How to selectively turn off Turbo Boost on i7-3610QM (or any other Ivy Bridge processor for that matter)

Hey all,

I was wondering if any of you knew of a way to turn off Turbo boost when running specific programs that don't need the extra oomph from the processor without underclocking the thing itself? I keep getting high temps from the processor whenever I game, and it's kind of a hassle to be switching power plans or whatnot when I need the extra boost of the CPU?

I'm looking at a similar function as the NVIDIA programs where you can select between using the Intel GPU or the NVIDIA one.

Or perhaps someone knows of a way to automatically change the powerplan of Windows 7 when launching a certain program? I found that putting the Maximum processor state to 99% in the advanced power options would turn off turboboost and just let the processor reach its regular max clocks.

 

Why not just leave the power plan at the 99% CPU clock like you did? I leave boost off on my laptop for now because it really doesn't need the 3.1GHz for any game.

 

I need it for whenever I render videos that I edit/graphics that I do in After Effects. I just find it a hassle to switch every now and then.

 

I don't know of any auto-switching software, but try BatteryBar Pro (30 day free trial) or BatteryCare. They let you one click change power profiles from a system tray icon.

 

I'm trying to get my brother to write me a script or something--I guess it can run whenever a .exe file is launched or something. Else, I'd have to wait for that cooling pad lol.

 

You can select a throttlestop profile. You can get it to launch a specific program when you switch profiles, so you can switch profiles to launch your app.

 

As long as you only need two power profiles, you can just click the power icon in the taskbar to switch them. On a similar note, is there actually any way to have more than two choices appear when you click the power icon? Thanks.

 

BatteryCare lets you left click its icon and choose from multiple power plans. Also you can access them from using Win+X. But I don't know of anything that will switch on the fly like Optimus. Not a bad idea, but not sure if there would be enough need.

 

I ended up using Throttlestop and just using a second profile for gaming with the Clock speed at 75%. I really don't like how Windows handles different power plans. I guess I was asking too much for that sort of program to exist.

Anyway, compwiz0620 I think there is. I just can't find guides for the life of me. I remember it used to be three on Vista, High performance, Balanced and Power Saver. That's probably a registry tweak or something, though.