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    ATi PowerPlay mode with a secondary display

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Flav_cool, Jul 23, 2009.

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    Flav_cool Notebook Consultant

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    PowerPlay mode on my ATi X300 card reduces power consumption and temperatures more than underclocking does (I tried it). It's wonderful. With Powerplay on, the GPU fan rarely ever comes on.

    However, when I've got the laptop hooked up to a secondary display through DVI, it's automatically kicked out of PowerPlay. Any idea why or how I can get it to stay in powerplay?

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    Flav_cool, Jul 23, 2009
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