My laptop
Acer aspire 5000, Has 1.6gHz and 512 Ram.
I play alot of games and my Hz goes to 1.63Hz. OVER system. is this dangerous? my comp is 1.6Hz while when i play a game called runescape it goes to 1.63Ghz. Is this bad?
2007-09-30 02:22:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
No, your cpu clock may be 2% fast, or the measurement may be off. Nothing to worry about.
2007-09-30 02:27:28 · answer #1 · answered by Computer Guy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All processors are a bit different, and this is not unusual.
Because processors are so hard to make, there are often mistakes. Processors are made so that they can function well despite these mistakes. However, these mistakes slightly lower the processor's speed, and they are unavoidable.
Intel and AMD test each processor before selling it. Normal 'tolerance' (margin of error) for each processor within about 10% of the advertised processor speed. This means that a 1.6gHz processor can actually range anywhere from 1.76gHz to 1.44gHz. However, the great majority of processors are a little bit faster than the advertised speed.
You, happily, have gotten a processor that is a bit better than advertised.
So, no worries, your processor was made so that it can function at that speed. You will have no problems.
"overclocking" involves modifying either the core programming of your computer (which is hard to do, and requires a good knowledge) or modifying the processor itself. This makes the processor run a bit faster than it was designed to handle, because the processor will overheat. This is why overclocking too much lowers the lifespan. Many companies make cooling systems so laptop owners can overclock a lot while minimizing the damage to the processor.
But, laptops are rarely overclocked, because it is hard to impossible to replace the processor, and also hard to impossible to significantly upgrade the cooling system.
2007-09-30 11:43:02 · answer #2 · answered by Maxtor 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should refer to the answer you were given the first time you asked this question. I think this is the fourth time you have asked this but the first answer you received remains a good one!
2007-09-30 09:28:32 · answer #3 · answered by Rolsy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your laptop wont last as long as it should, but as long as it's not overclocking all the time, you should be OK.
2007-09-30 09:26:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋