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Subject: Re: Is it normal for clock speed to fluctuate in a game?

Author: Joseph Merolle

Date: 11:53:11 12/30/04

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On December 30, 2004 at 14:48:15, Joseph Merolle wrote:

>On December 30, 2004 at 14:44:07, Joseph Merolle wrote:
>
>>On December 30, 2004 at 06:05:53, Jouni Uski wrote:
>>
>>>On December 30, 2004 at 05:26:45, Aaron Gordon wrote:
>>>
>>>>On December 30, 2004 at 01:22:24, Joseph Merolle wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I installed a throttle watch and noticed my clock speed moves a bit in a game.
>>>>>When I am off line its stay some what consitent using all its cpu power. However
>>>>>when I am playing or analizing on line some times my cpu is kicking out half the
>>>>>mhz. Is this normal?
>>>>>
>>>>>I have no viruses and I dont run any other aplication other then net scape and
>>>>>shredder.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Regards Joseph
>>>>
>>>>Depends on your CPU. If it is a P4 and is dropping down, it is most likely too
>>>>hot and trying to save itself from death. If it is an Athlon 64 it most likely
>>>>has CnQ (Cool'n'Quiet) enabled. This reduces clock speed when the CPU isn't
>>>>under load to keep the CPU running cool. You can disable that in tbe bios
>>>>usually. The P4 overheating problem, well, you'll just need to get a new
>>>>heatsink/fan in that situation.
>>>>
>>>>I hear the P4-3.6 and P4-3.8GHz chips run so hot with regular cooling that they
>>>>throttle in everything.. so basically without water cooling you'll be back to
>>>>p4-2.8ghz speeds and running a nice 'n toasty 80C cpu temp.
>>>
>>>My both P4-2.4 CPU are about 34C after 10 hours use!
>>>
>>>Jouni
>>
>>Well I have a pentium 4 moble processor without H.T. (3.02 Ghz 256 Sdram.) I
>>dont think its a heating problem because there is no report on throttling on my
>>throttle watch. Any help to reslove this would be great.
>>
>>
>>Joseph
>
>
>p.s. Are you saying the actual mhz zpeed fluctuates, or just the % utilisation ?
>Is this a Hyperthreaded P4 ?
>\
>The actual mhz speed fluctatates thus the utilisation is depressed or vse versa
>I dont know.
>

I would like to utilize full power all of the time. When I am on line it uses
half it processor speed.(Some times)  Is there something to set to change this
and  and could this be dangerus for my Dell Lap top if I do it?
>
>Joseph



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