So, you are the lucky owner of a desktop PC, netbook, laptop or tablet with a dual-core Intel processor. Well, you are not alone. This platform was chosen by hundreds of millions of owners of these devices around the world. And many of them are wondering how to overclock the Intel Core 2 Duo processor. The characteristics of this processor, depending on the specific model, are designed to perform a universal range of tasks: from launching applications to applications in games that require much greater performance. If you are more focused on games, then you will probably be interested in the opportunity to increase the clock speed, and, consequently, the performance of the system. Let's see how to overclock the Intel Core 2 Duo processor installed in a desktop system class home computer / laptop.
For this purpose, special attention should be paid to the motherboard. This can be a simple and inexpensive model from Foxconn with limited BIOS capabilities for increasing the bus clock frequency, oriented for office applications or Asus, as well as any other manufacturer of high-level overclocking boards, tailored specifically for fans of overclocking processors. The delivery kit for such a motherboard usually comes with a proprietary utility to increase the processor clock frequency, which largely answers the question of how to overclock the Intel Core 2 Duo processor. But if there is no utility, you can use a specialized program, for example setFSB, which supports many models of motherboards. In addition, you should pay attention to the functionality of the BIOS of the motherboard in this regard. After all, the manufacturer foresees the permissible loads. In general, the BIOS and the element base of the motherboard (high-end capacitors, bridge chips and power management chips) play a fundamental role in increasing PC performance by overclocking the processor. With this mid-range set, it’s quite possible to raise productivity by 20% -25% of the current value. And on high end class equipment, an increase of 40% is also achievable. It should also be noted that adjusting performance through BIOS in most cases gives a better result than through a program.
Keep in mind that the higher the coefficient of the bus multiplier, the less durable the processor and greater demands are placed on the cooling system, which means that an increasingly high-quality and expensive cooler is required. This is due to the fact that exceeding the nominal frequencies and voltages leads to more substantial heating. Say, the standard heating of the processor in the case of normal cooling operation is 33 degrees, and with an acceleration of 20% this temperature rises to about 38 degrees Celsius with the same cooling system.
Let's answer the question of how to overclock the Intel Core 2 Duo e6750 processor, and the limit of what can be achieved. To begin with, this CPU belongs to the models focused on the lower price segment. The following results were obtained on Windows XP SP2 or Windows 7 by running a game that requires high performance. It is important that the output of the results is significantly affected by the video card, and this is understandable, since the high power of the graphics subsystem is required to reproduce the graphic effects of modern games. Therefore, to increase performance, it is not enough just to overclock the Intel Core 2 Duo processor. This operation has been tried on many computers. Go into the BIOS and change the frequency of the bus. Most often, you can change this value from steps of 1 Mhz. Despite the fact that the standard value of the multiplier is 8x. The processor's standard clock speed is 300 Mhz. A safe level of the bus frequency according to the results that overclockers managed to achieve is 400 Mhz. After this limit, the system no longer starts at all. Further, if you tightly wonder how to overclock the Intel Core 2 Duo processor, you can still increase the performance by increasing the core voltage to 1.8 V, as well as the chipset voltage to 1.52 V. At the same time, the system will heat up with an increase in bus frequency of about 50 degrees, and after manipulating the core, the peak temperature will reach 75. As a result of all the manipulations, it was possible to raise the performance of one core from 2.66 Mhz to 3.6 Mhz
But what about other platforms? - you ask. There is specialized software for the Andorid platform. Here are some free utilities - AnTuTu CPU Master, No-frills CPU Control Titanium Tweaker.