Possible to OC a crappy laptop?

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xaephod

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Hey folks! I have an Emachines/Acer E535 with a Celeron 900. Its a slug. In the bios there is no way to OC what so over. Is there a software solution to up the ante at all? If not, hey, I'll suffer with it, but if there is a software solution let me know.

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In considering this, [strike]I'm going to suggest that before you even attempt to bump your clocks at all, you clean out the heatsink since thermal throttling may be the main issue here to begin with.[/strike]
After researching my thought there and seeing what is involved, I might suggest replacement with a used/refurbished 2 core laptop (this perhaps? http://www.directron.com/gz003usaba8rf.html ) or even a new one with two or more cores.
I haven't owned a single core CPU in many years, IMO you are experiencing the reason for that. I think that's the simple answer
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There are overclocking software solutions BUT as MauveCloud says, dissipation of heat is your biggest concern. The design of most laptops will not allow for additional heat dissipation, some are even underclocked by the manufacturer because of heat concerns. The BIOS is 'locked' on your machine to prevent irreversible damage to the machine.
If you want to check your "thermal headroom", do the following; download and run CoreTemp then download and run Prime95 for 1/2 hour to 1 hour while watching your temps. If your CPU temp reaches 85C, shut down the test. 85C is the temp limit I would use personally here. I will suggest the use of a cooling pad also simply so you don't inadvertently cook any components of your laptop while stressing it
 
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Thanks, I use a cooling pad. The laptop is barely usable its so slow, so I figured if I can squeeze another 10% out of it, its possible it could be more usable without overheating.
 
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In considering this, [strike]I'm going to suggest that before you even attempt to bump your clocks at all, you clean out the heatsink since thermal throttling may be the main issue here to begin with.[/strike]
After researching my thought there and seeing what is involved, I might suggest replacement with a used/refurbished 2 core laptop (this perhaps? http://www.directron.com/gz003usaba8rf.html ) or even a new one with two or more cores.
I haven't owned a single core CPU in many years, IMO you are experiencing the reason for that. I think that's the simple answer
 
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