Is it worth overclocking a laptop?

mortimers8 · Oct 11, 2016

Hello!

I recently purchased an Asus ROG GL552VX Laptop with an i7-6700HQ, 16GB RAM and with GTX 950M 2GB.

I'm impressed on how fast it can run, but I'm looking now to squeeze something more of it.
I would like to overclock CPU and GPU, but mostly GPU.

Tell me one thing - Is it really worth it? (I know that it can damage the laptop, but is it worth a try?)

If the laptop will be overclocked, then will it be capable to run like 3-4 years? (Max 4 years)

The main reason why I want to overclock my asus laptop, is that I would like to run GTA 5 on ULTRA settings with some more fps.

I'm a newbie, any help would be appreciated

Or should I better go to the asus rog website and ask this to them?

bicycle_repair_man · Oct 11, 2016

Whilst you can overclock the GPU, it's not recommended at all. The reason being is that a laptop can't dissipate heat nearly as efficiently as a desktop, and that's what kills computer components. You just bought the laptop; do you really want to invalidate the warranty for a few more frames?

If you can, consider returning the laptop for one that has a more powerful GPU.

dudeman509 · Oct 11, 2016

GPU cooling solutions are usually worse than CPU cooling (or they share a heat pipe or something dumb).

I've seen many ATI laptop chips burn out after a few years at stock speeds alone, mostly due to poor cooling designs. I wouldn't push it far in a laptop.

mortimers8 · Oct 12, 2016

bicycle_repair_man :

ah, i see :/ then I'll just stick without the overclocking.
(there is no asus rog gl552vx with an gtx960m gpu in my country, only with an gtx 950m :[ )

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