills it for any gaming possible. Tried Everquest2, which although has great graphics when you want it to, also has really low settings if you need them. Ran it on medium on my old P4 2.0ghz with an nvidia 5600 or something, PCI graphic card, hah. All the way down on this and I can't get any better than 3fps.

Also just fried my DV9000's motherboard. It was a nice gaming laptop, I didn't even touch it and it ran games great.

 

[Fizban]

3 frames per second...ouch. And the 70 is when overclocked, even un overclocked it'll hit 65 or so on occasion though.

 

[kwchang007]

Ohh thats why integrated.

65 un-overclocked....huh, my laptop doesn't get above 60, but probably due to the fan program I have.

 

[Fizban]

Yeah, the 65-70 is hot but it doesn't seem to harm it any, I remember looking it up on Intel's site and the processor was rated I believe to be fine at under 85-90 if I remember right, but might be way off, was several months ago.

 

[Creatre]

Yeah, the 65-70 is hot but it doesn't seem to harm it any, I remember looking it up on Intel's site and the processor was rated I believe to be fine at under 85-90 if I remember right, but might be way off, was several months ago.

You are correct. I'm pretty sure that's what this T5600 is rated for, so I'm sure it's pretty much the same. All based on pretty sure's though, but you get the point!

 

[kwchang007]

That's right, but personally I'd rather keep it cool, because I'm pretty sure the cooler the chip is the longer it'll last. That and I don't wanna heat up my lap when I'm using on my lap lol.

 

[Creatre]

ROFL. Just ran 3dmark06 and got 208 marks, and at 55 degrees at load.

 

[Fizban]

Hmm, my laptop bombs 06 too..but well, not like that...

 

[Creatre]

Well finally got it to overclock to 1.852 from 1.826. No improvement in 3dmark06 though. Ran at 55 again, but spiked 61 every once in a blue moon, didn't do that the first time.

 

[Fizban]

Well finally got it to overclock to 1.852 from 1.826.

How'd you manage that?

 

[Creatre]

How'd you manage that?

clockgen. Realized I couldn't go up 100mhz quanities, I had to do smaller. I can't go any higher though, tried 1.86 and I froze, then had to system repair. Oh well, .025 is better than nothing! This computer just doesn't have enough to get any more, /sigh.

 

[Fizban]

Darn, was going to try it myself, but my laptop and clockgen don't like each other, at all.

 

[Creatre]

Darn, was going to try it myself, but my laptop and clockgen don't like each other, at all.

Ah bummer, yeah mine works, its just my system that won't let me overclock it anymore. What did you use for overclocking yours the first time? Oh, and pretty girl!

BTW, what were your marks in 3dmark06? My old laptop had the same processor, 2gb of memory, just had the 7600go. Wish I would have known more about overclocking before it fried.

 

[Fizban]

What did you use for overclocking yours the first time?

Setfsb, which works but not reliably, and always reverts when I reboot.

Oh, and pretty girl!

I quite agree, of course if I didn't she'd kill me.

BTW, what were your marks in 3dmark06?

Not 100% sure, downloading it at the moment, will post when it's done downloading and I've had a chance to check, I know I ran it before, but don't remember what I scored.

 

[Creatre]

I quite agree, of course if I didn't she'd kill me.

NICE. hah. I'm going to have my buddy with the same laptop I had run it and see what he gets. I'm hoping to maybe get him to overclock it too, because I'm guessing that thing will get over 2.4 as long as the HP motherboard will let it.

 

[Fizban]

I know the X9000's (the brand new 2.8 GHz Core 2 Duo Mobile Extreme's) can easily overclock to 3.4 GHz, so it doesn't seem out of the question. Mine was stable at 2.4 GHz, it just wouldn't stay there.

 

[Creatre]

Does anyone know why my core speed alternates between 1850 and 1009 every 4 seconds or so on CPU-Z and as well on Clockgen when I go in there to overclock it. I didn't begin noticing this until I started to tweak with the front bus, but then again I didn't have any applications able to read the processor speed in real time. Is this common in dual cores?

BTW this T5600 did overclock to 1.85, and is running idle at 34 degrees, and at load at 55 degrees, stable. Not a huge accomplishment, but it is running stable which I wasn't sure of earlier. Got an extra 6 points in 3dmark06 by overclocking it .025. Any advice on how to get anymore out of this chip? It crashes if I bump it up even just one more notch.

 

[theonetruewill]

Does anyone know why my core speed alternates between 1850 and 1009 every 4 seconds or so on CPU-Z and as well on Clockgen when I go in there to overclock it. I didn't begin noticing this until I started to tweak with the front bus, but then again I didn't have any applications able to read the processor speed in real time. Is this common in dual cores?

BTW this T5600 did overclock to 1.85, and is running idle at 34 degrees, and at load at 55 degrees, stable. Not a huge accomplishment, but it is running stable which I wasn't sure of earlier. Got an extra 6 points in 3dmark06 by overclocking it .025. Any advice on how to get anymore out of this chip? It crashes if I bump it up even just one more notch.

You need to turn off Intel's Speedstep (Notebook Hardware Controls - link on front page)