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    Underclocking\volting G73JH

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by zaczac, Sep 9, 2011.

  1. zaczac

    zaczac Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have tried to find a guide on underclocking\volting the cpu in my g73jh but have only found guides on how to overclock it.. Is it possible to uc\uv this laptop? I have a 740qm in mine.

    Thanks
     
    zaczac, Sep 9, 2011
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    Yiddo Believe, Achieve, Receive

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    Nope you are unable to change the power drawn by the QM models only the XM models are unlockable to do such things. However the I7 works in a way that you need not underclock the voltage it will draw the right amount of power needed depending on the load and the clocks it is running at. You can adjust the load/clocks by changing the performance settings in Throttlestop or Power4Gear.

    All explained in my post here: http://forum.notebookreview.com/asu...m/605765-g73-53-jh-jw-overclocking-guide.html
     
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    zaczac Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is throttlestop only for the XM models or will that guide work for the QM?
     
    zaczac, Sep 9, 2011
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    Throttlestop will work for both however the ability to change the Turbo Power and Turbo limit ratios is locked on a QM model.

    You can still setup profiles for the CPU to function at lower clocks etc using the clock modulation/multi's. However the only way to overclock a QM model is to use SetFSB.
     
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    I really doubt you get much more battery life underclocking the cpu, the gpu is what drains a lot of power, with ruckenmarks vbios I get almost 3 hours.
     
    Rorschach, Sep 9, 2011
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