Guild Wars 2

I have a Lenovo z575 Laptop, and I am looking to overclock it for GW2.

Here are the specs:
AMD A6-3420M 1.5GHz
6GB DDR3
AMD Radeon HD 6650M (1GB dedicated)

CPU Specs:
A6-3420M(1.5GHz)
CPU L2 Cache: 4MB
CPU Support: 2.4GHz max speed

I have done some research, and I have found some very general instructions on overclocking, but nothing too specific.

In my research I have also found people saying you have to have the proper drivers installed for your game. How would I know if my drivers are set up for GW2?

Not the exact place to learn about overclocking. Second DO NOT overclock with a laptop since you are stuck with whatever cooling the laptop came with.

EDIT:

Forgot to mention the drivers, which i would assume is they are referring to Video card drivers which you can just Google that to get the Radeon drivers.

Tuck.4095:

Not the exact place to learn about overclocking. Second DO NOT overclock with a laptop since you are stuck with whatever cooling the laptop came with.

EDIT:

Forgot to mention the drivers, which i would assume is they are referring to Video card drivers which you can just Google that to get the Radeon drivers.

^This. Overclocking without a proper fan/cooling system is just gonna melt your CPU. Same for the Card, if you want to see a difference.

Thanks for the warning!

So what does it mean that my processor is a 1.ghz quad but has a max of 2.4ghz?

That’s exactly it: The processor has a “base” clock speed of 1.5 GHz but will automatically clock to 2.4 GHz if heat and power allows. Essentially some workloads use less parts of the processor than others and therefore the processor can up its clockspeed for these workloads without exceeding the power limits that the manufacturer set up.
You can read about Turbo core here: http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/amd_a6_3500_apu_review,4.html

Even if you did manage to overclock that computer (overclocking is usually locked out completely on laptops for good reason), you’d likely just hit your overclock speed for 1 second and then the CPU will fall back to the base clock because it got too hot. From someone who tried to overclock a laptop back in 2006 (for GW1) and switched to a desktop, I’ll tell you that your time is better spent working for a higher performing machine than overclocking a laptop that isn’t meant for overclocking in an attempt to make a game perform better. That includes if you have to look for a job to get more money.

As for your question about drivers, just get the newest video card and sound card drivers for your laptop. The sound ones are usually found on the support page of the computer (Lenovo for you?) while video card drivers can be on the support page, or you can try newer ones directly from AMD’s web site. See: http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx