Overclocking is a way to supercharge your PC, stretching its capabilities beyond the manufacturer's intended limits. Successful overclocking requires making changes to the PC's BIOS settings to change ...

My HP dv9000 (dv9507 TX, 17" display, 1.7Ghz, 3GB RAM, Windows XP SP3, dual 120 GB 5400rpm HDDs) laptop is 4 years old and I use it mainly for software development, web browsing, P2P, movies and music ...

Not every setting in the BIOS menu offers an immediate performance boost, but some are best left alone.

There are three methods to overclock a laptop: tweak the BIOS settings, use generic overclocking software to adjust CPU voltage and timing, and with Intel and AMD programs designed specifically for ...