Can BCLK be overclocked using software?
Can BCLK be overclocked using software?
Hi,
I’m looking for guidance on getting a BCLK overclock on my MSI GS66 i7-10750H. I understand overclocking isn’t ideal for laptops, but I have a high-quality cooling solution and experience with it without issues. Right now I’m maintaining a stable overclock at 4.3GHz using ThrottleStop while gaming, with temperatures around 80°C. For one game, a BCLK overclock is necessary to ensure smooth performance, but I need to do it through software rather than BIOS. It allows internal timing adjustments for the Front Side Bus clock, which is managed by the basic input/output system (BIOS). If you change the FSB frequency with certain software, it affects how the game interprets timing and can improve efficiency. I’ve seen SETFSB work well on older CPUs but seems to not support newer models like this one. Asus TurboV Core includes this capability, as shown in the link. Does XTU have a BCLK overclock option? What methods could be used to achieve it? Any additional program suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks.
There is no such concept as a "top of the range cooling system" in laptops. If you push a laptop overclocked, you can anticipate certain components failing quickly. This pattern holds consistently, and it occurs far more often than either manufacturers or technology news outlets would suggest. In short, the cooling systems found inside every laptop are only marginally sufficient, and at times completely insufficient for the hardware they house.
There isn’t any such thing as a "top of the range cooling system" for laptops. If you push a laptop overclock, you can anticipate some issues will arise quite quickly. There are no exceptions to this pattern that I’ve observed, and in reality, even with standard settings, these problems occur far more often than either manufacturers or tech publications would suggest. The main point is that the cooling solutions inside every laptop are only just sufficient, and at times hardly adequate, for the components within them.
Since nearly all laptops have identical internal space, they generally provide similar cooling performance. The only notable variation comes with laptops that include dedicated graphics cards; these often come with an extra cooler, but it won’t significantly impact CPU temperatures or the graphics card cooler’s effect on the GPU temperature. A few models might feature a slightly larger heatsink, but even then, those are still tailored specifically to the original system’s requirements—not for overclocking or when replacing parts with higher-end upgrades.
Every laptop I’ve seen that has been overclocked—especially those from the AMD era using the A-series chips with Overdrive software—has failed prematurely. None have lasted very long.
I assure you, if you push this CPU beyond its limits, you’ll likely return within a few months, eager to understand what went wrong and how it happened, just like other users who encounter similar issues after overclocking. Anyone insisting otherwise is either disregarding the evidence or deliberately misleading themselves to fit their expectations.
The extra 20-40 MHz from increasing the clock speed to 100 MHz could boost performance by about a notch or two (if BIOS allows it and it's stable), which might add roughly 0.1 fps. Probably not worth the effort...