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    performance decrease??

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by j_stein, Aug 15, 2006.

  1. j_stein

    j_stein Notebook Consultant

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    when i unplug my notebook (e1705) from the ac adapter, i get a large loss in performance game wise, and my monitor says that im using 30% cpu, when its usually 4% any reason why this happens?

    thanks
     
    j_stein, Aug 15, 2006
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    sheff159 Notebook Deity

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    Because when you un-plug your computer it down clocks the CPU and GPU to save power. If you want full performance while gaming on the battery you can ether go into the Dell Quick Set and set it to max parfomance whie on battery. Or you can go into the power settings and chang it to max performance in the power settings. That should keep your system at full clock.
     
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  3. Tokuman

    Tokuman Notebook Evangelist

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    Your computer underclocks its self to increase battery life. It's a good thing.

    If you change these settings you would be lucky to get 45 minutes of battery life with it on max settings with an E1705
     
    Tokuman, Aug 15, 2006
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    ok thanks for the help
     
    j_stein, Aug 15, 2006
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    gaming on battery is a bad idea as you have found out
     
    drumfu, Aug 15, 2006
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    It's not really that bad. I did it on the road with the battery. It was more laggy, but Halo still runs smooth XD
     
    Tokuman, Aug 15, 2006
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