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    Help!! My CPU is out of control!!!

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by JCruz, Oct 22, 2007.

  1. JCruz

    JCruz Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok I bought a t7700 for my vostro and i think i'm having heat/power/performance issues.

    Problem #1: when i set power options to high performance, my CPU is overclocking. Yes, it's overclocking. It's rated for 2.4Ghz and while on high performance it will overclock to 2.6-2.7ghz. The problem with this is HEAT! It reaches 80c easy.

    Problem #2: I can't set it to any % performance to get to to go up to 1800mhz (which should be 75%). It always goes to either 1100mzh or 1.5ghz which isn't fast enough for games and misc stuff running in the bakcground.

    Problem #3: how do i set it so that temp is what limits the speed? Meaning how do i set it so it will decrease speed when temp exceeds 70c?

    Any advice is welcome.
     
    JCruz, Oct 22, 2007
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  2. odin243

    odin243 Notebook Prophet

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    If you're only using one core, that core will overclock itself automatically. And FYI, 80C is absolutely fine for that processor.
     
    odin243, Oct 22, 2007
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  3. allan_huang

    allan_huang Notebook Deity

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    Try undervolting to keep it cooler.
    I prefer RMClock, NHC also works too.
     
    allan_huang, Oct 22, 2007
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  4. Zero

    Zero The Random Guy

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    Like odin243 said, the overclocking is normal when the processor is using just one of the cores. NHC (Notebook Hardware Control) can be used to undervolt the processor, as allan_huang mentioned.
     
    Zero, Oct 23, 2007
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