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    Acer Aspire 6920G Downclock...

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Maniaka, Apr 2, 2009.

  1. Maniaka

    Maniaka Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have the lappy for some time now and at start it didnt gave me any problems i played Crysis Warhead at Medium 60-80 fps. Now it downcloks all the time and cant even play the simpliest of games what the hell should i do?!?Its freakin me out... :confused: :confused:
     
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  2. TehSuigi

    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    There's been a few posts regarding this here on NBR Acer already. Do a search next time! :p

    It's due to a wonky thermal limit that the 6920G has - at some point in the 60s, the CPU will downclock. And if the CPU can't feed frames to the GPU fast enough, the whole system slows to a crawl.
    Thus, you've got two options. Flash your BIOS to version 1.10 like I did (VERY risky) or undervolt your CPU (less risky).
     
    TehSuigi, Apr 2, 2009
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  3. Maniaka

    Maniaka Notebook Enthusiast

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    Okay BIOS sounds hard ill undervolt can u link me a guide :)
    P.S Found it :)
     
    Maniaka, Apr 2, 2009
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    Hey, RMClock let me undervolt all the way to 0.9500 and dropped temps by over 20 degrees. Im sure youll do great!
     
    potato masher, Apr 3, 2009
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    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes, but is that stable? Run ORTHOS for an hour or three and see if you can keep that undervolt without BSODs or errors.
     
    TehSuigi, Apr 3, 2009
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