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    M17x R3 2670QM turboboost acting weird - overheating

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by flingin, Sep 11, 2013.

  1. flingin

    flingin M17x R2 Mafia

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    Hi bros,
    i have friends R3 in my hands, o repasted CPU but there is this turboboost problem, and overheating in idle temps are like 60-70'C

    when i turn power plan to power saver, this is what happens:
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    power plan '' Balanced " or HI Performance and this is what happens to turboboost:
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    this is TS screen shot to show how FID looks like in ''Balanced mode''
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    Also, i resetted to defaults all power plans.

    hat is going on?

    Help please :)
     
  2. DDDenniZZZ

    DDDenniZZZ Notebook Deity

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    Looks ok to me tbh. My 3630QM idles around late 50s to 65 °C. Looks like he locked to maximum frequencies when in Balanced/High Performance mode, seems ok to me. Maybe try checking the power profile for balanced, I have mine to minimum processor state 0% and maximum processor state 100% and my computer automatically adjusts the clocks between min and max itself.
     
  3. Meaker@Sager

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    In power saver the CPU will downclock to save power.
     
  4. flingin

    flingin M17x R2 Mafia

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    In my R2, an 920XM, even when i have power setting set to MAX Performance, my FID is jumping from 9 to 25.

    Here 2760QM is locked at around 28 ?

    Why the hell this is called turboboots ? CPU clock stays at max FREQ anyways ? YOLO

    .....when i started TS Bench in throttle stop, CPU temp went to 93'C in 10 seconds and CPU started to throttle down.

    Also, when i was repasting, i used Akasa AK-455 Thermal Compound, just because i my friend had it in hand, i think i will put ICD 7 on it now.....

    THANKS !
     
  5. j95

    j95 Notebook Deity

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    @flingin were you able to test the 780m/R3 ?