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    Control Panel 2.0 Entertainment vs Performance

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by rogeruzun, Sep 8, 2018.

  1. rogeruzun

    rogeruzun Notebook Enthusiast

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    What is the difference in the control panel basic settings if you choose Entertainment vs Performance? Which is best for maximum CPU/GPU performance?
     
    rogeruzun, Sep 8, 2018
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    Seriously?
     
    bennyg, Sep 8, 2018
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    djsubtronic Notebook Evangelist

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    It's a legit question, cuz I see 0 difference between the two modes.
     
    djsubtronic, Sep 8, 2018
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    bennyg Notebook Virtuoso

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    What do you mean by "see":

    Observe during normal use?
    or
    Specific benchmark scores are identical on both?

    As to what changes, possibly the fan control scheme, core parking policy is one I've noticed, and I found an overclock wasn't applying properly one time I had it on Entertainment (it would look like everything was applying properly until I was getting the exact same CB r15 scores and power use reported for 4.0ghz through 4.6ghz and all speeds in between)
    I don't use CCC any more, Obsidian tool is far better and does everything (except control the lid lights but it's still in beta so I'll forgive it for now)
     
    bennyg, Sep 9, 2018
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  5. djsubtronic

    djsubtronic Notebook Evangelist

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    Benchmarks, exact same outcome whether using entertainment/performance. Maybe as you say there are subtle differences, but I have also moved over to the Obsidian Tools.
     
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  6. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    Fan curves and power profiles, for entertainment you can imagine the lower end of the fan curve being a bit less aggressive to help keep noise down during playback of video.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Sep 9, 2018
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    codral Notebook Guru

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    Apologies for the hijack here but I've tried to install OBsidian tools only to find it was specifically for certain laptops and there was no way to purchase it .. I'm happy paying but couldn't figure out where or if only the free version is acquirable if your PC wasn't sold by the mob that make Obsidian
     
    codral, Sep 11, 2018
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    There's a thread for that.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Sep 11, 2018
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    You may wish to ask that question in this thread - http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/clevo-drivers-update-utility-by-obsidian-pc.801464/
     
    jclausius, Sep 11, 2018
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  10. Vaeron

    Vaeron Notebook Evangelist

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    Going off a bit tangent here, my unit came from HIDevolution, and I'm currently using CC v. 5.0001.1.62. I have never tried updating it, and I don't quite know for sure if I have to. Is it the same as CP 2.0? I wonder what's the best recourse for my unit.
     
    Vaeron, Sep 11, 2018
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    "2.0" isn't exactly a version number. For the P750TM1, I believe the version ending in 1.76 is the most current release.
     
    Prostar Computer, Sep 11, 2018
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