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    studio xps 1647 uninstall turboboost driver to solve throttle?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by melthd, Apr 6, 2012.

  1. melthd

    melthd Notebook Evangelist

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    as per title, to be more detailed, should i uninstall the Turboboost driver to make it a normal cpu without throttling issues?
     
    melthd, Apr 6, 2012
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    you might want to just set the max "Processor Power Management" to 99%. I've read numerous places that this effectively turns off Turboboost (if your processor supports it).
     
    daver160, Apr 7, 2012
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    i dont even think there is a turbo boost driver. the only software ive seen is a turbo boost monitor.
     
    conscriptvirus, Apr 7, 2012
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    there is a turboboost driver for Dell SXPS ... max or min?
     
    melthd, Apr 11, 2012
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