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    Ok to leave turbo on?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by methodfilter, Aug 29, 2008.

  1. methodfilter

    methodfilter Notebook Geek

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    On the G50V series, is it ok to leave the performance in the DirectConsole2 set to Turbo or Turbo Extreme? Should I only turn it on when I'm going to game and leave it in normal otherwise?

    Also, is it ok to uninstall the Asus CopyProtect? I've been getting an 'aspg.exe' error a few times and have seen that its linked to that program.

    Thanks
     
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    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    Turbo/Extreme will lock your cpu at higher clock frequencies, which is going to make things a lot hotter because the voltage use is greater. I would limit your usage of this.
     
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  3. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    Certainly leave it in a normal, speedstepping profile when you're not gaming!! The CPU is most often idle during desktop work/web surfing, and it's pointless to stress it (together with the cooling system) by unnecessarily pushing up the speed.
     
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    methodfilter Notebook Geek

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    Thanks guys, as you can tell from my numerous posts, im new at this ;)
     
    methodfilter, Aug 29, 2008
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    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    No problem. Welcome to the forums BTW. :)
     
    E.B.E., Aug 29, 2008
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