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    AS5740G - Drivers vs Performance - Turbo Boost Driver

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by jonadagi2, Mar 3, 2010.

  1. jonadagi2

    jonadagi2 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Notebook: Acer AS5740G-6454, 15.4" 1366x768, i5-430M, RADEON HD 5650, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, DVDRW, 802.11b/g/n, WIN 7 x64

    I received my notebook yesterday, and I've just performed a clean install of Win 7 x64. Now I'm reinstalling the drivers and I'm trying to figure out which ones I really need. I prefer to keep my system as clutter free as possible so I only want to install drivers that are required or that offer a performance benefit.

    On acer's website there is a driver labeled "Turbo Boost" with Vendor as "Intel". There is also a "Turbo Boost" application from intel. Does anyone know if these actually affect performance or are they simply for monitoring the Turbo Boost Function? I suspect that the driver is required for the OS to control the Turbo Boost, but that the application is just to monitor the status of the Turbo Boost.

    Below is a list of all of the available drivers and what I have currently Installed. Please tell me if there are any additional drivers that I should install.

    Driver: Intel - Chipset Driver
    Status: Installed

    Driver: Huawei - 3G Module Driver
    Status: N/A, Not Installed

    Driver: Intel - SATA AHCI Driver
    Status: Not Installed, Is it needed?

    Driver: Realtek - Audio Driver
    Status: Not Installed, Audio Works Fine

    Driver: Broadcom - Bluetooth Driver
    Status: N/A, Not Installed

    Driver: Alcor - Card Reader Driver
    Status: Not Installed, Card Slot Works Fine

    Driver: Broadcom - LAN Driver
    Status: Installed

    Driver: LSI - Modem Driver,
    Status: Installed

    Driver: Intel - Other Drivers (iAMT)
    Status: Not installed, Is it needed?

    Driver: ALPS - Touchpad Driver
    Status: N/A, Not Installed

    Driver: Synaptics - Touchpad Driver
    Status: Installed

    Driver: Intel - Turbo Boost Driver
    Status: Not Installed, Is it required?

    Driver: ATI - VGA Driver
    Status: Installed Beta Driver 10.3

    Driver: Intel - VGA Driver
    Status: Not Installed, Graphics are not switchable

    Driver: Atheros - Wireless LAN Driver
    Status: Installed

    Driver: Broadcom - Wireless LAN Driver
    Status: N/A, Not Installed

    Driver: Intel - Wireless LAN Driver
    Status: N/A, Not Installed
     
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    jonadagi2, Mar 3, 2010
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  2. mk1freak

    mk1freak Notebook Evangelist

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    if i am correct that turbo boost is the gadget that shows(controls idk) the cpu usage and when it auto ocs when apps need it, i read somewhere you need it so the os will turn it on if you will....i am looking for the page.
     
    mk1freak, Mar 3, 2010
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  3. TehSuigi

    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    This might answer your questions.
     
    TehSuigi, Mar 3, 2010
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