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    Envy 15 fixed multiplier (x7) on battery

    Discussion in 'HP' started by bigcat400, Dec 23, 2009.

  1. unclewebb

    unclewebb ThrottleStop Author

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    Silvr6: A multiplier of 1X is a physical impossibility for a Core i7 CPU or any Core i CPU. Don't trust any software that reports nonsense like that.

    Give ThrottleStop a try. It can accurately report the multiplier of each thread using the method that Intel recommends in their November 2008 Turbo White Paper.

    http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/3/3/1794507/ThrottleStop.zip

    Have you heard of Paint? It's not too hard to crop a picture.
     
    unclewebb, Feb 2, 2010
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  2. pazz

    pazz Notebook Enthusiast

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    This is getting interesting. I'm glad I found this post and forum. I nearly bought the UK model i7-720QM last weekend.

    In the UK we sadly dont get the option to customise the Envy, its a choice of four configs.

    Whats interesting is that the specs show that they are selling these with Lithium-Ion batteries! (not the polymer variants)

    http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/uk/en/ho/WF06a/321957-321957-3329744-3995710-3995710-4075902.html

    Either the spec is wrong? Or they have managed to fit the non-polymer version into the Envy chassis :confused:
     
    pazz, Feb 3, 2010
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  3. bigcat400

    bigcat400 Notebook Evangelist

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    The US site lists:

    Choices:
    6 Cell Lithium Ion Polymer Battery
    Extra 6 Cell Lithium Ion Polymer Battery
    One 6 Cell Lithium Ion Polymer Battery + One 9 Cell HP Envy Slim Fit Extended-Life Notebook Battery
     
    bigcat400, Feb 3, 2010
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  4. pazz

    pazz Notebook Enthusiast

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    @bigcat400

    Thanks for the info.

    I will call HP UK tomorrow, but I can see it just being a lack of knowledge on their behalf.

    I'm torn between the following:

    - Sony VAIO F11
    - HP Envy 15 Gen 2

    Its going to come down to how much gaming I intend on doing :D
     
    pazz, Feb 3, 2010
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  5. tipoo

    tipoo Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey everyone, I have the same problem, but with a different laptop and different company...The Studio 15 in my sig does the exact same thing, but with a 6x multiplier. The weird thing is that it doesn't happen all the time, it seems pretty hit or miss. I made another thread for this already, but I just wanted to chime in and say that maybe it has more to do with Intel or the motherboard maker?
     
    tipoo, Dec 12, 2010
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  6. toothpaste

    toothpaste Notebook Enthusiast

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    My i7-720QM is bugged like this also. The multipliers stay mostly at x7 instead of x13 under load... and all the time.

    ... PLUGGED IN!
     
    toothpaste, Jan 29, 2011
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