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    So today I found out that Vista had my CPU limited to 50%...

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by The Biles, Jan 20, 2009.

  1. The Biles

    The Biles Notebook Evangelist

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    Even when plugged in. I can't believe that ****! What kind of a default setting is that? I'm running 3DMark06 again to see if there's an improvement. It definitely made a huge improvement in EverQuest.
     
    The Biles, Jan 20, 2009
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  2. Clyzm

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    The hell?

    It limits cpu?
     
    Clyzm, Jan 20, 2009
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  3. livesoft

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    Only setting that does that, to my knowledge:

    [​IMG]
     
    livesoft, Jan 20, 2009
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  4. emike09

    emike09 Overclocking Champion

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    Vista does not limit your CPU usage to 50%. Either you or somebody specified the Maximum processor state to 50%, or you or somebody disabled a core. Even on Power Save mode, Vista by default allows 100% CPU usage.
     
    emike09, Jan 20, 2009
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    Actually my default on power saver setting is maxed at 50%. I just clicked "restore default settings for this plan"

    Now if you are plugged in, I don't know why you would have it on Power-saver... obviously something you might forget, but live and learn. Turn it on high performance if you're plugged in.
     
    Citizen86, Jan 20, 2009
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  6. The Biles

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    . I just got a 4244 3DMark06. O_O

    My previous was 9218. Something has to be wrong here. It must be the 180.70 drivers.
     
    The Biles, Jan 20, 2009
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    It was doing it to me too after I reinstalled. That angered me. :p
     
    pixelot, Jan 20, 2009
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    My HP dv9339us (bought in 5/07) with Vista Home Premium 32-bit AND the HP dv7t I ordered (and returned) a few months ago with Vista Home Premium 64-bit BOTH had this same issue. The Maximum Processor State for the default/active power plan was set at 50% out-of-the-box!!!

    The ENERGY STAR site notes that 50% is the default MAX for the Power Saver Plan- http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=power_mgt.pr_power_mgt_winVista_default

    The Power Plan that is active initially (Balanced, Power Saver, or High Performance) likely varies from vendor to vendor.
     
    allfiredup, Jan 20, 2009
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  9. Citizen86

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    If it makes a difference, this was on my Gateway 6831FX laptop, but it was a fresh standard install of Home Premium 32-bit. High Performance and Balanced both default to 100% maximum, it's only Power Saver which gets set at 50% max.

    So to me, that seems like the default Vista config.
     
    Citizen86, Jan 20, 2009
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  10. nic.

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    Hm, why is the "Minimum processor state" is being set as 100%?

    Does it mean the processor is always at 100% and will not go down? Why not set to 0%?
     
    nic., Jan 20, 2009
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    From a sample of two machines here I'm fairly sure that the default is 5% min 100% max.
     
    one4spl, Jan 20, 2009
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    This is my High Performance plan. It's just a sample to show where the setting is located. Seriously, I didn't bother reading and just set it to 100% :p. Btw, can someone else see the screenshot? One of imageshack server seems to be down.
     
    livesoft, Jan 20, 2009
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    Either there is a glitch or somehow I pressed restore to default because I have set my maximum to 100%. However after reading this I went to Check mine and change the battery max to 50%, I see they are both back to 50%.
     
    scourge18a, Jan 21, 2009
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  14. Soviet Sunrise

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    This thread pretty much closed with emike09's post. Just hand set the integers to whatever you see fit and save it. Nothing beats the feel of custom settings.
     
    Soviet Sunrise, Jan 21, 2009
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