overclocking dell xps m1730 2.8ghz

timmy393 · 04-13-2008, 09:21 AM

Hi,

I'm getting an xps m1730 with a 2.8ghz processor. In theory its overclockable to 3.4ghz

But i haven't found any step by step guide on the net on how to do this. can anyone help or point me in the direction of a guide?

I was hoping for a guide that will explain the effects on temperature and so forth at each overclockable level and whats the safest level i should set the processor to (aside from 2.8)

thanks for help!

**mattlock** · 04-14-2008, 11:50 PM

OEM systems don't usually have any OCing options available in the BIOS. They want you to buy faster PCs not tweak the slower ones to make them faster.

timmy393 · 04-16-2008, 02:40 AM

thanks for the response mattlock.

good news is that dell included a real simple method of overclocking that i found.

Its as simple as going into the bios and you can change0 the processor speed to 3.4Ghz in 200mhz increments.

here's a video explaining it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKE1Gn5mUoU

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timmy393 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 17 OS: windows xp service pack2	overclocking dell xps m1730 2.8ghz Hi, I'm getting an xps m1730 with a 2.8ghz processor. In theory its overclockable to 3.4ghz But i haven't found any step by step guide on the net on how to do this. can anyone help or point me in the direction of a guide? I was hoping for a guide that will explain the effects on temperature and so forth at each overclockable level and whats the safest level i should set the processor to (aside from 2.8) thanks for help! Last edited by timmy393 : 04-13-2008 at 09:23 AM.

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04-16-2008, 02:40 AM	#3 (permalink)
timmy393 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 17 OS: windows xp service pack2	Re: overclocking dell xps m1730 2.8ghz thanks for the response mattlock. good news is that dell included a real simple method of overclocking that i found. Its as simple as going into the bios and you can change0 the processor speed to 3.4Ghz in 200mhz increments. here's a video explaining it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKE1Gn5mUoU