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    Turbo Boost

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by M14XUSER, May 23, 2011.

  1. M14XUSER

    M14XUSER Notebook Enthusiast

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    So i received my M14X today and after making backup and installing my programs etc i was trying to fiddle with turbo boost but i cant find it...
    Can anyone tell me where to find the program to turbo boost cpu?

    Also whats the best program to overclock GPU? I heard it was MSI but would like a second opinion.
    What bout some programs to check CPU/GPU temps and to monitor the computer?Anything worth downloading?

    And to finish, are there any drivers i should update? I mean everything looks fine just wondering if there are are newer drivers than the 267 by intel?


    Thanks and sorry for all the questions.
     
    M14XUSER, May 23, 2011
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  2. takeabyte

    takeabyte Notebook Evangelist

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    Turbo is enabled/disabled in BIOS i think..
     
    takeabyte, May 23, 2011
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  3. Ixel

    Ixel Notebook Consultant

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    Turbo boost is controlled by the BIOS settings, and there's a nice tutorial video on Youtube if you search for it, though, not certain, but you might also be able to control it using a utility someone made here (unfortunately I can't remember the name, Tech something I'm sure it was).

    HWinfo32 and Core Temp are good programs to monitor temperatures. There are 275.x beta drivers on NVIDIA's website, though I will refer you to a thread with a modified INF which allows that driver to support the M14x GPU.

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m14x/579342-m14x-nvidia-v275-27-discussion-modded-inf.html
     
    Ixel, May 24, 2011
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