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‎07-02-2016 04:12 AM

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Product: HP ENVY TouchSmart 17-j178nr
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (64-bit)

I have an HP Envy and I've got a couple questions about performance.

  • Is it safe to overclock the CPU (which is currently 2.5 GHz) to 3.0 GHz or higher safely?
  • Is it worth overclocking?
  • How would I go about overclocking it safely?

 

Here are my specs

pcspecs.jpeg

 

I ran the HP product detection program and this was the exact result:

HP ENVY TouchSmart 17-j178nr Notebook PC (ENERGY STAR)

 

 

The extra .5 GHz would go towards gaming. Here are the games I most often play.

  • Grand Theft Auto 5 (lowest settings across the board)
  • CSGO (moderate settings)
  • Unturned (all lowest settings, excluding water, which is set to Ultra.)

 

Thanks for your help,

eZaF

 

 

NOTE!

THIS IS A LAPTOP, IF YOU ARE UNAWARE!

 

 

 

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‎07-02-2016 05:03 AM

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Hi,

 

From my understanding, overclock in NOT an option on your Envy machine, it is locked in the BIOS.

 

Regards.

BH
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‎07-02-2016 05:03 AM

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Hi,

 

From my understanding, overclock in NOT an option on your Envy machine, it is locked in the BIOS.

 

Regards.

BH
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