Hardware I want to overclock. How to?

[Deleted User]

I want to overclock so i can play my wii and gc games faster. I attached my CPU-Z specs.

 

[izy]

your using an AMD e1-1500 which is a really low end APU from 2014
a 1.48ghz cpu with inbuilt gpu aint gonna cut it even with optimizations

also because its a laptop apu you wont be able to overclock it anyway

basically laptops with that cpu were £200 at time of release aka really budget system

 

[Deleted User]

Wait, you can't overclock laptops?

 

[EmulateLife]

You're just going to have to invest in a better computer if you want to play demanding emulators no way around it.

 

[spectral]

Wait, you can't overclock laptops?

You can but it is more difficult as they aren't cooled anywhere near as well as a desktop PC. Also yours is an APU not a separate GPU and CPU which could add complications or even make it impossible, I don't know enough about the one in your system to say for sure.

Regardless on the system you have as others have mentioned it's not worth it anyway, you'll never add enough to make any real difference.

 

[Deleted User]

Welp, should i install a linux distro then? And if yes, which one?

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Ok, does my processor support PAE? I need it for Xubuntu.

 

[RaptorDMG]

Wait, you can't overclock laptops?

You can overclock it but theres not much point

 

[Deleted User]

You can overclock it but theres not much point

do you know the answer to my new question?

 

[RaptorDMG]

do you know the answer to my new question?

Install linux if the programs you want are available there and I'm pretty sure almost all cpus are compatible with linux

 

[Deleted User]

Ok, does my processor support PAE? I need it for Xubuntu.

 

[RaptorDMG]

Put linux on a usb if it runs it supports it if not then you have your answer

 

[raystriker]

Go to the bios and increase the cpu multiplier, if you can. That's the most basic way to overclock. If your laptop's motherboard bios doesn't have that feature, forget other forms of oc. Invest in a better computer.
Doesn't have to be new, you can make a very good computer with used server parts for around 200usd, they're at throwaway prices.