Overclocking

[kobi]

Hello ther

Does anyone know anywhere that can overclock your computer or laptop for you or that offers some kind of overclocking service, preferably in london but open to other areas.

Grateful for any suggestions

[VHG]

Overclocking may be restricted on your computer (the BIOS may hide some of the settings).

Overclocking can also wreck your PC if done incorrectly (you can "fry" a CPU for example).

Only do it if you know what you are doing, and are willing to go out and buy another PC if it goes wrong.

[ChuckFickens]

Also without going extreme and investing in things like liquid cooling you are not going to see a huge difference by overclocking.

[TTG]

Don't do it. There are plenty of safer ways to speed up your pc.

More RAM.
Running msconfig. Search on net for how to use.
Disable any services not needed. Search on net for each ones use for doing this.
Switching to classic mode and disabling any special effects in Windows.
Free up space on hard drive.

[gingejbee]

Take the above advice unless you have a spare £500 to dispose of on some new kit

[kobi]

I have a 2.4 ghz intel core 2 duo that i'm trying to get up to around 3 to 3.5. that would make a difference wouldnt it? I need the extra processing power to speed up some applications i'm using eg. 3d rendering. No i'm not willing to invest in any liquid cooling equipment and dont know enough to risk doing it myself

[kobi]

Ok guys I get the message (tail between my legs). you've said enough to scare me off it. I think i will just get rid of all software and applications except for the ones i need the laptop for. Probably not worth the risk to overclock it, I love my laptop. Thanks for the advice guys

[wildwood]

Here's an idea. HDDs are pretty quick to swap on a laptop so get your self another one and install your O/S on that. It will run pretty well as quick as the processor can. Only install the 3D rendering program. When finished put the other HDD with all your normal stuff on it.

HDDs are pretty cheap nowadays. You can put your spare HDD in a caddy and use it as a backup storage.