Archive for November, 2011

So I propped my laptop close to a window to prevent overheating on these runs. It’s great to know I can actually get this APU to run CB at 3GHz. Impressive for a laptop chip. First here’s a 2.9GHz @ 1.2500V run to show scaling Then the 3GHz @ 1.2875V run   With a score [...]

Tonight I ripped apart my laptop. This is a procedure I have done many times…not without pains. I was hesitant to take apart this unit at first, but the processor temperatures were becoming a problem. I wanted to lower my temps. So I took the dive and took apart my HP g6 in order to [...]

School is starting to mount on the pressure for first year university students like me. With this pressure comes a lot of studying and late nights spend working. Midterms are in full swing. Work is starting to clutter up your desktop, physically and virtually. In this environment, you can’t be bound by a slow machine. [...]

I decided to boost my A6-3400 up to its turbo boost speed of 2.3GHz and lock it at that. I also managed to lower the voltage. I wanted a real world stability test. Something I tend to use that stresses a lot of my computers is folding. What better way to find out of my [...]