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    Help with Turbo Mode please !

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Xavier227, Mar 30, 2011.

  1. Xavier227

    Xavier227 Notebook Guru

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    I did some test with HyperPi and my i7 is capable of running at 2.8 ghz with turbo mode like it is supposed to but when I load a game or start it up, it only goes up to like 2.4 ghz... Why can't I use the full performance of it?
     
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    MrButterBiscuits ~Veritas Y Aequitas~

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    I'm not sure but it may be application based, do you have access to it through the bios? at any measure this is something I would like to know as well.
     
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    1 core turbo = 2.8
    2 core turbo = 2.4
    4 core turbo = 1.73
    i7 720 base is 1.6ghz
     
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    so should I set the affinity of that application to only 1 core in the task manager?
    Ok well I just tested it on starcraft 2 with max settings. When i run it on 1 core the clock speed is higher but the frame rate is lower so I guess the quad core, even with 2.4 ghz, handles gaming better (obviously)
     
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