Overclocking Intel Celron M 520

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  1. Posts : 834
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64
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    Overclocking Intel Celron M 520


    Hello, well I managed to over clock my processor, Intel Celron M 520, in my curent laptop which is a Acer Aspire 3680. Now my question is: is it safe to try and get to the 2.00Ghz mark. Curently it is overclocked to 1898.7 MHz.
    Here are the temps:
    Idle----------------------69C
    normal use---------------74C
    high use-----------------87C
    exteme(SETI@HOME)-----98C

    forgot to mention the default clock speed was 1.6GHz
    now what do you guys think?
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  2. Posts : 412
    7 RTM 64bit
       #2

    dont overclock laptops!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  3. Posts : 5,056
    Windows 7 x64 pro/ Windows 7 x86 Pro/ XP SP3 x86
       #3

    Max operating temp for that processor is 100C. You are pretty close to that at stress times. I wouldnt be surprised if the lappy is shutting down randomly even at the current clock speed, if running at high perf all the time.

    You can give 2.0ghz a shot, but I dont think you can run that in a sustainable or practically useful way, unless you use the comp for light use only.
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  4. Posts : 8,398
    ultimate 64 sp1
       #4

    and do you really want your fan to run at 100% all the time?

    enjoy your extra hertz, but don't crank it up any more.

    i've got my 3gig processor running at 4 - i'm pretty sure it can go quite a bit higher, but i'm happy as i am with a quiet-running and ultra-stable machine. :)

    plus you'll never notice the difference between 1.9 and 2 - what's that, 5%?

    that last 5% may well do harm, but you won't notice 5% benefit.
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  5. Posts : 834
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Well my new laptop will arive in 2 weeks, so I am experimenting with my 4 year old one and btw its not a laptop anymore. after I had one of the hinges crack, i never move it off the desk, and the noise dosent bother me. and one last thin its actualy still stabe at these speeds with is a suprise even to me!
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  6. Posts : 6,885
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9
       #6

    You're going to melt your CPU into your motherboard doing that....

    If you do, post pictures!

    ~Lordbob
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  7. Posts : 1,496
    7 Ultimate x64
       #7

    Lordbob75 said:
    You're going to melt your CPU into your motherboard doing that....

    If you do, post pictures!

    ~Lordbob
    Yes, please do. A picture is worth a thousand words, so the next time someone asks if they should overclock their laptop, all we'll have to do is link to this page.
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  8. Posts : 151
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit
       #8

    Melted laptops look awesome!
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  9. Posts : 834
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64
    Thread Starter
       #9

    okay ill try to remember that but so far its running "okay" somewhat hot, but I was going to throw it out when my new laptop gets here so I decided to try and squeez a litle but more juice out of it. ohh and I did some testing. when i have my processor at default 1.6 GHz it still heats up to 94C when running prolonged processor intensive apps. for example SETI@HOME
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  10. Posts : 8,398
    ultimate 64 sp1
       #10

    throw it out????
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