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    throttlestop 3840QM Ivy OC like sandybridge could?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Mkkillah, Jan 3, 2015.

  1. Mkkillah

    Mkkillah Notebook Evangelist

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    Simple question which I found conflicting answers for.

    Can the 3840QM (Ivy) run at max Turbo Boost all day long like sandy bridge could?
     
    Mkkillah, Jan 3, 2015
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    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Yeah of course... You can use XTU to do this too.. I do it with my 3940XM although with the 3840QM, make turbo boost OC is limited to +400MHz..
     
    TomJGX, Jan 4, 2015
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    Mkkillah Notebook Evangelist

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    Ok thanks TomJGX that was exactly what I needed to know! ^^
     
    Mkkillah, Jan 4, 2015
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