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    Messed up with ThrottleStop

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by TankJr_, Jun 30, 2015.

  1. TankJr_

    TankJr_ Notebook Geek

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    Hi guys,

    I decided to experiment with ThrottleStop (never tried it before). What it did was a reset of some of my XTU settings (clocks, voltage..) when i clicked the turn on button in ThrottleStop. Now my temps are ~10 degrees higher that they used to be. What exactly did ThrottleStop change in my system? Again, i only pressed turn on/turn off.

    I reset my bios to defaults, restored my previous XTU settings, and yet the result is the same, +10 C to my CPU temps...

    This is how everything looked like when i hit the "turn on" button
    http://i.imgur.com/PuAu7fa.jpg?1

    My XTU settings with the last benchmarks i did:
    http://i.imgur.com/HeaLQmU.jpg?1.

    The version i used was 6.0.0.

    Thank you!
     
    TankJr_, Jun 30, 2015
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  2. unclewebb

    unclewebb ThrottleStop Author

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    If you wanted to experiment with ThrottleStop, it would have been a good idea to use the latest version that has a lot more options for the newer CPUs like your 4930MX.

    ThrottleStop can temporarily change settings within your CPU but it cannot change any settings in your bios and it cannot change any settings in XTU. If you ever have a problem with ThrottleStop, all you need to do is reboot and do not run ThrottleStop. Problem solved. Your old bios and XTU settings will be exactly the same as before.

    I highly recommend that you download the latest version of ThrottleStop from my signature and take some time and get to know this program. ThrottleStop puts significantly less load on your CPU compared to Intel XTU which can result in improved performance. Here is a good example of that.

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/the-throttlestop-guide.531329/page-314#post-10026745

    Other users are not reporting any change in temperatures when running ThrottleStop 6.00 so perhaps your testing was not a fair and valid comparison. If you use ThrottleStop 8.00 to overclock and change the voltage of your CPU, then it might start running hotter.

    Edit - If you have switched from Adaptive to Static voltage then your CPU is going to run hotter when idle.

    Edit 2 - Mr. Fox is one of ThrottleStop's biggest fans. Check out all of his posts and guides about using ThrottleStop on his Alienware computers. He constantly gives ThrottleStop the thumbs up for a reason.
     
    unclewebb, Jun 30, 2015
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    TankJr_ Notebook Geek

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    Thank you for a quick response! By no means my intention was to argue about ThrottleStop and it's performance/usefulness! If it seemed so from my post, I apologize for that.

    And yes, the answer was in XTU sitting idle in my tray. That alone increased my temps.
     
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    unclewebb ThrottleStop Author

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    No problem. I am glad you found the root of your problem. :)

    Intel XTU is using up far too many CPU cycles when it really doesn't need to be.
     
    unclewebb, Jun 30, 2015
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