You can overclock your Windows Mobile 5 device for better performance using an application called OmapClock.exe which allows you to adjust the clock speed on TI based OMAP processors. This is handy for slower devices such as the Cingular 8125 version of the HTC Wizard because of it’s slow 200 Mhz clock speed. The OmapClock application should run on other smartphones as long as they are utilizing the TI OMAP processor. Please be advised that overclocking any processor can potentially damage the processor. You should use this program at your own risk.

This program has been around for awhile however not many mainstream smartphone users have heard of it let alone used it. When running OmapClock you should take the clock speed up gradually and take note of any irregularities on the display such as changing colors. Also be advised that overclocking the processor will generate more heat in the device and will shorten battery life. The amount of heat generated and the lower battery life will depend directly on how high you increase the clock speed.

Here at the ElectroGeek testing facilities we have specifically tested OmapClock on the Cingular 8125 running the OMAP850-195MHz processor. To run OmapClock.exe simply copy the program to a folder on your device or storage card on your device and execute. During testing the 8125 consistently rebooted itself while attempting to run at any speed over 300 MHz. It seems that the highest stable clock rate that was acheived was 288 MHz. This speed did not seem to cause the device to reboot or use excessive battery power. It did however significantly speed up tasks such as Internet browsing using the EDGE network, Skype, email and other various apps. One main advantage to overclocking your device would be to use Skype voice. In order to have a solid Skype voice connection you need to be running WiFi and at least 252 MHz clock speed.

One problem with the application is that you need to reload the OmapClock app every time the device is restarted or goes into standby. One workaround we found at XDA is this:

40#”\Program Files\OmapClock\OmapClock.exe” -clock 216
Use the MemMaid app and add a new entry to the Notification queue pointing to the above shortcut with the argument AppRunAfterWakeup. This makes the app run and set the higher freq every time you switch back on your device. You can change the clock speed to whatever you wish in the entry.

Good luck and don’t forget to try this at your own risk! Here’s the file. omapclock.exe

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