Overclocking Sucess With Vaio TZ-150

[Gazelle]

Do you keep your TZ overclocked permanently? Or do you overclock it when you want to, then make it go back to the original processing speed?

[scottyinco]

i tried it, but don't normally overclock it, since i upgraded to TZ180 which has a 1.2ghz processor. i don't usually run anything intensive. i just had to do it to see what it could do. the u7600 is stable at 1.4ghz. i was able to overclock the tz150 to 1.2ghz stable.

[Gazelle]

Originally Posted by scottyinco

i tried it, but don't normally overclock it, since i upgraded to TZ180 which has a 1.2ghz processor. i don't usually run anything intensive. i just had to do it to see what it could do. the u7600 is stable at 1.4ghz. i was able to overclock the tz150 to 1.2ghz stable.

Really? Didn't you say that you were able to overclock your TZ150 to 1.303 GHz?

Also, if I wanted to overclock my TZ150 to 1.3 GHz, what settings should I use?

[scottyinco]

Originally Posted by Gazelle

Really? Didn't you say that you were able to overclock your TZ150 to 1.303 GHz?

Also, if I wanted to overclock my TZ150 to 1.3 GHz, what settings should I use?

i was able to overclock to 1.3 on the tz150, but the wireless card would quit working at that rate.

you have to experiment to find the right settings.

[Gazelle]

If you don't mind, could you please post the settings you used to get to 1.3 GHz? The original poster of this thread showed his settings to get to 1.2 GHz, but not to 1.3 GHz.

Note: I have a Vaio TZ150N/B with 2GB RAM.

[scottyinco]

Originally Posted by Gazelle

If you don't mind, could you please post the settings you used to get to 1.3 GHz? The original poster of this thread showed his settings to get to 1.2 GHz, but not to 1.3 GHz.

Note: I have a Vaio TZ150N/B with 2GB RAM.

i don't have the settings or the tz150 anymore, but you can change the settings in setfsb by sliding the notch up bit by bit and applying your change each time. worst case scenario, you overclock it too high and your system freezes and you reboot.

if you aren't comfortable testing your system and trying different settings, you shouldn't be overclocking.

[Gazelle]

Originally Posted by scottyinco

after extended testing, it appears that 1.303 ghz is the max i can overclock my TZ150 without the wireless network card crashing.

i'm using the following settings on setfsb:
"C:\Program Files\setfsb\setfsb.exe" -w 0 -s163 -u1

i've tested the stability with OCCT, and after it was done testing, my wireless card still worked, and it reported my system as "stable".

i definitely notice a difference with 30% more cpu speed.

I tried using the same settings as yours, w 0 -s163 -u1, but the WLAN LED on my TZ150 turns off when I do. I'm not sure if my WLAN is completely off, but the LED is off.

[scottyinco]

Originally Posted by Gazelle

I tried using the same settings as yours, w 0 -s163 -u1, but the WLAN LED on my TZ150 turns off when I do. I'm not sure if my WLAN is completely off, but the LED is off.

your mileage may vary. not all cpus have the same tolerances for overclocking, even cpus of the same model number. experiment until you find a setting that is stable with your cpu.

[berndthebread]

Hello Guys,

is here someone how overclock the Sony TZ with 1,33 MHZ?

Kind regards from germany
Bernd

[John Ratsey]

Originally Posted by berndthebread

is here someone how overclock the Sony TZ with 1,33 MHZ?

I pushed the U1500 in my G11 up to 1.50GHz using the instructions at the start of this thread.

Adjust the top slider in the SetFSB control panel so that the FSB speed is 150 (it is 133 by default). See the attached. However, if I move the FSB to 167 (CPU speed 1.66GHz) then I get a BSOD. It may be the memory which is crashing since the meory bus speed is also increased.

John