I just had a look with my system...I'm using XP and my laptop's specs are in the picture attached...I don't understand why it say 1.18 GHz under the T7500 2.2 Ghz line...what does the 1.18 Ghz mean?
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It clocks down automatically when not used to save power. If you need it, the processor will clock up again.
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Speed step has kicked in and automatically lowered the clock speed of your CPU to conserve power. You've probably selected a dynamic power plan in windows. Switch your power plan to performance and the clock speed will go back up to 2.2Ghz.
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But don't force your CPU to run at full blast all the time just for the sake of seeing 2.2GHz in that textfield... Speedstep is there for a reason: to keep the CPU cool, and to save power (even from a power plug).
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thats the fsb isnt it??? not current cpu speed
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That is not the fsb. It's the CPU clock frequency..
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how do I select the performance plan? which setting is it under? because I have Nvidia and when I check powermizer before, under AC adapter it's always in saving power mode, even if I change it to performance mode it still won't change...anyone know why?
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You're confusing CPU with GPU. CPU power plans are selected with one of the following applications:
Power4Gear
RMClock (recommended by me, but only for medium-to-advanced users)
NHC
If you have none of this software installed the CPU will still SpeedStep using the Windows drivers.
GPU power plans are selected under the GPU properties from the driver: powermizer. You should be able to set it to whatever you like, performance, balanced or polwer saving. If not, I would suggest trying different video drivers (maybe stock). -
ohhh I see....but how come I can't change between the mode in powermizer? is it because of a faulty driver?
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Well I can't see any other reason. It's maybe just incompatible not faulty. Or the option has somehow been turned off for some reason but i don't see why.
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no I'm using the 163.76 for my 8600M GS, can you recommend one?
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so is it bad to set the CPU at highest at all time? because the temperature gets up to 70C
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yes it is bad to set the CPU at full blast all the time.
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I know you said it, and we have teamed up against this evil before, but they just didn't answer, so I thought I would try to get an answer.
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okay thanks guys..yeah I think I'll not use full blast because when it is, my CPU temperature gets up to 70C pretty scary
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Well, 75 and over is scary... 70 is pushing it but not really that bad especially on full load. try undervolting the CPU as well to push the temps even lower.
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I recommend RMCLock as well. It might be all confusing at first. But if you put everything to default and try changing a few stuffs slowly and notice what happen, you will soon get hold of it.
Yours is normal. I used to wonder why the clock speed was below the specs but you've got the answer now. No need to worry about that!
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