Ok this was originally a long post to write and i accidentally clicked BACK when i was going to publish.

basically i got 2 pcs, a laptop and a desktop, and i overclocked them.

Both had DDR2 667MHZ, C2D cpus and stock gpus.


I overclocked and got lower fps in games, longer boot times and increased heat.

Cpu-z also detected my desktop memory was at 233Mhz ddr and 466Mhz DDR2.

So that means overclocking reduces performance. I could see my pc stuttering on Plants Vs Zombies when overclocked from 2.4GHz to 3.7GHz. 2.4GHz ran smooth 3.7Ghz was like grinding sand paper along sharp rocks.

The post that was original had more results but im not going to spend another 1 hr of my day writing it out again and getting a sore wrist.

Over clocking a laptop is not recommended.
Those who have over clocked a desktop have shown some improvement.
Just watch the temps as you increase speed so goes the the temps. IMHO

I know it is not recommended but i do what i want to do. If i want to overclock a laptop i will.

Yes depending on hardware some will see an improvement. But my results show they dont.


EDIT: As i said i have been overclocking and testing clocks for over a year now.


Cheers

Of course you may do what you want.
I was just offering some advice not giving you a lecture.
Just don't want you to mess up your computer that you spent hard earned money on.

I know you were giving advice but i keep hearing NOT RECOMENDED FOR LAPTOPS. Its true though. I do things more careful than people think. And by the way


LAB RAT #2 was made with Pretty cheap parts!


Thanks for the advice.

Ok so i read the post by niemiro and ran a test with lab rat #2 (desktop). I did a small 3.0GHz to 3.2GHz and still had lower results. So then i did 3.GHz to 3.4GHz to see if i was overclocking too low. NO! still lower... so i tried 3.0GHz to 4.0GHz and... that wasround the same of 3.0GHz AND temps werein the 70's to 80's C.

Overclocking is not worth it in my opinion unless you have high end hardware. Small overclock`s are definetly not worth it. As for laptops, they have very stringent heat and power limitations because of the design of the case and cooling.

i agree with roy69. Besides where did you get 2.5GHz from??? i had stock 3.0GHz. But 2.5 to 2.6 thats hardly and overclock. More like a.... babyclock.