speedstep i7 core & windows 7
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31 Oct 2011, 21:29
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how can i disable speedstep at windows 7?
getting low fps cause my core is not even running on 2ghz sometimes when playing rtcw & et
the guy who helps me gets an awesome-hd invite
getting low fps cause my core is not even running on 2ghz sometimes when playing rtcw & et
the guy who helps me gets an awesome-hd invite
and all bios settings are permanent. U don't need to do it everytime mate.
nowadays cpu's are intelligent and manage to set a lower clock (ghz) and voltage if you are doing something that doesn't require that much cpu power in order to save some energie n stuff.
When an application requires max power, it changes to max ghz/voltage you set (usually the default one). Thats good n stuff, but sucks for gamers or people that always want the best performance out of their pcs, so ye we disable that feature.
right?
and if disabled your cpu will be doing what it is meant to do..
And speedtep is not only for power saving but also for cpu temp idle.
C1E
Intel Speed Step
and all C State Settings
@edit: you mean the underclocking for saving battery in laptops? well check BIOS or power options (advanced menu)
What mobo have you got?
Set DISABLE to Speedstep and C1E
Second you will probably not find the option in bios since it's disabled on most laptops (had the same issue)
Third there are 2 ways (maybe even 3!) to boost up performance again:
1) Check if it's actually your cpu, I had the same bad fps issue and in the end it was some really random nvidia graphic option that caused it. Had nothing to do with the cpu
2) Download the program called 'ThrottleStop'. You can force the cpu to certain clock speeds, over and underclock and even program different profiles for different power needs (own risk, no guarantee etc)
3) At the advanced windows power settings, set the max and min cpu speed to 99% instead of the 100% (at high performance power scheme). This will prevent the cpu from going into turboboost mode which most likely makes the cpu overheat after a couple of minutes and thus underclocks it again
You should make sure you have a program running that shows and tracks your cpu and gpu temperatures (RealTemp e.g.). After you played a game, check the temperature history and see if it's actually overheating, 75° or more, probably way more. Anything below that won't force the cpu to throttle down. I'm constantly playing on 68-70° in ET and it never throttled down (i5 2410 here).
Hope I could help a little. You know where to find me for further infos :-)
ive downloaded realtemp & it shows that my cpu's are around 90 +/- degrees (when playing rtcw)
is this a bad thing?
thanks again mate :)!
if there is anything i can do for you, just ask :) like if you would like an awesome hd invite or so :)
Luckily my Asus does not suffer from any overheating problems but I have read of enough other models with those powerfull cpus that do. So getting one of those can't be a bad thing (if the provisorial build doesn't work :))