To Overclock Acer Predator Helios 300 CPU you need to unlock the processor. Since the processor is locked you have to unlock this processor illegally and perform overclocking.
About Acer Predator Helios 300
The laptop is known for the cooling system and a gaming laptop at an affordable price.
It is powered by Nvidia GTX 1060 graphics card, 6 core Intel Core i7 processor and 16GB of RAM.
Advantages of purchasing Acer Predator are the 144Hz refresh rate and good battery life.
The disadvantages of purchasing this laptop are overheating problem, loud fans, and Lackluster sound.
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What is Overclocking?
Overclocking is the process of speeding up or increasing the clock speed than official efficiency provided by Manufacturer. In other words, overclocking is the method of configuring the hardware components to obtain extra utility and performance than the default. We have to take many precautions while overclocking your Intel Core i7-7700HQ.
Overclocking is method triggering main processor or graphics controller, but systems such as RAM are also involved in this process which leads to an increase in power consumption and fan noise. Due to overclocking many manufacturers gives the extra functionality of safety to deal with operating conditions outside the control of manufacturers. The disadvantage of overclocking your Intel processor is overheating and more power usage. Ultimately, heating will result in decreasing the life span of your CPU.
Difference between locked and unlocked processors
You might have been noticed about locked and unlocked processors while purchasing
Unlocked processors are made with unlocked clock multipliers and are denoted with K
These unlocked processors can be overclocked by pairing with a proper chipset while locked processors are not overclockable.
Earlier CPU’s were used to sold unlocked but now nearly every Intel CPU’s are locked
However, the Intel Core i7-7700HQ CPU may overclock as every processor has the ability to perform more than safety limits but it will result in bricking.
A CPU Locking is done to lock the clock multiplier permanently or till the clock limit is not removed.
So it is a restriction on overclocking or to protect the CPU from further damages.
These locked models are denoted with ‘K’ in Intel and ‘Black’ for the AMD
Lastly, If you want to overclock your Intel Core i7-7700HQthen you have to unlock if possible. Since Turbo boost is not available you cannot increase the performance of this processor.
