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My notebook specs:

HP DV6-6177EE
Core I7 2630QM
HD 6770M swicthable graphics
8GB DDR3 1333Mhz

Can do I overclock that Intel CPU? What software to use?
I've searched but no results.

It's actually weird that the GPU is overclockable while the CPU is not.

Jan Doggen
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user351642
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    May I ask you why you need to over clock an i7 processor? I down clocked my because of heat and still playing all new games in ultra resolution. – Watsche Jul 31 '14 at 12:55
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    If you feel your notebook is too cool, you could also introduce additional heat with a Bunsen burner (or similar). – Daniel B Jul 31 '14 at 13:40

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This is not necessary, your processor has the Turbo Boost technology:

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 automatically allows processor cores to run faster than the rated operating frequency if they’re operating below power, current, and temperature specification limits.

More information on Intel web site

Your processor datasheet

max890
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  • Yeah, and that was pretty silly in my case. As I played a games with a lot of floating point operations, turbo goes on and brings the temperature to 100 degree with 23 % overheat. So my PC just turns off every time. – Watsche Jul 31 '14 at 13:19
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    Maybe this will be helpful for you to disable it in Windows 7: http://superuser.com/questions/627665/how-to-disable-intel-turbo-boost-on-my-dell-laptop-with-i5-processor – max890 Jul 31 '14 at 13:36