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Overclocking Intel Core i5

Alyer9 Posted messages 11 Status Member -  
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Hello,

Can we overclock an Intel Core i5 from the 7th generation?
The processor in question is an i5-7300HQ clocked at 2.5 GHz.

Best regards

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    Alyer9 Posted messages 11 Status Member 2
     
    ok thanks for the reply... my PC equipped with the n3540 does not allow overclocking via the BIOS because the overclocking options are not there... However, could I flash the BIOS of the HP Omen equipped with the i5-7300hq to unlock these overclocking options?
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    1. TheField Posted messages 463 Status Member 18
       
      Is it a laptop?
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  2. Alyer9 Posted messages 11 Status Member 2
     
    yes
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  3. luckydu43 Posted messages 4497 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   1 177
     
    Hello!

    First of all, it's an i7-4700HQ, not an i5.
    To overclock it (because yes, I had this processor three years ago), I couldn't go through the BIOS either, as it didn't offer any overclocking options.
    And there was no available flash enabling all that. There were a few threads online sharing one or two tweaked BIOS versions, but... too technical and too risky. Not that I couldn't do it, but the slightest mistake would have turned my G750JH into a 4.5 kg paperweight --'

    However, I was using Intel Xtreme Tuning Utility (Intel XTU). It's software that allows for overclocking without going through the BIOS. Everything is more or less modifiable, but the dangers are the same.
    Anyway, I had some grayed-out options (Base clock for example) because they were locked by the BIOS. Yes: your BIOS can either provide options for OC or... prevent OC. It's a bit annoying, I admit.

    It allowed me to gain... 200 MHz (thus going from 3.4 GHz to 3.6 GHz), but I also saw an increase in temperature. The already extreme cooling (for a laptop, let's put it in perspective) was no longer sufficient to keep the processor below 85° under load (SpeedFan for temperature monitoring), I needed a cooling pad.

    We'll see. I don't have any other leads to suggest.

    Keep me posted if you manage to gain a few MHz ;-)

    Have a nice day

    Luc

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  4. fabul Posted messages 42154 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   6 066
     
    Hi,

    It's a laptop CPU, and the laptop's BIOS probably doesn't allow for overclocking.
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  6. Alyer9 Posted messages 11 Status Member 2
     
    Yeah, okay, but the i5-4700HQ can do it, so I wonder if the i5-7300HQ can do it too...
    and the Pentium N3540?
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  7. fabul Posted messages 42154 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   6 066
     
    It depends on the PC's BIOS.
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  8. fabul Posted messages 42154 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   6 066
     
    I wouldn't recommend it, but I don't think it's done anyway.

    A laptop is a laptop, and as it is, it's meant to stay that way.

    If you want a "Performance" PC, buy a tower with separate "Performance" parts.
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