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    Gateway FX p-7815u-Throttle stop, Weird performance fix???

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Campingcarl9, Jun 17, 2012.

  1. Campingcarl9

    Campingcarl9 Newbie

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    Okay so i posted a thread on here a while back about me upgrading my CPU due to some weird performance issue with my computer.......So the jist of it is when i first bought the laptop it ran WOW on all high settings at a constant 60 FPS......Now its lucky to run it 30 FPS constant......BIG LEAP

    So i was tinkering with throttle stop trying to undervolt the CPU thinking it could be a heat issue.....When instead what i found was when i have throttle stop running in the back of everything its performance shoots back to how it used to when i first bought it!!! Thats without me touching or messing with anything in throttle stop too mind you!

    So my question is.......Ive found how to fix my issue.....But i dont know what could be causing it!? This is a HUGE mystery to me!!! And if ANYONE on here says take it to geek squad HELL NO......Last time i took it there for BOOT MGR missing prob they tried to tell me hard drive was fried.....Now cough up 300 smackers for a new one! - NO THANKS!

    So again please, Any help on this issue would be GREAT! What could be this weird Glitch i suppose to say that is my problem??? Should i even invest in a intel X9100 if this is just going to happen to it??? Im lost and REALLY need help, Thank you! :)
     
    Campingcarl9, Jun 17, 2012
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  2. SunnyChrono6

    SunnyChrono6 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Are you sure ThrottleStop wasn't turned on when this performance boost happened?And yeah,I'm pretty sure it's a heat issue......but would be worth checking whether ThrottleStop was running or not.
     
    SunnyChrono6, Jun 18, 2012
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  3. TANWare

    TANWare Just This Side of Senile, I think. Super Moderator

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    TS running in the background will lock the CPU into running at full speed unlike the standard power profiles................
     
    TANWare, Jun 18, 2012
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