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    GTX 675M underclocking SC2

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Repoman20, Aug 20, 2012.

  1. Repoman20

    Repoman20 Notebook Geek

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    My 675M was underclocking recently in a custom game of SC2. There were a lot of units on screen but if anything shouldn't its usage go up to max during that time? Anybody else experience this or know a fix?
     
    Repoman20, Aug 20, 2012
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    rmutua Notebook Enthusiast

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    what does sc2 stand for?
     
    rmutua, Aug 20, 2012
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    RTS games are CPU intensive and on screen units is one of the reasons for that. They are all CPU controlled. What CPU do you have? It could be bottlenecking the 675m.

    StarCraft 2
     
    maverick1989, Aug 20, 2012
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    It's an i7 3610qm
     
    Repoman20, Aug 20, 2012
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    What temps are you getting on your GPU? CPU? If those are within limits, then reinstall drivers.
     
    maverick1989, Aug 20, 2012
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    Thanks they are well within reasonable temp ranges. I'll try a driver update.
     
    Repoman20, Aug 22, 2012
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    Make sure you use ThrottleStop as well, so the Turbo boost doesn't get temporarily disabled when the CPU reaches a certain usage while the dGPU is active.
     
    hackness, Aug 22, 2012
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    Blizzard's latest patch (1.5.2) seems to screwing up everything :S I've experienced huge FPS drops on all low settings...
     
    awakeN, Aug 23, 2012
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