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Overclocking m1210?

post #1 of 10
6/23/06 at 10:15pm
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Hello all,

Been reading around and getting a few conflicking bits of info so I thought I'd ask here...

Is there any way to overclock the m1210? Does the intel chip allow this?

Sorry this is my first laptop, with desktops it's easy to get a little more out of the systems.

I got the 2.0gig cpu hoping to overclock to the 2.16 (at least), but after reading up on it I'm confused as to if it's possable.

Any info would be great.

Regards,
Simon.
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post #2 of 10
6/24/06 at 8:54pm
Most laptop processor can't be overclocked. The BIOS would have to support raising the FSB, which I'm not aware of any that do. The Pentium M's were overclockable by physically modifying a pin on the processor itself, which can't be done on the Core Duo (at least not yet). There is software to lower the multiplier which would mean longer battery life and less heat, but nothing out right now that would allow you to increase speed.
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post #3 of 10
6/26/06 at 11:36am
Here's the problem.

With the old dothans, the first model that came out was 400fsb. Then the new chipsets came out with the faster 533fsb models. This meant that there was a way to trick the old 400fsb models to run at 533fsb in the new chipsets.

However, the problem with the yonahs is that they're running at 667fsb and there's currently nothing faster out or supported by the yonah chipsets currently. If indeed say 800fsb or even 1066fsb came out in the future, then depending on the schematics of how it's implemented, it will again be possible.
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post #4 of 10
6/26/06 at 11:44am
why in the world would you want to overclock your processor by 8%...especially in a tiny laptop that's probably not so great at venting out heat in the first place? Your 2.0ghz Yonah is plenty fast for anything out there and a 8% overclock isn't going to do much for you. If you're doing it for better gaming performance, overclock your videocard. It's pretty easy to do and will get you 10-15% performance boost.
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post #5 of 10
6/26/06 at 11:47am
Who said anything about 8% 166->200 is a 20% increase. 2.0ghz becomes 2.4ghz


And you get the higher fsb.


When I got my i6000d, I got the 715 1.5ghz. If I wanted the 760 2.0ghz, it would have been like an extra $600 or something ridiculous. A simple pin mod increased 33% to the cpu clock and also the fsb. Pretty noticable if I do say so myself. I went from the bottom of the line dothan regularvoltage line to the top line model. Hell yeah, right?
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post #6 of 10
6/26/06 at 11:59am
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Originally Posted by ziddey
Who said anything about 8%

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Originally Posted by simonpickard
I got the 2.0gig cpu hoping to overclock to the 2.16


How many Intel Core Duo chips do you know that runs at 166FSB? I guess theoretically, it would be a 20% increase since what he would likely be trying to do is to overclock from 667 x3 (2ghz) to 800 x3 (2.4ghz), but he definitely mentioned 2.16ghz which is 8% (...if you need help: 2.16-2.0=.16 and then .16/2.0 = .08)
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post #7 of 10
6/26/06 at 12:08pm
I was correcting him in how the overclocking is done in my earlier post.
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post #8 of 10
6/26/06 at 2:40pm
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"why in the world would you want to overclock your processor by 8%"

Why in the world would Dell offer a 2.0 cpu and then a 2.18 cpu? Why in the world would people buy this for an 8% gain? They do that's why! I wasn't one of them, I went with the 2.0, but if it was easy to up the speed to the 2.18 then why not? It's only 8% right, and I save myself $300.

"especially in a tiny laptop that's probably not so great at venting out heat in the first place?"

Again I know that Dell DO have a 2.18, I'm sure they know more about heat issues than you. I therefore guessed that heat wouldn't be a problem.

I'm not doing it for gaming reasons, and wouldn't overclocking the GPU cause more of a heat issue that you seem so worried about anyway?

Many thanks,

Regards,
Simon.
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post #9 of 10
6/26/06 at 3:28pm
The only way to OC the Core Duo is to change the PLC clock frequency. There are a couple different programs out there that can access the "master clock". You have to find out for yourself to see if the M1210 is supported. Chances are it isn't. If you can access the clock then you can tweak it a little. Every bus in the machine is sync'd to that clock. If you are able to tweak the clock you probably won't be able to change it much before your system becomes unstable.
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post #10 of 10
6/27/06 at 11:01am
Eek..please do not spit fire. I think its stupid to pay $300 for .16 more megahertz, but hey, each to their own. Maybe its the laptop way of thinking, why not get top of the line everything, because some stuff isnt upgradeable? I dunno. Lets all love each other, go get a sandwich together or something.

But a $600 upgrade free with a wee bit of tweaking? Hell yeah, thats the stuff! And I am not talking about Hostess!
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